Fixture repair covers running toilets, dripping faucets, worn valves behind tile, laundry box valves and garbage disposals that hum or jam. Call and say which fixture it is.
The page also sets out the short list of fixture jobs that state law exempts from a permit, and what that list leaves off.
Toilet trouble starts at one of three parts. A fill valve that sticks makes the tank run on, a worn flapper lets water leak into the bowl, and a failed wax ring lets it seep out at the base. Replacing the part fixes it, unless the bowl is cracked and the whole toilet goes.
A faucet that drips, sprays sideways or has lost pressure may need a cartridge or a new faucet altogether. Kitchen, bath and utility faucets are all replaced and connected to the supply lines.
Behind the tile, a shower valve can stop shutting off, mix hot and cold badly or leak into the wall. The cartridge comes out and is replaced, or the whole valve when the body is the problem.
The two valves in the wall box behind a washer can seize. The plumber replaces them and checks the box’s drain connection.
A garbage disposal that only hums, jams or drips from underneath is repaired, or a new one is mounted in its place beneath the sink.
State law exempts only a short list of plumbing jobs from the permit requirement, among them repairing a leak and replacing a lavatory or kitchen faucet, a ballcock or water control valve, a garbage disposal or a water closet. A shower or tub valve is not named on that list.
Questions about sinks that will not drain lead to the drain cleaning page, and damp walls lead to the leak detection page, with the rest of the services collected on the homepage.
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