Get Ready For the Holidays

Experts at Plumbing By Kirk Offer Helpful Tips To Avoid Emergencies

Saugus , CA – September 27, 2004 – Season's Greetings from the experts at Plumbing By Kirk, a Saugus-based company built on providing high-q ual ity, personalized plumbing services to local residents. With the holidays and changing weather right around the drainpipe, Kirk Stinson, founder and president of the family-operated plumbing business, offers a few helpful tips to keep you from finding a double-time holiday repair bill in your Christmas stocking.

“I want people to have the right answers before they act ual ly need to ask the question,” said Stinson, an industry-certified plumber who launched Plumbing By Kirk more than a year ago. “This is a hectic time of year for everyone and we'd like to help homeowners make advance plumbing issues a priority when there is no problem.”

Stinson is making his list and encourages homeowners to check it twice before too long. Here are some of his simple suggestions for preventative plumbing maintenance:

Don't be a drip: Check outside drains and rain gutters to see if they are clean and free of debris.
With the increase of seasonal cooking and entertaining, also check and maintain drains inside your house, especially in the kitchen. The minute you get a stop-up, it's already too late.

Got gas? According to Stinson, some 65% of homeowners have no idea where their gas and water valves are, let alone know how to shut them off. Bad. Know how and when to do this. Rule of thumb - unless you smell gas do not shut it off, even during earthquakes and emergencies.

Speaking of quakes: Be ready for anything. Earthquakes happen so make sure your house has proper strapping to keep key items in place during a tumbler, especially water heaters.

Heating up: After the recent fire devastation in the valley, consider installing an emergency fire-connect sprinkler system for the perimeter of your yard and property. You can also put together a fire-sprinkler pre-fab kit to have on hand for extreme hot and dry weather conditions.

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