Everyone wants their house to look perfect and for their guests to be impressed during the holidays. Cleaning and decorating may be easy but getting your plumbing ready can be a whole different nightmare. Maybe you don’t even know where to start when it comes to preparing your plumbing for the holidays. This article is a guide to help you know exactly what to do to prepare your plumbing for the holidays.
The last thing you want is for your sinks or bathroom to drain slow when you have the family over. If you have people staying over at your house for the holidays, then this is even more imperative. Over time, drains can clog and debris can gather inside them but the good news is that there are several ways to fix this problem.
It may be disgusting to talk about, but if you have guests over for the holidays, especially if they’re staying over, they’re going to be tempted to flush things down the toilet that shouldn’t be—tampons, wipes, and so on. The easiest way to stop this from happening is to make sure every bathroom in your house has a trash can.
Cleaning up after the holidays is probably the part most people dread the most, but if your guests end up helping you with this, then you’ll want to make sure your garbage disposal is clean. It’s really simple to do. First, pour rock salt and ice into your garbage disposal and then run cold water down it and turn the disposal on. It will sharpen the blades and clear your garbage disposal of leftover food.
The last thing you want to have happen when you have guests over is for your sewer to develop problems in the middle of the holidays. To avoid this, double check and make sure that your sewers are okay. Call your plumber and have them check everything over in an inspection just to make sure everything’s running smooth. Here are a few things you’ll want to look for
If you’ve noticed these problems, contact your plumber right away.
To keep your plumbing neat for the holidays, place a drain strainer in all your sinks, bathtubs, and showers. They keep hair and food from getting in your drain and clogging them. Once you unclog your drains, you’ll want to put in drain strainers so you don’t have to unclog them again.
Faucets can often have a build-up of calcium which can slow the flow of water or even cause a blockage. Make sure your drains are clean, which you can do by using vinegar and the methods mentioned in step number one.
What would it matter if your drains are all clean if they still stink? To keep them from stinking, bring a pot of water to a boil and then pour it down the drain. After that, pour vinegar or baking soda down the drain, like mentioned in step number one. After that, before any people arrive for the holidays, grind ice cubes and lemon slices and put them down your drain. This will make sure your drains smell fresh for the holidays.
With your friends and family going in and out of the house and using your bathrooms, showers, and sinks more, there are more likely to be plumbing problems. Make sure your plumbing is ready so you can enjoy the holidays with your friends and family stress-free.
8. Have your water Heater Inspected
A professional inspection is the best way to ensure that your water heater last through the winter. No one wants a cold shower. Before your guest arrive make suer your water heater can handle extra workload during the next several weeks.
You will need hot water repair and replacement when your heater makes a strange, unceasing noise when you use it. Water heaters that have bangs, pops, cracks or squeaks each time you turn them on are an annoyance. Heaters with noise are a sign of the heating element's failure to work properly or a mineral buildup. It is time to think about replacements or repair for your water heater when you are encountering these issues in your own home's water heater.
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