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Plumbing Guides for Goodyear Homeowners

Straight answers to common plumbing questions in the West Valley: leaks, bills, drains, water heaters, sewers and shutoff valves.

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Every guide covers the cause, a few things to check yourself and the point where a call makes sense.

Small moth-like flies near a sink usually come out of that drain. Find the source and scrub it out.

Use a bucket and a pen to decide if your pool is losing water to the sun or to a crack.

Work from the meter inward, then through toilets, sinks and the yard, to find where water is escaping.

Seven common reasons a bill jumps, and a quick way to separate a leak from heavy use.

Water beneath the tank may be a fitting or the tank itself. Sort out which, and what to do first.

A weak stream at one tap and a weak stream at all of them have different explanations.

Sewage or rotten egg odors indoors come from a short list of sources. Begin with traps and vents.

Roots follow moisture into old joints. Learn the signs and the repair paths from cutting to replacement.

A weak flush, no flush or a rising bowl: sort the easy fixes from the bigger problems.

A toilet that hisses or refills by itself wastes water. Work out which part is failing.

Two common supply pipes compared, with questions worth asking before a repipe.

A bang when a valve closes is water hammer. See what causes it and how it is quieted.

A dripping hose bib wastes water and can hide a wall leak. Check handle, stem and wall.

Find and test your main shutoff before a leak forces the issue.

What a backflow device does, why sprinklers need one and where reclaimed water fits in.

Phone the 24/7 line and describe the problem. The dispatcher takes down the details and finds a contractor.