Top 5 Tips for Cleaning Your Plumbing This Spring

Spring Cleaning

With the arrival of warmer weather, many home owners conduct a Spring Cleaning to refurbish the premises after a long winter. Here are five useful tips for caring for pipes during this process and ascertaining when, and if, calling a plumber remains a wise idea:

1. Water Treatment:

Most people don’t think about the mineral deposits in their water. Treating these chemical build ups is vital to the cleanliness of not only your pipes and dishes, but to the purity of your own body! This should always be a priority in your home.

If you haven’t had water treatment services yet, call today!

2. Drains:

Check drains to make certain that kitchen, bathroom and basement drains are emptying as rapidly as usual. If you experience slower than normal draining, then contacting a licensed plumber to inspect and clean out drains remains a helpful process in keeping everything working in tip top condition.

3. Shower Head Check:

Wipe down the exterior of shower heads with a damp cloth. Then turn on the shower and carefully observe the flow as you increase the level of water exiting from the shower head.

Should any problems with the flow or spray appear, report problems to your plumber. You may require a replacement shower head, or possibly a plumbing visit.

4. Check Outdoor Faucets:

Sometimes damage occurs to outdoor faucets during winter freezes. Certified Master Inspector Dwight Barnett from the American Society of Home Inspectors recommends that property owners carefully examine the exterior of the faucet at the beginning of the spring.

Also, turn on each exterior faucet and place a thumb and finger over the opening; if you can stop the flow yourself easily, he notes, then a pipe may require attention and it is time to contact a plumber.

5. Kitchen Appliance Check:

Cleaning and checking the proper functioning of kitchen appliances remains a helpful idea at this time, too. Many experts recommend using natural cleaners, and avoiding caustic chemicals, as much as possible for safety reasons.

Three helpful substances that can greatly assist in cleaning appliances when used separately according to Laura Newcomer are: lemon juice extract, vinegar and baking soda.

Baking soda and water can form a paste that can remove grime from sinks. Vinegar mixed with water makes a great cleaning solution for some types of counter tops.

Lemon juice extract can help remove grease deposits. If you observe leaking appliances connected to water pipes, contact your plumber.

Spring is upon us, which means it’s time to freshen up your Stuart home. Give Allore’s Plumbing a call at (772) 288-0998 for all your plumbing needs.