Plumbing Services in Hampton 3842 — Pet & Family Safe

When to call a professional

Not sure if it is time to get help? If any of these sound familiar, it is worth a call.

• Water pressure drops noticeably when you run two taps at once — common sign of corroded galvanized pipes narrowing from the inside, especially in pre-1970 beach cottages
• Rust-colored water runs for 30 seconds every morning before it clears — sediment buildup in your water heater or corroding iron pipes that will fail within a year
• You hear water running inside a wall when no taps are open — hidden leak, often at a joint behind drywall, already soaking insulation and framing lumber
• Damp or musty smell under the house or in a crawl space, especially after it rains — either a dripping supply line, a leaking drain trap, or groundwater seeping in from poor grading
• Toilet runs intermittently even when no one's used it recently — flapper valve worn out, wasting 50-100 gallons a day and spiking your water bill by $30-40 a month
• Drains gurgle or bubble when you flush a toilet or run the washing machine — partial blockage in your main sewer line or vent stack, often tree roots in older clay pipes
• Hot water runs out faster than it used to, or the tank makes popping and rumbling noises — sediment hardened at the bottom, reducing capacity and forcing the element to overheat until it fails
• Green or blue stains around tap bases or where water pools — acidic water corroding copper pipes, a known issue in coastal New Hampshire wells and a sign fittings will start pinholing soon