You are having plumbing issues at one of your in town locations. You have been tossing around the idea of calling a plumber, but you tend to think that you can just do the work yourself. Some problems you have been having are:
- Gurgling after flushing
- The Water goes down the drain slowly
- Dirt comes back up into a shower near the toilet
How difficult could it be to fix these issues yourself? It depends on how deep the problem runs into your building’s plumbing system. Additionally, doing something incorrect could easily lead to a more expensive plumbing repair job than you started out with facing. Do you really want to risk it? The following are a few reasons why you should go ahead and call a plumber instead of trying to do it yourself.
You Do Not Have the Safety Gear You Need
You have what appears to be a clog in one of your pipes, and you are imagining all it needs is a little drain cleaner. Before you start pumping chemicals into the line, did you know that you are supposed to be wearing safety goggles when using these products? Some of these products can even be harmful to certain types of materials that pipes are made out of, but that plumbing mess may not come about as an immediate response to the action you are thinking of taking. Plus, if it does not work, when you do call a plumber you might forget to tell them you put chemicals in the line. Not suspecting that to be the case, the plumber could get sprayed in the face with dangerous chemicals while fixing the problem. This could have all been avoided if you had let the professionals take care of the clog.
Pipes in the Walls and Floors
You have suspected for some time that there is a leak in your building’s pipes. Not sure where it is exactly, you have been imagining that you should go ahead and start breaking one of the walls down with a sledge hammer and chase the leak down yourself. If it is not there, then you might think about tearing into the floor to check those pipes too. The great thing about calling a plumber to help you figure this out is that they can scope the line and find the leak without breaking anything—especially those pipes in the wall you cannot see. If you break one of those pipes, the repair costs will be much greater.
Help Is on the Way
The plumbing inside your business is actually a pretty sophisticated network of pipes and junctions. Tampering with the wrong pipes and fittings could result in you flooding your office building. It is a good bet that is a situation you do not want to have to pay for to remedy. There is a much better solution. To speak with one of our friendly customer service representatives, call 408-295-2182 and let us help you get the job done the right way the first time around.