Emergency & Everyday Plumbing
Good faucet and sink repair in Oklahoma City happens under the sink as much as above it. A drip from the spout, a puddle in the cabinet and a faucet that barely flows are three different problems with three different fixes. We track down which part failed, repair it with the right cartridge or seal, and leave the cabinet dry.
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(405) 309-1873We work on kitchen, bathroom, bar, laundry and utility sinks, and on the faucets that serve them:
Knowing the design tells us which part is worn before we take anything apart.
| Faucet type | How to spot it | What usually wears out |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Two handles you tighten down to close | Rubber washers and valve seats |
| Cartridge | One or two handles that move smoothly | The cartridge and its O-rings |
| Ball | A single handle over a rounded cap | Springs, seats and the cam seal |
| Ceramic disc | A single lever over a wide cylinder | Inlet seals, or a disc cracked by debris |
Many name-brand faucets use a cartridge made for that one product line, so we identify the brand and model before we order or swap parts. A faucet that drips only on the hot side, or only on the cold, tells us which half of the valve has worn.
Each kind of faucet has its own weak spots. On kitchen faucets, pull-down and pull-out sprayers use a flexible hose under the sink that can wear through, kink or leak at its quick-connect fitting, and older side sprayers depend on a diverter that sticks with mineral buildup. Bathroom faucets tend to leak around the handle or at the pop-up stopper rod under the basin. Tub and shower faucets hide their cartridge behind the wall, so a drip from the tub spout or showerhead means pulling the trim and replacing the cartridge or stem from the front. In most cases we can do that from the front without opening the tile.
Water in the sink cabinet?
Close the valves under the sink, set out a towel and call. We fix sink leaks fast.
Sometimes the faucet is fine and the sink is the problem. Undermount sinks can sag or pull away from the countertop when the clips or adhesive fail, which lets water run down into the cabinet. Old caulk lines crack and let water get under the rim. Bathroom sinks with an overflow hole can leak where the overflow channel meets the drain. A drain flange that has worked loose drips every time the basin is full. We reset, reseal or resecure the sink, and if a basin is cracked, we replace it and reconnect the plumbing.
A wet cabinet can come from four or five places, and a quick wipe and look usually finds it. Supply lines crack with age, especially old plastic ones, and a burst line under a sink can flood a kitchen fast. Shutoff valves leak at the stem or freeze in place; the plumbing code Oklahoma uses requires a shutoff on the supply to each fixture other than tubs and showers, and we make sure yours works. P-traps leak at loose slip nuts or rust through if they are old metal. Drain baskets leak when the putty or gasket under the rim dries out.
Kitchen sinks add more connections. A dishwasher drain hose and a garbage disposal both tie into the drain, and either one can leak where it joins.
Before and after
Repairing a quality faucet is usually the better value. Replacing it is the better choice when the body is corroded, the finish is flaking or parts are discontinued. The plumbing code limits sink faucets to 2.2 gallons per minute at 60 psi. EPA WaterSense bathroom faucets go further, at a maximum of 1.5 gallons per minute, which EPA says can cut a sink's flow by 30 percent or more and save the average family 700 gallons a year. If you are updating several fixtures, our fixture installation service handles the whole bathroom or kitchen.
You get the price for your actual repair before we start, and financing is available for larger jobs.
In older Oklahoma City homes, galvanized supply pipe can shed rust and scale into aerators and cartridges, so a faucet that keeps clogging may be telling you about the pipes behind the wall. Any time water service is shut off and restored, whether for a city main repair or work in your own house, loosened sediment can land in the same places. If every faucet in the house runs weak, it is time to look at water pressure repair instead of the fixtures. And if the sink drains slowly no matter what, the clog is further down the line, where drain cleaning takes over. To see who you are hiring, read about our team.
Local, licensed and insured
Since 1985
Faucets use dozens of different cartridges, stems and seals, and a part that almost fits will leak again in a month. Our plumbing experience goes back to 1985, and we can identify a faucet by its design even when the logo has worn off. We match the part to the faucet so the repair holds instead of bringing you back to the same drip.
Licensed
A sink is more than a faucet. There is the supply side with its shutoff valves and lines, the drain side with its trap and tailpiece, and often a disposal or dishwasher tied in. A licensed plumber from our team can repair any of it on one visit, and we are licensed and insured for residential and commercial work, so you are not juggling separate trades for one leaking sink.
4.9★
Customers rate us 4.9 stars across 88 Google reviews, and small jobs like a faucet repair are where a lot of that trust starts. We show up prepared, protect the cabinet and countertop, explain whether repair or replacement makes more sense, and clean up before we go. We stand behind our work, from a single washer to a new kitchen faucet.
Google reviews
After having issues with my bathroom and kitchen plumbing for a few days, I contacted Plumber Oklahoma City, OK Plumbing & Repair this morning. He told me he was very busy, but would work to schedule our repair in with his team.
These guys were great! A breath of fresh air from the usual contractor/service. They cared about fixing the problem not how much they can charge. I had a same day service need, leak in between floors, the day before a trip. They came out same day and presented multiple solutions as well as keen explanations.
Mr. Robert has amazing customer service and work ethic. He fixed our toilet very quickly and explained everything that he was doing, and even showed us the finished product. Awesome work!
Service area
We serve every part of Oklahoma City plus these surrounding towns.
Straight answers
Yes. EPA WaterSense says a faucet dripping once per second can waste more than 3,000 gallons a year. A drip also means a seal or cartridge is wearing out, and it rarely gets better on its own. Most drips are fixed by replacing the cartridge, stem washer or O-rings rather than the whole faucet.
If only one faucet is weak, the aerator at the tip of the spout is the usual suspect. Mineral bits and debris collect in its screen, especially after water service has been shut off and turned back on. Unscrew it and rinse it. If the flow is weak at every fixture, the problem is water pressure, not the faucet.
The P-trap is the curved section of drain pipe under the sink. It holds a little water that blocks sewer gas from coming up the drain. Traps leak when slip nuts loosen, washers dry out or old metal traps corrode through. We tighten, reseal or replace the trap and check the tailpiece and drain basket above it.
Repair it when the body is in good shape and parts are available. Replace it when the faucet is corroded, the finish is failing, parts are no longer made, or it has leaked into the cabinet more than once. A new bathroom faucet is also a chance to choose a WaterSense model that uses less water.
Close the shutoff valves under the sink by turning them clockwise. If they will not turn or keep leaking, close the main water shutoff. Dry the cabinet and call us. We replace the failed line, and if the valves are old multi-turn stops, we usually suggest quarter-turn valves at the same time.
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Day, night or weekend, call and talk to a licensed Master Plumber about what is going on.
Call (405) 309-1873