Toilets
A toilet tank that refills on its own every few minutes, or a damp ring on the floor around the bowl, can point to the flapper, the fill valve or the wax seal underneath. The plumber you hire swaps the part or sets a new toilet.
Toilet, Faucet and Fixture Repair in Tampa
A running toilet keeps the meter turning, a dripping tap keeps you awake, a shower that drifts hot and cold makes mornings tense and a jammed disposal stops the kitchen sink. The plumber you hire can repair the part or replace the fixture.
This page covers the fixtures and the parts that wear out, the permit rules for repairing or replacing a fixture in Tampa, and whether a state permit exemption covers plumbing.
Fixtures and the parts that wear out
Faucets
A faucet that keeps beading water at the spout once it is shut, or that seeps around its handle, probably has a worn cartridge, washer or seal somewhere inside it. A cracked or corroded faucet body is better swapped for new.
Shower and tub valves
Scalding swings, a showerhead that drips after shut-off or a handle that fights you can all start with the cartridge inside the valve body. The plumber you hire can fit a new cartridge or replace the valve.
Garbage disposals
A disposal that hums but does not turn, leaks from below or keeps shutting itself off may need a repair or a new unit under the sink.
Fixture repairs, replacements and permits
Repairing a leaking faucet or valve without replacing the fixture needs no permit under Tampa’s code, as the drain cleaning page sets out. Swapping a fixture for a like-for-like one in the same location is on the City’s plumbing trade permit list, which has no plan review.
Moving or adding a fixture
Putting a sink, toilet or shower somewhere new means new drain, vent and supply pipe, so it goes beyond a like-for-like swap. In Tampa, work beyond the trade permit limits needs a full Building permit with plan review.
Frequently asked questions
Does a state permit exemption cover plumbing?
No. The exemption does not cover plumbing work, so a fixture job still follows Tampa’s plumbing permit rules.
Tampa’s permit rule for clearing a stoppage sits on the drain cleaning page, and damp vanity cabinets fall under leak detection. Every other service is reached from the home page.
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