Is It Time To Call A Plumber? Listening To What Your Pipes Have To Say About It

Just because the pipes in your home may not be able to speak your language does not mean that they don't have plenty to say. In fact, your pipes will often let you know well in advance that the time to utilize professional plumbing services is coming. The key to receiving this important message is to listen to your plumbing system and learn to interpret all of the sounds that it makes. The information found below can help you to accomplish this task.

Your Hot Water Pipes Are Making A Banging Sound

 If your home still makes use of copper piping to deliver hot water to the faucets throughout your home, you should know that these metal pipes will expand as hot water passes through them. If the pipes are forced to squeeze through tight spaces to reach their destination, they can hit against other pipes or nearby surfaces as the metal expands. Over the course of time, these collisions can loosen pipe connections and fasteners, causing the pipes to move even more when expanding. As the pipes collide with nearby surfaces, you will often hear what sounds like a banging coming from the pipe. If this problem is not corrected with the help of a professional plumbing service, you could find yourself dealing with a leaky hot water pipe, as these pipes will often spring a leak after repeatedly being allowed to strike nearby surfaces. 

Your Faucets Are Spitting 

Your plumbing system is meant to be a closed system in order to maintain proper pressure. However, if you experience a leaky pipe or a cracked valve cover, air could be allowed to enter your plumbing system. This air then travels through your pipes to your faucets, along with your water supply. Spitting faucets are the result of the water in your pipes forcing out air pockets when you turn on your faucets. While this issue will seem to resolve itself after letting the water run for a few minutes, it is important that you are not fooled by this apparent resolution. Unless you address the issue of how air is entering your plumbing system in the first place, this issue is bound to repeat itself in the future. 

Your Drains Are Gurgling 

The pipes that lead wastewater away from your home are equally as important as the pipes that bring clean water into your home. If these drainage pipes experience a buildup of sludge or become blocked by tree roots, it will become increasingly difficult for wastewater to successfully pass through the pipe. As a result, you can experience slow drainage in your home. You may also find that your drains begin making a gurgling sound as the water goes down the drain. If you fail to contact a professional plumbing service to resolve this issue, the blockage in your pipes will likely continue to worsen, and can ultimately result in a backup of wastewater and sewage into your home.