Plumbing services

Plumbing Services, Sorted by the Problem

Sewage backing up, a drain that won't clear, no hot water or a leak behind a wall. Each symptom points to a different fault, and the repair tends to grow every day it runs. Call to get connected with a local plumbing contractor for the plumbing services that fix it: sewer line, drain, water heater and leak detection work.

Start with what you're noticing

Which service fits your problem?

Most plumbing problems start with one of three symptoms: water that won't drain, hot water that isn't right, or water where it shouldn't be. Each has a usual cause, and the right service depends on which line or unit is at fault.

These are the usual starting points, not a diagnosis. If yours isn't listed, call anyway: a slow fault left alone tends to turn into a backup or water damage.

The services

What each service covers, and how they connect

Trenchless repair and tankless service are specialized versions of sewer line repair and water heater service. Knowing which fits keeps you from paying for the wrong job.

Sewer line

Sewer Line Repair

The pipe that carries every drain in the house out to the street. Warning signs, camera inspection, and repair or replacement when it's cracked, root-filled, sagging or broken.

Part of sewer line repair

Trenchless Sewer Repair

One way to do the repair: lining the old pipe or bursting a new one through it, with small access points instead of a trench, when the line qualifies.

Drains

Drain Cleaning

Clearing clogs in sinks, tubs, showers and toilets, and in the main line when the pipe itself is sound: snaking, hydro jetting and a camera check when a clog keeps coming back.

Hot water

Water Heaters

Water heater repair, replacement and installation: what no hot water, leaks and noise usually mean, and when a repair stops making sense.

Part of water heaters

Tankless Water Heaters

Repair and service for tankless units, and what's involved in switching from a tank: sizing, gas or electrical capacity, and venting.

Hidden leaks

Leak Detection

Finding leaks you can't see, in walls, ceilings, yards and under the slab, before anything is opened up, so the repair goes to the right spot.

Easy to mix up

Three pairs that often get confused

Drain cleaning or sewer line repair

Drain cleaning
Clears what's blocking a pipe that's in good shape.
Sewer line repair
Fixes the pipe itself when it's cracked, sagging or letting roots in, which is why clogs keep returning.

Sewer line repair or trenchless

Sewer line repair
The whole job: finding the damage and choosing how to fix it.
Trenchless
One of the methods, used when the old pipe still holds its shape or can be burst through.

Water heater or tankless

Water heaters
Most tank heater problems, and replacing a tank with another tank.
Tankless
Anything about a tankless unit, including deciding whether to switch to one.

Local pages

In La Mirada, Hacienda Heights or La Habra?

A sewer backup or a failed water heater does the same damage in La Mirada, Hacienda Heights or La Habra as in Whittier, and you can call from all three.

All service areas

Not sure which service you need?
Call and describe the problem.

You don't need the service name, just what you're seeing.

Call (562) 273-9788