You can ask your friends, neighbours, family, and coworkers what plumbers they have used. You will often receive good recommendations and learn about the quality of their work. You will also learn about bad experiences so you will know what company to avoid. You can also check with people in your social circles such as church members. As well, you can also check with a realtor to see if they have a list of dependable and honest plumbers.
Choose a good contractor with both plumbing and construction skills who can work around tough problems because not all plumbing jobs go smoothly. Ask the contractor to see if he has met all of the city codes before in the past for your region.
Some water conditioner valves do not take washers and therefore you cannot repair them. If you have a washerless shut-off valve that leaks it will need to be replaced. You will need: a propane torch, solder, flux, sandcloth, a wire fitting brush, a small section of copper pipe (most likely 3/4" I.D.), a slip coupling (again probably 3/4") and a shut-off valve. I would highly recommend installing a ball valve with a drain on it as opposed to a washer style valve. If you purchase a decent quality ball valve it will last a very long time.
Can you imagine the uproar there would have been if all the Trustworthy plumber around the world stuffed up and drains blocked up everywhere? Well, isn't that very similar to what has happened to our financial sector?
Not in the mood for the problem she went upstairs and left the mess for a while to check her Facebook messages. While there she decided to ask her friends if they could recommend a good Local plumber who worked Saturdays. She also opened Twitter and did the same there.
As precautionary measure, you have to tell all your tenants where their individual water shut off valve is located, as well as the entire building's so they can turn it off in case of emergency. And don't forget to make them accessible. It won't do any good if they know where it is but it's locked and they can't break in.
We'll explore more about local business search and some of the simplest techniques for finding out how your customers are looking for you, and how to "get in their way", in future articles.