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Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas - Plumbing emergencies may appear without warning. If the situation is truly not an emergency, it would be better for you to schedule a plumbing service call during regular calling hours as emergency rates are usually priced higher than normal plumbing maintenance rates.

A word of caution: When you have natural gas or propane and you smell gas in the house, shut off the main valve (where the gas comes into the house) and call for service immediately!

Fundamental essentials five major causes of the plumbing emergency. Here are a few helpful troubleshooting tips you can look at before calling for service after hours.

No Heat?

1.) Look into the thermostat. Is it off or turned down?

2.) Check the burner switch. Usually located near your furnace, it appears like a light switch using a red switch plate. Sometimes this does get turned off by mistake.

3.) Check your oil tank. Are you out of oil?

4.) Look into the burner reset button. Oil furnaces use a red colored reset button around the burner itself. Push to reset. If it trips again, require service.

5.) Look into the circuit breaker panel. Reset tripped breaker only one time. If it trips again, demand service.

Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas - No Water?

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.

2.) Check the pressure tank gauge.

3.) Check your checkbook! Did you pay your water bill?

No Warm water?

1.) Check all warm water fixtures in the house.

2.) Look at the circuit breaker internally panel.

If you have an electric hot water tank, reset breaker. If it trips again, do not reset. Call for service. If you have a tankless coil hot water heater, and you heat with oil, follow steps for "no heat." For those who have a gas hot water tank, do not reset breaker or re-light pilot. Turn off gas valve and call for service immediately.

Leaking Pipe?

1.) Shut off main water valve, or gate valve compared to that broken pipe.

2.) Demand plumbing repair.

Note: A broken pipe will not necessarily require 24-hour emergency service. However, once an area becomes saturated behind sheet rock or carpeting gets soaked, mold can set in within 36 hours. Some plumbers provide emergency water extraction services, in addition to mold remediation and restoration. Don't ignore a leaking pipe before you can get around to fixing it. It can create a much bigger problem the longer you wait!

Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas - Clogged Drain?

1.) Identify the origin of the clog. You will find the source by flowing water in other sinks in the house. If all drains backup, then the source of the clog is incorporated in the soil pipe itself. Require service to root out. If it's the toilet, plunge it. If it is only one sink drain, check underneath for any clean out trap. It is possible to unscrew the plug at the bottom and pull out the clog.

2.) If all drains are clogged, otherwise you are unable to unclog the trap yourself, call for plumbing service. Do not use liquid plumber or similar products.