What to Do if Your Home’s External Pipe Breaks

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What to Do if Your Home’s External Pipe Breaks

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Melbourne Plumber

Many homes here in Central Florida are made from concrete block. Consequently, the external pipes to items such as water sprinklers or outdoor spigots run on the outside of the home and are bolted or fastened against the surface of the concrete. Many of these pipes are made from PVC or other plumbing plastics. Day after day these pipes are exposed to the rays of the sun. It may seem innocuous but over decades time, the suns rays can have a warping and degrading effect on these pipes. The pipe becomes brittle and one day while you are watering your ...

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How Some Plumbing Emergencies May Occur

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Melbourne Plumber

Everyone has dealt with a plumbing emergency at one point or another throughout their lives. It could have been flushing too much toilet paper and receiving an extremely large backflow, or clogging the sink while letting the dishwater out. Small things such as these may happen, but what happens when the emergency involves calling a licensed plumber? Some people tend to attempt do-it-yourself repairs on their personal plumbing and end up making the situation much worse. There are a few emergency jobs only a licensed plumber is trained to handle, that the average person might not be able to take ...

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