Shut off water at home???
When you leave home for a few days, do you turn off the main water valve at your house?
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Define "a few days". Better check your insurance policy. Some insurers have specific "away" terms and your insurance can be void if the house is left unattended after a certain number of days. In some cases, it's only a few days. I think with some policies, having a neighbor or family member inspect your house every few days satisfies the requirements.
Good plan to turn the water off, esp. if on a well. Someone could have inadvertently left a faucet on. Happened to us last summer when someone did not properly shut off an outside faucet. Eventually drained our well and had to get a tanker truck in to refill it.
Washing machines are a high risk failure as well as water supply tubing to fridges. Installers sometimes forget or do not known how to properly install connect the sleeve and insert on the 1/4" line at the shutoff or fridge and the line can eventually suddenly let go. If nobody is home, that will cause extensive damage.
If your washing machine has rubber hoses, replace with S/S braided ones. Even then, they should be replaced about every 5 years.
Good plan to turn the water off, esp. if on a well. Someone could have inadvertently left a faucet on. Happened to us last summer when someone did not properly shut off an outside faucet. Eventually drained our well and had to get a tanker truck in to refill it.
Washing machines are a high risk failure as well as water supply tubing to fridges. Installers sometimes forget or do not known how to properly install connect the sleeve and insert on the 1/4" line at the shutoff or fridge and the line can eventually suddenly let go. If nobody is home, that will cause extensive damage.
If your washing machine has rubber hoses, replace with S/S braided ones. Even then, they should be replaced about every 5 years.
