The Cause of Leaking Taps
If you’re experiencing leaking taps, there are a number of factors that might be causing the leaks.
Taps can leak for many reasons, but the most common is that there’s something blocking the flow of water from the faucet. This could be caused by a buildup of sediment or mineral deposits, which can occur over time. The buildup may be hard to see because it’s usually at the bottom of the spout where it meets the body of the faucet, so you may need to remove your faucet from its place in order to see any buildup.
A leaky tap is also caused by a worn-out washer. The washer sits inside the valve body of your tap, which connects to the pipe that runs from your hot water tank through your house. It has an O-ring seal around it, which keeps water from flowing freely through the tap until it’s turned on. When this seal wears out, it allows too much water to get through, which causes leaks when you’re not using the tap and when you turn it on or off without enough pressure behind it.
Tap Repair Services We Offer
We wouldn’t be the largest, most comprehensive, plumbing service in Sydney if we didn’t offer a wide range of services in every aspect of our business. Our leaking tap repair service list is as comprehensive as you’d expect it to be. If you need a leaky tap repaired, we can fix it, and we can fix it right away.
At Service Heroes, our skilled technicians know how to stop leaking taps by fully repairing all three of the main tap models on the market:
- Ceramic cartridge taps
- Ceramic disc taps
- Rubber seal taps
Those are the three types of taps most, if not all, modern Australian homes use with their plumbing systems. So, you can remain confident that we can perform timely repairs regardless of your home’s plumbing hardware.
These are the various services we can perform on those tap models:
- Ceramic Cartridge Replacement
- Ceramic Disc Replacement or Analysis
- Gland Seal Replacement or Adjustment
- Valve Seat Replacement and Repair
- Full Valve Replacement
We come fully prepared to make these repairs on-site. So, you’ll never have to wait for a tap part to be ordered or for time-consuming troubleshooting to take place. This ensures your taps are replaced as quickly as possible and with minimal cost.
How Service Heroes Can Help You
When searching for a licensed plumber to repair your leaky taps, there’s no better service in Sydney than Service Heroes. We’re a professional, reputable, and one-stop shop for all your plumbing needs including leaky tap repair and much more.
Why us?
- We’ve consistently provided Sydney locals and surrounding residents with the highest quality plumbing services in the country, and we’ve risen to become an industry leader with service options within a large service area.
- Contacting us is made easy with our 24/7 contact options, and our customer service staff are prepared to do what’s necessary to ensure your plumbing needs are met in a timely and stress-free fashion. Then, once an appointment is made, you’ll meet with our top-of-the-line plumbing professionals right in the comfort of your own home. Each specialist we send out is licensed, properly trained, experienced, and trained in-house to uphold our high standards of excellence while performing their services for you.
- We proudly serve Sydney, Penrith, Ryde, and other areas surrounding Sydney.
- When you enlist the help of Service Heroes, you’re not just hiring a plumber; you’re experiencing the beginning of a life-long relationship built on trust, professionalism, and of course, the highest standards of service.
Leaking tap repair is technically possible for an amateur to do themselves, but as with all plumbing issues, doing so can further damage the plumbing system, cause costly property damage, or even produce certain hazards.
For example, forgetting to turn off the home’s hot water supply can result in scalding hot water being forcefully expelled from your valve once the tap is removed. This can cause severe burns to you and those around you, and even if you’re working on a valve that utilizes cold water, you can cause severe water damage to your walls, floors, and other pivotal parts of your property as it often ends up in unreachable areas once flooding occurs.
As such, we recommend hiring a qualified Sydney plumbing repair specialist to perform any tap repairs you may need.
A proper repair specialist is a cost-efficient option due to the simple nature of these repairs, and when you consider the potential for costly damages when done improperly, the overall cost of hiring a professional is drastically lower than doing it yourself and causing property damage.
A repair specialist also knows how to perform the repair safely and without damaging the plumbing system the tap is attached to; saving you time, money, and of course, potentially your health.
If you’re in need of tap repairs, please, seek the help of a licensed professional Sydney plumbing service and ensure the job is done properly.
