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Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas - Plumbing emergencies can happen 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 generally priced higher than normal plumbing maintenance rates.

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

These are the 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 refused?

2.) Check the burner switch. Usually located near your furnace, it appears like a light switch using 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 into the burner reset button. Oil furnaces have a red colored reset button on the burner itself. Push to reset. If it trips again, require service.

5.) Look at the circuit breaker panel. Reset tripped breaker just once. If it trips again, demand service.

Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas - No Water?

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

2.) Look into the pressure tank gauge.

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

No Domestic hot water?

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

2.) Look at the circuit breaker in-house panel.

If you have an electrical hot water tank, reset breaker. If it trips again, usually do not reset. Call for service. When you have a tankless coil 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 off gas valve and call for service immediately.

Leaking Pipe?

1.) Turn off main water valve, or gate valve to that particular broken pipe.

2.) Call for 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, as well as mold remediation and restoration. Do not ignore a leaking pipe until 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 can find the source by water in other sinks in the house. If all drains back up, then the source of the clog is incorporated in 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 in the bottom and pull out the clog.

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