Having loved ones fill your house over the holidays may fill your home with joy, but it can be too much for your plumbing to handle. Along with all the extra cooking and cleaning, your pipes also have to accommodate your guests, who will need to take showers and brush their teeth. If you’re opening your home to guests, here are a few tips for protecting your pipes so you don’t have to call a plumber over the holidays.

How to Protect Your Plumbing Over the Holidays

1. Be Careful What You Put Down the Drain

Turkey grease and flour can clog a drain almost immediately, especially if they’re washed down the sink at the same time. If you’re cooking for the holidays, keep as much grease, flour, and other waste out of the drains as possible.

2. Use Hair Traps

Your plumbing can probably handle one or two people with long hair, but more than that, and you’re running the risk of a clogged shower. If your friends or family have long locks, using a mesh shower drain will keep loose hair out of the pipes.

3. Keep Trash Cans in Guest Bathrooms

Flushing feminine hygiene products, cotton balls, or other refuse down the drain can cause major messes and serious clogs that may take a plumber to clear. Keeping trash cans in every bathroom will give guests a place to put garbage without ruining your plumbing.

4. Work out the Parking Situation

If you have a septic tank, guests parking on the lawn can ruin the drain field or even damage the tank itself. Before guests arrive, figure out where they should park. If necessary, talk to your neighbors about using their property or the spaces in front of their houses.

If your plumbing needs servicing before the holidays arrive, call London Plumbing & Remodeling. As the top plumber in California’s Amador County, they have the tools and expertise to handle every project, from clogged drains to complete bathroom remodels. Visit their website for more on their wide range of services, or call (209) 296-3613 to speak with a plumber and request a quote.