With summer right around the corner, now is the best time to acquaint yourself with the season’s most common plumbing issues. Specific plumbing problems are more common this time of the year due to several factors like warmer weather. 

The best way for homeowners to protect their residential plumbing systems and prevent these seasonal issues is by learning about them. Understanding common summer plumbing issues will allow you to avoid them by adjusting how you use your residential plumbing.

Clogged or Damaged Garbage Disposal

If you, like many other homeowners, are planning to have plenty of cookouts this summer, you need to have a plan for how to dispose of your food waste. While it may be convenient to just dump leftover produce and cooking grease down your garbage disposal, doing so can damage it and cause serious clogs, requiring further plumbing repair.

Try exploring alternative methods for food waste disposal, like storing your grease in a container and dumping it in a bag after it solidifies. It will benefit your garbage disposal and keep your residential plumbing system free of issues.

Toilet Trouble

For those with kids who will spend most of their time in the summer at home, you’ll need to keep a close eye on how they treat your household toilets. Sometimes, children will try to flush down too much toilet paper or even objects that they shouldn’t flush, like paper towels. This can lead to clogged toilets and put your bathroom out of commission for some time until you can call for plumbing repair.

Teaching your children good practices like only flushing toilet paper down your toilet will prevent clogs and keep your plumbing system healthy.

Sewer Backup

Another issue to look out for is tree root intrusion in your sewer. Tree roots can grow in the summer and enter through cracked pipes to block your sewer line. 

As soon as you notice that your sewage is backing up, you must contact a plumbing service immediately to explore sewer line replacement or repair options. Quick action can save you money and help you avoid severe health effects from long-term exposure to sewage backup. 

If you encounter plumbing issues this summer, there’s no better solution in the industry than ProFlo Plumbers. We’ll address whatever problem affects your residential plumbing system and get it back to normal with our world-class residential plumbing repair and maintenance services. You can count on our elite team of licensed plumbers, who have years of experience helping Murrieta, Temecula and Canyon Lake residents with their residential plumbing and commercial plumbing maintenance needs. For home plumbing issues that cannot wait until the next day, our emergency plumbing services are the solution for you. To see how ProFlo Plumbers can help you, contact us today at (951) 327-7688 or visit us online.