- Given the complexity and cost of such problems, managers should include specific inspections and actions relative to the plumbing system in their maintenance plans. Residents usually call management for repairs only after the plumbing has broken down or become a nuisance. Encourage residents to report all maintenance issues by calling the management office as soon as they discover a problem.
SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
- The most common causes of sewer service line backups are improper disposal of household items, such as paper towels, sanitary napkins, disposable diapers, and cooking grease; garbage disposal misuse; and food debris, such as fruit and vegetable peelings, in kitchen sinks. Grease, roots and rags that are inappropriately discharged into the sewer system can also cause problems in sewer lines that are connected to main or city sewer lines.