Plumbing problems such as that tiny leak beneath the sink in the kitchen or bathroom vanity can quietly grow, damaging the flooring and cabinets. Locating a supply line leak is a simple matter of repeatedly pressing a clean, dry tissue against the shutoff valve and connections until the tissue comes away damp. To find a drain leak, touch the tissue against each fitting and connection as the water drains out until you locate the source. If you have a dishwasher, test that as well.
Some customers like to fix these small problems themselves. Others want us to repair them in case there is an underlying problem causing the leak. We’re here to help.
Decades ago, father’s didn’t typically tell their daughter’s to marry a plumber when they grow up. In their mind, the job wasn’t prestigious enough. Little did these fathers know what it takes to be a plumber. Most of us didn’t wind up with someone who excelled at algebra, geometry and physics unless we married a plumber. It takes at least 5 years of education and experience to just become a journeyman. To become a master plumber, depending on your states laws, it is another 2-5 more years before your eligible to take the master plumber’s exam. Then there’s the part of working in a freezing tight crawl space area fixing a pipe, or an even worse environment. You are talking about a very physically challenging and demanding job. So the next time you met a plumber, there’s a pretty high chance he is more educated than you and able to adapt to conditions and circumstances you’ve never even dreamed of.
Many people have started a bath and left the room to tend to something else, completely forgetting the running water. Unless it had been running for quite a few hours, chances are you will be faced with a maddening clean up job, but without damage to deal with. Not so much the case when you have a broken pipe or a water heater with a huge leak. When faced with this kind of plumbing disaster, it can damage walls, carpet, and countless other things in it’s way. Plumbing can be pretty expensive depending on what’s needed, so it’s best to have routine checks done by a professional to make certain all your plumbing is in proper working order. Avoid the disaster, call your professional plumber.
We all have our routines in the morning, and typically it includes a shower or bath. So here you are, ready to take that nice hot shower and instead you are greeted with freezing cold water. Since this is the first time using the water that day, you already know you didn’t run out of hot water. Possibly the pilot light is out on the water heater, and in that case it’s best to consult the owners manual to see how and where to relight it. However, if these aren’t the causes, a bigger problem is looming. When it is time to replace your water heater, although most of us try to cut costs as much as possible, doing it yourself is not a good idea. This unit is usually large and heavy and keep in mind it is a pressurized container. Rather than take on a project without the experience and knowledge needed, call a professional qualified plumber to get the job done and your hot water running again.
So you own a home that is still equipped with the same water pipes from when the home was first built. In that case, you are looking at Galvanized Steel. Although people thought years ago that the amount of zinc within the pipes would be harmful to them, it actually isn’t. However, over that time frame you can be guaranteed the pipes have a lower flow of water coming through, due to rust and the inside of the pipes being corroded. If a water softener was used throughout the years, then the corrosion may be slightly less severe. Then of course you also have to have the concern of asbestos being present if nothing has been touched during the decades. With water pipes having an age of 60 years or more, it is time to replace them.
