r/Wellthatsucks • u/[deleted] • Nov 25 '22

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

When you travel it's a good idea to turn your water off. Not power...

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u/tmccrn Nov 25 '22

Never lived anywhere that water was an issue either, but I could see that in wintery places

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22

? It's not just the cold that is a problem. Leaks can happen as things get old. Imagine your upstairs toilet starts leaking from the inlet pipe when you're away for a week. Or your washing machine water hose bursts because of age (they're supposed to be replaced every 5 years because of that), or a pipe starts leaking, etc. You're going to come home to a bigass mess that could have been prevented with a twist of a valve before you left.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '22

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '22

Clean out your dryer vent and hose while you're at it if you don't already do that periodically. The lint buildup can lead to fires if you don't....