-- Plumbing Services in Melville
Melville is a well-established residential and commercial community in the Town of Huntington, known for its larger colonials and custom homes from the 1970s through the 1990s. These are substantial properties that often have more complex plumbing configurations — multiple bathrooms, larger water heater setups, multi-zone boiler systems, and in many cases, features like recirculation systems or whole-house water treatment.
Water heater service in Melville often involves larger-capacity units. Multi-bathroom colonials typically need 50 to 75-gallon tanks, or in the case of homes with high simultaneous demand, a tankless system that eliminates the capacity issue entirely. We install Bradford White tank units and Navien tankless systems, and we can walk you through the real differences in cost and performance rather than defaulting to whichever option has the better margin.
Boiler service is another regular part of our Melville work. Multi-zone hot water systems in larger homes need annual attention to stay running efficiently. A boiler that has been skipping annual tune-ups will eventually have a mid-winter emergency, and in a large home, that is a significant problem. We take pre-season tune-ups seriously and tell you honestly when equipment is approaching the end of its service life.
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Job 1: Tankless water heater installation, Melville. Large colonial with two aging 50-gallon gas water heaters in series — one failed and the owner did not want to replace in kind. Installed a Navien NPE-240A2 condensing unit that handles the full house demand from one unit. Freed up significant space in the utility room.
Job 2: Boiler service — multi-zone system, Melville. Annual tune-up on a three-zone gas hot water boiler in a 1985 colonial. Cleaned the burner, tested all zone valves, checked the expansion tank pressure, bled the radiators and baseboard loops. Found the circulator pump on zone two was making noise — bearing was going. Replaced the pump.
Job 3: Sewer camera inspection and cleanout, Melville. Customer had recurring main line slow-downs. Camera confirmed root intrusion at a cleanout tee connection on the lateral. Cleared roots and repaired the cleanout cover which was cracked and allowing root ingress. No further backups in six months.
Job 4: Water softener and whole-house filtration, Melville. Customer on a private well had hard water and taste concerns. Installed a whole-house sediment filter, water softener, and under-sink reverse osmosis system for the kitchen. Customer noticed the change in water quality immediately.
Job 5: Recirculation system installation, Melville. Large home — master bath was over 60 feet from the water heater. Customer was wasting significant water waiting for hot to arrive. Installed a Grundfos comfort recirculation pump and a bypass valve under the far bathroom vanity. Hot water now within 20 seconds.
Job 6: Frozen pipe repair, Melville. Burst copper supply line in an exterior garage wall — January cold snap had frozen the pipe where it ran without insulation before entering the garage. Repaired the break, moved the pipe run to an interior wall, and properly insulated the penetration.
Job 7: Toilet replacement — master bath, Melville. Customer had a top-of-the-line toilet that was 18 years old and the fill mechanism had failed for the second time. Replaced the unit entirely with a new comfort-height two-piece elongated unit. Proper flushing performance, no more running.
Job 8: Gas appliance line and shut-off, Melville. Customer was adding a gas fireplace insert and needed a new gas line run and shut-off valve from the nearest existing gas supply. Ran 1/2" gas line from the basement manifold through the wall to the fireplace location. Installed a dedicated ball valve shut-off and pressure-tested before the fireplace installer connected.