Toilet failures are the second leading source of residential water losses, after plumbing supply line failures. Toilet backups/overflows may be due to faulty fill valves or clogged drain lines. A review by the IBHS of homeowners’ insurance claims resulting from toilet failures submitted by multiple insurance companies around the country revealed: 78% of all toilet failures
Even for the healthiest individuals, a toilet that has overflowed is a very serious situation as well as very hazardous. There are extensive amounts of micro-organic contaminants that can thrive in sewage water, and it only takes a momentary amount of exposure to that water to make a person ill. So what makes toilet overflows
When water damage has been occurring for a long time, that often means that it is being sourced from a slow leak (such as toilet leak, water pipe leak or shutoff valve leak), or an area of the home that is not properly insulated and occasionally lets water in. Slow water damage has several characteristics
There are dozens of ways water can damage your house and your insurance only covers some of them. If your toilet valves jam or your kid flushes a toy, any overflow damage is probably covered. If sewer pipes are blocked or backing up, you’re out of luck — most policies won’t pay for problems that
The Valvin VI00B is designed specifically for detecting and preventing toilet bowl overflows and comes with an easy-to-mount bow sensor. The V100B’s bowl sensor will detect an impending toilet bowl overflow, trigger the controller and fill valve to shut off the water supply. People often flush too much toilet paper, hygiene products and even toys
A new intelligent toilet product just hitting the market offers an effective and affordable solution for anyone who has ever been subjected to a constant-flowing or over-flowing toilet. The Valvin unit is an electronically controlled valve actuator that can be integrated with any standard toilet tank fill valve to relieve the mess, stress, damage and