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1. WHAT DO PLUMBERS DO?
A highly professional plumber must be able to solve every issue concerning the plumbing system of any household, from fixing a leaky faucet to excavation works aimed at taking out trees’ roots intruding in your pipes. He should employ the latest technology, use highly sophisticated equipment, and have considerable expertise to find quick and reliable solutions for any plumbing problems. Another essential feature is the plumber’s accessibility when the issues require urgent measures taking.
While different plumbing companies provide variable services, each of them trying to stand out on the market and come up with unique solutions, all the licensed plumbers can easily handle the most common misfortunes occurring with your pipes and fixtures:
- Issues concerning toilet bowls, taps, and faucets.
- Leaks and bursts of pipes, shut-off valves, and drainage system’s elements
- Problems with various kinds of water heaters, with a tank or tankless ones
- Malfunctions requiring repairs or replacement of gas pipelines
- Breaks in water pipes and sewer lines
Although the list of challenges a homeowner may face is quite insufficient, and one may have pretty uncommon plumbing issues, a pro in the sphere is highly likely to ensure the work’s quality and efficiency.
All in all, hiring a professional plumber is the top choice of most people across the globe, even if they have experience and time to fix the problems in a DIY fashion. Knowledgeable as one can be, a good plumber is twice or thrice as knowledgeable. Besides, he can update you on the latest developments in plumbing solutions and give you meaningful recommendations as to prevention, repairing, and overall maintenance of the plumbing framework in your household or a facility of your business. Based on his vast practical experience, he will also have ready answers should you have any to ask. This is a part of the service you are going to pay for and will save you considerable time searching for the right solutions on your own.
Hiring a highly innovative and certified problem can get quite problematic when either you have no experience in the business or follow misleading guidelines and suggestions of the people who know nothing about it but give recommendations every now and then. The Internet is an excellent resource of information, too. Still, while it provides an overwhelming abundance of articles, short-lists, and tops, it is far more profitable when you know what exactly to pay attention to and can formulate the right questions to ask your future plumber. To make it easier for our readers to be confident in their quest for the best professional plumber, we have created a comprehensive guide and are glad to share our knowledge. Hopefully, this will simplify the search and promote the result of any plumbing work one may require. Read on and find the most competent and trustworthy plumber to fix every small issue before it has turned to a major one.
2. REGULATIONS
Plumbers’ licensing is subject to plenty of specific regulations due to its crucial influence on the public and private lives of communities. As they protect, repair, and replace water pipes in households and business buildings, their work is highly significant and requires regulations. Surprisingly, even the healthcare system is dependent on plumbers’ work because the diseases passed to people over the water running in the pipes pose a severe threat to the well-being of entire communities. To save the lives of people at a decent level of quality, plumbers need to be certified, educated, and undergo continuous training to update their knowledge to the top-notch.
Every country and nearly every state of the USA has individual rules for the matter. Governmental web pages regularly update information concerning any changes made in the sphere for the convenience of homeowners in need of a plumber.
LICENSED VS. NON-LICENSED
Plumbers crucially need to have licenses in most states of the US. It is immensely important that a plumber has undergone sufficient training and has received ample knowledge in all fields related to plumbing. The upgrade courses also require plumbers to take specific tests to verify their capacity to solve any plumbing issue. Competence is a key feature demanded of them. In the case with plumbers, it is justified because their mistakes and malpractice can turn into substantial expenditure on the part of homeowners. Hence, the threshold should be tough to pass for a plumber to obtain a permit to provide professional services.
Besides, having a one-time license is not enough as there is always room for development for a real pro, so they should go on practicing and training to keep up with the demands of the present day and solve plumbing problems effectively and efficiently. There is a set of conditions and guidelines set by the regulatory boards that plumbers should obey. A variety of fines exists for violating any of these rules by a plumber, let alone cases when the authorities suspend the license and revoke them.
The plumbers having no license can entail considerable problems in the aftermath if they fail to perform their work correctly. This can bring about other severe issues for homeowners, such as hefty fines, for example. And severe cases of malpractice on the part of unlicensed plumbers can even lead to his imprisonment.
Permits are a must-have for a dependable plumbing professional if a considerable repair is concerned. To save homeowners from terrible side effects of plumbers’ failures, some states give permissions only to certified masters. This ensures that they have appropriate experience and insurance to cover the possible unwanted expenses should a failure occur.
As to the registration of plumbers, there are also things for homeowners to consider. All in all, being registered is required for plumbers in most states of the US. There exists a principal difference lying between a registration and a license. While a simple registration does not guarantee that a plumber has had his skills and expertise verified ‘in the field,’ a permit does.
BONDS AND INSURANCES
Insurance of commercial liability serves to safeguard homeowners from terrible consequences from severe mistakes of contractors. There is a bond of a surety that covers the expenses that insurance does not.
When a plumbing work causes serious questions, while bonded, he will have a substantial back-up from the surety bond that will make all amends for him, concerning the loss of money. Even if a contractor’s practice is illegal, the bond will make up for that, too. Should a plumber steal anything from the work site, again, the bond is ready to pay.
To ensure your safety and avoid ample spendings, find out if the plumber you are hiring is bonded or insured. Both things will provide maximum confidence. No doubt, the measure is beneficial for the plumber, too.
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