{"id":652,"date":"2013-09-30T08:59:16","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T12:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/?p=652"},"modified":"2013-09-30T08:59:16","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T12:59:16","slug":"southern-vermont-plumbing-tip-why-small-leaks-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/plumbing-service\/southern-vermont-plumbing-tip-why-small-leaks-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Vermont Plumbing Tip: Why Small Leaks Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you detect a small water leak<\/a> in your home piping, you might decide to place a water pan underneath the drip and forget about it until you need to empty out the pan. \u201cOh, it will stop soon,\u201d you think to yourself. But no<\/em> leak should be ignored unless you want to incur larger damages or require emergency service down the road.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve sprung a leak and aren\u2019t sure how to repair it, or if you are concerned that you might have a larger problem on your hands, get hold of the Southern Vermont plumbing experts at HB Energy Solutions right away.<\/p>\n

A small leak isn\u2019t necessarily a localized issue with your plumbing: it might be the only visible part of more significant trouble, such as pressure building up from clogs, or a widespread corrosion problem that is only now starting to appear. You may already have other leaks in places you can\u2019t see, and these leaks may be much larger ones. None of these leaks will get better on their own\u2014they will probably continue to get worse.<\/p>\n

A leak is not just an indication of trouble with your plumbing. It can create its own trouble. No matter the amount of water dripping out of the leak, when water drips where it shouldn\u2019t and starts to form stagnant pools, it can lead to mold growth. This extra water can also cause a rise in humidity and the warping of wood and other building materials that can lead to damages. It only takes a small amount of standing water to damage drywall, plaster, paneling, wallpaper, and paint\u2014and the repair needs will mount the longer the problem continues. Don\u2019t wait for sections of your ceiling to start falling before you address the problem.<\/p>\n

Professional plumbers can fix a small leak fast, but they will also be able to determine if the leak is a symptom of a bigger problem. Don\u2019t rely on your own patchwork fixes to solve the trouble, since there might be much more going on than you can see. For excellent help from an experienced and friendly company, look to HB Energy Solutions<\/a> to handle your Southern Vermont plumbing worries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you detect a small water leak in your home piping, you might decide to place a water pan underneath the drip and forget about it until you need to empty out the pan. \u201cOh, it will stop soon,\u201d you think to yourself. But no leak should be ignored…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[175,56,137],"class_list":["post-652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plumbing-service","tag-leaks","tag-plumbing-repair","tag-southern-vermont"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":655,"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652\/revisions\/655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hbenergy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}