Normally, you should not hear any sounds coming from your home’s plumbing system. If you do, that is a likely sign that your home plumbing system has a problem that needs to be looked at by a professional. Homeowners should pay special attention to any banging or knocking sounds coming from their home’s pipes.

In the event that your showerhead or faucet from a sink somewhere in your home is dripping continuously when it should be off, you may have an issue within your home plumbing system that needs a professional repair. The continuous dripping could be a simple issue with the tap, or due to a larger problem with your system’s water pressure.

If the water coming through your faucets or showerhead that is discolored, your home plumbing system likely needs a repair. Discolored water can be caused by air in the pipe, a leaky pipe, or rust in your pipe.

Drain issues can also be indicative of a plumbing system in need of repair. Clogged or slow moving drains could be a sign of a broken pipe that needs to be repaired.

Sometimes your home’s hot water heater may reach maximum capacity, which results in you having to wait for the water in your home to heat back up again. However, if at the start of the day when you first turn a faucet or shower on and the water won’t heat up, that usually is an indicator that you have an issue in your plumbing system that needs to be repaired by a professional.

Poor or low water pressure is a strong indication that you have something wrong with your plumbing system that needs to be addressed. You could have poor, low, or uneven water pressure due to a clogged pipe, a burst pipe, or a damaged water heater.