Plumbing has come to Xenia
We handle water heaters, drains, leaks and sewer lines in Xenia, Ohio. Our plumbers are licensed in Ohio, license #13557. Most calls get handled the same day, and someone answers the emergency line at any hour.
The same team you trust with your furnace now handles water heaters, drains, leaks, and sump pumps — with the same upfront pricing.
From the water heater to the sewer line.
How long should a water heater last?
Eight to twelve years on a tank, longer on a tankless. What matters more than the number is how it fails: a heater at the end of its life usually goes by leaking from the tank itself, and a tank leak is not repairable. That is why it is worth knowing the age before it happens. The date is in the serial number on the label, and a photo of that label is a two-minute job that turns a future emergency into a planned replacement. If yours is in a finished basement or over living space, plan earlier rather than later.
My house has old galvanized pipe. Does it all have to go?
Not necessarily all at once. Galvanized supply line rusts from the inside, so the bore narrows over decades until flow suffers and the water runs brown after the house has sat empty. Whether it wants full repiping or a partial depends on how much has already been replaced by previous owners, which is usually more than people expect. A look at the exposed runs in the basement tells you a lot for free. Where repiping is the right answer, it is worth doing before a remodel rather than after.
How do I know the sump pump will work when I need it?
Test it rather than trusting it, because a sump pump sits idle for months and then has one job. Pour a bucket of water into the pit slowly and watch: the float should rise, the pump should start, the water should drop, and it should shut off cleanly without chattering. Do that in early spring and again before winter. The two failures worth planning for are a stuck float, which is cheap, and a power cut during the storm that needed the pump, which is what battery backup exists for.
A toilet that runs on and off by itself. Serious?
It is called phantom flushing and it means water is escaping from the tank into the bowl, so the fill valve keeps topping it up. The culprit is nearly always the flapper, which hardens with age and stops sealing, and it is one of the cheapest parts in the house. It is worth fixing quickly rather than living with, because it runs continuously and quietly, and a running toilet shows up on the water bill at a scale that surprises people who assumed it was just a noise.