Plumbing in Ellensburg, from the historic downtown to the fairgrounds

Ellensburg winters are cold and the town fills up around the rodeo and the county fair, so nobody wants to find out the heater has quit. We install and repair both tank and tankless units, and we will tell you plainly whether yours is worth fixing. The signs it is time for a new one:

• Rusty or discolored water at the taps
• Hot water that runs uneven, or takes a long time to heat
• Rumbling or popping from the tank
• Water pooling around the base
• A unit more than 10 years old

More on the work itself is on the water heater page.

A slab leak hides under the foundation until it cracks something. Look for warm spots on the floor, a water bill nobody can explain or carpet that stays damp. A dripping hot water line does less obvious harm: it quietly lifts your energy bill and soaks the flooring.

A gas smell like rotten eggs is a different kind of call. Leave the building first, then phone us. We repair and replace gas lines in Ellensburg and pull the permits ourselves. See leak detection and gas lines.

Slow drains, a smell or a backup usually means something has gone wrong in the line under the lawn or driveway. We run a sewer camera first and read the pipe in real time: roots or grease blocking it, a cracked or collapsed section, a joint that has shifted out of line. You get a precise picture before a shovel comes out, which means less digging and a repair sized to the actual damage. Sewer lines

Agricultural runoff and hard water are the two complaints around Ellensburg, and a water softener or whole-house filter is the usual answer. We test the water first and recommend from the result rather than from a catalogue. See water treatment.

Repeated leaks, rusty water and low pressure are the warning signs. A home built before 1980 may still have galvanized or polybutylene supply lines, and a full evaluation tells you whether a repipe is the right call or whether a repair will do. Repiping

Test the pump at least once a year, and do it before the spring snowmelt. A pump that fails in a flood can mean thousands in water damage, so we can test yours or fit a battery backup. Sump pumps