It did not take a professional plumber to discover the problem your college aged daughter was experiencing in her new apartment. Billed as available housing for anyone, the suite style living space near a major college campus is obviously filled with mostly college aged residents. But when the opening of the completely furnished spaces was delayed by a little more than a month, the construction workers appeared to cut some noticeable corners. On the Sunday afternoon when your daughter was washing the first load of laundry in the apartment, it was fortunate that she stayed home. Within just a few minute of starting the cycle she thought that she heard dripping and ran to the machine to see what was going on. Noticing that water was running all over the floor she quickly shut off the water and called emergency maintenance number.
She was still using every towel that she had to soak up the leak when the maintenance worker arrived and discovered that the drainage house had never been attached. More than angry the worker reattached the house, helped clean up the mess, and spent the rest of the afternoon knocking on doors of tenants to check that their clothes washing machines had their drainage hoses in place.
Plumbers Offer a Number of Important Services for Both Renters and Home Owners
From water heater maintenance to sewer cleaning services to simple fixes like attaching a drain hose to a clothes washing machine, there are many times when a plumber can be a valuable resource. Knowing when to call a plumber, however, seems to be a knowledge that some people lack. From making the poor choice of trying to fix a problem yourself to ignoring a small problem when it first occurs, there are many times when property owners make mistakes. And while it may seem like one small leak will not cause too many problems, it is important to realize that many times the small leak that you are seeing is actually just the tip of the iceberg. Calling a plumber sooner rather than later is almost always the best decision. Consider some of these facts and figures about the many times when working with a professional plumber is an advantage:
- Construction crews can miss important details wen it comes to plumbing to it is often important that you get the professional advice you need from a licensed plumber.
- A trillion gallons of water, which is worth $6 billion, is wasted each year as the result of running toilets, leaking faucets, or other leaks, so it is important that you do your part to find a solution to the leaks that you have in your own home.
- Leaks account for as much as 13.7% of water use, according to Plumbing Manufacturers International.
- Living in a new space does not make you immune from some problems. In fact, America’s aging sewer systems spill an estimated 1.26 trillion gallons of untreated sewage every single year, a problem that can affect everyone in a community.
- It is important to note that the average U.S. family already uses more than 300 gallons of water a day at home, so no one wants to be responsible for an unfixed leak.
- No one wants to spend money on water that is literally just going down the drain, yet a leaky faucet that drips at the rate of one drip per second can waste more than 3,000 gallons every year. That is the same amount of water needed to take more than 180 showers.
- Getting professional help is always important if you want to avoid future problems.
- For the best maintenance, experts recommend draining and removing the sediment from a water heater at least once a year.
- One call can solve a problem.
- Research shows that professional plumbers can make quick work of many problems.
- Help is on the way as soon as you call an emergency plumber.
- Even one small shower head leaking at 10 drips a minute wastes more than 500 gallons a year. That is the same amount of water it takes to wash 60 loads of dishes in a dishwasher.
- Letting a small problem become big is costly.
- Plumbing systems in a home are composed of two separate subsystems: one brings freshwater in, and the other takes wastewater out.
