Experienced Plumber South Hills, PA

That sulfur smell is the odorant added to natural gas so you can detect a leak. Don't flip any light switches, don't use your phone inside the home, and don't light anything. Open windows and doors as you move through, get everyone, including pets, out of the house immediately, and leave the door open behind you. Once you're outside, call 911 and then call your gas company (Peoples Natural Gas or Equitable Gas, depending on your area) to shut off the supply at the meter. Only call us or any plumber once the gas company has confirmed the line is safe. Gas line repairs require a licensed plumber, and our team handles gas line diagnostics and repairs for South Hills homes, but safety comes first before any plumbing call.

Yes. We answer the phone around the clock, including weekends and holidays. When you call, a live person picks up, not an automated system. We assess urgency, dispatch a plumber, and give you an arrival window. There's no overtime charge for nights, weekends, or holidays. A burst pipe at midnight costs the same rate as a scheduled call on a Tuesday afternoon. Sewer backups, active leaks, no hot water in January, and gas concerns are all situations where we dispatch immediately.

A toilet that plunges clear once and stays clear is usually just a one-time issue. But a toilet that keeps clogging every few weeks is telling you something specific. The most common causes are a partial blockage further down the branch drain line, a venting problem that affects drainage pressure, or a worn toilet trap where the glazing has roughened over the years of use and catches waste more easily than it used to. South Hills homes built before 1970 often have cast-iron branch drains that have been narrowing from scale buildup for decades. A camera inspection identifies which problem you're actually dealing with before anyone starts guessing.

Every main sewer line cleaning we perform in South Hills includes a waterproof camera inspection of the line at no extra charge. The camera goes through the main from your clean-out to the city lateral connection, and we can see root intrusion, grease buildup, pipe offset, cracks, or collapsed sections in real time. After the inspection and cleaning, we provide a one-year no-clog guarantee from the service date. The inspection also tells you what material your sewer lateral is made of and what condition it's in, which matters a lot in older South Hills neighborhoods where clay laterals from the 1950s and 60s are still common.

Elevation changes across the South Hills create pressure variability from neighborhood to neighborhood. Homes higher up in the hills sometimes run lower street pressure than homes closer to the valleys. A pressure-reducing valve (PRV) that's drifted out of calibration or started to fail can drop your pressure regardless of what the street supply is doing. In older homes, galvanized supply lines that have been scaling from the inside for 40 or 50 years narrow over time and cut your flow even when everything upstream is fine. A partially closed main shut-off or branch valve left partly closed after a previous repair is another common culprit. Our licensed plumbers carry diagnostic equipment to test supply pressure at the meter, check PRV function, and inspect visible supply lines to find the actual source.

Gas line repair and diagnostics are part of what we do for South Hills homes. If you've already ruled out a leak emergency (see the rotten eggs question above), our licensed plumbers can inspect gas supply lines, repair damaged sections, add or relocate gas connections for appliances, and pressure-test the system after repairs. South Hills has a mix of older homes with aging black iron gas lines and newer construction with flexible corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST). Both materials develop issues over time, and CSST in particular can be affected by nearby electrical activity. We don't perform gas line work until the system has been confirmed safe, and all gas work is done to current Pennsylvania plumbing and fuel gas codes.

Slow drains in multiple fixtures at the same time, gurgling sounds from your toilet when you run a sink, sewage odors coming from floor drains, water backing up into a tub or basement drain when you flush, and patches of unusually green or wet grass over where your sewer lateral runs are all signals that something is wrong with the main line. South Hills has a lot of homes where the original clay sewer lateral is still in the ground. Clay cracks at the joints as the ground shifts through Pittsburgh's freeze-thaw cycles, and tree roots find those cracks fast. A camera inspection tells you exactly what you're dealing with. If the damage is isolated, a spot repair or trenchless sewer repair might solve it. If the line has multiple failure points, sewer line replacement is usually the smarter long-term move.

Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Pittsburgh can be your first call for a plumber in South Hills, PA. We’re proudly serving the surrounding areas, including Oakdale, Murrysville, Bethel Park, and the surrounding areas. Contact us today or schedule an appointment online to get started.