10 Most Common Plumbing Problems

Your kitchen or toilet sink was working just fine the day before but suddenly you notice that the water is draining slower than before you ask yourself why and most certainly you are correct! Something is blocking the flow of water down the drain.

If you are experiencing this problem in your kitchen sink it is very likely due to food debris and if it is in your toilet sink, then most probably is strands of hair.

The most common solution is to pour boiling water down the drain in the sink, and if that does not work a combination of baking soda and then vinegar. You might think of using some sort of chemical to unclog the drain but be careful often these strong chemicals can cause corrosion and damage your drains.

If your problem persists don’t hesitate to give us a call, and we will send an expert to solve your slow draining sink problem!

Imagine you are taking a shower, and it starts to flood, and the same water that just removed dirt from you is on your feet, and it is getting higher and higher. Not a pleasant feeling. Showers and baths get clogged due to strains of hair and the buildup of soap causing a blockage in the drain.

Here are three tips to help you unclog and avoid future clogging.

• Use a plunger to clear the blockage,

• Or use a plumber’s snake to remove buildup hair.

• Buy a drain guard to catch the hair and prevent it from clogging your drains.

If your problem persists don’t hesitate to give us a call, and we will send an expert to unclog your bath/shower!

You just did what you had to do, now you flush the toilet and you start to realize that it is not flushing like it is supposed to, and water starts to rise instead, chances are, you have a toilet clog problem, or at least is the most likely conclusion. There could be a few possibilities on what caused your toilet to clog, a combination of paper products and human waste, or something that was not supposed to be flushed down and now is stocked.

Regardless, your first solution should be by using a plunger. Second, use a drain auger to loosen up the blockage.

If your problem persists don’t hesitate to give us a call, and we will send an expert to unclog your toilet!

You flush the toilet, and you hear the water emptying from the tank to the toilet bowl, now the water starts to fill the tank again, but after a good minute you still hear the water running, and this is what a running toilet is like. There could be a couple of reasons your toilet is consistently running water, a faulty flapper, accumulation of sediment, or a rusty chain.

Fixing this problem is as simple as replacing the damaged part but be aware that if you are not able to fix it is better to call a plumber immediately, hundreds of gallons of water are getting wasted, and with it, your water bill increases.

You just woke up or you are coming back after a long day from work for a long-awaited hot shower to relax. You jumped in the shower only to discover that the water is ice cold. There could be two simple problems. One, if you have a gas water heater probably the pilot light has gone out. Two, if you have an electric water heater then perhaps the breaker has popped.

If your problem persists don’t hesitate to give us a call, and we will send an expert to get your hot water running again!

You turned on your water faucet either from your sink, shower, or even your outdoor faucet, and you notice that water emerges as a trickle, random shots of water on and off, and fast-flowing gushes. You might have a low water pressure issue in your hands.

Often, households that encounter this type of problem are due to old plumbing system components throughout the house and less often but potentially a result of accumulated sediments, or works a cracked or burst pipe.

A leaking or burst pipe could be considered one of the scariest problems any homeowner could encounter. A leaking pipe might not seem like a huge problem nothing that a bucket and a mop can’t solve, but a burst pipe is another story. Gallons of water pouring out every second in a bucket might work, perhaps for the first 30 seconds before it starts overflowing.

If you encounter a leaking or burst pipe, the first thing you must do after you recognize, is safe to do so is to locate and shut off the main water valve to prevent further damage and get your phone and call your plumber as soon as possible.

Safe to say the biggest plumbing problem, perhaps the least common one as well, but still the biggest is a sewer system backup. These are caused by a sewer line clog, tree roots, or old sewer lines breaking or cracking. If this happens, there are no questions about it – you HAVE to call a plumber!

Perhaps not a plumbing problem that wouldn’t make it in a top 10 list of plumbing problems in other countries that are warmer year-round and never dropped under 0 degrees Celsius. Unluckily, Canada isn’t one of those tropical countries, and with-it frozen pipes make it to this list.

An interesting fact, to begin with, water is one of only a few liquids that expands approximately 9% by volume when it is frozen. Now imagine those outdoor pipes that you forgot to shut off the exterior valve when winter began, starting to expand will break. No doubt about it, you MUST call a plumber right away!