Our beautiful Flagstaff weather is here once again. We can finally put the snow shovel in the attic and take out the garden rake. It's a good thing too because our weather beaten landscape needs some TLC. Are you ready to unwind the garden hose and turn on the faucet? You might want to take an extra minute and do a "60 Second Test" to make sure that your are not going to walk back inside to a soggy mess.
Because of our sub zero winter weather Flagstaff uses a special type of outside hose connection. When it is maintained and installed properly it works great. When it's not it creates a very soggy "situation" on your living room, bedroom or kitchen floor. Try the "60 Second Test" the first time you turn on your hose faucet after winter.
First, screw on a hose bib cap (found at a local hardware store) or a closed spray nozzle to the end of the faucet. Slowly turn on the water. Within a second you should hear total silence, no noise of water running. Then watch your water meter usage for 60 seconds. If your meter shows no spinning dials or running numbers you have passed the test. You can water your trees and plants without worry. If you do hear running water when you turn on your capped faucet or see water usage at your meter you may have a leak that is running into your concealed wall, crawl space or kitchen cabinet. No problem, your have avoided any major water damage for now. If making the necessary repairs are going to cut into your therapeutic garden time just give us a call 928-774-HELP. We would love to see your garden grow greener and your home stay dry. That's Mortensen Custom Plumbing at 928-774-4357.
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