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It's so important for you to take proper care of your business's plumbing. If you don't, then you can end up dealing with any number of plumbing issues that could put you in a bad situation where you may even need to close your business doors until the plumbing issues are fixed. Here are some things you should be doing to keep your commercial plumbing in the best condition possible.

Have your commercial plumbing inspected regularly

When it comes to how often commercial plumbing should be inspected, there isn't one hard and fast rule that works for all businesses. This is due to the fact that there are many things that dictate how frequently it should be inspected. A few of these considerations include the age of the plumbing, the size of the plumbing system, the plumbing features the business has, and how the plumbing has been doing recently. The best thing to do is to take the advice of the plumbing company you work with and have them come out as frequently as they think is necessary. 

Try to educate people to treat the plumbing right

It's unfortunate, but many people don't know how to treat plumbing. Some people think it is okay to flush anything down the toilet that will go down it. What they don't understand is just because they don't see the item in the toilet once they flush, doesn't mean it went through the system fine. These items can get caught up in the system and cause a blockage. You may want to cover the proper treatment of the plumbing in a regular meeting and put up signs for customers who use the bathroom, letting them know not to flush anything except toilet paper. 

Have repairs taken care of right away

As a business owner, you can't take the chance of having a plumbing problem cause you to shut down to the public. This is why you want to have a system in place that allows your employees to report plumbing issues without feeling they may be reprimanded. For example, if an employee does flush the wrong thing and causes a clog, they may not want to admit what they did. It's a good idea to have an anonymous system in place that they can use to alert management to a plumbing issue immediately. As soon as management is aware of any issue, they need to call the plumber out right away, rather than trying to fix the issue on their own or putting it off until a more convenient time.

For more information on commercial plumbing, contact a company like Boiler Services, Inc.