West Orange, NJ's Residential Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Repair

Customer called in stating that they had a water heater installed in 2019 and they were advised to have the gas valve relocated due to its proximity to a gas valve for another appliance. The technician arrived onsite and the customer granted him access to the basement where the water heater was located. The technician visually inspected the area and found the shut off valve for the gas grill was directly below the shut off valve for the water heater. The technician provided pricing to reconfigure the gas line and gas valve for proper operation. The customer decided to proceed with the work. The technician began by turning off the gas and relocating the existing gas valve for the grill to above the existing shut off for the water heater. He then made all necessary connections and turned the gas back on. He then tested to ensure there were no leaks, which there were not. He then cleaned up the work area and went over his work with the customer. The customer was happy that the shut offs were now properly configured. 

Customer called in stating the sink and toilet in the master bath were clogged. Upon arrival, the technician checked in with the customer who provided access to the first floor half bathroom and the second floor master bathroom. The customer stated the toilets and his wife's sink were backed up. The technician presented options to clear the stoppages. The customer chose to have the technician attempt to clear the stoppages with the auger. The technician ran the auger in the first floor bathroom toilet and was able to clear the stoppage. He then ran the auger in the second floor master bathroom toilet and was able to clear that stoppage as well. The technician then used the handy electric snake and cleared the stoppage in the wife's sink in the master bathroom. At this time, the technician also dismantled the strainer and removed large amounts of hair and soap scum. He then reinstalled the strainer and trap and ran the water to ensure everything was flowing properly. At this time the water is draining with no issues. The technician cleaned up the work area and went over his work with the homeowner. The customer was happy with the work and glad that there were no more stoppages.

A customer called in because they were not able to turn off the kitchen sink. Upon arrival, the technician checked in with the customer and was granted access to the kitchen sink. The customer stated the sink was leaking and was difficult to shut off. The technician inspected the faucet and found it leaking from the faucet body down into the cabinet below. The technician presented options to disassemble and rebuild the kitchen faucet and the customer decided to proceed. The technician shut the supply valves and disassembled the faucet. He then removed the existing cartridge and replaced it with new and reassembled the faucet. Next, he restored the water to test his work, the faucet was no longer leaking. The technician cleaned up the work area and went over his work with the customer. The customer was happy that the faucet was no longer leaking. 

Customer called in stating she had noticed a lot of water in the basement and she is not sure where it is coming from. Upon technician's arrival, the customer stated there was water seeping into the basement from an unknown source. She told the technician that her handyman had been out and could not locate the source of the leak and that she had another plumbing company out earlier who also was not able to locate the source of the water. The technician was brought to the basement and took at a look at the area where water was accumulating. He noticed that the customer's water softener was leaking. Customer stated she no longer uses the water softener and does not want it anymore. The technician presented the customer with an option to cap off the line and the customer decided to proceed. The technician was able to shut the water to the home off. He then pushed the softener to the side and cut out a section of the pipe. He then installed a new piece of pipe and reconnected to the existing water supply. The water was restored to the home and the technician tested to make sure there was no more leaking. The technician cleaned up the work area and brought the homeowner down to the basement to show her his work. She was happy that there was no more leaking. 

Customer called in to schedule an appointment for a toilet that is leaking around the rim. Upon arrival, the technician found the toilet tank and bowl to be loose. The customer also mentioned that there is an issue with the slop sink. The technician looked at the slop sink and found that the sink backed up when the washing machine drained because the piping for the slop sink was connected with the drain from the washing machine. The technician presented options to correct these issues and customer decided to proceed with the work. The technician began by re-piping the drain for the slop sink and the washing machine by running separate lines for each. The technician then snaked the drain line for the washing machine to ensure it was flowing properly. The technician then tightened the bolts for the toilet tank and bowl. He noticed the toilet still rocked slightly and pointed this out to the customer. The technician left the customer an estimate to reset the toilet but the customer did not wish to reset the toilet at this time. The technician then went over the work performed with the customer. Customer was happy with work and glad that everything was left working properly.

Our installation technicians arrived at the customer's home to install a Crown steam boiler. They replaced the damaged return line in the wall and added a new main return vent. The new boiler was adapted to the existing steam headers and gas line. The techs also finished the piping in the water feed for the boiler, tested out auto feeder. and replaced outdoor hose bib while adding a new shut off. 

The electrician connected the electric and stat wiring to boiler, as well as installing a new emergency service switch for an Ecobee thermostat. The technician gave the customer a walk through and explaining how to operate the new thermostat. The system was tested and is currently functioning properly. 

Our technician went out on a call for a customer who had customer no AC. Upon diagnosis the technician found the system was low on charge. He then provided the customer with options for repair. He then charged the system and introduce dye into system as well to detected any future leaks. 

Our technician arrived to address the problems with the customers outlets. He found the outdoor gfci by ac units to not be gfci protected. He also looked at the outlet which had a key inserted and sparked. He provided options to repair and customer chose basic Band aid repair for outdoor outlet. 

Our technician returned to perform some repair work. The water company stated hey had issues shutting off the main at curb, but upon arrival we found the water was off to home. He removed the old gate valve along with old PRV. The tech used all necessary pipe and fittings to re-pipe the water main set up. He then installed a new full port ball valve before meter, re-piped water meter, and installed new PRV. He also installed new water shut off after PRV. With water off drained water heater removed old failed expansion tank as well as old relief valve. The tech found the relief valve fully clogged with sediment and build up due to hard water. Again advised and reiterated benefits a softener would have on this home. 

Pablo and Moises arrive at job site and start setting up by covering floor and walls and flexible ducts then proceeded to install closed cell spray foam attic above children’s room area. The closed spray foam finished still pending spray fire block paint. Painting will be done on day 2.

Pipe Works Services, Inc. will install approximately 3” of high density closed cell foam insulation on the rim joist and sill plate on the front and driveway-side walls in the basement.

Pipe Works Services Inc. will densepack our TruSoft Cellulose Insulation between the cavities of the studs on the exterior walls of the kitchen.

Pipe Works Services Inc. will install approximately 2” of high density closed cell foam insulation between the studs between the cabinets.

Pipe Works Services Inc. will enter the crawl space in the attic through the access opening. If that opening is too small, we will have to widen it to gain access.

Pipe Works Services Inc. will air seal any accessible opening directly above the kitchen cabinet.

Pipe Works Services Inc. will remove the plastic sheeting on the entire crawl space floor and any object projecting from the dirt floor. We will remove any covering or batt insulation in the crawl space ceiling and prepare for the installation of spray foam.

Pipe Works Services Inc. will install approximately 3" of high density closed cell foam insulation on the rim joist of the crawl space.

Pipe Works Services Inc. will seal off all the crawl space vents. We will then install approximately 2" of high density closed cell foam insulation on the crawl space walls.

Pipe Works Serives Inc. will install a dimpled plastic drainage matting across the cold dirt crawl space floor to create an airspace and thermal break.

Pipe Works Services Inc. will install TerraBlock foam insulation over the drainage matting and spiked down. 

Pipe Works Services Inc. will install the heavy duty CleanSpace crawl Space Encapsulation liner permanently across the crawl space floor, sealed with mechanical fasteners to the walls and spiked to the floor. The CleanSpace liner features Ultrafresh anti-microbial ingredients in the product.

Results - much lower humidity - much warmer floor above - less drafts - more comfortable home.

Pipe Works Services, Inc. will test the moisture content of the underside of the roof, the gable walls and the between the sudds of the framed out wall. Please note that a minimum of 19% is required for the foam to adhere to the surface.

Pipe Works Services Inc. will remove the existing foam board between the joist of the underside of the roof and between the studs of the gable walls, and dispose of in the cutomer’s Dumpster.

Pipe Works Services Inc. will install approximately 3” of high density closed cell foam insulation between the joist of the underside of the roof, and approximately 2” between the studs of the gable walls and the the framed out wall.

Upgrade crawlspace by applying approximately 2" closed cell spray foam over exterior walls of crawl space and rim joist including thermal barrier paint. Install drainage matting over dirt floor followed by TerraBlock foam mat floor insulation and covered with 20 mil. thick CleanSpace liner. Supply and install one Everlast crawl space door including all necessary framing. Supply and install one Crawl-O-Sphere crawl space air exchange unit in the crawl space. The unit will be mounted to the ceiling in the crawl space and draw air by a duct from the conditioned space of the basement into the crawl space. An accessible electrical outlet is required in the crawl space. We will install ice shield around the door where water drips down from the porch door into the crawl space to prevent water from leaking into the crawl space.

Returning to sand and Spackle exterior holes for cellulose insulation.

Upgrade porch ceiling/cantilever floor by removing gutter and fascia board filling cavity above exposed area with dense-packed TruSoft cellulose insulation then reinstalling fascia and gutter. Some touch up paint may be needed and is not included.
Upgrade 2'' x 4'' wall insulation with inserted dense-packed TruSoft cellulose insulation by. removing individual shingles and drilling sub-wall, dense packing each bay with TrueSoft cellulose plugging all holes then reinstalling the shingles. All nail holes will be caulked.