Pet owners know more than anyone how much trouble curious cats or playful pups can get into if you do not take the proper precautions. Pet-proofing is essential to protect your belongings and pets from damage. Identifying potential hazards in your home, such as toxic substances, is crucial to prevent any harm to your plumbing or furry friends. To do this, you should pet-proof every room in your home with plumbing, such as the kitchen and bathroom. This article will review some of the best tips to pet-proof your home’s plumbing to protect your pets from danger.
The first thing to do is to ensure any harmful cleaning products are safely out of your pets’ reach so that any toxic chemicals do not harm them or spill any of these damaging products around your house and appliances. Also, ensure there are no sharp objects in your cleaning supplies they can get ahold of quickly.
Any puppy or kitten can habitually chew on things like knick-knacks, shoes, or furniture. Ensure you cover any exposed pipes so your pets don’t chew on them and risk harm to themselves and your plumbing. Keep any cabinets housing sink pipes closed, and either purchase pipe coverings or install shelves or a pedestal around any exposed pipes not protected by a cabinet. Be sure there are no small spaces your pets can get stuck in around cabinets.
Always keep your toilet lids closed to prevent pets from drinking the water from the toilet. The chemicals you use to clean your toilets will remain in the bowl after washing it, so it is generally unsafe to let your animals drink from it. Keep the lids down, and always be sure you have drinking water available for your pets when thirsty. If you have leaky toilets, do not ignore that, as sometimes pets drink water leaking from toilets and get infected. Hire John Owens Services for plumbing leak detection if you have toilet leakage.
Flushing cat litter down your drains can cause heavy damage to your plumbing, even if the brand claims to be flushable. Cat litter will expand as it absorbs moisture and, therefore, can cause a clog in your pipes when flushed down the drain. Some parasites could transfer from the waste in the cat litter into your water supply. The best way to guarantee your health and the health of your plumbing is to dispose of pet waste and cat litter in the trash. If, after all the precautions, your drain gets clogged or affected, we at John Owens, will take care of your drain cleaning.
When bathing your dog or cat, it is essential to be sure that you have a drain stopper to catch any fur that sheds during the process. Pet hair can clog your pipes if it builds up in the drain, as can human hair and various debris, so it is essential to have drain stoppers over sink and shower drains.
Training dogs out of any digging habits is essential, especially if they tend to dig in your yard, where running into water and sewer lines is dangerous. Not only could this be detrimental to your home’s plumbing, but it can be especially harmful to your dog since it could come into contact with dangerous sewage.
Keeping the water temperature balanced is a good way to help your pet remain comfortable throughout their bath time. Everyone in the house can benefit from the water temperature staying consistent during a shower, so installing pressure-balancing valves on sinks and showers can be great plumbing essentials.
Additionally, with the above tips, knowing how to prepare for when you may need plumbing services or repairs in your home is good. A plumbing emergency may occasionally occur, or the need for professionals to provide plumbing services may arise. When you have a plumber service your home, you will, of course, want to make sure any dog or cat is safely out of the way for the technicians during the service so that they can safely complete their job and so that your pets are not harmed by any of the equipment and tools the technicians are working with to fix the plumbing issue. Depending on the nature of the plumbing issue, there could be very harmful materials that everyone in your family, including pets, needs to steer clear of, such as sewage backups. It is vital to ensure the professionals you hire have completely remedied the issue and that all hazardous plumbing spills are cleaned up from the floor, walls, and furniture.
Are you looking for a team of skilled plumbers in Santa Rosa and Sonoma County who can adequately care for your residential plumbing needs? John Owens Services has the expertise and qualified professionals to attend to all the plumbing needs of residential clients in the Sonoma County community. Not only do we provide long-lasting solutions from our team of licensed plumbers at a reasonable cost to customers, but we are also pet-friendly!
The safety of your pets is vital, and you can be sure that our team of plumbers will always take the proper safety measures to ensure curious paws don’t come into contact with anything dangerous once we have finished our task. Our residential plumbers will always clean up our workspace after we have completed any repairs or installations, leaving your home looking just the way we found it, whether it is your bathroom, kitchen, basement, or any other area of plumbing we can fix.
Call the trusted plumbers in your community if you are looking for professional expertise in repairs, installations, and maintenance solutions in Santa Rosa and Sonoma County. We have the plumbing essentials and solutions for our customers and pet companions!
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