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How Can You Prepare Your Plumbing For Holiday Guests?

The holiday season is one of the best times of the year. Family, friends, food, and tradition; What could be better? While you may wait for the arrival of your holiday guests with excitement, you need to make sure that your home’s plumbing will be able to withstand all of the increased usage it will get when you have guests over. As a professional Westminster, MD plumber, we wanted to take a little time today to talk about how you can get your home’s plumbing ready for this holiday season.

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Prepare Your Water Heater

You’re going to be using a lot more hot water with all of these guests coming, so you need to make sure your water heater can withstand this increased work capacity. The best way to do this is to have your water heater inspected by an experienced plumbing specialist. While inspecting, the technician will be on the lookout for things like a broken heating element, debris buildup, and leaking. If your water heater isn’t up to the challenge of meeting the water needs of you and your guests, then you may need to purchase a new one.

Get Your Drains Ready

With all of these guests coming, you should make preparations so that you’re not spending the holidays worrying about potential clogs. One way to preemptively remove any clogs is to pour a solution of ½ cup baking soda, ¼ cup white vinegar, and ½ cup salt, down the drain. Wait about 15 minutes, and then pour boiling water down it. If this fails to remove your clog, then you’re likely going to need some professional help from a Westminster, MD plumber.

Set Guidelines for the Garbage Disposal

You can either let all of your guests know beforehand, or you can stand guard…either way, you need to protect your garbage disposal. There are a lot of things you can put in a garbage disposal, but there are some things you definitely don’t want to put in there. Here are just some of the food items you should never allow in your garbage disposal:

  • Bones
  • Eggshells
  • Nuts
  • Grease
  • Onion skins
  • Coffee grounds
  • Potato peels
  • Fruit pits

Consult With a Professional Westminster, MD Plumber

If you still have any questions about preparing your home’s plumbing for the holidays or any plumbing questions in general, feel free to give us a call and ask. Here at Michael Runk Plumbing and Heating, we’ve been providing our plumbing services to Westminster, Eldersburg, Sykesville, and other surrounding Maryland areas for years. You’ve got enough to worry about this holiday season, let us take one thing off your plate!

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