Have a leaky pipe?\u00a0 Don’t put off getting it repaired — leaks get worse far more often than\u00a0 they get better.\u00a0 Think you might have a water leak but can’t find it?\u00a0 Then calling in a professional plumbing service is even more important.\u00a0 It’s not just wasting water — dampness is encouraging mold to grow and may even lead to major (and expensive to repair) structural damage.<\/p>\n
Freezing pipes are a rarity in the San Marcos area, but simply getting old can cause fittings and pipes to leak.\u00a0 Especially if they’re made of galvanized iron (commonly used before the 1970s) which corrodes and eventually fail.\u00a0 Excessive pressure and water hammer (pipes “banging” due to sudden changes in pressure) also lead to problems.<\/p>\n
An unseen water leak can be revealed by reduced pressure at taps, damp spots, mold odors, or just\u00a0a higher water bill.\u00a0 Here time definitely isn’t on your side.\u00a0 A small leak can remain hidden for weeks or months, causing expensive water damage all the while.\u00a0 And any dampness that does reveal itself can be far from the actual problem.<\/p>\n
Stopping a leaking pipe is more involved than fixing a leaky faucet.\u00a0 So much so that\u00a0any\u00a0effort to fix leaking pipes yourself\u00a0should be considered at best a temporary fix<\/em>.\u00a0 But as a short-term emergency measure you could try the following.<\/p>\n With these methods the fix isn’t likely to hold for the long run.\u00a0 And if there’s been one leak more are likely to follow.<\/p>\n For permanent repairs galvanized iron, copper, PVC, and PEX pipes each need to be treated differently.<\/p>\n The first step of professional leak repair services is to accurately locate the problem.\u00a0 This often requires special training and electronic instruments to avoid making unnecessary holes.\u00a0 What happens next depends on the issue.<\/p>\n We’re A+ BBB rated<\/a> and have been serving San Diego since 2001. Learn more<\/a> or contact us<\/a> any time.<\/p>\n [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][fusion_tagline_box backgroundcolor=”” shadow=”no” shadowopacity=”0.1″ border=”1px” bordercolor=”#666″ highlightposition=”left” link=”tel:7607448489″ linktarget=”_blank” buttoncolor=”blue” button=”(760) 744-8489″ title=”Have A Leaky Pipe?” description=”Call Now for Prompt and Professional Service” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″][\/fusion_tagline_box] \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have a leaky pipe?\u00a0 Don’t put off getting it repaired — leaks get worse far more often than\u00a0 they get better.\u00a0 Think you might have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-slab-and-water-leaks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.asapdrainandplumbing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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