Plumbing Services: Common Plumbing Services

Plumbing issues could come in all shapes and problems, and most of the time, we hire plumbers to come and check it out. But plumbers aren’t only for leakages and plumbing problems in the bathroom. Now the real question is, what do plumbers fix? These are the common plumbing services.

What are the types of plumbing services?

1. Commercial Plumbers

Commercial plumbers are trained for large public plumbing systems like schools, large shopping centers, and hospitals that have large industrial equipment. They are usually responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing pipes in commercial and industrial buildings.

2. Residential Plumbers

Residential plumbers work on residential areas, like new constructions and new additions to homes. They are tasked with installing pipe systems in residential homes. These plumbers make sure that the water and toilets work in your home, and help them run smoothly.

3. Service and Repair Plumbers

Service and repair plumbers are usually the people you call when your plumbing needs repair. They have the technical training in solving the problem of plumbing in your homes and normally work directly with the clients.

What are the most common plumbing problems and how do you fix them?

1. Dripping Faucets

A single faucet could drip away hundreds of gallons of water over the course of a year. To fix this, you should switch the water supply off, disassemble the faucet, make sure that the faulty washer is replaced, and then reassemble the new faucet that you bought. 

2. Slow Draining Sink

Clearing the sink might be easy when you are using a plunger, baking soda, and vinegar, or a chemical clog remover but if it’s not resolved by then, that means that it is completely blocked and would most likely worsen over the course of time. That is when you should call the plumber. 

3. Running Toilet

Running water can cost you up to 200 gallons of water each day, and the most common culprit is a faulty flapper valve. The valve is the thing that controls the water that passes from the tank to the bowl, which could easily be fixed with a toilet repair kit that you would be able to find at any hardware store near you.

4. Faulty Water Heater

This is not really that discoverable until you take a shower and the water is cold. There may be a lot of reasons why the water heater fails, like the pilot may go out and you are going to need to relight it, build-up of sediments in the tank or the thermostat is faulty. 

To solve this, you are going to want a professional to inspect it, and have them constantly maintain it, to make sure that everything is as it should be.

5. Clogged Bath or Shower Drain

Baths and shower drain usually get grained because of hair or soap. One way you could unclog your shower is by using a plunger, just add petroleum jelly on the end of the suction to improve the seal, make sure that there is enough water in the shower so the plunger is submerged, then plunge vigorously.

If the plunger doesn’t work, you could try the plumber’s snake and the baking soda and vinegar. But if those options don’t work too, it’s time to call the plumber.

6. Clogged Toilet

The blockage of a toilet is usually caused by paper, human waste, or an object accidentally flushed down the toilet. This could usually be fixed with a plunger.

7. Low Water Pressure

Low water pressure could be because of a lot of issues, like leaking, broken, worn out or corroded pipes, build-up of sediments and mineral deposits on aerators, and more. If the reason is the pipes, you have to replace the pipes, if it’s the build-up of sediments, you have to clean the showerhead.

You could clean the showerhead by dismantling and cleaning the showerhead, removing the dirt or soap, then using a toothbrush soaked in vinegar and scrubbing any mineral deposits, use a safety pin or a toothpick to poke any loose deposits odd, then soak the parts in vinegar overnight. If it still doesn’t work, you could just replace it.

8. Jammed Garbage Disposal

Though very useful, they do get jammed sometimes. Running them without water, and allowing silverware to get inside it can all cause problems. You could fix the issue by hitting the reset button, opening the garbage disposal, and manually throwing it, or use a ¼ inch Allen wrench to free the motor.

There are a ton of qualities of ideal local plumbing contractors that we have to look out for. Make sure that they have the right certificates and experience, especially if you are looking for a gas plumber, to make sure that they are reliable and fit the right description you need.