Video: Cleaning Your Storm Drains


when our first major storm of the year
passed
now it's time to look forward to more
rain to come
with that you have storm drains that are
stopped up or will get stopped up from
debris
there are two ways to clean those storm
drains one is with a cable one is with
hydro which is high pressure water
with the cable you run your cable inside
the storm drain but the problem is
they're not piped the same way as other
drains they don't have a long sweep 90
that may have a short 90 or a short tee
and that cabling may not clear your
drain there's no guarantee the cabling
will then you have to go to the hydro
with hydros
slender cable with high pressure water
2000 psi which go in and blow the debris
and the dirt backwards towards the entry
point and that way you can clear your
drain from the backyard to the front and
you won't have water flooding your
backyard your atrium or any area around
your garage or around your house please
clean those storm drains
thank you


Video: Sewer Line Repair Alternatives


if your house is on a slab and you have
damaged or broken sewer lines under it
there's other ways of repairing versus
jackhammering your house up
we can go in and descale the line and
epoxy the inside of the line
to make a smooth surface and seal the
line and increase the lifespan of the
existing sewer line under your slab
also if the pipe is severely damaged we
can insert a liner
these are just different options versus
tearing up your home


Video: Descaling Cast Iron Drainpipes


today i want to talk to you about your
drain pipes
cast iron pipes as they get older there
will flake on the inside
they will get build up on the inside to
get rid of that buildup you have to have
your pipes descaled
reason being is as your pipe get bumpier
or that flaking happens
the water will not flow properly tissue
will not flow properly it has a tendency
to snag
and cause a stoppage in your drain pipe
to alleviate
this problem what you need to do is have
your drain pipes descaled
once the technician comes out and run a
camera inside your drain
and says you have built up inside your
drain pipes then you need to have it
descaled he will give you that
recommendation
and what it does is we run chain mail
depends on the pipe chainmail
for cast iron clay pipes or pvc
but we run a special chain inside of
each of those
it will clean the inside of your pipe
and your pipe will flow properly like it
was
brand new again when you first had it
installed in the ground

Video: Sewer Lateral Inspection


before purchasing a new home there's an
important inspection you'll want to have
performed to learn more we're in Concord
with Diamond certified expert
contributor Lindsay way of Absolut
Plumbing and Drain speaking on behalf of
our diamond certified expert contributor
rod Taurani if you're thinking of
purchasing a new home
we highly recommend having a sewer
lateral inspection performed a sewer
lateral inspection can help you prevent
problems in your line such as tree roots
breakages cracks foreign substances or
objects in the line and offsets that all
can be very expensive to repair or
replace down the line to learn more from
local top rated companies visit our
diamond certified expert reports at
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Video: How to Clear a Congested Drainpipe


hello my name is larry williams i'm the
senior tech with absolute plumbing and
dream
i want to talk to you about one of the
major problems in stoppages
in residential and commercial is greece
grease comes from cooking grease comes
from bathing we all put out a little bit
of oil when we take a bath
but when you're cooking please do not
pour grease down your drain
when you get through cooking take that
pot take a paper towel
and wipe out that pot before you put it
in the dishwasher and wash it
reason being is grease is heavier than
water grease will settle on the bottom
of your drain pipe
and grease will eventually cause a
stoppage if you have a pipe that has a
stoppage in it
and it's been sitting for a few days you
can get a congested pipe
and what that means is the snake will go
right through it and come back out
the only way to clear congested pipe is
with a hydro flushing
we run our hydro line inside of your
drain pipe
with that pressure up to 2000 psi it
will blow all the debris
out of your pipe down the drain and your
pipe will be clear
and your drains will be functioning the
way they're supposed to be
according to the specification when you
had your house built


Video: Water Heater Air Intake Screen Cleaning


one often overlooked aspect of water
heater maintenance is cleaning the air
intake screen
today we're in Concord with diamond
certified expert contributor Raja Rani
of absolute Plumbing and Drain to learn
more I have one simple tip to keep your
water heater in good standing working
position say it like that which by
cleaning it clean both side of your
wattage that you can use your vacuum and
get the length off of this screen that
caused the the pilot goes off when the
screen has lots of length so the air
doesn't get in there that residue
buildup on your pilot and the watery
they're gonna stop working all of a
sudden can be two three years old water
either and then you have that issue just
keep it clean
to learn more from local top rated
companies visit our diamond certified
expert reports at experts diamond
certified org


Video: Maintaining Shut-Off Valves

Video: Preventing Water Damage From Washing Machine Hoses


when it comes to your home's plumbing
system even something as minor as a
washing machine hose can cause major
damage if ignored to learn more we're in
Concord with Larry Williams of absolut
Plumbing and Drain speaking on behalf of
our diamond certified expert contributor
abroad - Ronnie okay the question of the
day how old are your washing machine
hoses most people don't think about the
washing machine hoses but they have
rubber hoses behind the washing machine
these washing machine hoses are only
good for five years but if you have the
braided hose they're good for 15 years
imagine you get the rubber hose you get
a boot inside that hose you go out to
dinner that holds bursts your house is
putting out 65 psi of pressure at any
given time when that holds bursts you
don't get 65 psi pressure going into
your garage you're at dinner when you
come back you can go swimming inside
your garage by the time you get back to
learn more from local top rated
companies visit our diamond certified
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Absolute Plumbing and Drain

Company Story

Absolute Plumbing and Drain offers a wide range of services to residential and commercial clients in Contra Costa County and parts of Solano and Alameda...

Absolute Plumbing and Drain - Diamond Certified Video Profile

 I'm Itra Tehrani. I'm owner of Absolute Plumbing and Drain, which I've been in the business since early 2000. We started just primarily doing plumbing, and then now we are doing underground construction, remodeling, and service plumbing as well.

All our plumbers, for example for the trenchless, we don't use translucent sewer replacement. We don't use any subcontractor. All our people coming to that job, they are trained and certified to use any equipment on that job. That's for the underground, for remodeling as well, and for plumbing, which is most important because we're working with the pressure and gas. So everybody has to be certified of any tool they touch.

We are actually real local companies. You know, we have lots of plumbing companies; they said they are local, but they are not. You will meet our technician in the mall or in the downtown. They live here, they work here also. We use lots of good material that has to be above the standard so we can stay behind that.

All our technicians train at least twice a month. We use the latest technology in plumbing and then be current with the plumbing code and building codes. So, for example, if we do trenchless sewer replacement, usually it takes us two, three days, depends on the depth of the sewer line and the location of it. But during these two, three days, you don't have to move to the hotel or to your neighbor's house. So we keep everything intact.

We do the new installation separately, and then when we're going to transition from old one to new one, we just ask you for a couple hours. You're not using your facility. Most people cannot believe it's only two, three hours. So yeah, we do it differently. We make sure you have your water. We make sure you have your sewer until we're going to transition. That makes lots of our customers happy.

We are doing our best to provide them the best service possible for the situation they have, and I want to help our customer because my goal is not just to have this business to sell my owner. No, I want this business to stay for next generation, create a job for next generation, create a customer for next generation. We want everybody to be happy. That's my goal, and I want to see that smile on my customer all the time. That makes me happy. 

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