The Cost of Water Damage


Some insurers are raising their excess to £500  and some not covering escape of water at all.

 Burst pipes and water leaks now cost the UK insurance industry more than claims for burglary or fire (3 times more likely than a claim for theft, and 13 times more likely than a claim for fire – AXA Home Insurance claim stats)

It seems that escape of water in the home or office is something everyone should be aware of. The AA Home emergency Service estmates 20% of all holidaymakers will return to a Home Emergency, and biggest culprit is internal escape of water.

At a time when Governments are being urged by ecologists to use their natural resources more carefully there is more than 9.7billion litres of water per year lost through leaking domestic appliances (Homeserve 2009 data). It is a situation that is in need of being addressed.

It would appear that many people are simply unaware of just how damaging water can be, and it is present in every house. (1 in 3 homeowners do not know where their stopcock is located) By just turning the water off when leaving the property for an extended period of time would make a considerable saving both of water and the damage to possessions. And that would allow insurance companies to lower their payouts for damage and result in lower payments for consumers.
Get preferential Insurance with a fitted automatic stopcock
Technology has become available in the form of automatic intelligent stopcocks that not only make it easy to turn the mains water on or off they will also guard the property from internal flooding by automatically turning off the water if there is a burst pipe, the property is left vacant or the temperature drops to freezing which makes it easy for people to be protected, especially the elderly or people with disability.

 Unfortunately internal flooding does not differentiate who it strikes!

 With water conservation in mind it is time to act and make a positive step towards understanding the magnitude of the problem and to do something about it.

Just to know how and where to turn off your own mains water will make such a difference.

Call 01730 239387 to speak to your Glowsure adviser about preferential insurance rates if you have an Autostopcock fitted.

 Buy Autostopcocks online and use these discount coupons at checkout:
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 Receive a FREE Leakmate emergency clamp with every purchase of Autostopcock.

Call 0845 527 4740 for advice and to find an installer in your area.





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