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Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas - Plumbing emergencies may appear without warning. If the situation is really not an emergency, it might 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 also you smell gas in the house, shut off the main valve (the location where the gas comes into the home) and  call for service immediately!

These are the basic five major causes of a plumbing emergency. Below are a few 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's like a light switch with a red switch plate. Sometimes this does get turned off by mistake.

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

4.) Look at the burner reset button. Oil furnaces use a red colored reset button around the burner itself. Push to reset. Whether it trips again, demand 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.) Look into the pump circuit breaker in house panel. Reset once. If it trips again, you can typically wait until morning to plan a service call.

2.) Look at the pressure tank gauge.

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

No Warm water?

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

2.) Look into the circuit breaker internally panel.

If you have an electrical hot water tank, reset breaker. Whether it trips again, usually do not reset. Call for service. For those who have a tankless coil hot 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. Shut down gas valve and demand service immediately.

Leaking Pipe?

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

2.) Call for 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 emerge within 36 hours. Some plumbers provide emergency water extraction services, along with mold remediation and restoration. Usually do not ignore a leaking pipe until you can get around to fixing it. It could create a much bigger problem the more you wait!

Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas - Clogged Drain?

1.) Identify the source of the clog. You will find the source by flowing water in other sinks in the house. If all drains support, then the source of the clog is within  the soil pipe itself. Call for service to root it. If it's the toilet, plunge it. Whether it's only one sink  drain, check underneath to get a clean out trap. You can unscrew the plug at the bottom and pull out the clog.

2.) If all drains are clogged, or else you are unable to unclog the trap yourself, demand plumbing service. Don't use liquid plumber or similar products.