'MOT' Your Home as Winter Starts to Bite, Says AA
Burst Pipe the Most Feared Emergency, Says AA, as it Moves Into the Home
(firmenpresse) - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwire) -- 11/07/11 -- At this time of year, many motorists take their car in for a pre-winter check to help it withstand the months of cold, damp weather. But how many people ever think to do the same for their most valuable asset - their home?
According to the Response experts, a burst pipe is the most common call-out during winter. Last year, homeowners faced an average bill of GBP 343 for home emergencies, as a result of winter weather(i) but the total cost of a burst pipe incident often far exceeds this.
The damage and distress it would cause also makes a burst pipe the most feared emergency - either in the home or on the road - with more than three-quarters (76%) of 18,251 AA members in a recent AA/Populus poll(ii) rating it one of the worst imaginable scenarios.
Tom Stringer, Head of Home Rescue for the AA, says: "A burst pipe needn't be such a worry, though. Help yourself by spending an hour giving your home a basic 'MOT' - as with your car, it does make a difference and could save you from the cost and distress of a household emergency."
Internal checks on your home
As well as checking pipes for missing insulation to help prevent a burst pipe, there are a number of other quick and easy steps to prepare the home for winter. If you have a gas-fired boiler, get it serviced regularly to make sure it's up to the demands of a long winter; bleed radiators to improve their efficiency; check windows for any draughts and seal as necessary; and make sure you know where your mains water stop valve is - it's normally under the sink or stairs.
External checks on your home
Just as you would walk round and check your tyres, lights and wiper blades on your car, it will pay for homeowners to do a visual check from ground level of their roof for any missing or broken tiles and guttering for signs of overflowing; clear drain gratings and check walls for any cracks that could let water seep in.
Stringer says: "The checks are all common sense and easy to do but with Christmas on the horizon, they are easily overlooked. If you haven't got the time or are unsure what to do, call for professional assistance."
NOTE TO EDITORS
AA Home Emergency Response
AA Home Emergency Response cover provides a network of approved tradesmen available 24/7 for a wide range of household emergencies, for example, burst pipes, emergency plumbing and roof damage among others. You can also add cover for your gas central heating boiler.
There are no call-out charges or policy excesses and for work carried out under the policy, parts and labour are guaranteed. Cover is available to both existing AA members and non-members.
For more information on AA Home Emergency Response, please visit: .
Tips from AA Home Emergency Response on how to prepare your home for winter
If in any doubt, seek professional advice and assistance.
Interior of the home
Exterior of the home
The AA also has comprehensive motoring advice to help prevent a breakdown this winter: .
(i) Source: Daily Telegraph, 1 February 2010
(ii) Populus received 18,251 responses from AA members to its online poll between 15-23 October 2010. The question that ranked a burst pipe by far the most feared emergency was based on a pre-determined list of five scenarios: three in the home and two on the road.
Contacts:
AA Home Emergency Response
Gavin Hill-Smith
+44 01256 492886
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