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Originally Posted by hoot2602
After watching approximately 200 different homes over a 6 year period, you'd be surprised at how many people leave windows unlocked! Be sure when locking windows that have plastic keepers (most do) that the keeper is firmly seated in the slot. The aluminum window frames may bend and when you close the keeper it may not seat in the slot.Rather, it will push the aluminum frame out. I estimate that 10% of the homes that I've watched leave something unlocked. Other things that are a good idea:
1. Don't close the toilet seats. When closed there is no circulation thus, mold will build up in toilets. Many people are afraid that critters (snakes, frogs and bugs) will come up into the toilet. I haven't seen it in my 6 years of doing home watches..
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When we returned this past December after 7 weeks up north, the master bath toilet had a visitor while we were away. There was mud all over the bowl and on the underside of the toilet seat. We could not discern any footprints (maybe a snake?). The toilet directly behind in the guest bath was clean.