Most home damage and most close calls come from a short list. Each has a simple check and a known fix.
1. Water leaks
A burst supply line to a washing machine, toilet or water heater can run for hours before anyone notices, and for days if you’re away. The fix is an automatic leak shutoff: a valve on the main line with sensors in the usual places. When a sensor gets wet, the valve closes. You get a notice on your phone, and the water stops. The L5 WiFi leak shutoff in our shop is $599 + GST, installed.
Check: do you know where your main shutoff is, and can you turn it?
2. Scalding water
A water heater set too hot can scald in seconds, especially a child or an older person. The fix is anti-scald protection: either a mixing valve at the heater that limits the hot water temperature, or a pressure-balancing valve in the shower that stops the cold-water drop when someone flushes.
Check: run the hot tap for a minute. If it’s too hot to hold your hand under, it’s too hot.
3. Carbon monoxide
Any fuel-burning appliance, including the furnace, water heater and a gas fireplace, can produce carbon monoxide if something goes wrong. The fix is a working CO alarm on every level and near bedrooms, plus the venting checks that come with a furnace inspection.
Check: press the test button. Look for the date on the back. Alarms have a replacement date.
4. Electrical
Overloaded outlets, old wiring behind a renovation, a panel that has never been looked at. A focused electrical check finds the corrections that matter.
Check: do any outlets feel warm, or any breakers trip often?
Radon
Radon is a gas from the ground that can collect in a basement. The only way to know your level is a test. We offer a 90-day test, and we recommend mitigation only when the test says it’s needed, never before.
Three levels
- Essential: a focused home-safety review, selected alarms, minor electrical corrections or anti-scald upgrades.
- Enhanced: automatic leak shutoff, with anti-scald, electrical or safety-control upgrades.
- Optimum: leak, electrical and hot-water protection planned together, with radon mitigation only when testing warrants it.
Book a home-safety review at 587-792-1456.
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