4 Tips To Keep Your Plumbing Working As It Should During The Holidays
The holidays are here! For Red Oakans, that means holiday parties and visits from out-of-town family and friends.
This is great for your relationships with friends and family, but it might not be so great for your plumbing. All that extra traffic in your kitchen and bathrooms could lead to backed up or broken pipes, giving you a headache that has nothing to do with eggnog.
Avoid Plumbing Headaches This Holiday Season By Following These 4 Tips
Make Sure Your Pipes Are Insulated
While we here in the Red Oak area know all about the danger of frozen pipes, not all of our out-of-town relatives do. Rather than take the gamble that Uncle Bobby from Alabama knows to leave a drip going overnight, go through your house and insulate any exposed piping. Foam piping insulation is inexpensive and available at all hardware stores.
Test Your Sump Pump
The last thing you want is to be dealing with a flooded basement while the rest of your family celebrates upstairs. Make sure your sump pump won’t let you down during the holidays by testing its functionality. All you need to do is pour a bucket of water into your sump pit then listen for the motor. If it turns on, you’re good to go; if not, call Combat for repairsbefore your holiday guests arrive!
Flush Your Water Heater
With holiday guests coming to visit, your showers will get more use, meaning your water heater will get a workout. Have water heater maintenance done before your guests arrive to ensure that it’s operating at peak efficiency and won’t leave anyone shivering in a cold shower.
Make A “Do Not Grind” List For Your Garbage Disposal
With holiday parties comes holiday food prep and after-party cleanup. And while your guests will want to help out in the kitchen, they may end up unknowingly sending something down your garbage disposal that could damage it. To ensure that you don’t end up with a broken garbage disposal, make a “Do Not Grind” list your guests can reference.
If you follow these tips you should be able to avoid most common plumbing catastrophes, but should disaster strike, Combat is here for you. We offer 24/7 emergency plumbing repair to guarantee that your holidays won’t be ruined by a plumbing problem. Give us a call, any time, at (773) 724-9272.
