Common Household Plumbing Services Done by a Plumber

Besides complex sewer and drainage problems, a plumber is often called upon to solve some plumbing problems for households. This article shares with you the causes of these common plumbing problems faced by households and how a plumber fixes them.

With the built up of greases, fats and detergents on the inner walls of the kitchen drainage pipes over time, it is common to face for it to clog. When this situation arises, a plumber will normally try to clear the choked kitchen drain with a plunger to unclog it. If this doesn’t clear the choked drain, they will often use an electrical plumber snake to cut through the clog to allow water to flow again.

Besides the kitchen drainage, our shower area, toilet basins and bath tubs often are clogged due to hair and soap accumulated in the pipes. What started as a symptom of slow flowing water will soon develop into a choked one with flooding in your bathtub or shower area. Again, a plumber will often try to clear the clog with a plunger or an electrical auger and remove the debris to ensure your choked shower area or bathtub is draining water properly again.

The toilet bowl on the other hand is often clogged by toilet paper or other hard to dissolve items like the kid’s toys, cotton pads or even a baby diaper. If it clogged badly, a plumber will often use cable with blades on its tip to cut through the clogged.

Other common plumbing repairs are often related to leaking of faucets in toilet or kitchen. The most common cause is the wear and tear of both the washer and the faucet itself. With a wrench, a plumber will replace the worn parts and have your faucets running like new again.

The more tricky household plumbing repairs are related to your piping that could be worn out due to corrosion or rusting or a severe clog such as a diaper that only replacement can resolve the problem. Depending on the type of pipe that is affected, the plumber may have to cut off the affected part and replace it with a new one. This will often require them to weld the joints together for metal pipes. In cases whereby the pipes are concealed inside walls or under the ground, hacking will be needed to reach the affected parts and subsequently patch back. If your pipe is linked with your neighbour, the repairs may sometimes be done at their place instead. Thus, you will have to inform your neighbour to allow the plumber into their house to rectify the plumbing problems.

Besides the above, water heater is a common appliance that break down over time. Common problems range from water not hot to leaking of pipes bringing water to water heaters or leaking of shower heads. A plumber will assess the situation and change the affected parts. If your water heater is beyond repair, they will normally recommend getting compatible brands and models so that you will not have to replace the existing pipes as this will cost a bomb.

As you see, above are some of the common household plumbing repairs by a plumber. If you ever need a Singapore plumber, one reliable one is 24hr Family Plumber who has been serving Singaporeans with reliable plumbing services for over 20 years.