Dipatuka dia milonda ya muinshi mua dibue, dipatuka dia tshiamu tshia mitaku mu tshimanu, ne tshiamu tshia kupima natshi mayi¶

Ki mbualu buonso bua tshimpitshimpi budi buenzeka ne geyser udi ubuela mu nzubu wa muinshi mua buloba to. Malu abidi adi anyanga bintu bia mu nzubu, dipatuka dia tshiamu tshia mitaku anyi dia tshishimikidi tshia PEX ("dipatuka dia tshiamu tshia mitaku") ne dipatuka dia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidi tshisokome munda mua bimanu bia tshiamu tshia mitaku, bidi mua kupompa 2 000 too ne ku 15 000 litre (5000 too ne ku 4000 gallons) ya mâyi a ku bukole dituku mu tshishimikidi tshia beton tshia nzubu webe anyi mu tshimanu munkatshi mua mbingu kumpala kua tshina tshimue tshia mâyi kumueneka pa tshilamba. Munda mua tshina tshia tshimanu, tshina tshia 0.5-millimetre (0.02-inch) mu tshina tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshia Type M anyi Type L tshidi tshituta tshipepele tshikole tshia mayi tshidi ne bujitu bua 345 too ne ku 550 kilopascals (50 too ne ku 80 pounds ku inch kare / PSI) ku tshimanu tshia panyima tshia glass, dlassum, ne tshiamu tshia mitaku kukumbaja bipese bia panshi, kuenza mudimu muipi wa nzembu wa 120-volt anyi 230-volt, ne kulela tshipupu tshifiike (Stachybotrys chartarum) mu mêba 48. Muinshi mua nzubu wa beton, tshintu tshidi tshifila mayi a kapia anyi a mashika tshidi tshisukula buloba budi kabuyi ne tshintu, tshivuija dilongo dinene, tshibandisha beton panshi ne santimetre ya bungi, ne tshienza mudimu ne tshiamu tshia kuosha natshi mâyi mêba 24 ku dituku.

Bualu bua kutshibula tshimanu tshibi anyi kuela tshingoma mu tshisasa tshia nzubu wa tshilala benyi kuyi mumanye tshijengu kudi kunyanga makuta binunu ne binunu, muena nzubu yonso udi dijinga ne protocole wa dikuba dia bintu bidi kabiyi binyangakaja. Pa kusangisha Tshimanyinu tshia dipueka dia mayi ("Spin Test"), Main House Shutoff vs. Curb Meter Isolation Test (tshidi tshileja mu masekonde 60 ni dipatuka dia mâyi didi munda mua nzubu/mu tshibumba anyi pambelu pa mulongo wa mudimu wa kumpala kua lupangu), ne **Water Heater Cold-Inlet Insolation Isolation (tshidi tshikuambila diakamue ni dipatukila didi ku luseke lua mayi a kapia anyi ku luseke lua mayi mashika), udi mua kuimanyika dinyanguka dia lukasa ne kuepuka dinyanguka dia nzubu anyi dia nzembu.

Enza nunku mpindieu¶

Wewe mumvue mutoyi wa tshiona munda mua tshimanu, mumvue muaba wa luya udi kauyi umvuika pa tshiamu tshiebe anyi pa mabaya makole, mumone peinture wa baseboard unyanguka, anyi mupete difutu dia bungi dia mâyi mpindieu, enza malu asambombo aa a dikonkonona ne a dikuba diakamue:

1. Kanga tshiamu tshionso tshia kuowela mâyi, tshiamu tshia kuowa mâyi, tshiamu tshia kuenza natshi mashika, tshiamu tshia kusukula natshi bilamba, ne tshiamu tshia kuela natshi mâyi mu nzubu, pashishe ndaku ku tshipiminu tshiebe tshia mâyi: Kusukudi tshiibi nansha tshimue anyi kuela mâyi to. Kangula kazubu kebe ka meyi a mayi (mu nzubu wa muinshi mua buloba/mu nzubu wa mudimu mu miaba idi mashika anyi muinshi mua tshibuikidiji tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku anyi tshia beton pabuipi ne tshibuelelu tshia njila mu miaba idi mashika) ne ukupula tshiamu tshia dikalashi tshia makala.
2. Tangila tshitupa tshikese tshia "Low-Flow Leak Indicator" tshikunze/tshia arjan/tshifiike anyi tshiamu tshia mudimu tshidi pa mpala wa tshipiminu tshia mayi munkatshi mua masekonde 60: Tshiamu tshionso tshia mayi tshia matuku etu aa tshidi ne tshiamu tshikese tshia tshidi tshileja dipueka dia mâyi (tshitupa tshikese tshikunze, mutoto wa arjan, anyi tshiamu tshia kukomba natshi) tshidi tshienda tshinyunguluka nansha 100 ku minite. ku minite) wa mayi adi enda mu metre. Bikala bintu bionso bia mu nzubu bijima ne tshitupa tshikese tshia triangle tshidi tshienda tshinyunguluka, udi ne tshintu tshidi tshipatuka tshia mayi.
3. Enza tshikebelu tshia minite ibidi tshia "Nzubu ne lupangu" pa kukanga tshiamu tshieba tshia munda tshia nzubu: Enda muaba udi tshiamu tshia mayi tshibuela mu nzubu muebe (tshimanu tshia muinshi mua buloba, nzubu wa mashinyi, tshibuta tshia bintu bia mudimu, anyi tshibandilu tshia pambelu) ne ujime tshiamu tshia Nzubu munene tshijima. Pingana ku tshipiminu tshia mayi a mu njila ne tangila tshijengu tshia mayi makese:
4. Bikala tshiamu tshia metre tshilekela kunyunguluka: Dipatuka dia mâyi didi munda mua nzubu webe anyi muinshi mua tshishimikidi tshia beton (kuinshi kua tshiamu tshia nzubu).
5. Bikala tshiamu tshia metre tshidi tshitungunuka ne kunyunguluka: Tshintu tshidi tshipatuka tshidi tshijika pambelu mu lupangu luebe pankatshi pa metre wa mu njila ne tshimanu tshia nzubu (dibutuka dia tshiamu tshia muinshi mua buloba, dibutuka dia tshintu tshidi tshipangisha mâyi bua kupingana panyima, ne tshina tshia mu lupangu).
6. Bikala tshintu tshidi tshipatuka munda mua nzubu anyi muinshi mua dibue, kanga tshiamu tshia kubueja natshi mâyi mashika pa mutu pa tshiamu tshiebe tshia kuowa natshi mâyi bua kuteta mashika anyi mashika: Ne tshiamu tshinene tshia nzubu tshiunzulula bua tshitupa tshîpi ne tshipiminu tshienda tshinyunguluka, ndaku ku Tshiamu tshia mâyi tshiebe ne ubalulule Tshiamu tshia difila dia mâyi mashika kuulu ku dia balume **O. Tangila kabidi tshipiminu tshia mayi:
7. Bikala tshipiminu tshiimana kunyunguluka (ne mutoyi wa tshiona tshimane): Dipatuka dia mâyi didi mu Mulonda wa mâyi a kapia (misangu ya bungi mu tshijengu tshia manifold wa kapia tshidi muinshi mua dibue). Lekela ANYI tshibuelelu tshia tshiamu tshia kuowa natshi mayi tshikanga (ne ujime tshiamu tshia kuowa natshi mayi tshia ku nzembu ku tshiamu tshia nzembu anyi tshiamu tshia kuowa natshi mayi tshia gaz ku PILOT/OFF) bua wewe kulama mayi mashika apita mu tshiibi tshiebe ne mu bisuku too ne padi muena mudimu wa mâyi ulua.
8. Bikala tshipiminu tshitungunuka ne kunyunguluka: Dipatuka didi mu Mulonda wa mayi mashika; kanga tshiamu tshia kukanga natshi mayi mu nzubu munene bua kuimanyika dibuela dia mâyi mu nzubu.
9. Kumpala kua kukosa tshimanu tshionso tshidi ne mâyi anyi kulenga plafond udi ne mâyi, jika biamu bia kukanga nabi nzembu bidi mu tshimanu atshi: Tshina tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidi tshipatuka munda mua tshimanu tshidi tshiela mâyi buludiludi ku nkamba ya nzembu idi kayiyi ya tshiamu (Romex), ku bibombi bia nzembu ne ku bimanu bia ku tshimanu (kapia ka nzembu ne kapia). Jima biamu bia dikosa dia nzembu ku tshiamu tshieba tshinene kumpala kua wewe kukonkonona tshimanu tshiume tshidi ne mâyi anyi kupatula tshiamu tshia nzembu tshidi ne mâyi.
10. Ela tshina tshia 6-millimetre (¼-inch) ku tshitupa tshia kuinshi tshia tshitupa tshia peinture tshidi tshipatuka anyi tshia plafond tshidi tshienda tshipueka pa mutu pa tshibombi: Bikala mâyi makuate panyima pa peinture wa latex (udi wenza tshintu tshikole tshia latex tshiuwule tente ne mâyi) anyi adisangisha pa mutu pa tshimanu tshia plafond, ela tshimanu tshia kuinshi menemene pa mutu pa tshibombi tshibombi bua mayi apueke mu musulu udibu bakokesha pamutu pa kukupula dibeji dijima dia tshimanu tshia gypsum (dibutuka dia plafond, tshimanu tshiuwule tente ne mâyi, ne njiwu ya dikuluka dia plaster).

Mutshi wa dipangadika dia tshikebelu bua ditapulula dia tshipiminu tshia mayi ne disungula dia tshimanu/tshimanu¶

Ingidija tshimfuanyi etshi tshia ditapulula dia valve bua kumanya muaba menemene udi mâyi masokome mu minite itanu.

flowchart TD
    Start["Badi bela meji ne: mayi adi masokoka (tshimanu tshidi tshienza mutoyi, panshi ne luya, anyi makuta a bungi)"] --> MeterCheck["1. Jima mapompi onso, bintu bia mudimu, ne tshiamu tshia kuela natshi mâyi<br/>2. Tangila tshipiminu tshia mayi: Triangle/Star udi wenda unyunguluka anyi?"]
    MeterCheck -->|"Tòo: Kuimana bua minite 15"| ToiletDrainCheck["Kabiena bipatuka mu tshina tshia mâyi to: Teta nzubu ya tshilala benyi ne dikala dia biakudia mu tshina; NANSHA wela meji ne: kudi tshina tshia mâyi/tshintu tshia bukoya/tshia kuulu (tshidi tshipatuka anu padibu benza mudimu ne tshiamu anyi padi mvula uloka)"]
    MeterCheck -->|"Eyowa: Kutungunuka ne kunyunguluka"| CloseHouseMain["3. Kanga tshiibi tshia munda mua nzubu munene (muaba udi nzembu ubuela mu nzubu) ne utangile kabidi tshipiminu tshia njila"]
    CloseHouseMain -->|"Metre udi utungunuka ne kunyunguluka"| YardLeak["DITUKU DIDI MU MUSHINDU WA MUDIMU WA LUPALU (pankatshi pa tshipiminu tshia njila ne nzubu): Kanga tshiamu tshia kukanga natshi njila ne ubikile muena mudimu wa mâyi/muena mudimu"]
    CloseHouseMain -->|"Metre udi wimana kunyunguluka"| InsideHouse["DITUKU DIDI MUNDA MU NZUBU NANSHA MUINSHI WA MUSHINDU: Kangula kabidi nzubu munene bua tshitupa tshîpi ne kanga tshiamu tshia mashika tshia tshiamu tshia mashika"]
    InsideHouse --> HeaterTest{"Kukanga tshiamu tshia kukanga natshi mayi kudi kuimanyika tshipiminu anyi?"}
    HeaterTest -->|"Eyowa: Bimanyinu bia metre"| HotPipeLeak["MUSHINDU WA MAYI A KAYA / MUSHINDU WA KUJIKIJA:<br/>1. Lekela tshiamu tshia kubueja natshi mayi tshikanga + tshijime tshiamu tshia kukanga nabi kapia/gaz<br/>2. Lama mayi mashika a mu nzubu mu tshina tshia kuowa mâyi/tshisuku<br/>3. Bikila muena mudimu wa tshiamu tshia mitaku bua PEX Overhead Re-pipe anyi spot repair"]
    HeaterTest -->|"Tòo: Metre udi anu unyunguluka"| ColdPipeLeak["MUSHINDU WA MAYI A MASHIKA / MU MUSHINDU WA MU MUSHINDU:<br/>1. Kanga tshiibi tshia tshiibi tshia tshina tshia mâyi/tshiamu tshia kuowela mâyi bua kumbusha tshiibi tshidi tshienda tshienda<br/>2. Shi udi wenda unyunguluka, kanga tshiibi tshia nzubu munene, ushipe tshiamu tshia nzembu tshia ku tshimanu, kangula tshina tshia tshimanu tshiume bua kukanga tshina tshia tshiamu"]

Tshilejelu tshia difuanyikija: dipatuka dia muinshi mua dibue ne tshina tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshia munda mua tshimanu ne dipatuka dia mu tshina tshia mâyi¶

Bamfumu ba nzubu batu misangu ya bungi baluangana bua kumanya ni dinyanguka dia mayi panshi anyi pa tshimanu didi difumina ku tshina tshia mâyi tshidi ne bukole, tshia ku tshina tshia mâyi tshia bukezuke anyi tshia mâyi adi apueka muinshi mua buloba.

Dibuela dia muinshi mua buloba 1: Mushindu kayi wa kubala tshipiminu tshia mayi a mu nzubu bua kupima bunene bua mayi adi apatuka¶

Tshiamu tshionso tshia kupima natshi mayi tshia mu tshimenga tshidi ne tshiamu tshia mudimu tshidi tshienza mudimu bimpe anyi tshidi tshienza mudimu bimpe menemene. Kulonga mua kubala bimanyinu bisatu bidi pa mpala wa tshipiminu tshieba tshia mayi kudi kukuambuluisha bua kumona tshina tshidi tshipatuka ngondo ya bungi kumpala kua kubola tshiamu tshieba.

   [STANDARD ANALOG / MECHANICAL WATER METER FACE]

        +---------------------------------------+
        |     [ 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 ]     | <-- Totalizer Odometer
        |            GALLONS / m³               |     (Billing Readout)
        |                                       |
        |                 ( 0 )                 |
        |              9    |    1              |
        |           8       |       2           |
        |                   |                   |
        |          7       (*)------->          | <-- Large Sweep Hand
        |              [*]                      |     (1 full turn = 10 Gal
        |          6   / \          4           |      or 0.1 Cubic Meters)
        |             /___\   5                 |
        |               ^                       |
        +---------------|-----------------------+
                        |
        [LOW-FLOW LEAK INDICATOR TRIANGLE / GEAR]
        (Spins visibly at flows as small as 0.05 L/min)

1. Kubala tshipiminu tshia mayi tshia analogique (dial mécanique)¶

1. Tshiamu tshia kumanyisha natshi mâyi makese (tshiamu tshikunze, mutoto wa arjan, anyi tshiamu tshifiike):
2. Tshidi pabuipi ne munkatshi mua mpala wa tshipiminu, tshiamu etshi tshikese tshidi tshilongolola buludiludi ku nzubu wa kupima wa munda anyi ku tshiamu tshia nzembu tshia turbine.
3. Wewe mujime tshiamu tshionso tshia mayi ne mutangile tshitupa etshi tshia sekonde 60:
   • Rapid Spin: Udi uleja dipatuka dia mâyi dia munkatshi ne dinene (2 too ne ku 15+ litre ku minite / 0,5 too ne ku 4+ gallons ku minite), tshidi tshileja dinyanguka dia tshiamu tshia muinshi mua dibue anyi dikosolola dia tshiamu tshia nzembu.
   • Imperceptibly Slow Creep: Shi triangle kayi umueneka bu udi wenda, wangate foto wa telefone wa bianza wa njila menemene udi triangle (anyi tshianza tshile tshia dikomba) tshileja, windile minite 15 kuyi wenza mudimu ne mayi, ne wangate foto muibidi. Shi tshianza tshia kukomba tshifumina 2 bua 4 pa tshiamu tshia 10-gallons mu minite 15, udi ujimija 0.5 litres (0.13 gallons) ku minite, anyi 720 litres (190 gallons) dituku dionso.

2. Kubala tshiamu tshia kupima natshi mayi (Sensus iPerl, Badger E-Series, Neptune Mach 10)¶

Bibambalu bia bungi bia mudimu wa mayi mbipingaje biamu bia kupima nabi nzembu ne bipimu bia LCD bia tshiamu tshia nzembu: - Mushindu wa kujula tshiamu tshia LCD: Biamu bia nzembu bia ku Enternete bitu misangu mivule biteka tshiamu tshiabi tshia tshiamu tshia mashinyi bua kulala muinshi mua tshibuikidiji tshia tshina tshifiike. Temesha toshi wa LED udi ukenka buludiludi pa tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia nzembu tshidi pa mpala wa tshipiminu (anyi ubulule tshibuikidiji tshia plastique mu butoke bua munya) bua kujula nomba ya LCD. - Kupeta tshimanyishilu tshia dipatuka ne tshipiminu tshia dienda dia bintu: - Keba tshimfuanyi tshia tshina tshia mâyi anyi muaku LEAK / RATE. - Tshimfuanyi tshia tshiamu tshia nzembu tshidi tshikenka tshidi tshileja ne: ordinatere wa munda mua tshipiminu mmumone mâyi adi kaayi a zero munkatshi mua mêba 24 malondangane. - Ma metre a tshiamu tshia mashinyi adi ashintuluka pankatshi pa kuleja Bunene buonso (too ne tshia tshinunu tshia galon anyi tshia dikumi tshia tshinunu tshia metre cube, e.g., 001425.842) ne Instantaneous Flow Rate (e.g., 0.45 GPM anyi 1.7 LPM). Shi tshipiminu tshia dienda dia bintu tshidi tshileja tshintu tshikuabu pa kumbusha 0.00 padi bipese bionso bia mu nzubu bikanga, mayi adi apatuka mu njila wa milonda.

3. Kumbusha #1 "Dipatuka dia dishima dia tshina": Tshiamu tshia tshiibi tshidi tshipatuka mu tshina¶

Kumpala kua kufika ku diamba ne: tshiamu tshia kupima natshi mâyi tshidi tshienda tshinyunguluka bitekete bitekete tshidi tshifumina ku dibue didi dibuikila anyi ku tshina tshia mu tshimanu, pitshisha tusunsa 30 bua kuteta nzubu yebe ya kuowa mâyi: - Tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia ku tshiibi tshia tshiibi (anyi tshiamu tshia kuwuja natshi tshidi tshilongolola bikole) tshidi tshilekela mayi apueka mu tshibombi tshia porcelaine mu tshibombi katshiyi tshienza mutoyi, tshienza bua tshiamu tshia kupima natshi mâyi tshinyunguluke ku 0,5 too ne ku 2 litre ku minite. - Diteta dia Angle-Stop: Enda ku tshina tshionso tshia kuowa mâyi tshia mu nzubu ne ubalulule tshiamu tshikese tshia chrome tshia ovale toilet shutoff valve (angle stop) tshidi pa tshimanu tshia panyima pa tshina tshionso tshia tshina tshia mâyi too ne paditshi tshikanga (anyi wela matonsi 5 a dikala dia biakudia bia bleu/vert mu tshina tshionso tshia tshina tshia mâyi ne windile minite 10 kuyi ubuela mu tshina tshia mâyi). Shi dikanga dia tshiibi tshia tshiibi tshia kuowa mâyi didi diimanyika tshipiminu tshia mayi, udi anu dijinga ne tshiamu tshia kuowa natshi tshia kuowela tshia dolare 10, ki mbua dolare 3 000 bua kulongolola tshiamu tshia kuowa mâyi to (dikanga dia mayi ne divula dia mayi).

Dibuela dia muinshi mua buloba 2: Dipatuka dia tshishimikidi tshia muinshi mua dibue ("dipatuka dia dibue"): mushindu udi mubidi, bimanyinu bia didimuija, ne bua tshinyi udi ne bua kupingaja milonda pa mutu¶

Mu nzubu mivule ya tshisasa tshimue ne ibidi mibaka pa tshishimikidi tshia beton (nangananga mu États-Unis wa ku Sud ne wa ku Ouest, mu Australie, ne mu bitupa bia ku Mputu), ba-plombier bavua bateka Type L anyi Type M rolled copper tubing buludiludi mu nsenga/muinshi mua 100 metre** (4-inch) tshiamu tshia beton**, tshidi tshibueja milonda mu beton mu bimanu bia mu nzubu yonso wa kuowa mâyi ne wa mu tshikuku.

1. Bua tshinyi milonda ya tshiamu tshia mitaku mijika muinshi mua dibue dia beton itu inyanguka kunyima kua bidimu 15 too ne ku 35¶

1. Divulangana/dikokangana dia tshiamu tshia mitaku ne mabue: Dîba dionso didi muntu uteka tshiamu tshia kapia, mayi a 50-degree-Celsius (122-degree-Fahrenheit) adi apitshila mu tshijengu tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidi tshijika, tshienza bua tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidiunde mu bule bua milimetre ya bungi, pashishe tshidi tshienda tshikola paditshi tshienda tshikola. Mu bidimu 20 bia dikokangana kumpala ne panyima pa mabue a mabue a nsongo anyi muaba udi mulonda ubuela mu dibue dia beton kayi ne tshilamba tshia plastike tshidi tshikuba, tshimanu tshia pambelu tshia mukuba tshidi tshinyanguka bu dibeji ne tshidi tshipanduluka.
2. Tshimfuanyi tshia buloba tshikole ne dinyanguka dia nzembu: Buloba bua dilongo budi ne aside anyi budi ne sulfate wa bungi budi muinshi mua dibue, busangisha ne bintu bia tshimpitshimpi bia mu tshimenga (chloramines, chlorine wa bungi, anyi pH mukese) munda mua tshibombi, bidia bipese bia mukuba bidi bifumina ku nseke yonso ibidi musangu umue.
3. Kinked Factory Bends: Pavua muena mudimu wa kumpala muele tshiamu tshia mitaku tshitekete muulu mu tshitupa tshikole bua kutshibueja mu tshimanu tshia nzubu wa kuowa mâyi panyima pa tshilamba tshia kuowela mâyi, tshitupa tshia munda tshia tshitupa atshi tshivua misangu mivule tshinyanguka kakese, tshienza bua mâyi a munda anyanguke bikole (erosion-corrosion) avua akosa tshina tshia ku dia balume dia tshimanu.

2. Bimanyinu 5 bia kale bia didimuija dia dibutuka dia muinshi mua dibue¶

   [ANATOMY OF AN UNDER-SLAB MANIFOLD LEAK & OVERHEAD PEX BYPASS]

        [Ceiling / Attic Joists]
        +=====(New PEX Pipe Routed Overhead Through Wall/Attic)=====+
        |                                                           |
   [Wall Manifold A]                                       [Wall Manifold B]
   (Cap Old Stubs)                                         (Cap Old Stubs)
   =====X===========================================================X=====
   \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ [10 cm / 4 in Concrete Floor Slab] \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
        |                                                           |
        +-----------(Old Buried Copper Loop)---[ * LEAK * ]---------+
                    (Abandoned in place -> Zero jackhammering)

• Tshimanyinu 1: Muaba wa luya udi kauyi umvuika pa buloba: Wewe wenda kayi ne bilamba pa tshilamba tshia mabue, pa dibaya dia mushinga mukole, anyi mu tshisasa tshia mabaya makole ne mumvue tshitupa tshia panshi tshia 1-metre-karé (10-square-foot) tshia kapia, tshilamba tshia mukuba tshia mâyi a kapia tshidibu bajiike tshidi ne mafuta a 50-C (120-degree-Fahrenheit) mayi adi muinshi mua dibue dia beton, adi akolesha dibue bu mudi kapia ka panshi.
• Tshimanyinu 2: Dikosa dia mabaya makole, dinyanguka dia tshiamu tshia vinyl, anyi difiika dia milongo ya tshilamba: Mâyi adi muinshi mua dibue adi asaka luya lua mâyi bua kubandila kupitshila mu bipese bikese bia mu beton (hydrostatic vapor drive), bienza bua mabaya a nsongo ikale a mvinyo mutoke, bienza bua mabaya a nsongo ikale a nsongo ku mpenga, anyi enza bua panshi ikale ne nsongo upuekesha mâyi adi alamakaja padibu bawutua.
• Tshimanyinu 3: Mutoyi wa mayi adi atungunuka mu tshiibi tshia kuowa mâyi: Nansha padi tshiamu tshionso tshia kuowa mâyi tshijima, wewe muteke ditshi diebe (anyi dikopo dia kunua dia kunua / tshianza tshia tournevis) ku milonda ya mukuba idi munda mua tshibuta tshia kuowa mâyi anyi panyima pa tshimanu tshia tshina tshia kuowa mâyi kudi kuleja mutoyi mukole, udi utungunuka ne kutuma hh**h mu tshikondo tshile tshiamu tshia mitaku tshia mu tshitupa tshidi muinshi mua dibue.
• Tshimanyinu 4: Mâyi adi apatuka ku tshishimikidi tshia pambelu: Imue misangu mayi adi makuate muinshi mua dibue adi alonda nsenga ku luseke ne apatuka mu njila wa pambelu, mu lupangu, anyi mu tshibandabanda tshia bilongo anu ku muelelu wa kuinshi kua tshilamba tshia pambelu anyi tshia mabue, nansha mu lumingu lua mashika.
• Tshimanyinu 5: Dibandila dia tshishimikidi ne dinyanguka dia tshimanu tshiume: Bikala dibue dia muinshi mua dibue kadiyi dimueneka munkatshi mua mbingu ya bungi pa buloba bua dilongo dia bungi (bu mudi dibue dia montmorillonite), dibue didi dikuata mâyi ne divula ne bukole bua bungi bua mâyi, dibandisha tshitupa tshia dibue dia beton ku 28 santimetre too ne ku 13 (3) inches), kukanga biibi bia munda mua nzubu wa bulalu mu bimanu biabi, ne kutshibula tshimanu tshiume pa mutu pa biibi (dinyanguka dia nzubu ne dikuluka).

3. Bua tshinyi "Kubuikila ne kupingaja njila wa pa mutu ne PEX" kupita dikuma panshi mu nzubu webe wa tshilala benyi¶

Padi muena mudimu wa plombier ujadika ne tshiamu tshia kuteleja natshi mêyi tshia ku nzembu ne gaz wa hélium ne: tshintu kampanda tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidi tshipatuka muinshi mua dibue, batu batamba kufila mishindu ibidi ya kulongolola: 1. Njila A: Dilongolola dia muaba wa kufika buludiludi (Dikuma dia tshiamu tshia mitaku): Kubulula tshina tshia 60-ku-60-sentimetre (2-ku-2-foot) mu tshishimikidi tshiebe tshia mabaya/mabaya makole ne tshishimikidi tshia beton, kumbula too ne ku tshina tshia mukuba, kuela tshiamu tshia kulongolola natshi, ne kuela beton. - Bua tshinyi dilongolola dia mabala ditu pa tshibidilu tshilema pa tshiamu tshia mitaku tshia kale: Tshilamba tshijima tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshia metre 8 (26-foot) tshidi ne bidimu bia muomumue, bunene bua tshimanu ne nsombelu wa dinyanguka. Kuosha tshiamu tshia mitaku tshia kale tshidi tshibuikila ne tshiamu tshia oxy-acetylene tshidi kabidi tshikebesha mupuya udi pabuipi, misangu ya bungi bienza bua dibue dibidi dipatuke mu bule bua metre 1 mu ngondo 6 too ne ku 18. 2. Mushindu B: Dibuikila dia manifold ne dishintulula dia PEX (Mushindu muimpe udibu balomba): - Kakuyi kutenga marto ku dibue diebe dia panshi, muena mudimu wa mâyi udi upeta manifold connections ibidi idi pa mutu pa buloba muaba udi tshijengu tshimuepele tshidi tshipatuka mâyi tshituadija ne tshijika (pa tshibidilu panyima pa tshimanu tshia nzubu wa kuowa mâyi ne panyima pa tshiamu tshia kuowela natshi mâyi anyi tshia kuowa mâyi tshia mu tshikuku). - Muena mudimu wa tshiamu tshia mitaku udi ukosa ne ukanga kashidi nsongo yonso ibidi ya tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidi tshipatuka pa mutu pa dibue, ulekela tshilamba tshia mukuba tshifue tshidi muinshi mua beton bua kashidi, ne wenza mudimu ne tshiamu tshipiatshipia tshidi tshienda tshishintuluka tshia tshiamu tshia polyethylene (PEX-A anyi PEX-B) kupitshila ku tshimanu ne kupitshila ku tshimanu tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku bua kupingaja miaba ibidi manifolds.

Dibuela dia muinshi mua buloba 3: Dipatuka dia tshiamu tshia mitaku mu tshimanu ne dikanga dia tshitupa tshîpi dia lukasa¶

Padi tshiamu tshia mitaku tshienza dinyanguka munda mua tshimanu tshidi tshiimana (misangu ya bungi tshidi tshifumina ku tshimfuanyi tshia mâyi a chloramine/chlorine, tshitupa tshia mâyi tshidi tshishala munda mua biamu bidibu basuike, anyi tshipepele tshikole tshia mâyi tshidi tshipita 550 kPa / 80 PSI), tshina tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidi tshiunzulula ne tshiela mâyi mu tshimanu tshibi.

Mushindu kayi wa kuleja ne kukanga tshina tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku mu minite 10 (wewa ne tshia kulama mayi)¶

Shi dikanga dia tshiibi tshia mayi mu nzubu munene didi dipangisha dipatuka dia mayi, kulama tshiibi tshinene tshia mayi OFF (ne kutshiunzulula mu minite 2 anu padi muntu dijinga ne kusukula tshina tshia mâyi anyi kuwuja milondo ya kunua) ke mushindu mutambe buimpe too ne padi muena mudimu wa mâyi ulua. Ino, shi udi mupatule tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidi tshipatuka munda mua tshisasa tshia muinshi mua buloba anyi kunyima kua wewe mumane kukosa tshitupa tshia tshimanu tshiume (ne biamu bia nzembu BIJIME) ne udi dijinga ne tshiamu tshia kukanga natshi mu tshimpitshimpi:

   [EMERGENCY PINHOLE PIPE CLAMP METHODS]

   METHOD 1: Rubber Sheet + Stainless Worm-Gear Hose Clamp
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   =========+================+=========  <-- Copper Pipe
            |[==============]|           <-- 3 mm thick EPDM Rubber Pad
            | [====Clamp===] |               centered over pinhole, cinched
            +================+               tight with screwdriver/nut driver

   METHOD 2: Saddle Valve / Split-Bolt Pipe Repair Clamp
   METHOD 3: Self-Fusing Silicone Rescue Tape + Epoxy Putty (Pipe DRY only)

1. Tshiamu tshia EPDM tshia tshiamu tshia nshinga ne tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidi katshiyi tshinyanguka (tshidi tshienza mudimu nansha padi mayi apueka):
2. KUENA nansha ne tshia kuela mâyi mu tshina bua tshimanyishilu etshi tshienze mudimu to.
3. Kukosa tshitupa tshia 5-ku-5-sentimetre (2-ku-2-inch) tshia tshiamu tshikole: tshiamu tshia munda tshia dikalu tshikosa mu bitupa bibidi, tshiamu tshia kusukula natshi mayi a mu budimi, tshitupa tshia tshimanu tshia mayi a mu budimi tshikosa, anyi tshiamu tshia kukanga natshi mâyi tshia neoprene.
4. Udi mua kuela tshilamba tshia tshiamu tshia caoutchouc pa mutu pa tshina tshia kuela mâyi pa tshiamu tshia mitaku.
5. Kangula tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku (anyi biamu bibidi bia mudimu mukole bidi bilonda kudi tshiamu tshia C anyi tshiamu tshia Vise-Grip tshidibu basuike ne mabaya), ela tshilamba tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku buludiludi munkatshi mua tshilamba tshia tshiamu tshia caoutchouc pa mutu pa tshina tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku, ne ukoleshe tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku ne vis anyi 8 mm (5/16-inch) nut driver too ne padi tshiamu tshia mitaku tshikuma ku tshiamu tshia mitaku ne tshikosa tshintu tshidi tshipuekesha (mulondo ututa).
6. Tshiamu tshia Pencil-Tip + Hose Clamp Trick bua mabulu manene a dinyanguka:
7. Shi tshina tshia dinyanguka mu tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidi ne butshiama bua milimetre 2 anyi 3 (tshialabale bua tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku nkayatshi), fina bitekete bitekete ku ndekelu kua tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku (anyi nsongo ya tshiamu tshia mitaku) tshia crayon wa pa tshibidilu anyi tshiamu tshikese tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku/tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshibuikila ne tshilamba tshia Teflon mu tshina, anyi utshikuate ne tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidi katshiyi ne tshiamu tshia mitaku hose clamp bikole pa muaba.
8. Bua tshinyi tshiamu tshia silicone tshidi tshidisangisha nkayatshi anyi tshiamu tshia epoxy tshia mu mayi katshiena tshienza mudimu padibu batshiteka pa tshiamu tshia nzembu tshia mâyi:
9. Mu nzubu ya dipanyishila bintu bia mudimu batu bapana tshiamu tshia fibre de verre tshia kulongolola natshi milonda ne mâyi ne bitupa bibidi bia epoxy putty sticks. Nebipangile diakamue wewa mutete bua kubibuikila pa tshiamu tshia nzembu padi mayi a 60 PSI apatuka mu tshina tshia tshiamu. Bua kuenza mudimu ne epoxy putty anyi self-fusing silicone rescue tape, udi ne tshia kuanji kukanga tshiamu tshia mâyi tshia mu nzubu, kukangula tshina tshia mâyi tshia muinshi menemene mu nzubu (bu mudi tshiibi tshia muinshi mua buloba anyi tshia kuowela mâyi) bua kumbusha bisese bionso dipuekesha dia mayi mu mulondo udi muimane, nsenga ne umishe tshiamu tshia mitaku tshijima ne tshilamba, wenze mudimu wa dilongolola, ne windile dîba dionso dia kuondopa kumpala kua kupingaja mâyi bitekete bitekete.

Mukanda wa tshikebelu tshia diuma dia nzubu ne dikuba dia bikunyibua kunyima kua dinyanguka¶

Shi tshitupa tshia muinshi mua dibue tshidi tshipatuka anyi tshina tshia munda mua tshimanu tshipatuka anyi tshikanga, udi ne tshikondo tshikole tshia 24-to-48-hour dididishi bua kuyumisha tshintu kumpala kua dikola dia kashidi dia nkunde kutuadija (nkunde kunyima kua dinyanguka dia mayi):

• Umbusha mabaya adi ne mayi ne ukose anyi ukose tshilamba tshia 10 cm (4-inch) kuinshi kua tshimanu tshiume: Mâyi adi mu tshina tshia tshimanu tshidi ne mashika kaena mua kupatuka mu tshimanu tshiume ne mabaya a vinyl to. Umbusha tshilamba tshia kuinshi tshia kuinshi, ukose tshibuelelu tshia 5-to-10-centimetre (2-to-4-inch) tshidi tshiunzulula kuinshi kua tshimanu tshiume tshidi pa mutu pa dilongo dia panshi, ne upatule tshiamu tshia fibre de verre tshidi tshitokesha (cellulose anyi fibre de verre mutoke tshidi tshikuate ku mabaya tshidi tshibola ne tshibole ne tshiamu tshia mitaku munkatshi mua mêba 48).
• Enza mudimu ne tshiamu tshia lubilu lua bungi anyi tshiamu tshia luya tshia mu nzubu mukanga: Ela tshiamu tshia ventilateur buludiludi mu bimanu biunzuluke ne pa mabeji a beton adi ne mâyi paudi wenza mudimu ne tshiamu tshia mudimu tshinene tshia mu nzubu ne madidishi onso a pambelu MUKANGE (diunzulula dia madidishi mu matuku adi ne luya lua bungi) tshipiminu tshia luya lua mutshi tshidi tshibala muinshi mua 15 too ne ku 16 pa lukama lua luya mu bimanu bia mutshi.
• Teta bukole bua mayi a mu nzubu muebe ne tshipiminu tshia dolare 12 pa tshilamba tshia pambelu: Ela tshipiminu tshia bukole bua mayi pa tshiamu tshionso tshia pambelu tshia mu budimi ne utemeshe tshiamu atshi tshijima (kakuyi mâyi adi apita munda). Bukole bua mayi a mu nzubu budi 310 too ne ku 415 kPa (45 too ne ku 60 PSI). Shi tshipiminu tshieba tshileja pa mutu pa 550 kPa (80 PSI) (anyi tshipita pa mutu pa 100 PSI butuku padi luya lukola mu tshiamu tshia kuowa natshi mâyi), tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshia mu nzubu muebe Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) ntshinyanguke, tshidi tshienza bua tshiamu tshia mitaku tshinyanguke lukasa ne tshipuekesha milonda ya mashinyi a kusukula nawu bilamba (tshiamu tshia kusukula natshi bintu ne tshiamu tshia kusukula natshi bilamba tshiakapatuka ne mâyi a mu tshikuku).
• Teka biamu bia Wi-Fi bidi bienza mudimu ne bateri muinshi mua tshiamu tshia kuowa natshi mâyi, bia kuowa nabi mâyi, ne tshiamu tshia kusukula natshi bilamba, pamue ne tshiamu tshia ultrason tshidi tshienza mudimu mu nzubu mujima: Biamu bia lelu bia meji bidi bitangila dienda dia mâyi bidi bikanga anyi bikuata mu njila wa mâyi a mu nzubu webe ne bidi bienza mudimu wa diteta dia bukole bua mâyi adi apatuka dituku dionso pa dîba 3:00 wa dinda, bijika nkayabi tshiamu tshiebe tshia mâyi anyi tshiamu tshia kuowela natshi mayi. leak udi utuadija paudi kuyi mu dikisha.

Nkonko itubu bela misangu ya bungi¶

Mmunyi muudi mua kuenza mudimu ne tshipiminu tshia mayi bua kumanya ni udi ne tshina tshia mayi tshisokoka munda mua tshimanu anyi muinshi mua dibue?¶

Tshia kumpala, jima bintu bionso bidi bienza mudimu ne mayi munda ne pambelu pa njibo yebe, kubadila'mo ne mapompi onso a kuowa mayi, nzubu ya kuowela, mashinyi a kusukula nawu bilamba, mashinyi a kusukula malonga, mashinyi a mashika a mu frigo, ne biamu bia kuela nabi mayi mu peluze, ne ikala mujadike ne: muntu nansha umue kena usukula tshina tshia mâyi to. Kangula tshibuikidiji tshiebe tshia tshipiminu tshia mayi ne utangile ka-tshimanyinu ka tshijengu tshikunze, mutoto wa arjan, anyi "tshimanyinu tshia dipatuka dia mâyi makese" tshidi tshienza bu tshintu tshifiike tshidi pa mpala wa tshipiminu (pa bipiminu bia meji bia ku Enternete, ela toshete mutoke pa mpala bua kujula tshibuelelu tshia tshiamu ne ukebe tshimfuanyi tshia robinet tshidi tshikenka anyi tshipiminu tshia GPM/LPM tshidi katshiyi tshia zero). Bualu bua tshimanyishilu etshi tshikese tshidi tshinyunguluka nansha kakese ka mayi kapitshila mu tshipiminu, dienda dionso didi dileja ne: mayi adi apatuka mu milonda yebe idi ne bukole. Pashishe, kanga tshiamu tshieba tshia munda mua nzubu munene muaba udi tshiamu tshia nzembu tshibuela mu nzubu: pikala tshipiminu tshia mu njila tshilekela kunyunguluka, dipatuka dia mâyi didi munda mua nzubu webe anyi muinshi mua dibue diende dia beton; pikala tshipiminu tshitungunuka ne kunyunguluka, tshintu tshidi tshipatuka tshidi tshijika pambelu mu mulongo wa mudimu wa lupangu luebe lua kumpala.

Mmunyi muudi mua kumanya ni mayi adi afumina muinshi mua dilongo adi pa mulonda wa mayi a kapia anyi pa mulonda wa mayi mashika?¶

Padi tshikebelu tshia tshipiminu tshia mayi tshijadika ne: udi ne tshintu tshidi tshipatuka munda mua nzubu anyi muinshi mua tshishimikidi, ndaku ku tshiamu tshiebe tshia kukanga natshi mayi ne ukange tshiamu tshia Cold-Water Supply Shutoff Valve tshidi pa mulonda wa mashika udi ubuela ku luseke lua kuulu lua dia balume lua tshina tshia mâyi (etshi tshidi tshikanga bukole bua mâyi mu mulondo wonso wa mâyi a kapia mu nzubu eku tshishiya mâyi mashika ne bukole). Pingana ku tshipiminu tshia mayi anyi teleja mutoyi udi wela mbila: pikala tshipiminu tshilekela kunyunguluka ne mutoyi wa lubilu muimane, dipatukila didi mu tshipiminu tshia mayi a kapia muinshi mua dibue anyi mu tshimanu (misangu ya bungi tshidi tshienda ne muaba wa luya pa tshiamu tshieba anyi panshi pa mabaya). Ubwanya kushiya anu tshiibi tshia tshiamu tshia kapia tshikanga (ne kujima tshiamu tshia kapia tshia nzembu anyi dial dia gaz ku PILOT) bua dîku diebe dikale anu ne mâyi mashika a kuowa mu tshina tshia mâyi ne mu tshina tshia mâyi too ne padi muena mudimu wa mâyi ushintulula njila wa tshiamu tshia kapia.

I biyampe kukosa panshi pa tshiamu tshia beton bua kulongolola dibue didi dipatuka anyi kupingaja njila wa tshiamu tshia mitaku mu bimanu ne mu plafond anyi?¶

Mu nzubu yonso idi ne bidimu bipite pa 15, kukanga tshilamba tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidi tshipatuka muinshi mua dibue tshidi pa mutu pa buloba ne kuenza mudimu ne tshiamu tshipiatshipia tshia PEX tshidi tshienda tshishintuluka pa mutu pa bimanu ne pa plafond/mu nzubu wa kuulu nkuimpe kupita kuela marto mu tshisasa tshiebe tshia beton. Padi tshitupa tshimue tshia mu tshiamu tshia mitaku tshia bidimu 25 tshidibu bajike tshinyanguka anyi tshikuata mabue a muinshi mua dibue, tshitupa tshikuabu tshia mulongo wa mukuba tshidibu bajiike tshidi anu tshitekete ne tshinyanguke. Kutshibula tshiamu tshieba anyi tshishimikidi tshia mabaya bua kuela tshitupa pa tshiamu tshia mitaku tshia kale tshidi tshinyanguka misangu ya bungi kudi kunyanga tshiamu tshia mitaku ne kufikisha ku dipatuka dia dibue dibidi mutantshi wa metre makese mu tshidimu tshimue, kadi kulekela tshibumba tshidibu bajiike ne kutshipingaja pa mutu kudi kumbusha tshibumba atshi kashidi kakuyi kunyanga tshibumba tshiebe anyi tshishimikidi tshiebe tshia luya.

Mmunyi muudi mua kuimanyika bua tshitupa tshîpi mâyi adi afumina mu tshina tshikese tshidi tshipatuka mu mulondo wa tshiamu tshia mitaku?¶

Shi udi mua kufika ku mulonda wa tshiamu tshia mitaku udi upatuka, tshintu tshia lukasa ne tshia kueyemena tshia tshitupa tshîpi ntshia tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia nshinga, tshidi tshienza mudimu nansha mudi mulonda utshidi anu ne mâyi. Kukosa tshitupa tshia tshiamu tshia 5-centimetre (2-inch) tshia tshiamu tshia nshinga tshia kale tshia munda mua dikalu, tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia nshinga tshia mu budimi, anyi tshitupa tshia tshiamu tshia nshinga tshia mu budimi, tshifina bimpe pa tshina tshia nshinga, ne utshikuate ne tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidi katshiyi tshinyanguka (anyi tshiamu tshia mitaku tshikole tshidi ne tshiamu tshia mitaku tshikole) kunyunguluka tshilamba tshia tshiamu tshia nshinga tshidi pa mutu pa tshina, ukolesha tshiamu tshia nshinga too ne padi tshiamu tshia nshinga tshikanga tshiamu. Kutetshi nansha kakese bua kuela epoxy wa tshiamu tshia mitaku anyi tshiamu tshia silicone tshidi tshidisangisha nkayatshi buludiludi pa tshintu tshidi ne mâyi tshidi tshienda tshitokesha bikole; bintu ebi bidi bienza mudimu anu shi udi ukanga tshiamu tshinene tshia mayi, ukangula tshina tshia mâyi tshidi tshipueka bua kupatula luya luonso mu mulonda, ne ubanji kuyumisha tshiamu tshia mitaku.

Miaba mifumina¶

• Tshibambalu tshia bukubi bua buloba tshia mu États-Unis (EPA) Programe wa WaterSense ne tshisumbu tshia midimu ya mâyi tshia mu Amerike (AWWA): Mikenji ya kujingulula dinyanguka dia mâyi a mu nzubu, tshiamu tshia tshiamu tshia mitaku tshidi tshinyanguka (Chloramine / pH Interactions), ne disungula dia dinyanguka dia mâyi mu nzubu.
• Tshisumbu tshia bena mudimu ba pa buloba bujima tshia mudimu wa dilongolola dia mayi ne biamu (IAPMO) Mukenji wa dilongolola dia mayi (UPC) ne wa pa buloba bujima wa dilongolola dia mayi (IPC): Malu adibu balomba bua kuenza mudimu ne tupoyi tua muinshi mua dibue, Mikenji ya 80 PSI Static Pressure Rules (Pressure Reducing Valves), ne PEX Re-piping Standards.
• Tshibambalu tshia dikonkonona, disukula ne dilongolola (IICRC): ANSI/IICRC S500 Standard for Professional Water Damage Restoration (Wall Cavity Ventilation, Moisture Meter Thresholds, and 48-Hour Mold Prevention).
• Building Science Corporation (BSC) ne Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Slab-on-Grade Moisture Vapor Drive, Expansive Soil Foundation Heave from Plumbing Leaks, and Structural Drying Guidelines.

Malu adi apetangana¶

• Mulondo udi mubutuka: dijika dia lukasa ne bipese bia tshitupa tshîpi
• Tshiamu tshinene tshia kukanga natshi mayi tshidi tshikanga anyi tshitshibuke mu tshikondo tshia dibutuka dia tshiamu tshia nzembu
• Dikuluka dia plafond, tshimanu tshiuwule tente ne mayi, ne njiwu ya dikuluka dia plaster
• Bipupu kunyima kua dinyanguka dia mayi: disukula ne dikuba
• Dibutuka dinene dia tshiamu tshia kuela natshi mâyi tshia muinshi mua buloba, dibutuka dia tshintu tshidi tshipangisha mâyi bua kupingana panyima, ne tshina tshia mu lupangu
• Mukanda wa nomba ya tshimpitshimpi