Notes from Harmony Road

Stories from Eatonton, plumbing tips for homeowners and lake house owners, and guides like our article on plumbing hazards.

Insulate exposed pipes, disconnect garden hoses, cover outside spigots, drain irrigation lines and backflow assemblies that are exposed, and let faucets drip on the coldest nights.

Check outside spigots and hoses for freeze damage, start the irrigation system and look for leaks, test the sump pump, look under sinks and around the water heater, and schedule backflow testing if your water provider requires it.

Run water in every fixture to refill the traps, check the water heater, well and pressure tank, look for leaks under sinks and around toilets, and make sure the septic system is ready for a full house.

Flush the water heater, test the sump pump, keep gutters draining away from the foundation, have the boiler checked before the heating season and find your main shutoff before the first freeze.

A flange plunger for toilets, a cup plunger for sinks, an adjustable wrench, thread seal tape, a bucket, towels and a flashlight. Know where your main shutoff is, and keep a meter key if you need one to reach it.

Replacing a toilet flapper, cleaning faucet aerators, clearing a sink trap and plunging a simple clog are good do-it-yourself jobs. Gas work, water heater installation, sewer lines and anything inside walls are best left to a licensed plumber.

Fix running toilets and dripping faucets, check for hidden leaks with the meter test, use efficient fixtures and water the lawn early in the morning. See leak detection.

Fix leaks quickly, choose efficient fixtures and water heaters, insulate hot water pipes and keep grease and chemicals out of drains. Small steps help protect the water that makes Lake Country beautiful.

Grease in kitchen lines, hair and soap in bathrooms, wipes in toilets and roots in older sewer lines. See drain cleaning.

Many manufacturers recommend replacing rubber washing machine hoses about every five years. Braided stainless steel hoses are a sturdier upgrade.

Turn off the main water or the well pump, set the water heater to vacation mode if it has one, and leave the heat on at a safe setting in winter. Ask a neighbor to check the house after storms.

That is usually water hammer, caused by water stopping suddenly. Loose pipe straps and high water pressure make it worse. Water hammer arrestors and a pressure check usually solve it.

No. A toilet that refills on its own every so often usually has a leaking flapper. It can waste a lot of water over time, and it is usually an easy, inexpensive fix.

A yearly look at the water heater, visible pipes, fixtures, and well or septic components catches small problems early. Older homes and vacation homes benefit the most.

Replace faucets and toilets that leak repeatedly, need parts that are hard to find, or use far more water than modern models. A remodel is a good time to update them.

If you are on a well, you lose water when the power goes out, so keep drinking water on hand. Surge protection helps protect pump controls, and you should check that the pump restarts properly when power returns.

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It is a short tale about Eatonton and the plumbers who keep its homes running, from a bath-time water heater rescue to a stormy-night leak. Read The Whistle of Harmony.

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