Top Three New Year's Plumbing Resolution Tips For Better Living
The New Year is a time to reflect on the previous year and make strides to improve our quality of living and overall well-being. You may be a person who sticks with resolutions, or maybe you decide that new gym routine just isn’t going to cut it. All in all, we’re not here to judge.
Creating new habits can be challenging, and some goals take years to accomplish. Sometimes, it’s easier to adjust to tiny improvements than big resolutions in those cases. Therefore, we have some simple home plumbing tips that you can adopt today to be more conscientious and increase the value of your home while improving your overall health. Here are our top three new year’s plumbing resolution tips for any homeowner to quickly implement:
Schedule an annual plumbing inspection
If you only do one thing for your home maintenance this year, scheduling a professional plumbing inspection should be it. Opt for a licensed plumber to check out your pipes and the system’s health every new year. If everything is in order, you’ll be happy to have peace of mind. If the inspection comes back with needed repairs, you will have gotten to it before it became a noisy or potentially dangerous issue. A burst pipe, clogged drains, or an undetected leak can cause thousands of dollars of damage to your home. With an annual plumbing inspection, you can detect potentially faulty or failing areas of your plumbing and prevent them from becoming a larger-scale issue.
Install water-saving fixtures to use less water
Many people’s new year’s resolutions include being more eco-friendly or more conscious of the products that they use or buy. One excellent way to work towards a lighter carbon footprint is choosing energy-efficient appliances. Unless you plan to replace your current water heater or larger appliances for more eco-conscious ones, a more accessible place to start is with water consumption. Installing a tap aerator on your water faucets or replacing old shower heads with low-flow ones is inexpensive and has lasting effects. Other water-saving fixtures include high-efficiency toilets and replacing your pressure regulator valve. Small changes throughout the home can lead to huge savings on annual water bills.
Treat your toilet and drains better
Just because paper towels can flush down the toilet and eggshells wash down the sink drain does not mean they should. Owning a home comes with lots of maintenance, and one to certainly keep up with is proper drain etiquette. Check out our Maintaining a Garbage Disposal do’s and don’ts here.
Making small changes to what goes down your sink and swirls with every toilet flush will add years to the lifespan of your plumbing system. In addition, you’ll save money on drain cleaning and other repairs. One rule to stick to is only flushing waste and toilet paper down the toilet. Feminine hygiene products, diapers, tissues, paper towels, and even flushable wipes should go in the garbage can. Similarly, fats, oils, and grease should go into the wastebasket after cooling. Refrain from sending coffee grounds, eggshells, bones, and any hard food matter down the sink. Contrary to popular belief, ice cubes do not help your garbage disposal. Instead, ice can damage the blades.
This new year can be the best one yet by making small strides towards home plumbing maintenance. We wish you a Happy New Year and are here in case you have any plumbing questions or would like to schedule an in-depth plumbing inspection in Las Vegas, Henderson, or Enterprise, Nevada.
If you need honest and experienced professional plumbing services for residential and afford commercial plumbing needs in Las Vegas, Henderson, and Enterprise give us a call at 702-766-3320.
