Day after day at your home, the faucets in your kitchen, bathroom, utility room, and perhaps other areas as well get used for a variety of things. As a result, they get turned on and off quite often. Yet at some point, those faucets that have been so reliable over the years may soon start to experience problems, the most common of which is leaking. An annoying problem as well as one that can lead to water damage in your home plus higher water bills, it’s never a good idea to ignore a leaky faucet. When it’s time to get faucet repair from the best plumbers here in Los Angeles, you need to trust your leaky faucet repair to our team here at Boss Plumbing.
Why Does a Faucet Start to Drip or Leak?
Though on the outside your faucet looks like a simple plumbing fixture, the fact is today’s faucets contain a variety of parts, all of which may be contributing to your leaky faucet problem.
Worn-Out O-Ring
On many faucets that we work on here at Boss Plumbing, we find the problem to be a bad O-ring. A common problem on cartridge faucets, a loose or worn-out O-ring may be the reason why your sink handle is leaking.
Corrosion
Corrosion is another common reason why your faucet may be leaking. This occurs quite often with a faucet’s valve seat, which connects your faucet and spout. Should your faucet be old or have a large buildup of water sediment, corrosion can take place and result in a leaky faucet.
Broken Parts
Other common reasons for leaking and dripping faucets include worn-out washers and seals, loose or broken parts, a worn-out cartridge, and even low water pressure. If you notice that your faucet is only dripping when you move the handle a certain way or only at specific times of the day, your home’s low water pressure may be the reason for this problem.
Do I Really Need a Plumber to Fix My Leaky Faucet?
Once you notice that leak or drip at your faucet, we know you’re probably wondering if you really need to call a plumber to fix the problem. Here at Boss Plumbing, we suggest that unless you have some basic plumbing knowledge and are comfortable doing a DIY plumbing project, you pick up the phone and call a professional plumber to fix your leaky faucet.
As we stated earlier, it’s likely your faucet is much more complex on the inside than it looks from the outside. Should you start taking your faucet apart, you’ll quickly find an array of screws, washers, seals, aerators, and much more. Before you know it, what you thought may take only a few minutes to fix becomes an all-day nightmare. Worst of all, you may think you’ve fixed the problem, only to turn on your faucet and find water going everywhere, creating a problem that is much more serious as well as expensive to fix.
Here at Boss Plumbing, we recommend relying on our team of professional plumbers if you have an older faucet that needs to be replaced, are wanting to change the type and style of faucet you have in your bathroom or kitchen, or if you have a faucet that is clearly broken or has even exploded.
Should a Leaking Faucet be Fixed or Replaced?
If you’re trying to decide whether your leaking faucet should be fixed or replaced, our team of experienced plumbers here at Boss Plumbing know this will rely on many different factors.
If you have a faucet that is older or is showing clear signs of corrosion, installing a new faucet will always be the smartest option.
Should you notice a leak that has only recently started and your sink seems to be in good condition otherwise, chances are we can fix the problem in short order. Many times when our plumbers take apart a faucet, they discover the problem is simply worn-out washers or seals, or perhaps some screws or other parts that have worked loose over the years. When this is the case, we can not only replace the parts causing the leak, but also do a quick check to see if anything else may be problematic.
Your Faucet Repair Experts
Here at Boss Plumbing, we take pride in knowing we are the best faucet repair experts in Los Angeles. Since we have decades of experience and are always ensuring our plumbers have the latest training in smart faucets and other plumbing repairs, you can count on us to solve your leak and drip problems.
Whether it’s faucets in your kitchen or bathroom, shower heads that won’t stop dripping, or outdoor faucets that need some TLC for leaks and drips, we here at Boss Plumbing can repair or replace faucets and other fixtures that may be broken or simply require a few new parts.
Is Leaky Faucet Repair Expensive?
Since we know cost is always a concern with our customers, you’ll be glad to know that most leaky faucet repairs are not very expensive. In fact, the national average to fix a leaky faucet ranges from $65-$150, depending on:
- what is causing the leak
- what repairs are needed.
Of course, if you need to have your faucet replaced, the cost may be a bit more, depending on whether any pipes or other parts of your plumbing system are damaged.
Here at Boss Plumbing, we have built our reputation for excellence on providing free estimates and affordable prices for our plumbing services. Rather than think cost will keep you from getting that leaky faucet repaired, contact us and find out about our affordability and reliability.
We’ll be Right There
Once you contact us here at Boss Plumbing, we will be at your home in no time at all. A family-owned business with thousands of satisfied customers, we guarantee our work and never consider any job to be too big or too small. The minute you notice that leaky or dripping faucet, don’t delay in contacting us here at Boss Plumbing today.