Pride Plumbing came out and replaced a leaking 38-gallon electric lowboy hot water heater with a new 40-gallon electric Bradford White lowboy model. This included removing and disposing of the old water heater; installing the new water heater, new ball water shut-off valves, new PEX and stainless steel water supply lines to the water heater connectors, a brass drain valve, bleeding the air out of the water lines, ensuring that the unit’s temperature and pressure (T&P) relief valve was properly vented, wiring the water heater's electrical connections, and setting the unit to its appropriate operating temperature.
Pride Plumbing came out and performed the following work in the building's basement: 1) reusing an existing pit that the floor drains piped into, we installed a new Liberty sewage pump with no catch float; installed a new PVC drain line and check valve for the new pump along with a ball valve and union; installed a new Liberty NightEye alarm system on the discharge piping to help monitor the pump; and tested the pump and alarm for working order; and 2) cut and removed concrete to install a new catch basin; dug dirt out for the new catch basin; cut a hole in the existing pump pit for a 4-inch overflow pipe; installed a new catch basin and Liberty sewage pump along with a 4-inch pipe to ensure that the overflow pump comes on before the floor drains overflow; installed a new 2-inch discharge line to outside; poured concrete around the new catch basin; and tested the new pump system for proper working order.
Pride Plumbing came out and replaced a 50-gallon electric American E6N-50H 110 water heater that had caught fire with a new 40-gallon electric Rheem PROE40-M2-RH95 model. First, after disconnecting its electrical connections and inlet and outlet water lines, we removed and disposed of the old water heater. Then we installed the new water heater, ball water shut-off valves, PEX and stainless-steel water supply lines to the water heater connectors, a brass drain valve, and wired up the electrical connections to the new water heater. 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. We also upgraded the unit's elements to 3,500-watt elements due to it being on a double pole 20-amp breaker.
Pride Plumbing was called out for a flooded boiler room basement. After inspecting the issue, we provided a cost estimate to perform the following work: 1) jackhammer and dig out a 9'x9' hole in the basement's concrete floor, install a new Liberty sewage pump system along with gravel as a base layer and connect it to the building's existing basement drain; 2) leave the pit open for an electrical contractor to install the wiring for the new pump; 3) install 1-yard of concrete around the pump's basin after its tank has been inspected and approved; 4) jackhammer and dig out a discharge line from the new Liberty pump system to the building's outside main sewer septic drain line, install PVC piping and fittings and a backflow prevention check valve and union in the line, and hook up to it; 5) test the new pump and drain lines for working order; 6) backfill all ditches and replace the concrete in the floor after the work has been inspected and approved.
Pride Plumbing came out and performed the following work: 1) set a soaker tub in place; installed PEX water supply and PVC drain lines, routed them through the floor to accommodate the new tub, and tied them into the main water and drain lines underneath the home; installed a new faucet and connected the new water supply lines to it; connected the drain line to the soaker tub; and tested for leaks and proper operation; and 2) installed a new customer-supplied bathroom vanity and sink (this included cutting holes in the floor for the PVC drain and PEX water supply lines; tying the water supply and drain lines into their respective water and sewer mains under the home; installing a faucet and popup assembly; installing hot and cold supply stops underneath the sink; and installing hot and cold braided water supply lines to the faucet).
Pride Plumbing came out and provided a cost estimate to perform the following work: 1) set a soaker tub in place; install PEX water supply and PVC drain lines, route them through the floor to accommodate the new tub, and tie them into the main water and drain lines underneath the home; install a new faucet and connect the new water supply lines to it; connect the drain line to the soaker tub; and test for leaks and proper operation; and 2) install a new customer-supplied bathroom vanity and sink (this would include cutting holes in the floor for the PVC drain and PEX water supply lines; tying the water supply and drain lines into their respective water and sewer mains under the home; installing a faucet and popup assembly; installing hot and cold supply stops underneath the sink; and installing hot and cold braided water supply lines to the faucet).
Pride Plumbing was called out for a clogged walk-in shower drain. We used a sewer machine at a drain cleanout underneath the home and cleared the blockage. We also provided a cost estimate to replace the bathtub/shower's Watco, drain assembly, P-trap, and drain line through the floor to under the house in the crawlspace, and to where it ties into the main sewer drain stack, with new PVC piping and fittings.
Pride Plumbing came out and provided cost estimates to: 1) either rebuild two leaking single handle bathtub/shower valves by replacing their cartridges or replace them with new Delta R10000-UNBX rough-in valves (this would include cutting accesses in their shower walls; adding Delta T13220 chrome trim kits (replacing the shower heads, valve covers and handles, overflow covers, and downspout push button diverters); converting the valves' above-floor hot and cold water supply lines to PEX piping and fittings - tying them into the home's existing copper main water lines; and installing plastic plumbing access panels over the holes we cut in the wall); and 2) replace a leaking outside hose bib spigot with a new Woodford frost-free model along with tying it into the existing main water supply line underneath the home with new PEX piping and fittings and adding a ball water shutoff valve.
Pride Plumbing was called out to investigate the cause of a water stain on a downstairs ceiling. Our inspection found that the leak was coming from an upstairs shower's downspout not being properly sealed, so we resealed the downspout along with the overflow.
Pride Plumbing came out and provided a cost estimate to replace a sewage ejection pump along with replacing its floats, check valve, ball valve, and union and wiring the pump up to its control panel along with making the appropriate drain, discharge and vent pipe connections.
Pride Plumbing was called out for sewage backing up into the home. Our inspection determined that the customer's septic tank was full. We provided a cost estimate to call in our septic pumping truck, uncover the septic tank, remove the lid, pump it out, clean the tank’s filter (if applicable), ensure proper drainage and flushing, reset the lid, and cover the tank back up.
Pride Plumbing came out and: 1) trenched a ditch from an existing water meter to the house to expose and remove the copper 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 the county’s inspection department. We also sleeved the water line in a portion of the yard that had lots of large rocks; we think this was the area where the original leak started.
Pride Plumbing came out and provided a cost estimate to 1) dig down in the yard to expose a section of the black roll outside main water supply line that was leaking; 2) replace that section of water line with new PEX piping and fittings and connect back onto the black roll pipe; 3) test the new piping for leaks; and 4) backfill, tamp, and spread grass seed and straw after the work has been completed.
Pride Plumbing was called out for a water leak in a downstairs ceiling. After gaining access into the ceiling, we found that an upstairs bathtub/shower drain was leaking and causing the stain. We removed the drain, cleaned off silicone caulk that a previous installer had applied, applied new plumber's putty to its threads, reinstalled the drain, and tested for leaks with no issues.
Pride Plumbing was called out to pump out a sewage pump tank so that the pump could be repaired. After arriving on site, we pulled the lid off the tank and prepared everything for the arrival of the septic pumping truck. We then pumped the tank and sprayed everything off to clean the pump, floats, and drain lines. We then had the customer flush the toilets to ensure that there were no stoppages, and we pumped that water out the bottom of the tank so it would be dry for when the technicians arrived to work on the pump.
