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Shutting Off The Water
The most basic skill every person in your home should know (not just Mom and Dad) is how to shut the water off at its source. If your pipes break and water is flooding into your home, youve got seconds to shut it off before you have an even bigger disaster on your hands.
Every homes shutoff valve is located in a different place. You need to know two things:
Where the shutoff valve is
How to operate it (and where the tools to operate it are, if needed)
Its so simple even a child could (and should) know how to do it.
Heres a useful tip: write out (or print out) the instructions for how to turn off the water in your home and place it somewhere anyone could find it (like inside the panel for your fuse box).
Fixing Leaky Faucets
Even if youre not in a post-collapse situation, a leaky faucet can be a huge pain!
Fortunately, theyre really easy to fix. This Old House has a great article on how to stop faucet drips in your home (and it takes less time than youd think).
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,193895,00.html
Clearing A Toilet
Look, were not going to go into detail about why you would need to clear waste back down a toilet in a prepper scenario (well leave that up to your imagination). But basic plunger skills are a must.
This video can show you a technique that can clear just about any clog:
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ut7NGnZBdw[/ame]
If you want another way to clear a toilet, you can always use warm water and dishwasher soap.
Replacing Broken Pipes
Do you know how to replace sections of broken piping? Its not as hard as you might think, but its always better to know how to do it beforehand.
Heres a video showing how to replace a broken section of pipe:
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVHkr27kfr0[/ame]
Make sure you have the right tools for your home with your emergency storage! (You might also want to include lengths of pipes and a threader if youve got the extra cash and room.)
The most basic skill every person in your home should know (not just Mom and Dad) is how to shut the water off at its source. If your pipes break and water is flooding into your home, youve got seconds to shut it off before you have an even bigger disaster on your hands.
Every homes shutoff valve is located in a different place. You need to know two things:
Where the shutoff valve is
How to operate it (and where the tools to operate it are, if needed)
Its so simple even a child could (and should) know how to do it.
Heres a useful tip: write out (or print out) the instructions for how to turn off the water in your home and place it somewhere anyone could find it (like inside the panel for your fuse box).
Fixing Leaky Faucets
Even if youre not in a post-collapse situation, a leaky faucet can be a huge pain!
Fortunately, theyre really easy to fix. This Old House has a great article on how to stop faucet drips in your home (and it takes less time than youd think).
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,193895,00.html
Clearing A Toilet
Look, were not going to go into detail about why you would need to clear waste back down a toilet in a prepper scenario (well leave that up to your imagination). But basic plunger skills are a must.
This video can show you a technique that can clear just about any clog:
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ut7NGnZBdw[/ame]
If you want another way to clear a toilet, you can always use warm water and dishwasher soap.
Replacing Broken Pipes
Do you know how to replace sections of broken piping? Its not as hard as you might think, but its always better to know how to do it beforehand.
Heres a video showing how to replace a broken section of pipe:
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVHkr27kfr0[/ame]
Make sure you have the right tools for your home with your emergency storage! (You might also want to include lengths of pipes and a threader if youve got the extra cash and room.)