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