Helpful Answers
Straight, no-jargon answers to the plumbing questions Northern Virginia homeowners ask us most.
Drain & Sewer
In Northern Virginia, a straightforward drain cleaning is typically a flat, upfront price for a single accessible drain, while tougher jobs — a main-line clog, hydro-jetting, or a clog that needs a camera inspection to diagnose — cost more because they take more equipment and time.
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Repair your water heater if it’s less than about 8 years old and the problem is a minor part like a heating element, thermostat, or valve.
Read article →Emergency
In a plumbing emergency, your first move is to stop the water: close the shutoff valve at the affected fixture, or the home’s main shutoff if water is flooding or you can’t reach the fixture valve.
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Yes.
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If your water heater is leaking, first shut off its cold-water supply (the valve on the cold pipe entering the top of the tank), then cut power — the breaker for an electric unit, the control set to “off” for gas.
Read article →Leak & Repair
A suddenly high water bill is almost always one of four things: a running toilet (the #1 culprit — it can silently waste hundreds of gallons a day), a hidden leak in a supply line or slab, an outdoor leak in irrigation or a hose bib, or a water softener or appliance stuck in a fill cycle.
Read article →Water Softeners
Much of Northern Virginia has moderately hard water — hard enough to leave white scale on faucets, spot glass shower doors, and build sediment inside water heaters, but not so hard that every home automatically needs treatment.
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