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Seasonal Tips: Spring
- Check outside hydrants or water spigots for winter freeze damage.
- Early spring is when the most active tree root growth occurs, and can be looking for cracks in your main sewer line. This is a major cause of sewer line blockage. Have your sewer lines evaluated.
- Make sure you know where your outside sewer clean-out is. Keep it uncovered for emergency access.
- If you open an outdoor hydrant or spigot, and don’t have pressure like normal, chances are the hydrant line has split from freezing and is leaking in your crawlspace or house.
- Open crawlspace vents as needed.
Seasonal Tips: Summer
- Check outside hydrants or spigots for signs of dripping or leaking. Get these hydrants and spigots fixed or replaced before winter approaches.
Seasonal Tips: Fall
- Remove all hoses for the winter. Check hydrants or spigots for leaks and get them fixed before winter approaches.
- Winterize pool houses and other out buildings where water is used.
- Winterize sprinkler systems.
- Consider closing your crawlspace vents.
Seasonal Tips: Winter
- Remove all garden hoses immediately after use.
- In extreme cold, open cabinet doors below sinks or where water lines run.
- Keep garage doors closed if you have water lines, water heaters, or a water softener inside the garage.
- If water pipes freeze, they may burst. When these pipes thaw, flooding can occur.
- If you run water to keep lines from freezing, run at a steady trickle, not just a drip.
- Do not trickle water if your drain lines are exposed to outdoor freezing temperatures, as in under mobile homes.
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