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Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas - Plumbing emergencies can occur 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.

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

Fundamental essentials five major causes of your plumbing emergency. Here are some helpful troubleshooting tips you can try before calling for service after hours.

No Heat?

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

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

3.) Look at your oil tank. Have you been out of oil?

4.) Look at the burner reset button. Oil furnaces possess a red colored reset button on the burner itself. Push to reset. When it trips again, require service.

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

Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas - No Water?

1.) Look into the pump circuit breaker in-house panel. Reset once. When it trips again, it is possible to typically wait until morning to plan a service call.

2.) Check the pressure tank gauge.

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

No Domestic hot water?

1.) Check all domestic hot water fixtures in the house.

2.) Look into the circuit breaker in house panel.

If you have an electrical hot water tank, reset breaker. If it trips again, do not reset. Call for service. When you have a tankless coil water heater, and you heat with oil, follow steps for "no heat." When you have a gas warm water tank, do not reset breaker or re-light pilot. Shut off gas valve and require service immediately.

Leaking Pipe?

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

2.) Require plumbing repair.

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

Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas - Clogged Drain?

1.) Identify the origin of the clog. You'll find the source by running water in other sinks in the house. If all drains support, then the source of the clog is incorporated in the soil pipe itself. Call for service to root it out. If it's the toilet, plunge it. If it is only one sink  drain, check underneath to get a 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, require plumbing service. Do not use liquid plumber or similar products.