Professional Plumbers in Castle Rock, CO

Water Pressure! Plumbing fixtures, toilets, water heaters, and appliances are designed to operate at a water pressure under 75psi. Water pressure is controlled by a pressure regulating valve PRV on your main water line. This device reduces the city water pressure supply to an acceptable pressure below 75psi. Water pressure in your house be between 55 and 75psi. This pressure can be checked with a pressure gauge that we screw onto a faucet location.

Your toilet should have a water supply shut off coming through the back wall or floor to the left of the toilet. Shut off the water supply to the toilet and flush the water out of the tank into the bowl. Call for service and we will repair as needed.

You may be smelling this odor due to the sulfur, hydrogen, and bacteria in the water. Its usually not a concern as it will not make you sick but we understand it is not pleasant. This could be caused by the magnesium anode rod in your heater which can be replaced. Another way to resolve this is to purify the water in your water heater. Give us a call and we will happily come out to inspect what the issue is.

It is important that you always run your water when using the disposal as this will help break down the food. Soft and easy to break down foods like egg shells, soften potatoes, small pieces of meat can be handled without issues. Make sure you are not putting hard materials like bones or coffee grounds down the disposal as this can break down the disposal and wear the blades. Fibrous materials such as corn husks can jam up the disposal, so make sure you are careful with anything like that as well. If you are experiencing issues with your garbage disposal give us a call and we will repair or replace it.