Plumbing issues can be a major problem for homeowners and renters alike.
- These issues always pop up at the worst times.
Whether it’s a running toilet, a water leak, a broken hot water heater, clogged drains, and more. These issues are never fun to deal with. In fact, they can be very inconvenient. For example, a couple years ago, while living in an apartment, I was looking forward to taking a hot shower after a long day of work. And at about 10 p.m. as I was about to get into the shower, I realized that the water wasn’t hot. In fact, it was almost ice cold, so I checked to make sure that I had the faucet turned to the right setting. It was turned to the hot water, so I immediately knew something was wrong. It usually takes less than a couple of minutes for my water to get hot once I turned on the faucet, and the water had been running for a while, but still was cold. The next day, I contacted my landlord to tell him about the issue, and after some investigation, we discovered that I had a broken water heater. The landlord had a plumber in the apartment the next day to see if the water heater could be fixed. Unfortunately, the water heater was old, and the plumber recommended installing a new one. Well, it took 2 more days before the plumber was able to install the new water heater. The water heater installation took about 2 hours to complete, and I was grateful to have hot water again. That night, I took the longest shower ever because it had been 3 days since I had hot water.