If your tap water is looking a little cloudy or the taste is a little off, there’s a good chance that your water service may have problems requiring a plumber. Some plumbing problems are pretty easy to spot, but problems coming from the water service line are not always as visible. Here are some ways of finding out if your water service needs to be renewed or replaced:
Your Water Looks/Tastes Funny
The first time you discover that your faucet is filling up a glass of cloudy water, there’s a chance that there’s a crack or break somewhere along the water service line. This means that foreign materials from the soil can leach into the water service – not something you want to be drinking, especially if it contains toxic chemicals or trace amounts of bacteria.
Don’t drink water that tastes funny. If you discover this problem, boil your water or drink from water bottles instead until the problem has been resolved.
Water is Puddling on Your Lawn
If your home has a front lawn or garden between the house and the kerb, the water service line usually runs somewhere between these two. If the water line’s been damaged or cracked, water can seep out of the line and begin to puddle up at the surface.
As you may imagine, so much wasted water on your lawn and not being used in the home will result in high water usage bills until the problem’s been solved. We provide blocked drains in melbourne east and backflow prevention in Melbourne. Contact us for more details.
Water Pressure is Low
Knowing what’s the ‘right’ amount of water pressure in your home is something that you should be intuitively familiar with. If it’s quite low as of late, there are two potential problems.
If the water pressure drops only in certain parts of the home, such as from a faucet in the kitchen or the showerhead, for example, the problem may have to do with damaged pipes within your home.
If the water pressure has dropped uniformly all within your home, the problem is most likely due to a damaged or cracked water service line.
I Think the Water Service Line is Damaged… What Do I Do?
The first thing you should do if you’ve noticed any of the above symptoms is to contact a reputable plumber right away. Professional plumbers in eastern suburbs can investigate further and isolate the source of the problem and come up with solutions to get your water line back in good running condition again.
This could take one of two possible routes: complete replacement of the water line, or repairs to the existing water line.
Repairs may seem like a good and cost-effective means of treating cracks or leaks, but the problem is that many water lines are decades-old and constant repairs add up to more than simply replacing with newer high-quality materials such as poly or pex pipes.
Quite often, the most cost-effective solution is to replace the service line altogether. These types of jobs require digging, so even in the case of minor repairs a fair amount of time and labour will be required anyway.
Murphys Plumbing
At Murphys Plumbing, we carry out high-quality poly and pex pipe cold water renewals. Enquire with us about our services and how we can help you with your plumbing needs.
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