{"id":1445,"date":"2019-09-16T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2019-09-13T11:44:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T15:44:07","slug":"plumbing-horrors-from-diy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/plumbing-horrors-from-diy\/","title":{"rendered":"Plumbing Horrors We Find From Bad DIY Attempts!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"plumber-working-on-pipes\"First, we want to stress that all<\/em> \u201cdo-it-yourself\u201d attempts to fix or install residential plumbing are bad. It\u2019s simply unwise to try this type of work unless you have the proper tools and training. But there are times when DIY jobs go past bad and become serious problems. Ask any professional plumber, and you\u2019ll often hear the same story: the majority of repairs they make are due to amateur plumbing errors.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve never done any DIY work on your plumbing, you could still have troubles. A previous owner may have done some unlicensed repair or installation that you\u2019ll end up having to deal with. No matter how cautious you are about only hiring professional plumbers in Burlington, VT<\/a>, you still may need to call us to remedy some amateur mistake.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve put together a list of the DIY problems we often must fix for our customers.<\/p>\n

The \u201cPutting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again\u201d Disaster<\/h3>\n

\u201cAll the king\u2019s amateur plumbers and all the king\u2019s amateur tools couldn\u2019t put the p-trap back together again.\u201d We see this sort of mistake all the time: someone dismantled a part of the plumbing, and when trying to reassemble it, fit it back together incorrectly. The p-trap (the curved pipe section under a sink drain) is one of the frequent victims of this error, and it\u2019s a common reason for leaks developing under sinks. The components of plumbing can seem like confusing puzzle-pieces to non-professionals, so please leave dismantling and reassembling to the actual pros.<\/p>\n

The Gnawing Effects of Chemical Drain Cleaners<\/h3>\n

We\u2019ve often caution homeowners against using store-bought chemical drain cleaners to unclog drains before. First, these chemicals don\u2019t do a complete job of eliminating the material blocking the drain, allowing clogs to return in a short time. But the acidic chemicals in these cleaners are harmful for the drains. The chemical residue tends to remain behind in the drain, where it eats away at the material. Reactions with soap scum can also lead to pipe corrosion.<\/p>\n

Pipes That Don\u2019t Match<\/h3>\n

When amateur plumbers attempt to put in new plumbing pipes, they often cram in whatever material they have on hand, or else they make guesses about whether to use copper or different types of plastic. The result is a tangle of brass, copper, PEX, CPVC, steel, and iron. What\u2019s wrong with this? Well, aside from some of these materials not working well for specific purposes (such as for hot water lines), contact between these different materials causes leaks and corrosion. Pipe layout and pipe connections are tricky and need to be left to the experts.<\/p>\n

The Over-Tight Connection<\/h3>\n

You\u2019ve probably experienced the trouble with overtightening a screw or a nut: it can end up damaging the surface above it or it strips away at the threads. This same principle applies to connections on plumbing, except the consequences are more dire because it leads to cracked pipes and serious leaks. It\u2019s easy to go overboard trying to make plumbing water-tight, so leave the work to experts who have done hundreds or thousands of jobs before.<\/p>\n

Red Rock Mechanical, LLC serves Northwest Vermont and Northeast New York. No matter the source of your plumbing woes, trust us to fix them<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve put together a list of the DIY problems we often must fix for our customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[81],"tags":[89,54,56],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1445"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1449,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445\/revisions\/1449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}