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Knowing When to Call a Pro
Don't lull yourself into believing that you'll never need a plumber. If you have a plumbing emergency, there are two things you and your family need to know:
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The location of the main water shutoff valve.
2. The name and phone number of a reliable plumbing repair company.
In addition to using your local plumber for occasional emergencies, the following tasks are best left to professionals:
Low water pressure throughout the house: Several factors can cause this problem. It may be caused by obstructions (rust or debris) in the water lines, which can start at the meter and run all the way to the faucet aerators (small strainers on the end of the spigot). It may be low water pressure from the city supply or a well. It may even be poor supply-line design. A good plumber knows how to analyze the problem.
No hot water: It's obvious what happened, but unless the hot water tank is leaking, it may take awhile to find out why. If the tank is electric, it could be a bad heating element, a tripped circuit breaker or blown fuse, a faulty thermostat, or a bad overload switch. On gas heaters, thermocouple burners, and igniters can fail. No one likes to be without hot water for long. Your grandmother may have heated bath water on a stove, but that's not the way people do it today. Call your plumber for this one he or she has had a lot of experience and can tell you if you need a new heater or if it can be repaired. If the heater needs to be replaced, your plumber will carry the new one to the basement, hook it up, make sure that it works properly, and dispose of the old one.
Sewer line stoppage: If you've tried all of the tricks you know to get your sewer line to drain properly, yet backups continue, you probably have a bad plug (it's often caused by tree roots) in the line that runs out to the main sewer. Rather than rent one of the big sewer rodding machines that you may break or that may damage your sewer call a plumber or drain cleaning service. If they get in trouble, they'll make the repairs.
Frozen pipes: If a pipe freezes, before attempting to thaw the pipe, close the main water shutoff valve and open a faucet nearby. Check carefully to see if the pipe has already burst or cracked. If it's bad news, you may need a plumber. If not, hair dryers and heat guns are the safest way to thaw a pipe. If you must use a propane torch, do so with great care old, dry wood (which usually surrounds pipes) catches fire easily. Even if the pipe isn't burst or cracked, you may still want to call a plumber some plumbers simply replace a section of frozen pipe rather than thawing it.
Extensive water line damage: Usually caused by freezing, repairing the problem can take much of your valuable time. It's better to pay the plumber so you can earn money at your regular job.
If your plumbing system requires professional repair help because it doesn't drain, it's leaking or you have any other problems, just call our toll free number and let us take care of the rest returning your dishwasher to perfect working order. Call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to schedule an appointment for your Dallas dishwasher repair. We will do our best to set up a dishwasher repair appointment for a time that is most convenient for you:
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