What Does A Broken Water Main Sound Like ?
Due to the similarity in noise, people tend to ignore the leak which creates more of a severe condition over time. Most homeowners first become aware that their water line is broken after being served...
View ArticleFire Sprinkler Water Main Installed for Home Renovation
Installing a new sprinkler main or combined water main is a big project in the eyes of most property owners, when dealing with a licensed plumber, the process is straight forward. An experienced water...
View ArticleWater Main Tap Blows Out of City Main
After ninety minutes of digging, they reached the city water main and found an old “driven tap” that was extremely fragile as it was basically hanging out of the city main by a thread. The foremen was...
View ArticleWho is Paying for NYC Water Main Breaks
Most NYC homeowners are quick to assume that “the city” will assume responsibility for a broken water main surfacing in the roadway or public sidewalk. This may be the case in many other towns and...
View ArticleHow Much Does It Cost to Replace a Water Main?
There are also sections of the 5 Boroughs which are notorious for large rock which result in challenging work conditions. Any experienced plumbing contractor should be aware of the neighborhoods and...
View ArticleWater Line Leaks Into City Sewer Manhole
After investigating three houses with a noise test, one unlucky neighbor was issued a 3 day notice to have their lead pipe replaced with copper. The homeowner was in complete shock after she became...
View ArticleDomestic & Sprinkler Combined Water Main Installed
Harris Water & Sewer was hired to install a new combined water service for a new building in Park Slope Brooklyn as well as a second main for the same owner, in Queens. As per standard procedure,...
View ArticleLead Water Pipe Leaks and Replaced with Copper
This Queens homeowner was aware that he had a lead water line that had sprung a small leak several months prior. In the back of his mind he knew that the main had to be replaced simply for the fact...
View ArticleLead Water Main Leaks Inside Basement
Last weekend in Queens, the tenant of a two family house came home from school to 2” of water in her basement apartment. As most would, she panicked and called her local plumber to investigate. He was...
View ArticleWho Is Responsible For A Water Main Leak On Sidewalk Or Roadway?
It is common for the property owner to either ignore the leaking water pipe, or may not understand that it is their responsibility. In this case the NYC DEP will issue a 3 day notice violation to have...
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