Protecting Your Plumbing This Holiday Season

With entertaining to consider and travel plans to accommodate, holiday hosts don’t often have time to consider how their home will function during holiday season, especially while hosting family and friends. Thanksgiving and Christmas time can be a challenging period for home plumbing issues. The plumbers at John the Plumber in Kingston have the knowledge and experience to resolve these issues during these often stressful and busy weeks, and in this latest article they explain four steps homeowners can take to protect their property during the upcoming holiday season.  Here are some tips for protecting your plumbing.

1. Analyze Items Placed into Garbage Disposal

The food items placed into the home’s garbage disposal during the holiday season can have a critical impact on its functionality for the ensuing months. For example, it’s important to keep items such as poultry skin, carrots, pumpkin gunk and celery out of the garbage disposal to ensure it reaches peak performance. This means that, before asking children to clear plates, it’s important to educate them on which items should be placed in the garbage and which can be placed into the disposal system.

2. Analyze Water Pressure Before Guests Arrive

For those who are hosting guests in their home during the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmastime, it’s time to plan for their arrival by analyzing the home’s water pressure. Homeowners can test their water pressure by purchasing a pressure gauge from their local hardware store. They can install the gauge on their outdoor hose bibs, turn the gauge on and then start the water. The reading on the gauge will provide instant information on pressure quality. Pressure levels below 40PSI or above 65PSI should be analyzed more closely by a professional plumber.

3. Carefully Check Washing Machine Hoses

During the holidays, the home will be welcoming many more guests than the residents usually have throughout the rest of the year. This means there may be a significant impact on appliances such as the home’s washing machine. The washing machine hoses are the critical element in its performance. Over time and with significant use, they can become clogged with environmental contaminants such as lint, reducing the efficiency and sometimes event limiting the performance of the system. Homeowners can avoid washing machine issues by checking the washing machine hose carefully before their guests arrive. Working with an expert plumber can help further ensure that any hose issues are repaired effectively before the holiday season begins.

4. Fix Slow Drains In the Build-Up to the Holidays

Home sinks and showers will be used more often when hosting friends and family members during the Holidays. It’s now the ideal time to fix slow drains by working directly with specialist local plumbers in Kingston. Oftentimes, an expert can resolve this issue quickly to ensure the home is ready for the guests’ arrival.

To discover more of the latest tips for readying a home for the holiday season, speak with the plumbers at John the Plumber in Kingston directly via 343-477-1970 or visit their business website at johntheplumber.ca/kingston