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

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

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

No Heat?

1.) Check the thermostat. Is it off or turned down?

2.) Check the burner switch. Usually located near your furnace, it appears like a light switch with a red switch plate. Sometimes this does get turned off by mistake.

3.) Look at oil tank. Are you out of oil?

4.) Check the burner reset button. Oil furnaces possess a red colored reset button around the burner itself. Push to reset. Whether it trips again, require service.

5.) Check the circuit breaker panel. Reset tripped breaker only once. If it trips again, require service.

Emergency Plumbing Austin Texas - No Water?

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

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

If you have an electric hot water tank, reset breaker. When it trips again, usually do not reset. Call for service. For those who have a tankless coil water heater, and you heat with oil, follow steps for "no heat." For those who have a gas hot water tank, do not reset breaker or re-light pilot. Shut down gas valve and require service immediately.

Leaking Pipe?

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

2.) Call for plumbing repair.

Note: A broken pipe does not necessarily require 24-hour emergency service. However, once a location becomes saturated behind sheet rock or carpeting gets soaked, mold can emerge within 36 hours. Some plumbers provide emergency water extraction services, along with mold remediation and restoration. Do not ignore a leaking pipe before you can get around to fixing it. It could create a much bigger problem the more time 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 home. If all drains support, then the source of the clog is within  the soil pipe itself. Demand 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. You can unscrew the plug at the end and pull out the clog.

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