With the holidays quickly approaching, you may be聽getting your home ready聽to host family or friends for an extended period of time.聽Amid聽the cleaning and meal preparations, don’t聽neglect聽to give some attention to your home’s plumbing system to聽curb probable聽holiday plumbing聽catastrophes.聽Correct known issues聽now to聽keep from聽dealing with that聽awkward聽plumbing emergency with a house full of guests. If you know you have a clogged toilet or drain,聽garbage disposal issues聽or a聽water heater聽that聽doesn't function properly, have those concerns addressed by a professional plumber before your guests arrive.
Regarding the聽unwelcomed聽toilet clog, remember that the only things that should be flushed down your toilet are toilet paper and human waste! Your toilet can end up clogged by the use of too much toilet paper and from聽troublesome elements聽that find their way into the toilet and get flushed,聽including聽sanitary napkins, baby wipes, cleaning wipes, cotton balls and paper towels, to name a few. If you’re having overnight guests, chances are somebody won’t follow the “toilet paper only rule” so you may聽think about聽a bathroom sign with reminders of what not to flush.
Is it time to聽give your drains some seriously overdue attention? You聽probably use聽a basic drain cleaning product for when the bathtub is backing up or the kitchen sink聽won't聽drain but this short term solution often聽will not聽fix the issue.聽Scheduled聽drain cleaning or an聽emergency drain cleaning聽when you first聽notice聽the back-up, can聽prevent聽your drains from getting clogged and聽leading to cloudy聽water and a聽odor聽that you would have to聽explain to聽those guests.
It’s聽helpful to realize聽that your garbage disposal can only handle so much, and in many cases, it can’t聽take聽many different types of foods and liquids.聽Consider聽what you’re putting聽in聽your garbage disposal and don’t聽use it聽as a trash can after the big holiday meal is聽complete. Food items that should not be聽used in聽the garbage disposal include celery, potatoes, carrots, onions, lettuce, grease, oil, fat, bones, egg shells, pasta, rice, and coffee. These types of items are聽difficult聽for the disposal blades to grind up and聽cause聽blockages in your drains. Always run cold water when you use your garbage disposal and include a small amount of dish soap when cleaning it.
If you’ve聽neglected聽your water heater maintenance, don’t be surprised if your house guests don’t get to enjoy the hottest of showers during their聽time at your home. Don’t forget that newer water heaters are more energy efficient, so if yours is聽over聽10-15 years old, it may be time to聽start聽looking into a new one to聽be assured聽you don’t have that sudden burst of cold water for聽several days in a row. And if you’ve got a house full of guests, wait at least 15 minutes between showers to聽grant聽time for hot water to聽restock.
贵谤辞尘听drain cleaning聽to toilet,聽garbage disposal, and聽water heater repair, call the 黑料社区 at (866) 963-7996 if you’ve聽discovered聽any last-minute plumbing issues that you聽would rather not聽pass on to聽your holiday guests!
