Archive for the ‘Water Lines’ Category

• Water Service Replacement – Essex

  • January 3rd, 2020
  • Posted in Water Service Repair, Pipe Replacement, Water Lines
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  Alpha Plumbing replaced a water service for a homeowner in Essex. As the property was a flag lot, this water service was quite long — about 800 feet! In the photo on the left, you can see the trench with… Read More

• Sink Replacement – Severna Park

  • December 27th, 2019
  • Posted in Fixtures, Drains, Water Lines
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  Alpha Plumbing replaced a prep sink for a restaurant in Severna Park. We were able to schedule the job after the lunch rush to minimize disruption to the restaurant’s operations. To learn more see: Commercial Plumbing Services

• Water Service Replacement – Baltimore

  • December 20th, 2019
  • Posted in Water Service Repair, Pipe Replacement, Water Lines
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  Alpha Plumbing replaced a water service for a customer in Baltimore with 3/4″ HDPE tubing. In the top photo, you can see the trench dug by our excavator with the new waterline inside. On the bottom left you can see… Read More

• Why You Should Replace Your Galvanized Pipes

  • December 18th, 2019
  • Posted in Water Lines
  • Tags: Tags: galvanized pipes, galvanized steel pipes, old pipes
    

  If you live in a house built before 1960, the chances are your plumbing system is made up of galvanized steel or iron pipes. Galvanized pipes were the standard in homebuilding for many decades, but the world has changed, and… Read More

• 3 Useful Tips to Extend the Life of Your Water Heater

  • December 12th, 2019
  • Posted in Water Lines
  • Tags: Tags: water heater, water heater issues, water heater trouble
    

  If you are a home or property owner, you’re bound to have at least one major appliance break down and require a replacement or repair. Most appliances will give you countless years of service if you make it a priority… Read More

• Water Service Replacement – Gambrills

  • December 4th, 2019
  • Posted in Water Service Repair, Pipe Replacement, Water Lines
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  Alpha Plumbing replaced the water service for a customer in Gambrills with PEX-A tubing. The customer requested PEX-A tubing because the service enters the home through a crawl space and PEX-A has better freeze properties than HDPE. PEX-A can expand… Read More

• Yard Hydrant for Pool – Davidsonville

  • December 3rd, 2019
  • Posted in Water Lines, Water Service Repair
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  Alpha Plumbing installed a yard hydrant for a customer in Davidsonville. This will keep the homeowner from having to continually haul a hose from the house out to the pool. It’s installed so that the hydrant could even be used… Read More

• Water Service Replacement – Linthicum

  • November 27th, 2019
  • Posted in Water Service Repair, Pipe Replacement, Water Lines
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  Alpha Plumbing replaced the water service for a residential customer in Linthicum. For this one we drove a copper pipe through the wall of the basement and then transitioned to HDPE tubing from the house to the meter. You can… Read More

• Water Service Replacement – Ellicott City

  • November 22nd, 2019
  • Posted in Water Service Repair, Pipe Replacement, Uncategorized, Water Lines
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  Alpha Plumbing replaced the water service for a customer in Ellicott City. We used a trenchless method using a pulling cable to pull the new water pipe through the existing one. The pulling head cuts away the old piping as… Read More

• Water Service Replacement – Pasadena

  • November 12th, 2019
  • Posted in Pipe Replacement, Water Lines, Water Service Repair
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  Alpha Plumbing replaced a water service for a customer in the Stoney Beach area of Pasadena and Curtis Bay. We used the pneumatic missile for a trenchless installation from pit to pit. You can see the connection at the county… Read More