Your kitchen sink plumbing is perhaps one of the most important plumbing items in your home, some would say. Most households use the kitchen many, many times a day. But that only refers to the operation and functionality. Where is the first place you go when you show your new home? You talk about the kitchen, right? People take pride in their cuisine. A properly and professionally installed plumbing system should take precedence. Quirky kitchens aren’t noted for having bad plumbing.
Homeowners should be very careful not to spend their entire kitchen budget on cabinets and countertops and only leave enough to fill the holes in the kitchen sink with some cheap plumbing fixtures. If you don’t spend enough at the beginning, you will spend more at the end. The money spent to buy additional plumbing fixtures for the kitchen sink and hire a professional plumber to install them can add up to three or four times the amount of the best fixture at first.
Maintaining your kitchen sink plumbing with some common sense also goes a long way. Keep your faucet clean. Dry standing water around the faucet after each use. Use the disposer sparingly. I mean, do you put more food in your mouth than you can chew at one time? Don’t make that available to you either. Let the water run during and after each use. Make sure it has worked long enough to rinse the food. Food that isn’t completely removed from your disposal creates a buildup of bacteria that causes bad odors around your sink. It also causes it to rust, corrode from the inside out. Then you will have a pleasant surprise from the water that is poured on your feet from the inside of the cabinet. Basic common sense can save you a lot of money.
Don’t let the most used, most people, and most exposed area of your home become the most expensive maintenance item in your annual budget. Use quality fixtures, always use a professional plumber to install and maintain, and always use common sense. Careful planning and proper care will allow you to enjoy your kitchen sink plumbing for years to come.
