Copper vs Galvanized Pipe: What Matters Most Before You Schedule Service
Copper vs galvanized pipe is a comparison of two materials that have both been used for residential supply pipe in the Austin area for a long time. The EPA drinking water standards that apply to residential supply systems apply to both of them, but the manner in which they fail, their service life and the […]
Who Repairs Gas Leaks: When a Plumbing Problem Needs a Professional Look
Who repairs gas leaks is a question where the order of contact is as important as the contacts themselves. If you get the sequence wrong during an active gas event you can actually delay the response that will make the situation safe. The federal pipeline safety agency which is the regulator of the natural gas […]
Water Softener Repair Technician: What to Check Before the Issue Comes Back
A water softener repair technician must either be a licensed plumber or a certified expert in water treatment; his or her duty is to detect and correct any faults that arise in a residential or lightly commercial water softening system, such as those involving the control valve, the resin tank, the brine tank, the regeneration […]
Shower Plumbing Repair: When a Plumbing Problem Needs a Professional Look
Shower plumbing repair is the diagnosis and remediation of any failure in the shower’s water supply, temperature control or drainage system. This encompasses the shower valve and cartridge (which control the flow and temperature of water), the supply lines to the valve, the showerhead connection and arm, the drain assembly and p-trap underneath the floor, […]
Water Leaking from Wall: What to Check Before the Issue Comes Back
The fact that water leaking from wall surfaces indicates that moisture is getting to the drywall, plaster, or finished material from a point located behind the wall, above it, or within the wall cavity. This moisture could be due to a pressurized supply line, a drain line that leaks occasionally while a fixture is in […]
Toilet Vent: How to Plan the Right Response Without Guesswork
A toilet vent is the bit of the venting system that takes the toilet drain and connects it to the open air above the roofline. It’s there to provide the atmospheric pressure that the drain requires in order to function properly during and after a flush. If that air isn’t there then the water column […]
Foundation Leak Detection: What the Symptoms Reveal and What to Do Next
Foundation leak detection is the process of finding a water or drain line leak that’s under the concrete floor of a house. This is done using pressure tests, sound equipment, electronic tools or heat cameras before any repairs are started. This step is not a simple formality. It is the information that shows where the […]
Concrete Slab Plumbing Repair: When a Plumbing Problem Needs a Professional Look
Concrete slab plumbing repair is the process of finding and fixing a problem in a water line or drain that’s under or inside the concrete part of a house. It doesn’t always mean taking up the floor to get to the broken pipe. The work can be different. It can be a leak that is […]
Trenchless Water Main Replacement: What Austin Property Owners Should Understand First
Trenchless water main replacement is the process of installing a new residential supply line from the municipal connection to the home without excavating a continuous trench along the pipe‘s entire route. Two small access points at each end of the existing line allow the work to proceed from below, either fracturing the old pipe outward […]
How Quickly Can an Emergency Plumber Arrive: What Austin Homeowners Need to Know First
How quickly an emergency plumber can arrive is the thing most Austin homeowners wonder when water is flowing where it shouldn’t. The real answer depends on things that’re important to know before a problem happens, not during. In Central Texas response times can be under an hour for a company that has workers on the […]
Water Coming Up from Shower Drain: What to Know Before Calling Anyone
Water coming up from the shower drain is not a single problem, and the cause determines everything about how the situation gets resolved. The backup can trace to a compressed mat of hair and soap sitting just below the drain cover, a grease and mineral restriction layered along the branch drain line running through the […]
Sewer Line Break: How to Plan the Right Response Without Guesswork
A sewer line break is a type of problem that happens in the pipe that takes waste water away from a house to the main sewer system. When this happens the sewage can come out of the pipe before it gets to where it’s supposed to go. This problem can be very small like a […]
