If you’ve experienced a clogged drainpipe or a running toilet in your San Jose, CA home, then you understand what an inconvenience this is. While it’s not entirely possible to avoid emergency plumbing issues all the time, routine maintenance can help cut back on these instances. If you’re experiencing several issues one after another, it’s time to schedule an inspection and plumbing maintenance to get back on track. Let’s look at some of the benefits associated with plumbing maintenance.
Preventing Emergencies
It can be very costly and inconvenient to deal with plumbing emergencies. Not only do they disrupt the flow of your plumbing, but they can also damage areas like your flooring, walls, and ceilings. Regular maintenance spots minor issues that can be quickly repaired before they become bigger, catastrophic events.
Protecting the Integrity of Your Plumbing
Just like appliances and other equipment in your home, routine maintenance can help protect the life span and integrity of your plumbing system. Maintenance can prevent extensive wear and tear on pipes, tanks, fixtures, drains, and more. This will reduce the number of times you need to replace these items, which saves you money in the long run.
Increasing Efficiency
A lot of homeowners assume that a slowly leaking faucet or running toilet isn’t wasting a lot of water. A faucet or toilet that is leaking at a rate of one drip per second can equate to 3,000 gallons of water per year. Depending on what you pay for water for your San Jose home, this can add up to a substantial amount. Many homeowners don’t even know that they have leaks occurring within their plumbing system. We can use leak detection technology to spot any potential problems.
In addition to routine maintenance fixing these leaks, we may be able to help you further increase water efficiency in your home by recommending more efficient fixtures to reduce your environmental impact.
In addition to reducing your water bill, routine maintenance can impact your other utilities as well. For example, if your water heater is experiencing issues, this can affect your energy consumption as well. Your water heater may be working overtime to provide you with hot water. We recommend water heater maintenance on a yearly basis as well. This includes draining your tank (if you have a tank-based system), flushing out sediment and mineral deposits, inspecting the anode rod, and checking connections.
A tankless water heater also requires ongoing maintenance. Though you don’t have a tank to drain and service, you still need to have a professional inspect your equipment, descale the unit, change any filters that are present, etc.
Improving Water Pressure
Plumbing clogs and issues like leaks or faulty pressure regulators can lead to a decrease in water pressure. This change can be minor or severe. In some cases, you could lose water pressure entirely. Not only can we test your water pressure to ensure it’s at a normal level, but we can also fix issues that are impacting your water pressure.
Improving Water Quality
The water in your San Jose home can be negatively impacted by things such as mineral deposits, sediment, contaminants, etc. We can test your water during routine maintenance to determine the current quality of your water from various fixtures. We can make improvements to your water quality in a few different ways.
A drinking water system can deliver fresh, purified water to a dedicated faucet in your kitchen. There are a few different systems to choose from, including a multiple filtration system or a reverse osmosis system. You can also opt to treat all the water in your home using a whole-house water treatment system.
A water softener can be used to address hard water issues. Using an ion exchange process, water softeners flush hard minerals from the water using resin beads. The water is then delivered to the various fixtures in your home.
Addressing Backflow Concerns
The movement of wastewater away from your home is also a key part of your plumbing system. When some of this wastewater moves backwards into your home rather than away, this is considered a backflow problem. We can test for backflow issues and inspect your plumbing for signs of backflow concerns.
Preventing backflow can be achieved by regularly having your drains cleaned, as clogs can contribute to a backflow occurrence. Backflow prevention devices can be installed to prevent the flow of water in both directions. This process protects your potable water from becoming contaminated and causing health issues. Even if backflow concerns are more widespread than just your home alone, backflow preventers can help. Water main breaks and sudden pressure changes can cause issues as well.
Addressing Health Concerns
Routine maintenance provides us with the opportunity to take a thorough look at your entire plumbing system to see if there are any concerns that could impact your health. Old pipes can lead to contamination from lead in your water or exposure to other pathogens and microorganisms. There may come a time when your home may need its plumbing replaced to protect your home and your health.
Achieving Peace of Mind
It can be stressful to worry about what could go wrong with your plumbing system at any given moment. Rather than waiting for a catastrophic plumbing issue to take place, utilize routine maintenance to spot problems before they spiral out of control. You’ll be able to rest easier at night knowing that you can rely on a safely functioning plumbing system.
Increasing the Value of Your Home
Ongoing plumbing maintenance protects the integrity of your home. If you’re going to put your home up for sale soon, this maintenance can show a prospective buyer that you took good care of the residence. This may allow you to increase the asking price of your home. Make sure that you’ve retained proof of maintenance, such as receipts and documentation. If you’ve had repairs done, this is useful information that you can pass on to the next owner as well.
Signs It’s Time for Maintenance
If you’ve taken note of the fact that you haven’t had a professional come to your home in a few years for routine plumbing maintenance, now is the time to get on our schedule. There are some other things you can watch out for as well that indicate the need for professional assistance.
If you’re experiencing decreased water pressure in one or more fixtures of your home, there’s something going on causing the problem that should be addressed. You may have a clog that is worsening and could eventually cause a pipe to burst. Also, listen to gurgling sounds in your drain or for your toilet running when not in use. Water that takes a long time to get hot can also indicate plumbing concerns.
Contact Us Today
If you would like to learn more about the benefits of scheduling routine maintenance for your San Jose home’s plumbing system, reach out to Plumbtree Plumbing & Rooter for assistance. In addition to routine maintenance, we can also address emergency repairs, new pipe installation, sewer issues, backflow prevention, repiping, gas services, hydro jetting, and much more. Contact Plumbtree Plumbing & Rooter in San Jose today to schedule an appointment.
