Parker & Sons Offers Home Holiday Plumbing Tips

    PHOENIX, AZ, November 09, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- This is going to increase the stress and strain placed on the home plumbing system. Luckily, if disaster strikes, Parker & Sons offers emergency services 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Alternatively, Parker & Sons offers homeowners a few tips and tricks for fixing minor plumbing problems on their own.

One of the best ways to solve plumbing problems, is to preventing them from occurring in the first place. It is important to avoid pouring oil down the drain. Hot oil reacts with water and could cause violent explosions. It could also damage the internal plumbing of the home. Even cold oil can cause problems by congealing and creating clogs.

Oil isn't the only thing to avoid tossing down the sink. On Thanksgiving Day, turkey bones should be tossed out with the garbage, not tossed down the garbage disposal. Bones are hard tough for disposals to manage and could cause them to break down. Fibrous food like potato skins are another problem. Even after going through the garbage disposal they can cause clogs. Coffee grounds also notorious causes of clogs.

Parker & Sons knows, even if homeowners follow all of these precautions, clogs still happen. Kitchen sink plungers could be a holiday life saver. They are smaller and shaped differently than normal plungers. It is best to avoid mixing these up!

If the kitchen plunger is having trouble busting the clog, Parker & Sons advises pouring hot water down the drain. If the clog has been made by organic compounds like soap, hot water could help break it up.

Parker & Sons further advises homeowners to avoid using chemical compounds like Drano in their kitchen. Not only can these compounds damage the home plumbing system, but they are dangerous to have around food.

"Each year we see a huge spike in service calls around the holiday season. Many of these issues are major emergencies and we are always here for homeowners in those situations. Actually, we are here for homeowners in any situation. But if the problem is minor, and they feel like they can take care of it themselves, that is always a good alternative," said Josh Kelly of Parker & Sons.

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