Saturday night dinner party starts in a few hours at your Katy residence. The wine has been chilled, the food is perfect and table is precisely set. Slowly, you realize something really offensive is invisibly making its way from your guest bathroom, threatening your perfect hostess world. Beyond your bathroom door is another dimension; a dimension of stench and putrid liquid. You’ve just crossed over into the Sewer Back-Up Zone! Quick. Call a Houston emergency plumber that serves Katy, TX at 713-489-0007.

Your bustling restaurant business has taken off and even in this stagnant economy, people are coming in droves and cash flow couldn’t be better. You unlock the back door and immediately step into a tide of flowing water. You walk upstream to find your 200 gallon water heater’s massive wound bleeding water all over your restaurant kitchen floor.

Although these are true stories, it is easy to treat these situations humorously, until they happen to you. Murphy’s Law of Plumbing states that your chances of finding a plumber is a direct correlation to how badly you need one. Further, major plumbing problems will occur at the most inconvenient time or day like Thanksgiving morning.

For scenario number one, make sure your septic tank gets pumped out at least once a year. A good time to call a plumber is before a busy holiday season. When children home from college and holiday guests add to bathroom traffic, your septic system can be overburdened causing a messy, smelly, expensive backup. Your plumber should advise you on using enzyme treatments to keep septic systems working efficiently. Sadly, backups happen and sometimes with no warning, but an ounce of prevention is always better than a ton of money for an after hours service call.

For scenario number two, consider installing a tankless water heater. Restaurants need enormous amounts of hot water. A broken water heater can cripple a restaurant with lost income and added repair expenses. Energy-efficient and compact, tankless water heaters provide tons of hot water, free up space, save money and last longer than storage tank water heaters.

Finding a reliable, trusted plumbing service with 24/7 service is the holy grail of home and business owners. Once you have found one, never let them go.