Plumber in Newark, NJ

Water service lines

Newark replaced the lead service lines running from the street to thousands of homes in recent years. The pipe inside the house, from the meter to the taps, is the owner's responsibility and is often still original. If pressure is poor or the main shut-off will not close, those are the parts to look at first.

Emergencies in older buildings

A failed shut-off valve turns a small leak into an emergency, because nobody can stop the water. We repair the leak, and we check that the main shut-off works, so the next problem can be contained in seconds.

Gas lines and multi-family homes

New gas lines for ranges, dryers and grills need a licensed plumber, a permit and a pressure test. We handle all three. In two- and three-family houses we can work on one unit while the others keep their water and heat.

Frozen pipes in older homes

Enclosed porches, additions and kitchens on outside walls were often plumbed with no insulation at all. In a cold snap, those are the pipes that freeze first. If a tap stops running in freezing weather, shut off the water to that line and call before it thaws: a split pipe does its damage when the ice melts.

Once the pipe is repaired, we can reroute or insulate it so the same pipe does not freeze again next winter.

One house, several boilers

Many Newark two- and three-family homes have a separate boiler and water heater for each floor, all in one basement. We label which equipment serves which unit, service them together on one visit, and make sure each has its own working shut-off. That way a problem on one floor never means shutting off heat or water for the tenants on the others.