Heat taping is like an electric blanket for your pipes. It involves an electrical heating element that is tied to a pipe. It warms the pipe to keep it from freezing. Wrapping a pipe can be done in numerous techniques, from plug-in heating tape to pre-formed foam tube insulation that skims on over a pipe. The variety of protection your pipes need depends on how cold it gets where your rental property is located and if your pipes are the right fit for heat tape. Outdoor water spigots should also be safeguarded with an insulated cover.
Having your rental home’s exposed pipes dealt with is just as urgent as those that are hidden behind the scenes. Despite that, you likely have a full agenda and might find it strenuous to get to the pipes in your Southampton home before the cold starts. So, what should you do? You might have tried asking your tenants to do the heat taping and wrapping on their rental home’s pipes. That might seem to be a believable proposal but leaving pipe insulation to your tenants isn’t always the best idea. There is no guarantee that they know what they are doing, or that they will perform a decent job. It may seem like a small thing, but unless they have home maintenance knowledge, there’s a good opportunity they’ll miss a relevant step at some part in the procedure.
Another resolution is to do the heat taping and wrapping yourself. While it is true that insulating pipes is not a difficult task and that the resources are widely accessible, unless you also know what you are doing, you’re taking a gamble with your assets. Pipe insulation also requires to be checked and replaced each year, which adds another possibly laborious task to your to-do list.
Indeed, with everything else you have to do, pipes might not make it on the to-do list as often as they should. That is why having someone manage it for you can be the best judgment you ever make. Real Property Management Prosperity will check and preserve the pipes in your Southampton rental property on a consistent basis, supplying protection from freezing and bursting with zero effort on your part. For more information about our property management services, contact us online or call us at 267-433-4200 today!