Residential plumbing is a fundamental component of any Los Angeles home. Without functional plumbing, you cannot safely dispose of garbage and waste, access clean water, or maintain a healthy environment. Nevertheless, like all systems, plumbing is not a do-it-yourself project, and you require a competent plumber for installations, regular repairs, and maintenance to keep it functioning effectively. This article will discuss the different services offered by The Expert Plumbers. By booking regular maintenance visits with our contractors and addressing plumbing issues immediately they arise, you prevent expensive repairs and maintain your home's safety, comfort, and health.

Defining Residential Plumbing

Residential plumbing is any plumbing work done in residential properties like homes, condominium units, and apartments. You can contact a skilled residential plumber in case of a toilet overflow, clogged drain, shower or tap leakage, gas line leakage, or broken sewage line.

Residential plumbing is not as complicated as commercial plumbing. However, it can be challenging if your home has a complex plumbing layout or system.

Some of the benefits of residential plumbing include the following:

  • Prevents water damage — A leaking faucet or burst pipe can result in significant water damage on your property, leading to expensive repairs and structural property damage.
  • Prevents health risks — Your plumbing service will keep your home clean and safe. A compromised plumbing system can result in wastewater and sewage buildup in your space, posing severe health risks to you and your loved ones.
  • It is energy efficiency — Your inefficient residential plumbing system can lead to significant energy and water bills.
  • Ensures adherence to local regulations
  • Assists in maintaining water pressure
  • Regular residential plumbing prevents plumbing emergencies and offers peace of mind.

Water Heater Leaks

If you find your water heater leaking, you should take action immediately. While it can seem like a minor inconvenience, it can quickly become a significant issue. Typically, an average water heater has a fifty-gallon tank; whenever water leaves it, cold water quickly refills it to capacity.

The surrounding area will flood when your tank constantly refills from the leak. Even an insignificant leak can damage your assets, floors, walls, and sub-floors, resulting in expensive repair bills. It is a health concern and causes mildew and mold.

Water heaters leak for several reasons, including age, hard water, and excessive water pressure.

When your water heater leaks from a connection or the tank, you should contact a certified plumber immediately to prevent flooding or damage. If your tank water heater leaks from the bottom, turn off the water to your home and call a plumber. The Expert Plumbers offer emergency services.

Pipelining Services

Over time, sewer lines deteriorate or break due to poor maintenance and roots. Replacing them is the best option. With pipelining, you save on excavation costs and restore your drain line.

Pipelining is a trenchless, no-dig solution that uses an epoxy coating to rehabilitate your pipe, resulting in a firm tube within the damaged sewer line. Pipelining is pocket-friendly and an ideal option provided the pipe is intact.

Your plumber will saturate a liner and place it in the damaged sewer line using a catalyst and epoxy resin solution. It is enlarged, molded to the existing pipe’s interior, and left to cure. Curing creates a durable and hardened line within your old line.

Other advantages of pipelining include the following:

  • No excavation — With pipelining, you can restore your sewer line without digging, making it ideal when your damaged pipe is underneath city sidewalks, concrete, and your home. It also reduces the possibility of contaminants leaking into the soil and hitting utility lines.
  • Pipelining makes it easy to repair tiny sections.
  • High quality — The cured-in-place liners offer joint-free piping that prevents cracks, corrosion, and tree root infiltration.
  • Since excavation is unnecessary, your property will remain intact and undamaged.

Water Leaks Detection

Your home relies on water, provided it is safely contained in a sink, tub, appropriate appliance, or sink. However, water can quickly become your enemy if it goes where it should not, damaging your home’s furnishings and structure. Plumbing leaks are common, even in newer homes.

Not every leak is apparent, and it can be insidious, making it vital to notice and fix a leak early. Water leaks can go undetected for varying durations, depending on the degree of damage and the leak’s location. Some signs of water leaks include the following:

  • Huge water bills
  • Water pooling in yards
  • Musty odors
  • Loss or fluctuation of water pressure
  • Warm or damp spots on your floor
  • Corrosion on your plumbing fixtures

After noticing a water leak, contact a qualified plumber. The specialist will assess your home and perform pressure testing to identify the leaking line behind your walls and the electronic leak location for stab leaks under your foundation to identify the root cause of water leaks. They will also provide repair solutions, like:

  • Repairing the leaking pipe
  • Rerouting your leaking lines
  • Repiping your entire water system

Sewer Camera Inspection

When a plumbing issue occurs, it can be challenging to locate it. If your water supply pipe in a wall breaks, you will have soggy, moldy drywall. If your sewer pipe breaks, the area will manifest as overabundant foliage and swampy ground. If your sewer line is blocked, it is hard to tell the location of the blockage.

Over the years, digging points was guesswork, with many misses and fewer hits. Today, a sewer camera inspection is a pocket-friendly method to do this.

Your sewer video inspection plumber will use a camera in your line to identify the exact blockage location. The video can extend down the main sewer line or branch lines (the pipes that lead from faucets and bathtubs to your home’s sewer line).

At the end of your line is a camera that lets you see the sewer line in real-time and in close-up detail. Also at the end is a transmitting device that emits signals that your locator device picks up.

A camera inspection can also be helpful before remodeling your bathroom or kitchen. With the vast quantities of wastewater, inspecting your sewer line to ensure it handles your increased needs is wise.

Sewer Line Repair

A sewer line leak or backup is frustrating to handle as a homeowner. Apart from the messy cleanup and unpleasant smell of a damaged sewer pipe, it can be challenging to identify its root cause.

Knowing what causes sewer line damage can assist you in determining if something has led to a severe issue and preventing future damage. Some things that cause damage include the following:

  • Tree roots — Roots follow water sources when growing. Since your sewer line carries liquid waste, tree roots are attracted to it, particularly when your piping has small leaks. The root wraps around and breaks into your pipes, weakening, clogging, and breaking them.
  • Corroded pipes — While galvanized iron and steel pipes are prone to rust, they are more likely to corrode due to magnesium and calcium buildup from wear and tear. If left unaddressed, the corrosion leaves the pipes vulnerable to cracks and leaks.
  • Clogged pipes caused by foreign substances and debris — Your sewage line can only handle toilet paper and human waste. Paper towels, sanitary towels, and wrappers do not properly disintegrate, resulting in blockages that drain cleaning agents cannot fix.
  • Extreme temperatures — During winter, a frozen pipe can burst due to the expanding ice. Moreover, extreme heat can burst your pipes.

Routine snaking for clogs, epoxy pipelining, and hydro jetting for grease buildup or roots are ways to repair sewer lines.

Sewer snaking is the initial step when diagnosing a blocked sewer drain. If your seasoned plumber suspects damage, encounters hard spots, or pulls back roots, they can use a sewer camera inspection to see your line and determine the next repair steps.

Hydro jetting removes tree roots and dissolves grease or sludge. The process involves using a nozzle to clean 360 degrees of your drain and high-pressure water streams. Hydro jetting is the ideal repair solution for functional pipes.

If your sewer line has holes, missing sections, or cracks, epoxy pipelining is the most effective way to rehabilitate your line. Pipelining uses a specialty liner and epoxy resin to create another pipe in your damaged section or line without excavation.

You should replace the pipe if:

  • root intrusion has broken your sewer line, or
  • your sewer line has collapsed pipes, holes, or missing sections.

Conventional sewer line replacement involves excavating before replacing it.

If your damaged line is under concrete, pipe bursting is ideal. Pipe bursting breaks up the damaged sewer line while replacing it with a high-density polyethylene pipe. This solution does not involve removing the old line and full trenching.

Frozen Pipe Repair

Water expands after freezing. Exposure to temperatures below 20 degrees Fahrenheit can cause your exposed pipes to freeze and rupture. Typically, the damage goes beyond the frozen section to between a faucet and the freeze. As the ice blocks your line and expands, the water pressure in the pipe increases. Increased pressure can break pipes.

Some of the preventative measures you can take against frozen pipes and any resulting plumbing issues include the following:

  • Keep the air around the pipes moving by using a fan near cabinets and pipes
  • Insulate your exposed and external pipes with insulation material
  • Ensure your doors, crawl spaces, and basement windows are weather-stripped and adequately sealed.
  • Disconnect and drain outdoor hoses and water spigots before winter begins
  • Replace drafty doors and windows and seal and insulate your attic
  • If it is safe, open your under-sink cabinet to allow warm air to circulate the pipes
  • Keep water moving in the lines by opening the faucet to allow cold water to trickle down slowly

However, when your pipes rupture, act quickly to prevent as much water damage as possible by getting professional assistance from a plumber. The Expert Plumbers offer emergency services round-the-clock.

Tankless Water Heater Installation and Repair Services

Do you have limited space on your Los Angeles residential property? That could be a reason to install a tankless water heater. It occupies approximately 75 percent less area than a typical water heater.

Also known as instantaneous or demand water heaters, tankless water heaters offer hot water whenever needed. They are designed to heat water without storing it. Since water is not stored, it is less prone to rust.

A tankless water heater requires higher upfront installation costs. It will save your home money in the long run since they are energy efficient. Additionally, it can last up to thirty years if well maintained.

Like every appliance, your water heater requires maintenance to operate efficiently and safely and prevent leaks. As the water heater ages, it requires more frequent maintenance. Your plumber can advise you on the type of maintenance necessary based on factors like:

  • Your installation's quality
  • Manufacturer recommendations
  • Water quality
  • Unit location

Other ways your plumber can help you include the following:

  • Handle the installation needs, mainly if the dedicated space requires that the water heater be an unusual size or if the storage requirements have changed since you replaced your system.
  • The technician will ensure your system has proper venting so it is not a fire hazard.
  • Your plumber should ensure hot and cold water pipes are routed appropriately to avoid water pressure issues.
  • Your plumber should ensure the replacement unit selection complies with energy-efficient standards under the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act.
  • Finally, the technician will ensure every installation follows the building code and local regulations.

Gas Line Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

Your dream of cooking on a six-burner gas stove or curling up by a warm fireplace can become a reality immediately after installing a new gas line.

Gas line installation is not an average do-it-yourself home improvement project. The installation is more skill-intensive or labor-intensive. A knowledgeable plumber will do the following:

  • Obtain the required permit
  • Know how to find your line
  • Appropriately size your line
  • Know the best material to use
  • Test for gas leaks
  • Install gas valves
  • Extend your gas pipe

Some appliances that enhance a house’s amenities with a gas line installation include water heaters, fireplaces, outdoor grills, gas stoves, pool heaters, and dryers.

Nothing lasts forever; use and time corrode gas lines. A leaky gas line is hazardous; it can make you sick or cause an explosion. Some of the signs of gas leakage to watch out for include the following:

  • Natural gas is odorless but has a distinctive-smelling chemical known as mercaptan is added as a safety feature that produces a rotten egg smell
  • You have exhaustion, blurry vision, nausea, or headaches for no apparent reason (It is a byproduct of natural gas emitting carbon monoxide in a closed environment)
  • The gas escaping a pipe under pressure can create sounds ranging from rushing air to hissing.
  • Your gas appliance is not working as it should
  • Your furnace struggles to ignite when turned on

If you notice a gas leak, here are some steps to take while you wait for your plumber to arrive:

  • Avoid using your phone until you are safely away from the source of the leak
  • Shut your home’s gas valves
  • Avoid switching on and off your electric appliances
  • Avoid using open flames or smoking
  • Do not try locating the gas leak
  • If your natural gas line was damaged while digging outside, do not try to repair it.

Gutter Services

Plumbing services also involve protecting your home from potential water damage. Your service provider can do this by assessing your gutters and cleaning or replacing them, ensuring your home has an efficient stormwater drainage system. It also boosts your home’s curb appeal, giving it an inviting, warm look.

Cleaning the gutters prevents blockages and removes the weight these materials place on the system. If the system is too heavy, it can sag, crack, and finally break, leaving your home vulnerable to basement and foundation flooding. Plant debris can also reduce the efficiency of the gutters.

If your plumber finds an unpassable clog, they should recommend the next course of action to address the issue.

Some of the signs your gutters require repair include the following:

  • Rust on the gutter or peeling paint is an indication of gutters overflowing
  • Finding gutter hardware like mounting brackets and nails on the ground
  • Noticing streams of water coming from your roof when it is raining
  • Signs of water damage in your attic or along the roofline
  • Sagging or uneven gutters

Garbage Disposal Replacement and Repairs

Although often overlooked, garbage disposals are a convenient feature in most kitchens. A garbage disposal removes unwanted food particles and scraps from the sink. When your garbage disposal stops working, it can interfere with how you operate in your kitchen.

Your garbage disposal can stop functioning effectively due to the following:

  • Electrical issues
  • Clogs
  • Leaks
  • Foods like rice, bones, pasta, stringy vegetables, peels, and seeds
  • Grease

Given the nature of garbage disposals, DIY replacement and repair can be hazardous and tricky. You can spend your entire day attempting to find one component. Save your time and agony by hiring a qualified plumber.

Other services The Expert Plumbers offers include the following:

  • Sink and faucet installation, repairs, and replacement
  • Sump pipe repair and replacement
  • Drain cleaning
  • Appliance repairs
  • Water filtration
  • Clogged drains

Find a Skilled Residential Plumbing Contractor Near Me

At The Expert Plumbers, we understand the frustration of plumbing issues. Your Los Angeles home is your haven, where you eat, drink, shower, and rest. Without practical plumbing abilities, the home becomes a hassle. Allow us to install, maintain, and replace your plumbing features so you do not have to worry. You can trust our quality services, affordable pricing, and attention to detail to handle your plumbing needs appropriately, safely, and promptly, regardless of your project’s size.

Do not hesitate to contact us at (510) 250-1880 for a free quote and to learn how we can help you.