Plumbing Problems in Your Northern Summit County Home

9/26/2020 (Permalink)

Don't let leaky pipes and other plumbing problems cause issues in your home!

WATER is a powerful and relentless force of nature – as well as being essential to our everyday lives, it can also cause a lot of damage.

We cannot live our daily lives without using the miracle of running water in our homes – a shower to start the day, tap running to clean our teeth, water for the coffee machine in the kitchen, set the dishwasher running as we head to work, throw a laundry load in when we get back, and of course flushing the toilet a few times.

But when water comes out of our plumbing system in a place you do not want it to, you have big problems on your hands – water will simply keep coming 24 hours a day until the problem is fixed, whether it is a high-pressure burst or a slow but continual drip - drip - drip.

And it will always take the path of least resistance – working its way through units, downpipes, along floor joists, through the floorboards until it cannot go any further when it will start pooling and backing up.

Flooding damage is expensive – it will ruin not just carpets and floors but soak into the drywall like a sponge meaning extensive and expensive repairs.

And if it is your foul water pipes that have been compromised, dealing with sewage could increase damage exponentially.

The top ten most common plumbing problems are: dripping taps, slow draining sink, clogged bath drain, a clogged toilet, running toilet, faulty water heater, low water pressure, jammed garbage disposal, leaky pipes, and a sewer system backup.

If you are unlucky enough to suffer a flooding disaster, it is vital to act quickly to minimize the impact of the damage – damp fixtures and fittings soon become moldy ones too. SERVPRO of Northern Summit County is on hand 24/7 to help you clean up and then restore your home to the way it should be.