subject: In Honolulu Plumbing Problems Only Happen To Other People [print this page] Many people would agree that Honolulu is the best place in the world to live. But if your plumbing stops working you might as well be living in Chicago in the dead of winter. Honolulu plumbing is just like plumbing anywhere. You don't think about it when it's working and when it isn't you can't think about anything else.
There was a story about an architect who had been commissioned to design a church. When the plans were completed he sent them to the Bishop. The Bishop returned them with only a short Latin comment that translated to, "Are they angels?".
The architect was puzzled by the meaning of this cryptic message. Finally he showed his wife the plans and the comment and asked what she thought it might mean. After a quick look at the plans she said, "Angels probably don't need bathrooms".
Angels probably don't but you do. When your hot water heater isn't working or your bathtub won't drain your quality of life suffers until you get a plumber to put things right. It's better if you don't wait to call the plumber until there is a full blown crisis in the middle of the night.
It's a good plan to call the plumber at the first sign of trouble. Call when the sink is draining slowly. Don't wait until it's backing up and slopping out onto the floor.
If you call and talk to a plumber before your situation is totally out of hand you can ask questions. Find out what sort of jobs they are certified to do. If they can't do what you need do they know someone who can. You can find out about their price schedule and whether or not they make emergency calls. At three o clock in the morning when the broken shower head is spewing hot water and filling the house with steam you are in no position to comparison shop.
