How did you guys choose your plumber when you needed work done?

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: StormRider

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
We do all of our own work. If we HAD to hire someone, we'd probably ask our friends for advice on who was good.

This seems too scary for me to fix myself.

*shrug* At your age, replacing a section of copper pipe shouldn't be much of a challenge. I guess my husband and I were raised to be self-reliant. I know how to turn off the water, drain pipes, and could figure out how to fit copper pipe correctly (maybe with a little supervision the first time.)

Of course, if I was facing working on a gas water heater, I'd have the gas lines done by a professional. I wouldn't want anything to blow up or gas to leak and kill us in our sleep. heh

 

[drnickriviera]

I've repaired many a pinhole leak in my rental properties.

It's an easy fix. No need to replace a section of pipe. Shut off the water and drain the water from that section of pipe. Use steel wool to clean the pinhole. Heat with torch. Add solder. Done. 30 min job tops

 

[Calin]

I chose the most expensive plumber available (in fact I took one that was recommended on a poster at the lower level of our block

 

[PHiuR]

i looked on the bottom of the this atot page - and clicked on "Find a Plumber" thanks Google!

 

[StormRider]

Originally posted by: PHiuR
i looked on the bottom of the this atot page - and clicked on "Find a Plumber" thanks Google!

Hehe, I just noticed that.

I'm leaning on calling the number listed on my water heater. I looked them up on the internet and found pretty much nothing on them which is why I'm hesitant.

 

[HBalzer]

You know a good plumber by their handshake.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: drnickriviera
I've repaired many a pinhole leak in my rental properties.

It's an easy fix. No need to replace a section of pipe. Shut off the water and drain the water from that section of pipe. Use steel wool to clean the pinhole. Heat with torch. Add solder. Done. 30 min job tops

Interesting, I've never seen it done that way. I've seen patches that were simply clamped over the hole. You can probably find it at Home Depot.

But pipes that are corroded through after just 9 years! I think he's going to be seeing more of these 🙁