Home repairs can be a fun do-it-yourself project for the person
who enjoys that kind of thing and has time on his or her hands, but it can really
eat into your day if you’re already juggling a lot of different responsibilities. Dealing with the stress and hassle of making
even simple repairs is just not worth it sometimes; it’s a better use of your
time and money to hire a technician to take care of it for you. When you’re
looking for Orange County faucet replacement services, it can help you know
what service you need if you understand at least the basics of what caused the
problem in the first place. So what causes a leaky or broken faucet?
The Water Isn’t Running
A faucet is essentially designed to seal the flow of water
when shut off, and release the flow of water when the seal is opened. If there
is no water coming out of your faucet, the first place you should check is your
water supply. If you have time to tinker with the shut-off valves under the
sink, try to see if you get any water flow by disconnecting the supply hoses
and redirecting them toward a bucket. If water shoots out, you know that the
problem isn’t with the water supply—it’s with the faucet. However, if no water
comes out, the problem isn’t with your faucet; it’s probably with the pipes or
somewhere further down the line of the water supply.
Low-Running Water and Other Problems
If you have water coming out of the faucet, but it’s just a
trickle, it’s likely that you have a problem with the water pressure. Has
someone shut off a valve somewhere else in the house? Are there mineral
deposits clogging up your faucet, water pipes, or water heater that you need to
have professionally cleaned out? Or more troublingly, do you have a burst or
leaking pipe somewhere else in the water supply line? You may need to hire an
expert in Orange County faucet replacement to take a closer look “under the hood,” so to speak, before the
problem gets worse. The last thing you want is a sky-high water bill and a
flooded house!
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