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Florida Plumbing Advice & Troubleshooting
Practical answers for the moment before you know what the problem is called. Written by the people who take the call at 3am.
- What to check before you book
- What to shut off and when
- What things actually cost in Florida
Toilet Keeps Running? Here's What It Is and How to Stop It
A running toilet is the most expensive small problem in a house. A worn flapper can pass two hundred gallons a day without making much noise, and you ...
Read itLow Water Pressure in the House: Six Causes, Ranked by Likelihood
Low pressure has a short list of causes, and they are worth working through in order because the first two are free to check and the last one is expen...
Read itSink Drains Slowly: What Actually Works, and What Makes It Worse
A slow drain is a warning, not an emergency. It is also the point where most people reach for a bottle of caustic cleaner and make the eventual repair...
Read itWater Dripping From the Ceiling: The First Ten Minutes Matter
A ceiling stain that has started dripping is already carrying more water than you can see. What you do in the first ten minutes decides whether this i...
Read itSewage Smell in the House: Five Causes and How to Tell Them Apart
Sewer gas is not just unpleasant, it is a sign that a barrier somewhere has stopped doing its job. The good news is that the cheapest cause is also th...
Read itWater Heater Making Noise: What Popping, Rumbling and Screeching Mean
Water heaters are not silent appliances, but they are consistent ones. A new noise means something changed, and the type of noise narrows the cause do...
Read itBrown Water From the Faucet: Is It the Heater, the Pipes or the Utility?
Discoloured water is alarming, but the diagnosis is quick. Two taps and thirty seconds will tell you whether this is your house, your heater, or the u...
Read itHot Water Runs Out Fast: Four Reasons Beyond "The Tank Is Too Small"
Losing hot water halfway through a shower is usually blamed on tank size, and tank size is usually not the reason. Three of the four common causes are...
Read itToilet Overflowing: Stop It in Thirty Seconds
The instinct is to flush again. Do not. Here is the order that stops the water while you still have a dry floor....
Read itNo Hot Water: A Checklist Before You Call
Some no-hot-water calls end with a breaker being reset. It is worth five minutes of checking before anyone drives out, and we will happily walk you th...
Read itHow to Shut Off Your Water Main (Find It Before You Need It)
The five minutes it takes to find your shut-off today is worth more than anything else on this website. Most of the water damage we see is a function ...
Read itSigns of a Slab Leak in a Florida Home
Most Florida homes sit on a slab, which means supply lines run under concrete. When one fails, there is no puddle to point at, and the signs are indir...
Read itHow Much Does a Plumber Cost in Florida?
Nobody enjoys the part where a price appears at the end of a job. Here is how plumbing pricing works, what moves the number, and the questions worth a...
Read itHard Water in Florida: What It Does to Your Plumbing
Most of Florida sits on limestone, which is why the water here carries so much dissolved mineral. It is safe to drink and it is hard on everything it ...
Read itReading this at 2am with water on the floor?
Shut the main off, then call (888) 809-6756.