Finding and Addressing Plumbing Leaks

all right I had a customer call uh saying that they heard water in their wall so I came out to diagnose it and found that some old stainless steel crimp rings on a pexline had uh rusted and they didn't seal up and they use plastic fittings I never use plastic fittings I always use brass I always use copper crimp Rings the outcome of it is they have a slow leak down their wall and molding their wall so I'm going to cut out that plastic fitting put a new brass fitting and new copper rings on and it should be good to go

So, what was the particular issue that the customer called us out for today? >> He had water puddling up around the outside of his house here and he checked his meter and it was turning. So, that's definitely a sign that he's got a leak and he turned the inside off so he knew that it wasn't somewhere in his house and then he isolated it to just the service alone. So, we know that's where it's located at. They've got a PVC line coming out of the meter towards the house and then it comes under the footing of the house and is running out copper. And most of the time where those two meet, those threads will crack and cause a small leak. And that's what we're looking for. >> [music]

Upgrade that washing machine hose, please. Cheap rubber washing machine hoses. Most of the time, to save a little bit of money, the washing machine companies ship cheap rubber water hoses. There's an upgrade for this. It's like 15 bucks. It's a braided stainless steel water line. Please get that. And by the time you recognize that we have water pouring out of our washer from behind it because the rubber gasket has failed on the cheap water line that they sent us. Well, now we have potentially between on the low end, maybe like $5,000 worth of water damage. Or on the high end, like $30,000 worth of water damage that we have to rectify. Or you can go to your local hardware store and get a $15 braided cable, not a cable, but a braided water line hose for the back of your washer. This $15 part is going to save you thousands in headache and heartache because nobody's happy when water's coming from where it shouldn't be. This is a cheap way to ensure that water stays where water's supposed to be, making your clothes smell Downy fresh. Your home. >> [singing]

Most people get freaked out when water starts coming from a toilet cuz they're like, "Oh, is it dirty water?" Most of the time it's not. Most of the time whenever water starts coming out of your toilet, it is going to be from the connection to your toilet tank or from the wall itself because that gasket, that O-ring inside of the hose has gone bad. You could also save a little bit of heartache if you just upgrade that hose. Make sure that that hose is upgraded as well as your washing machine. They're right next to each other. If you're standing in the blue box store or the orange box store, those two lines are going to be right next to each other. And the only difference, make sure though that you get one that's specific for each one because the diameter of the two are different. So, you need to make sure that you get the proper one. You can't just grab two and take them both home and then use them for different things. They look the same. They aren't the same. It's worth the upgrade. It's 15 bucks, guys. It's going to make a huge difference in, you know, your security during the go. You know, don't have to worry about water coming where it's not supposed to. Yonder rows. >> [singing] [music]

If someone has had their house, maybe their house is older than 2000. Can someone go from an older type of plumbing uh model or material to PEX, can it be do like full repipe? >> Oh yeah, absolutely. We do a lot of them. Copper pipe in our area, there's an acid in the ground that will actually eat the copper. >> Oh, no way. >> It will cause pin holes in it. So there's a lot of times we will either reroute it overhead. Sometimes we're able to pull pipes underneath through the sand and that's if it's a slab house. >> Okay. >> If it's a crawl space house, you can definitely replace all that very easily. It's not cheap, but it can be done. And then if it does freeze, you don't have to worry cuz it won't bust. [singing] nose. [music]

If your water bill has spiked this summer and you can't figure out why, listen up. Oklahoma sits on one of the most expansive clay soil deposits in the country, meaning when it gets hot and dry like it has been, the soil shrinks. And then when it rains, like it just did, that soil acts like a sponge and expands. Well, that constant shifting is what causes slab leaks. The pipe underneath the slab breaks because the soil is constantly moving, and most homeowners have no idea that it's happening until they get a water bill that doesn't make sense, or they feel like a warm spot on the floor, or they hear water running when everything is turned off. It's a bad feeling. If your home was built before 1985, your risk is even higher. These pipes are old, and typically they're made of copper or galvanized steel, and they were never made to withstand 40-plus years of Oklahoma clay just absolutely working against them and their home's best interests. So, slab leaks suck, and if you think you have one, one, make sure you call a team that you know can take care of it and get you taken care of right. But two, quick way to check is go outside, shut off all of your fixtures and faucets in the house, and go look at your water meter. If it's still spinning, odds are you probably have a slab leak, and you need to get an expert out there. Hope you guys have a great day, and I hope that you don't have a slab leak. >> Your pros. >> [singing] [music]

Okay guys, look at this floor. This is what happens when one plumbing leak goes unnoticed. The culprit, a bathroom sink drain. Never think, no one ever blames the bathroom sink drain. Every time someone turned on that faucet, water poured directly underneath the house. So, not dramatically, not all at once, just steady, constant, and hidden. Yeah, the homeowner had no idea that it was happening, and meanwhile, the moisture was building up under the house. The humidity kept climbing, and the wood honestly started warping and buckling. So, the subfloor was affected. It was really, really bad. By the time we got the call, the entire floor system was completely compromised. So, we had to rip out every board you see here. We exposed the structural frame and removed years and years of moisture and damage, then tracked down the drain, fixed it, rebuilt everything up from the subfloor. It's a huge project, and no one no one wants to do that. So, one small leak that nobody caught, one expensive restoration. So, if you notice water anywhere near your crawl space, or under a sink, around pipes, anywhere, do not wait. Call us, we'll find it before it finds your floor. Have a great one.

we're here at a call with a leaky shower head and so as you can see this is um full of hard water there and so what's going on is this valve down here the cartridge has worn out and so basically what we need to do is take this apart get into it rebuild that cartridge and put it all back together and that should fix the Leaky problem

All right. Well, come out today. There was a water spilling out from the garage closet. Thought it was an HVAC drain issue. Upon opening the closet, looks like one of the tubes was knocked loose, a drain tube from the salt water softener. But while we were here, we want to go ahead and do our diligence and make sure there was nothing HVAC related. These folks are members, been with us for a good while. So, we went ahead and just ensured that the drain was clear. It was already clear, but while we were at it, found that it had a P trap on the uh coming off the evaporator coil and unnecessary one because it's trapped down down low as well. So, we just uh cut out about a foot and a half of drain and ran that straight from the evaporator coil to the to the existing drain. And uh they're in good shape now. [Music]