Plumbing Tips & Guides for Pflugerville Homeowners
Practical, honest answers to the plumbing questions we hear most often from Pflugerville homeowners, written by the same team that answers our phones.
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Galvanized & Polybutylene Pipes
If your Pflugerville home was built in the 1980s or 1990s, there's a real chance your supply lines are galvanized steel or polybutylene rather than the copper...
Read More →Why Is My Water Bill So High
An unexplained jump in your water bill is one of the most common reasons Pflugerville homeowners call us, and in most cases the cause is a leak somewhere in...
Read More →Shutting Off Your Main Water Valve
In the middle of a burst pipe or an active leak, the single most useful thing you can do before help arrives is shut off your home's main water valve. It's...
Read More →Hard Water in Pflugerville
Hard water is one of the most consistent complaints we hear from Pflugerville homeowners, and it's not just an inconvenience with soap scum, it's a real factor...
Read More →Tank vs. Tankless Water Heaters
When a water heater needs replacing, the tank-versus-tankless decision comes up on nearly every call, and the honest answer is that neither option is a...
Read More →Slab Leaks & Clay Soil
A slab leak, a leak in the water line running under your home's concrete foundation, is one of the more disruptive plumbing problems a Pflugerville homeowner...
Read More →Hydro Jetting vs. Snaking
Not every clogged drain needs the same fix. Snaking and hydro jetting solve different versions of the same problem, and using the wrong one is a common reason...
Read More →Flushing Your Water Heater
Flushing a water heater tank clears out the sediment that naturally settles at the bottom over time, and in a hard water area like Pflugerville, that sediment...
Read More →Sewer Line Root Intrusion
Tree root intrusion is one of the more common reasons for a recurring sewer line backup in Pflugerville's established neighborhoods, particularly where mature...
Read More →Repair or Repipe
Every homeowner with an aging plumbing system eventually asks the same question: is it worth fixing this leak, or should the whole system be replaced? There's...
Read More →Winterizing Pipes for a Texas Freeze
Central Texas doesn't see winter the way northern climates do, which is exactly why a sudden hard freeze catches so many Pflugerville homes unprepared. Pipes...
Read More →Why Does My Toilet Keep Running
A toilet that runs continuously, or that runs briefly every few minutes even when no one has used it, almost always traces back to one of a handful of worn...
Read More →Water Damage Emergency Checklist
The first few minutes of a water damage emergency matter more than almost anything that happens afterward, since water spreads through flooring and drywall...
Read More →What Not to Put Down Your Disposal
A garbage disposal is more capable than people often assume, but it's not built for everything, and the items that cause the most jams and premature failures...
Read More →Backflow Prevention 101
If your home has an irrigation system, there's a good chance you already have a backflow prevention device installed, whether or not you've ever thought about...
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