Toilets
A running toilet may need a new flapper or fill valve, a rocking one a new wax seal, and a cracked bowl a replacement. The plumber checks the parts before deciding.
Toilet, Faucet and Fixture Repair in DeSoto
Four household problems are covered below: a toilet that keeps running, a drip from a faucet, a shower valve that has lost its temperature control and a disposal that hums without grinding. Describe the fixture and ask for a free estimate.
Below, each fixture gets a short description, followed by DeSoto’s permit exemptions and the Texas exceptions for swaps and repairs.
Fixtures and parts
Faucets
Fixing a faucet can mean a new cartridge, washer or seat, or a new faucet in the kitchen, bath or laundry sink when the old one is worn out.
Shower and tub valves
Behind the tile, a shower or tub valve can wear out. When it drips, sticks or mixes the water badly, the repair is a new cartridge or a new valve body, and the plumber may need to open the wall to reach it.
Garbage disposals
A disposal that jams, leaks underneath or hums without turning can be freed, repaired or replaced.
When a fixture job needs a permit
DeSoto’s permit rule exempts exchanging washers and faucets and replacing plumbing fixtures, and state law agrees, adding that repairing leaks and swapping lavatory or kitchen faucets, fill valves, garbage disposals or toilets needs no permit either. The plumbing system itself is another matter, since altering, repairing or replacing it takes a permit.
Moving or adding fixtures
Putting a fixture in a new spot means running new supply and drain lines, which is plumbing work beyond a swap.
If a repaired fixture still lets water out, see drain cleaning for blockages and leak detection for hidden water; the homepage has the full service list.
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