It pays to be familiar with the way your residential kitchen plumbing works. A little know-how will help reduce stress when facing problems with pipe fixtures, kitchen drains. It will also help if you are planning to remodel your kitchen. Supply pipes carry hot and cold water to kitchen faucets, while DWV pipes carry wastewater from sinks through the drain. Gas supply pipes carry fuel to gas stoves. The supply valves for both hot and cold running water are situated underneath sinks. A lot of kitchens nowadays also include plumbing hookups for a dishwasher, garbage disposer and other appliances.
Plumbing issues in the kitchen which most commonly need the assistance of qualified plumbers include: plugged sinks, clogged drains, garbage disposer malfunction and unpleasant odors.
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