Plumbing for Rochester Hills Homes
WaterWork Plumbing is a licensed plumber in Rochester Hills, MI, a younger city than most of the places we work. Avon Township didn’t become the City of Rochester Hills until 1984, and about two-thirds of its homes went up between 1970 and 1999, mostly in subdivisions built on what had been township farmland. The older pockets, like the Brooklands area near Auburn Road and Dequindre, are the exception.
Newer doesn’t mean trouble-free. A house built in 1984 is now past 40, which is long enough for its second or third water heater, a tired sump pump and, in some homes, the gray polybutylene supply pipe that builders used from the late 1970s into the mid-1990s and that tends to fail at the fittings. Bigger homes with three or more bathrooms also tend to outgrow the water heater the builder put in.
The city buys its water from the Great Lakes Water Authority, drawn from Lake Huron, and shares supply with Auburn Hills, Orion Township and Pontiac through the North Oakland County Water Authority. WaterWork Plumbing serves all of Rochester Hills, including the 48306, 48307 and 48309 ZIP codes. Our founder, David Foltz, is a licensed master plumber (Michigan license #8003885), and we answer the phone 24 hours a day.
Drain Cleaning in Rochester Hills
Kitchen grease and bathroom hair cause most of the clogs we clear in Rochester Hills, and in the older neighborhoods, tree roots in the sewer line add to the list. We handle everything from a slow sink to a main line backup, and we can camera the line if the same clog keeps coming back. Learn more about Drain Cleaning in Rochester Hills.
Water Heater Repair and Replacement in Rochester Hills
A house with three or four bathrooms can empty a 40-gallon tank before everyone has showered, and we hear that complaint a lot in Rochester Hills. We repair tank and tankless heaters, and when it is time to replace one, we size the new unit to the house instead of copying the old one. Every replacement includes the city plumbing permit. See Water Heater Repair and Replacement in Rochester Hills.
Sump Pump Repair and Replacement in Rochester Hills
Many Rochester Hills subdivision homes have footing drains that empty into a sump pit, so the pump runs every time the ground gets soaked. The discharge line on your lot belongs to you, not the city, and a frozen or crushed line can make a good pump look like a bad one. We repair and replace pumps, add battery backups and fix the discharge side too. Read about Sump Pump Repair and Replacement in Rochester Hills.
Sewer Line Replacement in Rochester Hills
When a sewer lateral cracks, sags or pulls apart at a joint, fixing it usually means digging between the house and the street. We pinpoint the failure with a camera, call MISS DIG, pull the permit and replace only the section that has failed. Learn more about Sewer Line Replacement in Rochester Hills.
Rochester Hills Plumbing FAQ
I got a cross-connection letter from HydroCorp. What is it?
Rochester Hills hired HydroCorp of Troy to run the cross-connection inspections that Michigan’s Safe Drinking Water Act requires, and the letters are going out to residents in phases across the city. The inspection looks for places where dirty water could be pulled back into your drinking water, such as a lawn sprinkler system or a hose left in a laundry sink. If it turns up a backflow preventer that needs to be installed, tested or repaired, a licensed plumber can take care of it.
Does Rochester Hills have lead water service lines?
No. After a multi-year inventory, the city’s Department of Public Services reported that Rochester Hills is lead-free for service line material, on both the city side and the homeowner side of the line. Problems inside newer homes are more likely to come from polybutylene supply pipe or failing fittings than from lead.
Who do I call for a water main break or a sewer problem?
The city’s Department of Public Services handles water main breaks and the public sanitary sewer, and after hours you can report a water or sewer emergency at 248-656-4685. Anything on your side of the line, including the sewer lateral, the plumbing inside the house and the sump discharge line on your lot, is the homeowner’s responsibility. That is where we come in.
Does swapping out a water heater in Rochester Hills need a city permit?
It does, even for a like-for-like swap. The city requires a plumbing permit for water heater replacement, and the work is inspected to the Michigan code. The permit and inspection are included in every replacement we do.
Schedule a Plumber in Rochester Hills
Call 248-542-8022 day or night, or schedule online. You will get a price before any work begins.
