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| − | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QD23BwSwm8 Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas] - Plumbing emergencies can happen without warning. If the situation is actually not an emergency, it will be better for you to schedule a plumbing service call during regular calling hours as emergency rates are often priced higher than normal plumbing maintenance rates.
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| − | Anything of caution: For those who have natural gas or propane and you also smell gas in the house, shut off the main valve (in which the gas comes into your house) and call for service immediately!
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| − | These are the five major causes of a plumbing emergency. Below are a few helpful troubleshooting tips you can test before calling for service after hours.
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| − | No Heat?
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| − | 1.) Look at the thermostat. Is it off or turned down?
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| − | 2.) Check the burner switch. Usually located near your furnace, it appears like a light switch having a red switch plate. Sometimes this process gets turned off by mistake.
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| − | 3.) Look at your oil tank. Are you currently out of oil?
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| − | 4.) Look into the burner reset button. Oil furnaces possess a red colored reset button around the burner itself. Push to reset. When it trips again, require service.
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| − | 5.) Look at the circuit breaker panel. Reset tripped breaker only one time. If it trips again, demand service.
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| − | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QD23BwSwm8 Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas] - No Water?
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| − | 1.) Check the pump circuit breaker in house panel. Reset once. If it trips again, it is possible to typically wait until morning to plan a service call.
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| − | 2.) Look into the pressure tank gauge.
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| − | 3.) Look at your checkbook! Did you pay your water bill?
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| − | No Domestic hot water?
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| − | 1.) Check all domestic hot water fixtures in the house.
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| − | 2.) Look into the circuit breaker in house panel.
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| − | If you have a power hot water tank, reset breaker. When it trips again, do not reset. Call for service. If you have a tankless coil water heater, and you heat with oil, follow steps for "no heat." For those who have a gas warm water tank, do not reset breaker or re-light pilot. Turn off gas valve and call for service immediately.
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| − | Leaking Pipe?
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| − | 1.) Shut off main water valve, or gate valve to that broken pipe.
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| − | 2.) Demand plumbing repair.
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| − | Note: A broken pipe doesn't necessarily require 24-hour emergency service. However, once a place becomes saturated behind sheet rock or carpeting gets soaked, mold can set in within 36 hours. Some plumbers provide emergency water extraction services, as well as mold remediation and restoration. Do not ignore a leaking pipe before you can get around to fixing it. It could create a much bigger problem the more time you wait!
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| − | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QD23BwSwm8 Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas] - Clogged Drain?
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| − | 1.) Identify the origin of the clog. You can find the source by water in other sinks in the house. If all drains support, then the source of the clog is in the soil pipe itself. Call for service to root out. If it's the toilet, plunge it. If it's only one sink drain, check underneath for a clean out trap. You can unscrew the plug at the end and pull out the clog.
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| − | 2.) If all drains are clogged, otherwise you are unable to unclog the trap yourself, call for plumbing service. Avoid the use of liquid plumber or similar products.
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