Water heater leaking? Find where the water is coming from first
What to do first when your water heater is leaking, how to find where the water is actually coming from, and which leaks are a repair and which mean a new heater.
Advice from the job
Westchester plumbing advice, from the jobs themselves
Westchester plumbing advice written by the people who did the work, not by a copywriter — what went wrong on real jobs in Dobbs Ferry, Yonkers and the river villages, what it was telling us, and what you can check yourself before it costs anything.
Short pieces about work we actually did in Dobbs Ferry and the rest of lower Westchester — what the problem turned out to be, how it was fixed, and what to check in your own house. Written by the plumbers on the job, with photographs from the day.
Why this Westchester plumbing advice is worth reading
Every piece of Westchester plumbing advice here comes out of a job we were actually called to, or a question we get asked on the doorstep often enough to be worth answering properly. No post exists because a keyword exists. Where there are photographs, they are ours, taken on the day.
The aim is Westchester plumbing advice you can act on before you call anyone — including the checks that mean you do not need to.
Lead service line? Who owns it in Yonkers and White Plains, and what to do next
Why Yonkers owners are being asked about their lead service line now, which houses are likely to have one, who owns the line all…
Gas shut off by Con Edison? How gas restoration works, step by step
Why Con Edison turns the gas off, its six steps to gas restoration, who hires the plumber, what holds it up, and what to…
Boiler maintenance before winter: steam and hot-water systems
What a yearly boiler maintenance visit should cover on steam and hot-water heat, the look-only checks you can make in October, and the signs…
Banging pipes: water hammer, steam, and the other causes
What it means when pipes bang as a faucet shuts off, tick as the heat comes on, or clank on a steam system —…
Brown water from the tap: what it means, and the mistake that makes it worse
Three questions that tell you where brown water from the tap is coming from, the White Plains flushing schedule, and why you run the…
Toilet keeps running? The three parts to check first
Why a toilet keeps running, how to tell in a few minutes which of three parts is at fault, the dye test for a…
A shower leak into the ceiling below: where it is actually coming from
The four places a shower leak comes from, two tests you can do yourself, and why a shower with perfect tile can still be…
Water main break on your street: what to do and who to call
How to tell a water main break from a leak on your own line, who owns which part, the numbers for Yonkers and White…
Where is your water shut-off valve, and does it actually turn?
Where the main water shut-off usually is, how to tell whether it still works, why an old gate valve can let you down, and…
Boiler not working? Reading the symptoms before you call
When a boiler is not working, what a cold radiator, a banging pipe, a dropped pressure gauge or a pilot that will not stay…
Heat not working? What to check before you call
When the heat is not working anywhere in the house, these are the ten-minute checks that often find it: the thermostat, the switch nobody…
No hot water: what to check before you call a plumber
The checks that take five minutes and sometimes fix it, what the pattern of failure tells you about which part has gone, and when…
Frozen pipes in an old Westchester house, and how to stop them
Which pipes actually freeze in a Rivertowns house, what to do before the first hard freeze, and what to do if one is already…
We replaced the floor hatch in a commercial kitchen
A corroded commercial kitchen floor hatch, replaced and photographed: what the old cover was telling us, why a new lid on its own would…
We replaced a sewer line under a front lawn
A sewer line replacement, photographed: what the camera showed before anyone dug, why the lawn had to come up, and what the wall of…
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Terrific — smart, professional, honest. Very experienced problem solver. I was very impressed with his skills and troubleshooting ability.
Arrived on time, diagnosed the problem quickly and had everything repaired in no time. The work was clean and professional.
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Based in Dobbs Ferry, across lower Westchester
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