3 Tips to Avoid Plumbing Problems

The countdown begins! Just a few more days ’till summer time! Summer means fun to a lot of people, but many plumbing problems may arise if you don’t take care of your plumbing. Here are three tips you can follow to avoid having your summer ruined.

As mentioned in our last blog, here are three more tips to have a summer free of plumbing problems!

1. Showers vs. Water Heater

Between all the extra laundry (like mentioned in our last blog) and the extra bathing, you’ll also be overworking your water heater. That’s a serious plumbing problem – especially when you’re running late for work and are staring down an ice-cold shower.

The solution: If your hot water heater is roughly 10 years old, you’ll want to have it inspected to make sure it’s in good working order. Contact us to have it checked out!

Bonus tip: Save money and energy! Turn the temperature on your hot water heater down to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Sprinklers

The heat in many regions can make it hard to maintain a beautiful green lawn and colorful garden beds. If you want to have a beautiful landscape, you’ll probably need an in-ground sprinkler system. However, when something goes wrong with them, it can be a major pain.

The solution: There are a couple major moves to ensure the safety of your sprinklers:

Take a few minutes to thoroughly check and clean your sprinkler heads. Leaks aren’t always apparent until you receive an astronomical water bill, so that preventative inspection can save you a lot of stress and money.
Warn whoever mows your lawn to avoid hitting the heads while trimming the grass, to avoid damaging them.

3. Trees Growing

Tree roots are always spreading underground. During the hot months, they are reaching out in search of water. Kind of amazing, when you think about it! Circle of life.

Unfortunately, those tree roots can create serious plumbing problems, including damage and blockages in your underground pipes.

Heavy summer rain showers, especially thunderstorms, are common as the air heats up in the afternoon. When the ground becomes oversaturated, water can seep into sewer pipes through cracks and cause the sewer line to back up.

The solution: Servicing your sewers before the summer comes can help you avoid the worst of the problems, but if you see or smell any signs of sewer line trouble—such as water from the toilet backing up into the bathtub drain—call a qualified service professional with your plumbing questions right away. Feel free to contact us! Your friendly local service plumbing professionals.

That’s all for today, friends. Make sure you stay tuned for our future blogs! Contact us if you have any plumbing questions or if you would like to request a plumbing service.

Source: https://www.johncflood.com/blog/plumbing/solutions-summer-plumbing-problems