Does Your Bathroom Need Updating? Look Out For These 4 Signs.

The wear-and-tear on your bathroom is substantial. Between baths, showers, toilet flushes and the constant on/off use of a sink, your plumbing will eventually need replacement. Sometimes, a cosmetic repair is all that's required. In other cases, more substantial work is necessary. Here are four signs that the time has come to change your bathroom plumbing.

Bathroom faucets

Leaking Faucets – Although most leaking faucets can be easily repaired by replacing one of their internal components, most plumbers and homeowners prefer replacement given the relatively low cost of a new faucet. Also constant dripping water can increase your water bills enormously. You can also choose to have your faucet replaced based on aesthetic reasons. Although a tarnished or nicked faucet will continue to do the job it was designed for, it doesn’t look too good and most people choose to replace such fixtures.

Solution:  1. Aqua plumb single handle bathroom faucet

                2. B & K Shoreside Collection

               

Dual flush toilet

Toilet Upgrade – With water costs rising, upgrading a conventional toilet to a dual flush toilet becomes an appealing changeover. Although your toilet continues to operate within normal parameters, you should know that there are more efficient alternatives on the market as far as water consumption. Sometimes, upgrading is necessary for purely a esthetic reasons, such as remodeling.

Solution: Dual Flush Toilet.

Dual-flush system

 Flushing Mechanism Failure – Unfortunately, the flushing mechanism of a toilet contains a lot of moving parts and when these parts wear down or break, it becomes difficult to repair. You will need to replace the internals of the tank. A failing flushing mechanism may cause your toilet to run continuously and consume a lot more water; as well it may cause the toilet to stop flush.

Solution:  The 550 DRFK Dual Flush Conversion Systems

Plumbing products

Cracked Porcelain – Toilets usually last forever with proper maintenance and you don’t really have to replace them unless you are remodeling and you want your toilet to fit in the new bathroom décor. Even if you experience leaking, a professional plumber can replace the wax ring seal by the floor without replacing the whole unit. However, there is nothing that you can do if you crack the porcelain. In this case your toilet is completely compromised and you absolutely need to replace it.

Solution: Dual Flush Toilet