Sewer Line Problems: Tree Roots, Old Pipes, and Warning Signs
The Problem You Cannot See Your main sewer line runs underground, out of sight, carrying everything from every drain in the house out to the municipal system. Because it is buried, it fails quietly. By the time most homeowners notice, the cause has usually been building for months or years. In the older neighborhoods around […]
5 Signs the Pipes in Your Older Nashville-Area Home Are Failing
Old Pipes Do Not Fail All at Once If your home was built a few decades ago and never had its plumbing updated, the pipes inside the walls are likely original, and they have been working hard the whole time. Aging pipe does not give out in one dramatic moment. It declines slowly, dropping hints […]
What Your Slow Drain Is Telling You Before It Fully Clogs
A Slow Drain Is a Message, Not Just a Nuisance Most people deal with a slow drain by ignoring it until the water stops moving altogether. We understand the instinct, but a drain that empties a little slower each week is trying to tell you something, and reading the message early is the difference between […]
Repair or Replace? How to Decide When Your Water Heater Is Past 10 Years
When a Water Heater Starts to Go It usually starts small. The hot water runs out faster than it used to, or there is a little rust in the first draw of the morning, or a new sound coming from the tank. The question every homeowner asks us at Gold Star Plumbing is the same: […]
Tankless vs. Traditional Water Heater: Which Fits Your Tennessee Home
Should You Go Tankless? It is one of the most common questions we get at Gold Star Plumbing. A homeowner’s old tank water heater is on its last legs, they have heard tankless is the modern choice, and they want to know if it is worth the switch. The honest answer is that it depends […]