Take Care of a Leak Repair to Save Money

Doesn't it seem that faucets never leak during the day. The "drip, drip, drip" that can drive you crazy are the sounds that you will only hear at night while you're trying-desperately and vainly to sleep. Don't spend another night slowly going crazy listening to a slow dripping faucet. There is a simple leak repair that even an amateur can take care of.

If you do decide to take care of the leak repair yourself the first step is to turn off the water to your faucet from down below. You don't have to turn off the source of water to your house to accomplish this- just the sink itself. Next, you need to dismantle the faucet in order to get to the worn out washer that is likely causing the leak in the first place so you can replace it. A washer is a cheap fix and in most cases it is the root problem. If you replace the washer, put your faucet back together again and still have a leak you may have a worn out seal or you may need to replace the faucet which can become a more complex job that a professional plumber should take on.

Ignoring it won't make it go away either. Did you know that if you ignore a leaky faucet for a year you will have wasted enough water to fill a backyard swimming pool? That is a lot of wasted resources going down the drain and it also creates a ten percent increase in your utility bill. Today, we don't have water to waste with many sources of our clean drinking water drying up every year including the Colorado River.

You want to minimize your carbon footprint and that means not running water while you brush your teeth, attending to leak repair jobs promptly and generally being a conscious consumer when it comes to using precious resources.
If you don't feel comfortable or have the time to address a leak repair, it's not hard to find an accomplished plumbing service to take on the job quickly. Even for such an easy fix you'd want to make sure that you call a plumber that will charge you a reasonable rate and get to your small job quickly so you may want to call around and find the best rate and time schedule for service.

The money you save on your utility bill from a leak can easily add up and that alone makes it worth the added cost for a professional to take on your leak repair.

So don't spend another night listening to your kitchen or bathroom sink drip- take action and get your peace of mind back and your water bill under control by calling a pro to fix your problem.