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What’s the Point of a Plumbing Inspection?

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Plumbing is a part of the home that sometimes gets forgotten, but I would say that its integrity is just as important as the safety of an electrical system. Once water gets into a material like wood, the two won’t interact very well with each other. The resulting water damage can be extremely traumatic to a home. You’ll end up having to rip out and replace all the affected surfaces. Being able to prevent unnecessary emergencies like these is one of the main reasons why a plumbing inspection is important. Nobody will be able to prevent everything bad from happening, but you can definitely go a long way.

 

It’s a best practice to maintain the systems that you’re responsible for. We commonly recognize that certain things need to be maintained, like our bodies, our cars, or even the painted walls in our rooms. (Most of us know better than to use a car without ever maintaining it.) Other items that also need to be maintained might sometimes get neglected, maybe because we don’t really see or notice them on a daily basis. Plumbing tends to be one of those things—if/how you maintain it will determine how much money it ends up costing you. For instance, if you don’t flush your water heater, sediment buildup will cause you to pay more on your utility bill.

 

You’ll want to make sure that you’re doing maintenance a little bit at a time so you won’t suddenly be surprised by an emergency issue or an unnecessarily high utility bill. We offer a Diamond Club membership that includes maintenance visits for plumbing, heating, and air. Clients with a membership just need to reach out to us and schedule their inspections. Current Diamond Club members get two free HVAC visits per year (one for cooling and one for heating), and one free plumbing visit per year. For more information, contact us online or give us a call at 540-483-9382.

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In our last blog post, we covered the Diamond Club’s priority service and risk-free trial. Now, let’s focus on how the Diamond Club can save you money with preventative maintenance.

 Like anything in life, the more proactive you are, the less likely you are to have an emergency arise. Many of our clients might not realize how costly a plumbing emergency can become. (People don’t normally budget for those types of occurrences.) One of the benefits that our diamond club members receive is the fact that we can minimize emergency plumbing calls.

 Emergencies can range from a lot of things. A water heater failure, for example, can burst and cause a flood. Water pipes can break, drip, and cause water damage. Older pipes may become brittle over time. Drains may back up from heavy use when guests are over. If the plumbing system is not occasionally looked at by a professional, those things can happen at the most unexpected times.

 While these emergency calls can’t be prevented all the time, they can be prevented the majority of the time. Preventative maintenance is way less expensive than the cost of fixing an emergency situation. That’s why having a professional visit your home and check these things on a regular basis will definitely save you money.

 Diamond club members get a free annual visit that includes a comprehensive inspection of the plumbing system to ensure everything is in working order. Minimizing costly emergency calls is beneficial to everyone—we won’t have to bump as many non-emergency calls from others. Also, when all the members of a household have jobs, they won’t have to take unnecessary time off for emergency plumbing issues. Being proactive allows clients to schedule the most convenient time instead.

 Additionally, plumbing components will have an extended lifespan if they are maintained proactively. During our annual visit, we flush the water heater, which keeps it working reliably. Many people don’t know that water heaters even need maintenance. The manufacturer recommends that water heater tanks are flushed to remove any particulate matter that may have settled at the bottom. There is also a safety device on the water heater that relieves excessive pressure. This relief valve needs to be worked every year to make sure it is in proper condition.

 Along with water heater maintenance, we also work the valves and emergency shutoffs under the sink. If they are not ever used, they tend to seize up, preventing from them from working in case of an emergency.

The diamond club has been around for almost 15 years now, and it will be around for a long time to come. Contact us if you have any questions, or call us at 540-352-4262.

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If a problem ever arises with your plumbing system, it can be nerve-wracking and stressful. It may not be an emergency, but it is definitely something that needs to be resolved in a timely manner. Wisler Plumbing and Air’s Diamond Club membership offers benefits like priority service and a risk-free trial to make plumbing service as hassle-free as possible.

At busy times of the year, we at Wisler Plumbing and Air have a backlog of work that needs to be prioritized and worked through. When a diamond club member calls our company, we make sure they receive priority service. This means that we will bump a non-diamond club member off of the schedule to a later date.

Diamond club memberships also have a risk-free trial. The yearly cost of membership is $95.40, so it is a very low-cost investment overall. The money for the first 30 months can go into a reserve account with our company, so members will be able to use it towards any type of plumbing repairs they may need. When we visit a diamond club member’s home, they are often pleasantly surprised that they have money in this account that can be used towards small things that need to be taken care of. It also helps to give customers peace of mind that the money spent on diamond club memberships will be useful even when they don’t have any plumbing services that are needed.

The Diamond Club has been going on for more than 14 years, and it’s around 700 members strong. Simply put, the Diamond Club will help you save money. There are other benefits to the Diamond Club, but ultimately the goal is to give a great value to our clients. Membership has an additional benefit of a 25% discount on repairs, which we will discuss in more detail in a future blog post. If you have a small repair that is needed, such as a dripping faucet or leaky pipe, those repairs will be done at this discounted rate. (The 25% discount does not apply to replacement items.)

 

To learn more about joining our Diamond Club, visit the Diamond Club section or contact us directly.

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