Water supply is particularly important during the summer for keeping
yourself, your plants, and your garden hydrated. The last thing you want to be without is a
convenient source of water.
To ensure that your water system is prepared for the summer months,
follow these steps:
1. Check Your Hoses
To make sure a pipe didn't burst in your hose line over the winter, check
the hoses in your garage and outside of your home. If you haven't used them in a while, it's
normal to hear a gurgling sound.
However, if water comes out at a trickle – or doesn't come out at all –
something may be wrong. It's important
to have this matter resolved immediately, especially if you have a large garden
that relies on the hose's water during dry stretches.
2. Check for Leaks in Your Basement
This part of the house often goes unnoticed and unchecked. Before the ground starts to really shift with
the temperature, it's important to check for cracks in your house's foundation. If you see a crack that wasn't previously
there, take note. If water isn't coming
through it, the matter probably isn't urgent, but should still be addressed. Do a thorough walkthrough your entire
basement. Remember, this is your house's
foundation – it's important that it's dry and protected.
3. Check Under Your Bathroom and Kitchen Sinks
In addition to checking your basement for water damage, it's also
important to check under your sinks.
This is particularly important if the area under your sink isn't used
for storage. If it isn't used for
storage of toiletries and such, you probably never look at it. But it's important to do so now. Not so much because of the summer heat, but
because it's standard maintenance. Every
once in a while, it's good to check there aren't any leaks under your sink.
4. Check Your Water Heater
Like your sinks, this requires regular maintenance. You should check it thoroughly at least twice
a year – once now and once before winter.
Significant temperature changes tend to have a strange effect on pipes
and, even though hot water doesn't seem important in the summer, it's good to
fix a plumbing problem sooner than later.
5. Check Your Toilets
You look at the inside of it every day, so don't worry about its flushing
ability. That's obvious enough. Rather, look behind your toilet near the
base. Again, this is a regular
maintenance check that should be done at least twice a year. Often, the wax ring that forms a connection
between the toilet and the piping gets old and wears away. If you see a small leak behind your toilet,
the wax ring is probably the culprit.
It's good to get this taken care of immediately before the leak worsens.
If you need assistance with anything related to plumbing before the
summer months hit, call your premier Atlanta
plumbing company today at 770-507-8100.