Pride Plumbing was called out for a Kohler toilet not flushing properly. We removed the water fill valve and found several small pebbles lodged in it. We flushed out and removed the pebbles, replaced the tank's braided stainless-steel water supply line, reinstalled the water fill valve, and tested the toilet for leaks and proper operation with no further issues.
Pride Plumbing came out and provided a cost estimate to replace two broken toilet bowl flanges. This would require us to pull the toilets; clean off the old wax ring gaskets; cut the flanges loose; cut the long sweeps off the drain lines going to both toilets and strap up the remaining PVC piping, ensuring the correct fall towards the street; install new PVC repair flanges; install new wax ring gaskets; replace the toilet bolts and caps; reset the toilets; install new above-floor braided stainless steel water supply lines; test for stability, leaks, and caulk around the bases of the toilet bowls.
Pride Plumbing was called out for sewage backing up into the home. We pulled a toilet, used a water pressure device down through the toilet's flange, and cleared a blockage in the main outside sewer septic drain line. Before replacing the toilet bowl's wax ring gasket and toilet bowl bolts and caps, and resetting the toilet, we inserted a camera into the drain line, and it revealed multiple bellies. Due to this, we provided a cost estimate to 1) trench a ditch from the house to the town sewer tap to expose and remove the outside main sewer septic drain line; 2) install a new 4-inch PVC sewer drain line (connecting it to the main drain line under the home) along with proper cleanouts and fittings per code; 3) install tracer wire in the ditch along with the new sewer drain line; and 4) backfill, tamp, and spread grass seed and straw after the work has been inspected and approved by Stanly County's Inspection Department.
Pride Plumbing came out and provided a cost estimate to either rebuild (by replacing the elements and thermostats) or replace a 50-gallon electric Whirlpool lowboy water heater with a new 50-gallon electric lowboy model (this would include removing and disposing of the old water heater; installing water heater pads, the new water heater, new ball water shut-off valves, new PEX and stainless steel water supply lines to the water heater's water connections, a new brass drain valve, connecting the unit’s electrical connections (adding a Romex connector), bleeding the air out of the water lines, ensuring that the unit’s temperature and pressure (T&P) relief valve was properly vented, and setting the unit to its appropriate operating temperature).
Pride Plumbing came out and provided a cost estimate to install the following fixtures: 1 Elkay EZSTL8LC bi-level water cooler drinking fountain; 1 Zurn ZN415-B-P floor drain; 3 Sioux Chief 652-A water hammer arresters; 1 Speakman SEF-9200 eyewash; 1 Speakman SEF-9200-ILR mixing valve; and 1 Watts LF008PCQT RPZ backflow preventer.
Pride Plumbing was called out for a two-handle shower that wouldn’t shut off. We removed both shower handle stems and found that the hot-side handle was missing the screw for its washer. We replaced the washer and screw, reinstalled the stems and cut the water back on. We tested both handles for proper operation with no further issues.
Pride Plumbing came out and: 1) trenched a ditch from an existing water meter to the house to expose and remove the outside main water supply line; 2) installed a new 1-inch black roll and PEX outside main water supply line from the water meter to the house along with installing tracer wire; 3) connected the new water line to an existing water line connection under the house and installed a ball valve main water cut off in the crawlspace; 4) installed a new pressure reducing valve (PRV), ball water shutoff valve, and check valve at the water meter in the meter box; 5) tested the new water line for leaks and working order; and 6) backfilled and tamped the ditch after the work was completed and approved by Stanly County’s Inspection Department.
Pride Plumbing came out and replaced a non-working E/One sewage pump. This required us to: 1) remove the old E/One sewer pump; 2) set the new E/One sewer pump into the tank; 3) make the appropriate drain and electrical connections; and 4) test the new pump for proper operation.
Pride Plumbing came out and replaced a ruptured 40-gallon commercial three-phase electric A.O. Smith water heater with a new 40-gallon commercial three-phase electric State PCE-40-2ORTA 130 water heater model (this included removing and disposing of the old water heater after disconnecting its electrical connections and inlet and outlet water lines; installing the water heater, ball water shut-off valves, PEX and stainless steel water supply lines to the water heater's water connections, brass drain valve, connecting the unit’s electrical connections (adding a Romex connector), bleeding the air out of the water lines, ensuring that the unit’s temperature and pressure (T&P) relief valve was properly vented, and setting the unit to its appropriate operating temperature).
Pride Plumbing came out and provided a cost estimate to perform the following work: 1) remove a toilet from the master bathroom and install it in the hall bathroom; 2) install a new customer-supplied toilet in the master bathroom; 3) install new wax ring gaskets, mounting bolts, and braided stainless-steel water supply lines with each toilet; 4) repair the water supply stop at the hall bathroom's toilet; and 5) after the fixtures have been installed, test for leaks and proper operation of each toilet.
Pride Plumbing came out and replaced a leaking 40-gallon electric Rheem 88H40D tabletop lowboy water heater with a new 40-gallon electric A.O. Smith tabletop lowboy model. First, we removed and disposed of the old water heater, disconnecting its electrical connections and inlet and outlet water lines. Then we installed the new water heater, new ball water shut-off valves, new PEX and stainless-steel water supply lines to the water heater connectors, a new brass drain valve, and wired up the electrical connections to the new water heater (adding a Romex connector). Finally, we bled the air out of the water lines, ensured that the unit’s temperature and pressure (T&P) relief valve was properly vented, and set the unit to its appropriate operating temperature.
Pride Plumbing came out and performed a Membership Plan annual plumbing inspection. Pride Plumbing's Membership Plan is our $19.95 per month plumbing maintenance discount program. Find out more at https://www.callprideplumbing.com/membership-plan. Our thorough inspection inside, underneath, and outside the home did not find any issues with the home’s plumbing.
Pride Plumbing was called out for a Kohler toilet tank that would run constantly and not fill. We made an adjustment to the tank's water fill valve and corrected the issue. The customer also had a leaking silcock on the main water supply line coming into the building. We cut out and replaced the silcock, added a new ball water shutoff valve and used PEX piping and fittings to replace short sections of the main water supply line. We tested for leaks with no issues. We also provided a cost estimate to replace the toilet with a new Gerber Viper model. This would include draining and pulling the old toilet, inspecting/cleaning/replacing the flange, replacing the toilet bowl, toilet tank, flapper, water fill valve, tank to bowl gasket and bolts, seat, wax ring gasket, toilet bowl bolts, toilet bowl bolt washers, toilet bowl bolt caps, and above-floor stainless steel braided water supply line.
Pride Plumbing was called out for sewage backing up into the building. We pulled a toilet, used a sewer machine down through the toilet's flange, and cleared a blockage in the main outside sewer septic drain line. Before replacing the toilet bowl's wax ring gasket and toilet bowl bolts and caps, and resetting the toilet, we inserted a camera into the drain line, and it revealed that the line was clear and that there were no further issues. We also provided a cost estimate to trench a ditch from the town sewer tap to the building to expose and replace the main outside sewer septic drain line with new PVC piping and fittings along with installing proper cleanouts and fittings per code.
Pride Plumbing came out and replaced a non-working E/One sewage pump. This required us to: 1) manually pump out the sewer tank; 2) remove the old E/One sewer pump; 3) set the new E/One sewer pump into the tank; 4) make the proper drain line and vent connections; 5) install the ball and check valves on the discharge and vent lines respectively; 6) run new electrical wiring out of the top of the lid and into its control panel, making the proper electrical connections; and 7) test it for proper operation after the unit was properly wired.