FAQS

Most commonly your toilet keeps running because the toilet flapper is not properly closing to form a seal around the flush valve. The result is a toilet that keeps running because the tank will not fill with water properly to seal the flapper. To fix this problem you can simply remove the top of your toilet and inspect if the flapper is covering the flush valve. The flapper can be broken or worn out and in that case you replace it with a new one that you can purchase at any hardware store or online. Call Overall Plumbing & Heating for further help to fix your toilet issues.

A Garbage disposal is meant to break down soft items like vegetables, eggs, or finished meals. Always run water when you use your disposal to help break down the food and flush it down the drain. We encourage you not to throw bones, coffee grounds, egg shells or any hard products as they will wear the blades and jam the disposal. Call Overall Plumbing & Heating for further help to fix your disposal issues.

We do not recommend using chemical drain cleaners because they can easily cause damage and deterioration to you pipes and plumbing. The chemicals in drain cleaners remove enzymes and friendly bacteria that actually are beneficial to have in your pipes that remove grease and sludge from building up. If you have a clog please call Overall Plumbing & Heating for help.

Water heaters have to be replaced periodically every few years. Sometimes an electric water heater has to be reset by simply hitting the reset button. If that does not help it might be possible that you are having a bigger issue with circuitry. If you have a gas hot water heater your dip tube that controls the direction of cold water to the bottom of the tank to get heated can be broken or shortened requiring it to be fixed. We are experts at fixing boiler issues at Overall Plumbing & Heating, kindly call us if you need further assistance.

Drains get clogged commonly because people through items down the pipes that they should not. This can happen in your kitchen or your bathroom from food items, soap or even hair. To fix a clogged drain please call Overall Plumbing & Heating for help.

It is important to know where your main water shut off valve is to turn it off before a burst pipe occurs in your home. Typically you can find your water shut off valve outside the house and close the exterior wall. Sometimes the valve can be found in your basement or crawl space.

There are many reasons why you could have sewer gas entering your home. The most common causes are improperly installed plumbing system, dried traps from drains in your home that are infrequently used, a wax seal around toilets can go bad, or a vent line could be broken somewhere within the property. To help prevent this, be sure to run any water down drains that aren’t used very often, especially during winter months. We recommend though that if you have a sewer like smell in your home you will likely need our further technical assistance to fix the issue.

Lower water pressure in your home could be caused by a variety of different issues. Commonly your lower pressure could be from a partially closed or malfunctioning shut off valve, a crimped water line, or deposits that gather in older galvanized pipes. Additionally if your neighbors have strong water pressure, the problem in your home is most likely due to the water meter. Commonly we fix the water pressure by changing the valve or by replacing piping that has galvanized. Call Overall Plumbing & Heating for further help to fix your low water pressure.