And water heater problems are a good example of when the choice of calling a plumber to help you out and do it yourself is very crucial. If your water heater itself is leaking, rather than a leaking on a pipe connected to it, this probably means that it needs to be replaced. Because, it is virtually impossible to repair a leaking hot

Of course, for petty troubles, say if there is no water heater leaking and no hot water, you can probably correct that yourself without calling a plumber. You don't need to be a technically skilled person to handle such problems, just by applying a little common sense, some basic knowledge and patience, you can very well fix the trouble at least for the time being.