Repair Tips for Your Home

This is usually located in your kitchen (area under kitchen sink). They can also be found in some bathrooms.

The stop tap is a valve for turning off and on the cold water system in your home.

When you turn the stopcock in a clockwise direction the water supply will be shut off.

You can turn the water supply back on by turning the stop tap in an anti-clockwise direction.

Condensation can cause mould in your property. There are things you can do to prevent this from happening:

In the Kitchen:

• Cover your pots and pans when cooking 

• Use an extractor fan 

• Open a window 

• Keep the kitchen door closed

In the Bathroom: 

• Use an extractor fan when taking a bath or shower 

• Open a window 

• Keep the bathroom door closed

Drying Clothes: 

• Don’t dry clothes on radiators 

• Dry clothes outside when possible 

• Make sure tumble dryer pipes go through an outside window