Solar Energy

Plumbing & Heating

Our Services

New Construction, Solar, Remodels, Home Energy Audits, Service and repair

Plumbing-all brands • Heating-High efficiency boilers • Cooling –High efficiency air conditioning

ROUTINE REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS:

• Faucets, Fixtures & Toilets
• Garbage Disposers
• Water Heaters
• Sewerage & Sump Pumps
• Sub-Meter Installation
• Maintenance Programs
• Backflow Prevention
• Winterization & De-Winterization

SPECIALIZED SERVICES:

• Water Quality
• Electronic Pipe Thawing
• Electronic Pipe Location
• Pipe Freezing
• Leak Detection

WE PROVIDE OUTSTANDING SERVICE FOR:

• Residential Customers
• Commercial Customers
• Light Industrial Customers
• Property Management Companies
• Charitable Organizations
• Municipalities
• Real Estate Brokers

How we can help

No More Wimpy Water Pressure

If you’ve got wimpy water pressure, the problem may be old, improperly installed pipes or an undersized, non-pressurized well-water storage tank. Upgrading to a high-quality, maintenance-free copper piping system or installing a proper sized, pressurized storage tank is easier than you think. You can reduce your worries about pipes bursting and actually rinse all the soap off in your next shower.

Getting Into More Hot Water

Does your water heater leave you in the cold—right in the middle of a shower? Our new, state-of-the-art, highly efficient water heaters can meet all your hot water demands—and still save you money. We’ll help you choose the size that’s right for your household. And you can choose from gas, oil, electric or indirect fired water heaters

Facts

Don't Get Burned!  An Anti-Scald Device Will Protect Your Family 

In homes where there is a high demand for hot water, homeowners often turn up the temperature on their hot water heaters to meet this need, sometimes well beyond the 120 degree Fahrenheit factory setting considered safe. Temperatures higher than this can cause severe scalding. At highest risk are children and elderly or disabled persons.

In such situations, installing an anti-scald device is an affordable way to protect against this risk.

Scalding Facts

• Hot water scalds account for 20% of all burns

• More than 2,000 American children are treated for scalds each year

• Scalding accidents occur most frequently in the bathrooms and kitchens where they are most preventable

• Scalding leads to additional injuries such as heart attacks, shock, falls, and serious broken bones, particularly among the elderly

• Scalding and other burns require the most expensive treatments: long hospital stays, costly skin grafts, and plastic surgery

• Most U.S. states now mandate some form of anti-scald measures in building codes

Is there a bomb in your Home?

Because of built in safety devices most water heaters safely operate day in, day out without any major problems. But don't let the excellent safety record of water heaters lull you into forgetting about the explosive potential of these marvels of convenience.

A professional trade association has prepared this video as a demonstration of the explosive power of a simple water heater. Click on the links below to view the video. Then, view the Q&A below for warning signs as well as simple steps which can help you prevent your own water heater explosion.

Water Heater Blast: Low Resolution (for dial up users)
Water Heater Blast: High Resolution (for hi-speed users)
Note: video is in Windows Media Player format.

How can I tell if my water heater is at risk of exploding?

As we mentioned, most water heaters operate safely 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Here are some simple guidelines and warnings for water heater safety:

• If it's been more than a year since you Temperature - Pressure relief valve has been tested you should test it. T & P valves are mechanical devices which means that they can fail or clog. This device is your last line of defense in case of a thermostat failure resulting in overheating of your tank.
• It does not matter how old your water heater is. The tank in our video was purchased new just for this demonstration.
•  Sputtering and spewing from your faucets as you turn them on could be a sign of your water heater overheating. This is especially true if the water heater has been sitting idle for a while. The spewing/sputtering can occur on either the hot or cold side of your faucet.
• Excessively hot water is a sign of a thermostat malfunction, a precursor to excessive pressure build up.
• A dripping or trickling T&P valve can mean that your water heater is overheating or over pressure.

What made the water heater explode in the video?

• They used a new, 12 gallon water heater (typically, water heaters in homes are at about 4 times this size)
• For heating, we used a standard, 4500 watt heating element.
• They began with 0 (zero) pounds of pressure. Typical homes have between 40 and 80 pounds of pressure.
• As water heats, it expands which results in a pressure increase. In our demonstration, it took about 1 1/2 hours to rise from 0 to 410 psi which is the pressure at which the tank exploded.
• The water temperature was about 400 degrees. When the tank ruptured, the water erupted into a steam explosion.