Plumbing Repair Service In Fort Lauderdale, FL

Customer recall from yesterday. I installed new shower cartridge. Customer said cartridge was still leaking. I determined it was the locking nut. Tightened locking nut and redoped gaskets. Turned water back on. No leaks.

Upon arrival, the customer was not present at the property. I proceeded to inspect the clean-out and found that the pipe was not holding water, indicating proper flow. To confirm, I had the upstairs unit above Unit 2 flush multiple times, and everything flowed as expected without any obstructions. During the inspection, I observed a wipe caught on the new PVC pipe, suggesting that someone has been flushing wipes, which may contribute to potential blockages. However, at this time, everything appears to be flowing correctly. There are no indications of issues related to our previous repair, as the water flow is functioning as intended.

I will have to sit down with Darren in the morning to give a proper estimate in regards of work that needs to be completed

I previously came to check the water temp in this customers house. They paid a 225 diagnostic fee. Upon arrival today, customer advised me that woke up this morning owning and did not have hot water in the shower. I went for a recall, and advised customer that I will need to pull the entire cartridge out of the shower valve. This required the entire house to be shut down as I will be opening the hot and cold lines. Valve was a sigma thermostatic valve. Upon inspection, cartridge looked to be in decent shape. I cleaned up cartridge and put some pipe done on the gaskets and reseated. Also, the customer had the thermo dial on the faceplate loose as well. Customer was not able to turn handle to regulate temperature efficiently previously. After reseat, faceplate and temp control worked flawlessly. No leaks in the valve. Water back on. Customer happy. Customer wanted a discount for a service fee that I charged yesterday.

Removed two hole kitchen faucet in brushed nickel. Along with soap dispenser. Installed owners supplied moen single hole kitchen faucet in brushed nickel and installed two hole covers. Covering holes one for soap dispenser and one for handle from old faucet. Ran tested good

On arrival found kitchen faucet leaking from internal supply tube. customer has water shut off at main ball valve under kitchen sink. Customer is going to purchase their own faucet. We will be returning today to install.

Upon arrival I was shown to a stubborn toilet seat screw and a new toilet seat that needed to be installed. An estimate to install the new seat was agreed on and after the work was done I made sure it was straight and had the customer take a look at it to make sure it was to their liking

Arrived to customer, found that master bathroom shower valve was a three handle, we also found that main valve on main water supply to house is a gate valve. We also informed customer that their water heater being from 2011 which is over 10 years old we would not repair or fix but just replace. We presented estimates to customer at this time for all stated above. Customer approved for just replacement of shower valve and gate valve for today. Customer paid 50% deposit and wants to schedule it for, another day! The office will be contacting you shortly to schedule your additional installation appointment!

Customer isn’t getting hot enough water in master bath tub, and shower. Removed Delta cartridge and installed new delta cartridge. Ran tested work good. Master bath tub is not draining. Used drill snake through tub drain to remove hair. Ran water tested good. Guest bath tub, not draining. ram drill snake through tub drain. Ran water, tested good.

Upon todays visit, we were back to install a 28 gallon water heater. Everything went smooth as can be. Heater was placed in pan, electrical switch added, and t/p relief line was corrected. We filed up heater and made sure it was not leaking and operational as it should. Water heater was adjusted to 125. While we waited for heater to warm water, we did a free home evaluation and found that a lavatory drain in bathroom is old style brass and will need to be updated to pvc, we also found that the emergency stop’s underneath kitchen sink are old style multiturn valves and will need to be updated to 1/4 turn shut offs. Estimates provided for repairs Thank you for calling John The Plumber! -Shane

Arrived to customer, found that customer needed estimates on replacement of gate valves to ball valves. Customer had to leave for emergency. At this time we emailed estimates to customer, and waiting for approval!

Arrived to customer, found that toilet was backed up. We ran both twin vanity sinks, and shower to verify that it was just a toilet line clog. We explain to customer that we would attempt to auger toilet, but if the clog was not close enough to toilet flange, we would have to pour toilet in order to run K 60 snake. Customer approved after attempting to run toilet auger we were unsuccessful and had to pull toilet after running about four cables through toilet flange, We cleared blockage and ran water through flange to verify we cleared stoppage. We reinstalled toilet and you are good to go!

When arrived, customer showed us to a 30 gallon Rheem water heater in the hall closet, which needs replacement due to its age. Provided an estimate to install a new 30-gallon Rheem water heater with a 3500-watt heating element.

Replaced main gate valve main with ball valve . Also replaced 3 handle shower valve with a sin handle Moen posi temp shower valve check all work for leaks and function .

Customer would like inline filters installed for both Rheem electric tankless water heaters. One in guest house and one in main house laundry room. Gave estimate to install filters.

The customer has a 38-gallon Rheem water heater installed in a common hall closet, manufactured in 2012. They would like to have the unit replaced. An estimate has been provided for the replacement of the water heater. The installation will take place on Thursday as the first call of the day. The plan is to install the new water heater and switch over the hard-wired connections.

Customer states water heater is too cold. I raised the temperature from 120° to 125° upper and lower thermostats.

Upon arrival, customer said they did not get sufficient pressure in their master bathroom shower. Check water pressure in master bathroom. Run diagnostic for pressure differential. I removed fixture shower head and cleaned. Also removed cartridge from shower valve and cleaned and reseated. Pressure in bathroom was fine. I determined the customer shower head was clogged with black sludge build up. I advised them to clean with toothpick if they want to spend the time. Otherwise, they will need to replace. Customer also said they are having issue with their HW heater heating up. I checked the heater and it is old. No year was on the sticker but customer had been in the house for 5yeatrs and never changed it. I advised customer that they would have better efficiency by replacing with a new heater. I recommended the Rinnai 199000 BTU. They are not in a hurry but are very interested. Sent over estimate for heater install and permit.

On arrival hall bathroom two handle shower valve with aftermarket handle trim, it was stripped. I am not able to correct problem happening with handles. I suggested to customer on having the valve removed and for us to supply and install new moan Posi temp shower valve with brush nickel trim. Gave estimate for install.

Customer has a new seat for the master bathroom toilet to be installed. I removed the existing bidet toilet seat. I then installed owner supplied bidet toilet seat. It tested good. The master bathroom price PfFster shower valve was dripping from the shower head. I was not able to remove the handle due to set screw being stripped. I suggested replacing the valve. I gave an estimate on installing a new Moen Posi temp shower valve with chrome trim, 3/4 gate valve for main shut off to the home on the right side. I suggested to customer on having it replaced with a ball valve. Gave estimate to install ball valve. Gave estimate for water heater install in garage. Gave estimate on whole house filter system install.

Replace existing compromised cartridge with new. Test all work and now its working properly.

Additional appt requested

Upon arrival I was shown to two bathrooms toilets not flushing. And when water was ran one gurgled. An estimate to clear it from the main vent stack was agreed on but with 105 feet going into the city couldn’t clear it. So a new estimate was agreed on to run more cable and sent the cable down the addition vent stack. I also ran 105 feet through there to no avail. The water level in the toilets kept dropping then coming back up and I also pulled back a couple baby roots. Brought me to the conclusion that there’s a compromise in the main cast iron pipe. I did a camera evaluation and unfortunately couldn’t see anything because the camera when black in the horizontal run but I was able to locate where the camera stopped at.

Upon arrival customer had very hot water and it slowly dicipated. We went through and tested each fixture with a digital thermometer. First shower off of living room had a significant difference in temperature. Further inspection, the hot water was not staying consistent. We tested all elements and thermostats, they read property with still temperature issues. This means the thermostats are not working properly and the heater will need a rebuild of thermostats and elements. Due to age of heater and soon to be out of warranty, we suggest to replace heater. Estimates provided customer declined at this time. Customer is going to check with warranty on heater and call us with a determination. Thank you for calling John The Plumber -Shane

Upon arrival customer had just warm water. Further inspection water heater is 15 years old and will need to be updated to a new unit. We provided estimate for replacement of heater and customer put $1250.00 as a deposit. Thank you for calling John The Plumber -Shane