If you typically have your drains cleaned during the winter, you might want to change your routine. While winter drain cleaning does get your drains ready for your holiday festivities, there are actually quite a few benefits to waiting until spring. Here are just four of the reasons you should plan your drain cleaning for spring. 

Drain Sludge Will Be Thawed

If you're planning on having your drains cleaned this winter, you should know that all sludge has probably hardened to a wintery mess. Unfortunately, that means your plumber will need to work harder to clear your drains. However, if you wait until spring, the warmth radiating through the soil will help soften the sludge, making it much easier to clean and remove. The end result will be cleaner drains with less time and effort. 

Remove Debris Left From Holidays

If you're planning to clean your drains before the holidays, you'll be living with all the holiday sludge for the rest of the year. If you plan to do a lot of entertaining during the holidays, that could add up to a lot of extra sludge in your drains. One of the benefits of cleaning your drains in the spring is that you can get rid of all the holiday sludge, leaving you with clean drains for the rest of the year. 

Include Project on Spring Cleaning List

If you're like most people, you probably have a list of spring cleaning items that you take care of each year. Because you have that list, you're able to remember all the important maintenance issues that need to be taken care of each year. If you're cleaning your drains during the winter, you might have a difficult time remembering that particular maintenance need. Not only that, but you're stretching your home maintenance over several months. When you have your drains cleaned during the spring, you can add that project to your spring cleaning list, which means all your maintenance projects can be taken care of at the same time. 

Winter Plumbing Damage Can Be Located

If you live in a colder region of the United States, your plumbing is subjected to harsh weather each winter. Serious plumbing problems can pop up during those cold winter months. Unfortunately, some plumbing problems pop up underground or behind the walls, in areas that aren't visible to the naked eye. One of the benefits of cleaning your drains in the spring is that your plumber will be able to locate the winter damage and take care of the repairs before you're faced with an emergency situation.

For more information, contact a company like Quality Plumbing.