You’ve been taking care of plumbing in your home all winter.\u00a0 Now it’s spring, and time to check up on your outdoor plumbing.\u00a0 So here are some plumbing tips, outdoor maintenance ideas, and conservation tips to keep everything working properly.<\/p>\n
First and foremost, check all hose bibs and outdoor faucets for leaks.\u00a0 Open and close the valve a few times then make sure it fully shuts off.\u00a0 Even a slow drip can waste as much as 20 gallons per day, and that’s some 7,000 gallons per year!\u00a0 No obvious drips?\u00a0 Is the area under the faucet damp?\u00a0 As a triple-check you can layout some old newspaper or set out a bucket.<\/p>\n
You may also want to check that water is flowing freely.\u00a0 Damaged washers, hose bibs, and indoor valves can all interrupt or reduce the flow.<\/p>\n
Make sure that patio and other ground-level drains are free of debris and draining properly.\u00a0 Pour in a gallon or so, and it should disappear pretty quickly.\u00a0 The same goes for outdoor kitchen sinks.\u00a0 Their drains have to deal with the usual kitchen hazards\u00a0plus dirt, pollen, and more.<\/p>\n
Many home maintenance experts also suggest that you replace (or at least inspect) the washers on garden hoses each spring.<\/p>\n
TIP:<\/strong>\u00a0 Any wet spots on the lawn when it hasn’t been raining and you haven’t been watering suggest a supply water leak or sewer line leak.<\/p>\n TIP:<\/strong>\u00a0 If you own a backyard pool you know that spring is the best time for a system tune-up —\u00a0before<\/em>\u00a0any problems arise and spoil a weekend..<\/p>\n Make sure your sprinkler system timer\u00a0is properly adjusted so that it’s not over watering nor under watering.\u00a0 This may take a few iterations of trial and error.\u00a0 Err on the side of less watering, but check frequently so that your landscaping doesn’t dry out.\u00a0 To conserve even more water, consider switching to a drip irrigation system for flowerbeds and shrubbery if you haven’t already.<\/p>\n The start of warm weather can serve as a reminder for those annual and twice-annual maintenance items.\u00a0 Drain and flush your water heater. Make sure that sink drains are flowing freely and that sewer lines are clear of roots and other obstructions.\u00a0 Many businesses do preventive drain and sewer cleaning once a year or more often.<\/p>\n We’ll be happy to help.<\/p>\n We’re A+ BBB rated<\/a> and have been serving San Diego since 2001. Learn more<\/a> or contact us<\/a> any time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_tagline_box backgroundcolor=”” shadow=”no” shadowopacity=”0.1″ border=”1px” bordercolor=”#666″ highlightposition=”left” link=”tel:7607448489″ linktarget=”_blank” buttoncolor=”blue” button=”(760) 744-8489″ title=”Outdoor Plumbing or Maintenance?” description=”Call Now for Prompt and Professional Service” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″][\/fusion_tagline_box]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You’ve been taking care of plumbing in your home all winter.\u00a0 Now it’s spring, and time to check up on your outdoor plumbing.\u00a0 So here […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11118,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Sprinklers and Irrigation<\/h2>\n
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