how to prepare your plumbing system for winter
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Winter is here! Frozen pipes, clogged drains, water heater failure, etc. are some of the main problems to face. To avoid such problems check-out these slides.TRANSCRIPT
How to Prepare Your Plumbing System for Winter
Winters are notoriously unpredictable and brutal with snow, rain, and sub-zero temperatures. In this season, it becomes vital to keep your home especially plumbing fittings ready for winters. An undetermined cold snap can lead to a burst or frozen pipe and costly damage. To avoid such situations you must prepare the plumbing system of your home before it happens. So, here are some helpful tips through which you can prepare your plumbing system for winters.
Introduction
Winterize The Faucets
The outdoor faucets are always exposed to the elements year-round, so you need to keep them safe especially in winters. Before snow hits, it is important to turn off, cover the hose bibs, drain the garden hose, and shut off the water to outdoor faucets. By doing this, you can protect them from those damages that can be caused by water expanding as it freezes.
Check For Exposed Pipes
Frozen pipes are one of the greatest threats that homeowners face in winter months. To protect them, you need to insulate exposed water pipes in unheated areas in your home. It is also good to insulate other areas of your home like garage doors to keep them safe.
Inspect your furnace
The furnace is one of the essential parts of your plumbing system which needs to be prepared for winters. It is because, if the furnace fails, the first thing which comes under risk is pipes that lead to bursting and freezing due to the drop in temperature. While preparing them, make sure your furnace is working correctly.
Service The Water Heater
Water heaters are another plumbing system that needs to check before the arrival of winter. Make sure that they are working well. So, before winters, drain the water heater and have a maintenance check performed.
Though these are some tips that you can do yourself. But it is always recommended to hire certified plumbers in Geelong to
help you to do it in the right way.
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