Plumbing in Glennon Heights

Signs You Need Plumbing in Glennon Heights

• Brown water after the taps sit unusedWhen the taps have sat overnight and the first water runs brown, the galvanized lines are corroding from the inside. The pocket south of Alameda Ave dates to the 1940s-50s, so that corrosion has had seven decades to build.
• Pressure dropping at every fixtureWeak pressure at every fixture means the supply system is failing, not one tap. In the pocket that is usually galvanized narrowing the bore; in the 1960s-70s remainder it is aging copper or a failing shutoff, and the two need different fixes.
• Drains backing up after heavy rain or root seasonA drain that backs up after heavy rain or in root season is usually a clay lateral giving way at the joints. Roots get in, the bentonite ground shifts, and the camera shows which joints have gone.
• A damp patch far from any fixtureWater appearing far from any fixture has travelled to get there, along a joist or a pipe run. In a 1940s-50s home the runs are long and the walls are old, so the damp patch is a clue, not the location.
• A pipe that froze last winterA pipe that split last winter will split again unless the run around it changes. Check the unheated spaces before the first freeze, which in Lakewood usually arrives from late October to mid-November.