It assumes a basement
There are none here, and no crawlspaces under most houses either. Supply and drain lines run in or under concrete, which is why the first sign of a failure is always secondary and never at the failure.
Written for this coast · not generic advice
Ten questions worth answering before you need a plumber
Each of these settles one question, using what actually happens to houses on slab in a subtropical climate rather than advice written for a basement in a state with a winter.
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The articles
One question each, in the order they tend to matter
Listed by how useful they are to somebody with a problem, not by date.
- Water is running and I cannot stop itWhere the main shut-off is, and which way it turns
- My toilet is leakingWhat to do about a leaking toilet, in the order that matters
- My bill went up and I cannot see whyThe signs of a hidden water leak, and the ones that mean nothing
- Am I sure there is a leak?How to find a leak using nothing but your water meter
- My drain keeps blockingWhy cast iron fails early in South Florida
- I live in a condoHow to stop drain clogs in a condominium you do not own the stack of
- Should I line the pipe or dig it up?Trenchless versus traditional sewer repair, and when each is honest
- What decides the cost of a water heater?What actually affects a water heater replacement
- Do I need a permit?Plumbing permits in Broward and Miami-Dade, and who issues them
- Storm season is comingThe plumbing checklist worth doing in March rather than September
Why these are different
Most plumbing advice online is written for a house you do not own
Three assumptions that are wrong here, and that almost every generic article makes.
It assumes freezing
A great deal of American plumbing advice is about protecting pipe from cold. Here the enemies are salt, a shallow water table, roots that never go dormant, and material that is simply old.
It assumes one utility
Across these three counties the answer to who owns the pipe at your property line changes city by city and sometimes neighborhood by neighborhood, which is why every city has its own page on this site.
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