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

Anything of caution: If you have natural gas or propane and you also smell gas in the home, shut off the main valve (in which the gas comes into the home) and call for service immediately!

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

No Heat?

1.) Check the thermostat. Is it off or rejected?

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

3.) Look at oil tank. Are you currently 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. Whether it trips again, demand 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.) Check the pump circuit breaker internally panel. Reset once. If it trips again, you are able 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 Warm water?

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

2.) Check the circuit breaker in-house panel.

If you have a power hot water tank, reset breaker. If 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." If you have a gas domestic hot water tank, do not reset breaker or re-light pilot. Shut off gas valve and call for service immediately.

Leaking Pipe?

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

2.) Require plumbing repair.

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

Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas - Clogged Drain?

1.) Identify the cause of the clog. You can find the source by water in other sinks in the house. If all drains backup, then the source of the clog is within the soil pipe itself. Call for service to root 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, or you are unable to unclog the trap yourself, call for plumbing service. Avoid the use of liquid plumber or similar products.