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Water Damage
Prevention Checklist |
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Sump pump |
Test monthly |
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Back up sump pump |
Test monthly |
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Water alarm battery |
Test monthly |
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Down spout runoff |
Should extend
at least 4 feet from house |
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Flash lights |
Test, keep in
emergency kit |
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Battery operated
radio |
Test monthly
keep in emergency kit |
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Matches |
Keep in
emergency kit |
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Important
documentation |
Keep in safe
place but easy to find |
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Back up sump pump
battery |
Service /add
water monthly replace every 3 years |
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Washing machine
supply hoses |
Check every 6
months replace if corroded or more than 5 years old |
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Dish washer supply
hose |
Check every 6
months if rubber or plastic |
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Sink supply lines |
Check yearly
replace if plastic or corroded |
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Toilet supply lines |
Check yearly
replace if plastic or corroded |
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Washing machine
discharge |
Check yearly
replace if rubber is cracked replace when 5 years old |
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Gutters and
downspouts |
Clean spring
and fall more often if trees overhang roof |
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Downspout runoff
extensions |
At lease 4 foot
away from house |
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Basement floor
drains |
Use flood
stopper or stand pipe if below grade sewer |
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Rod sewer main line |
At least every
year, every 6 sonts is you have experienced tree root problems in
the past |
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Home sewer system
type |
Overhead or
below slab |
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Ejector pump and
pit |
Service yearly |
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Landscape drainage |
Grade so water
flows away from foundation |
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Street storm drains |
Check clean if
leaves cover grate remove especially in fall |
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Outside water
faucet freeze proof |
In winter
remove hose, allow to drain |
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Outside water
faucet standard |
Service for
winter remove hose and drain plug, allow water to drain |
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Outside wall water
supply and faucets |
Check for any
water supplies on outside walls: in winter make sure to keep warm |
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Basement wall
inspection |
Inspect yearly
for foundation cracks repair as needed |
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Water beds |
Inspect leak
liner replace as needed, inspect bladder for hard vinyl |
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Toilet age / type
inspection |
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Basement window
well drains |
Inspect in
spring and fall remove debris |
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Basement window
well covers |
Inspect for
cracks, replace as required |
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Dishwasher
discharge |
Inspect yearly,
replace if hard or cracked: make sure if connected via garbage
disposal that before dishwasher runs garbage disposal is rum. |
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Ice maker tubing |
Inspect replace
if plastic |
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Condensate drains
on air conditioners |
Inspect and
clean every year |
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Sprinklers |
Inspect for
direction and not toward house |
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