{"id":4444,"date":"2016-06-24T08:16:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T12:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/?p=4444"},"modified":"2016-05-26T12:17:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T16:17:56","slug":"is-your-houses-plumbing-ready-for-your-summer-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/blog\/is-your-houses-plumbing-ready-for-your-summer-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your House’s Plumbing Ready for Your Summer Vacation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The newspaper and mail are on hold. The dog is at the kennel. And your suitcases are almost packed. It’s summer vacation time!<\/p>\n

But wait … before turning on the alarm system and heading out for your much-needed time at the beach, is your home’s plumbing ready for you to be gone?<\/em><\/p>\n

The experts at Mansfield Plumbing <\/a>remind you to think twice before leaving your house for an extended amount of time. During the winter, it’s easy to remember to leave cabinet doors open a bit and faucets dripping slightly if you’re leaving during freezing weather. But, how do you prepare your house for a vacation exit during summer months?<\/p>\n

“A smart tip is to turn off the main water valve at its source if you’re going to be gone for longer than a few days<\/strong>,” says Adriana Miller, product manager with Mansfield Plumbing. “This prevents any water from entering your home, so you don’t risk a disaster if a washer water line or pipe bursts unexpectedly.”<\/p>\n

Miller also recommends these plumbing tips before leaving on summer vacation<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Tip #1<\/strong> – Drain your garden hose and empty any outdoor water containers. Standing water encourages mosquitoes to breed … something you don’t want happening at your house.<\/p>\n

Tip #2<\/strong> – Leave the toilet seat up and open when away for an extended time. Why? Because air can then circulate in the toilet bowl, reducing the chance of built-up scum.<\/p>\n

Tip #3<\/strong> – If you have a septic system, remember to flush your monthly septic system treatment down the toilet before leaving town.<\/p>\n

Tip #4<\/strong> – Run your garbage disposal right before you leave to make sure the sink is clean, so there are no nasty odors to deal with when you get home.<\/p>\n

Tip #5<\/strong> – Turn your water heater off while away to save from keeping it running when you don’t need hot water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The newspaper and mail are on hold. The dog is at the kennel. And your suitcases are almost packed. It’s summer vacation time! But wait … before turning on the alarm system and heading out for your much-needed time at the beach, is your home’s plumbing ready for you to be gone? The experts at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-and-ideas"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4444"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4445,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4444\/revisions\/4445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mansfieldplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}