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Water Leaks
How to find them and why you need to
The most important consideration with leaks is to constantly be alert for evidence of one. Sometimes you can smell wet floor or wall material, you may notice a soft spot developing, occasionally you can hear a drip inside a wall, etc.
The next important thing is to determine as best you can exactly what is leaking. The reason this is so important is that if you are not able to narrow down the problem you are at much higher risk of being taken advantage of by a repairman and you are effectively prevented from fixing the problem yourself.
Sometimes the cause is obvious. You look under the sink and can see water dripping from a faucet connector.
Other times it can be more difficult. Water sometimes runs along a supply line until it touchs wallboard or the edge of a cabinet and then runs down behind and into the wall. I have even seen a hole in the middle of the living room floor caused by over watering a plant in a clay pot.