Spring Plumbing 101: A Comprehensive Checklist

Spring, is the season marking longer, warmer days, flowers blooming, and a bunch of winter cleaning. Winter takes a toll on your home; spring is when you get it back in order. However, the most important part is your plumbing care. Below is a comprehensive checklist to get your plumbing back to its tip-top shape so you can enjoy the warm spring days. 

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Outdoor:

– Clear your gutters and downspouts. Inspect to see if the weight of the snow and ice causes any damage.

– Clean patio drains to make sure water can flow through.

– Check your garden hoses for loose connections, splits, or any cracks that may have developed through the rapid expansion and retraction of the rubber from the temperature changes.

– Flush your sprinklers to check for leaks.

– Remove any temporary insulation.

Indoor:

– Make sure the water heater temperature is set properly and that it is not fluctuating sporadically.

– Inspect your washing machine and refrigerator water hoses, and replace them if needed.

– Check for any leaks in your plumbing around the house. An excellent way to test if you leak is to look at your water meter before bed and analyze it in the morning. If there is an unexplained amount of water loss, you might leak somewhere or a slowly dripping faucet.

– Clean your dishwasher’s drain and unclog any blocked holes in the sprayer. You do not want to have any unnecessary pressure in the water hose of your dishwasher.

– Drain and flush water from your water heater to clear accumulated sediment. Doing this once a year is good practice, so why not do it during your spring cleaning?

This checklist will allow you to make sure that all your plumbing is back in its best shape. However, it may be in your best interest and for the better of your plumbing to have your local reputable plumbers come in for a professional inspection of all your plumbing. We recommend Plumbing Utah Heating and Air’s experts, as they can do this for you all with a day’s notice.