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Home Avoid The Dreaded Emergency Plumbing Contact Us Plumbers Portland Maine How Does Your Plumbing System Work Archived Posts from this Category Tue 28 Dec 2010 How Does Your Plumbing System Work Posted by loxley under How Does Your Plumbing System Work No Comments In this section of Plumbers Portland Maine, we will take a look at how the plumbing systems work together in your home. The plumbing in your house follows the basic laws of nature: gravity, pressure, and water that is seeking its own level. Once you understand how this works, you will understand the mysteries surrounding plumbing and be able to make any small repairs to you home’s plumbing. So, to begin with, the plumbing system in your home is consisted of two separate entities. One brings in freshwater and the other one takes wastewater out to the drain field or sewer. Now, the water that is being delivered to your house in Portland is under pressure which allows it to travel upwards to the upstairs, around corners, or wherever  it’s needed. If you are on a public water system, the water will pass through a meter that will register how much water you are using. If your water comes from a private well, there will not be a meter, although you can have one installed to keep an eye on how much water your household is using. You will find a main water shutoff valve close to this meter. If there happens to be a plumbing emergency, it will be nearby in order to turn the water off. Nothing’s worse than looking for the shutoff valve after a pipe has burst, flooding your basement. Also, each individual fixture, such as tubs, showers, kitchen


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