A dishwasher shutoff and air gap.
Dave installed a quarter-turn shutoff valve and a chrome air gap for a dishwasher at a Los Angeles home. $338.06.
$338.06 job totalSee the work →
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On the job with Dan · Encino
A clearer path for the next rainfall.
Outdoor drain and gutter cleaning in Encino, plus a kitchen filter and toilet repair, for a total of $1,092.31.
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Fresh from the last couple of weeks, with the photos and videos from each visit.
A clogged toilet, cleared by hand.
Dave hand-snaked a first-floor toilet at a Santa Monica property, tested it with repeated flushes, and adjusted an upstairs flush chain. $200.
$200 job totalSee the work →
Pressure control for the sprinklers.
Dave installed a pressure-reducing valve on the irrigation lines at a Los Angeles property and replaced a backyard ball valve. $685.
$685 job totalSee the work →
Shower doors that slide again.
Dave replaced the broken roller wheels on a shower door at a Westlake Village home and cleaned the toilet jets. $249.89.
$249.89 job totalSee the work →
Looking for the source of a damp wall.
Dave found an unwanted sprinkler head and short condensation drains outside a damp wall at a Malibu home, capped the sprinkler and extended the drains. $307.78.
$307.78 job totalSee the work →
A ceiling leak traced to the attic.
A leaking 1½-inch copper water line in the attic was dripping into a Malibu bedroom ceiling. We cut out the bad section and put in new copper. $1,243.12.
$1,243.12 job totalSee the work →
Leaks & water protection
Finding the source, making the repair, and protecting the home.
Looking for the source of a damp wall.
Dave found an unwanted sprinkler head and short condensation drains outside a damp wall at a Malibu home, capped the sprinkler and extended the drains. $307.78.
$307.78 job totalSee the work →
A ceiling leak traced to the attic.
A leaking 1½-inch copper water line in the attic was dripping into a Malibu bedroom ceiling. We cut out the bad section and put in new copper. $1,243.12.
$1,243.12 job totalSee the work →
An automatic water shutoff in the garage.
Dave installed an AWTOS automatic water shutoff in the garage of an Oak Park home and pressure-tested the connections. $351.27.
$351.27 job totalSee the work →
Two toilet leaks, and 150 psi behind them.
Dan fixed a leaking toilet supply line and fill valve at a Westlake Village home, then found pressure over 150 psi and replaced the regulator and relief valve. $737.41.
$737.41 job totalSee the work →
A new hose bib for a leaky one.
Dave replaced a leaking outdoor hose bib and its fittings at a Studio City home. $353.42.
$353.42 job totalSee the work →
A split shutoff under the powder room sink.
Dave traced a powder room leak in Santa Monica to a split shutoff valve under the sink, replaced it and tested for leaks. $317.11.
$317.11 job totalSee the work →
A pinhole leak, and a drain line that’s crushed.
Dan and Dave cut a pinhole leak out of a copper pipe in an Agoura Hills dining room wall, then snaked the pool drains and found crushed pipe near the street. $1,622.02.
$1,622.02 job totalSee the work →
A new main shutoff you can count on.
Dave dug out the curb shutoff, then put in a new 1-inch main ball valve and a new irrigation valve at a Los Angeles home. $454.06.
$454.06 job totalSee the work →
Around the slab leak with new copper.
Dan and Dave rerouted a Simi Valley home’s copper water line along the garage wall to bypass a leak under the slab. $2,469.42.
$2,469.42 job totalSee the work →
A small drain leak under the guest sink.
Dan replaced a leaking Y-branch tailpiece and hose under a guest bathroom sink in Westlake Village. $245.
$245 job totalSee the work →
A leak at the basket strainer.
Dan and Dave traced a leak under a Santa Monica kitchen sink to the basket strainer and replaced it with some of the drain piping. $359.91.
$359.91 job totalSee the work →
Water at the base. The tank was the leak.
A new bidet seat pushed on the tank and broke the tank-to-bowl seal at this Thousand Oaks home. Dave rebuilt the connection for $350.50.
$350.50 job totalSee the work →
A little more protection when nobody’s home.
An owner-supplied automatic water shutoff installation in Malibu, plus a tub repair and an honest laundry drain check.
$1,574.67 job totalSee the work →
Wet drywall. One hidden copper leak.
How we traced wet laundry-room drywall to a copper hot-water line and repaired it for $623.68 in Tarzana.
$623.68 job totalSee the work →
A tub leak fixed. A drain issue explained.
A $1,098.24 tub waste-and-overflow repair in Los Angeles, with a clear explanation of a separate temporary odor patch.
$1,098.24 job totalSee the work →
A small fitting. A very real leak.
Dave traced a water-line leak to a cracked transition fitting, replaced it, and checked the repair. Total: $420.01.
$420.01 job totalSee the work →
Toilets, faucets & appliances
New fixtures and appliances in, old ones fixed, and the connections behind them.
A Toto toilet seat, fitted.
Dan installed a Toto toilet seat at a Lake Sherwood property. $154.09.
$154.09 job totalSee the work →
A dishwasher shutoff and air gap.
Dave installed a quarter-turn shutoff valve and a chrome air gap for a dishwasher at a Los Angeles home. $338.06.
$338.06 job totalSee the work →
Shower doors that slide again.
Dave replaced the broken roller wheels on a shower door at a Westlake Village home and cleaned the toilet jets. $249.89.
$249.89 job totalSee the work →
A shutoff behind the refrigerator.
Dan installed a water shutoff valve behind the refrigerator at a Culver City property. $205.10.
$205.10 job totalSee the work →
A loose toilet, reset on new bolts.
Dan found a broken closet bolt under a loose toilet at a Malibu home, then reset it with new bolts, a new wax seal and caulk. $315.64.
$315.64 job totalSee the work →
A running toilet, fixed in the tank.
Dan replaced the flapper and fill valve on a running guest bathroom toilet at a Malibu home. $343.55.
$343.55 job totalSee the work →
Pop-up drains and a few small fixes.
Dan put in new push pop-up drains and an owner-supplied spout at a Westlake Village home, cleared a sink drain and shortened a copper loop in the garage. $620.74.
$620.74 job totalSee the work →
A running toilet and one loose clip.
Dave stopped a running American Standard toilet in Sherman Oaks by reattaching the clip on its flush-valve gasket. No new parts. $295.
$295 job totalSee the work →
A toilet leaking at the base.
Dan pulled a leaking toilet at a Westlake Village home and reset it with new wax rings, longer bolts and a new supply line. $342.90.
$342.90 job totalSee the work →
A new Moen cartridge and a door to the valve.
Dave put a new Moen Posi-Temp cartridge and chrome trim in a Santa Monica hall bath, added an access panel behind the valve and adjusted a sink drain. $1,800.
$1,800 job totalSee the work →
A gold faucet with new drain parts.
Dave installed the owner’s widespread bathroom faucet in Los Angeles with a new P-trap and pop-up drain, then tested it for leaks. $350.
$350 job totalSee the work →
A powder room toilet, set and sealed.
Dan and Dave installed the owner’s toilet in a Thousand Oaks powder room with a new wax seal, bolts and supply line. $209.14.
$209.14 job totalSee the work →
Drilling stone for a new tub faucet.
Dan drilled a stone tub deck and soldered new copper supply fittings to install the owner’s bathtub faucet in Thousand Oaks. $795.21.
$795.21 job totalSee the work →
Gas dryer in, vent cleaned, tank flushed.
Dave hooked up the owner’s gas dryer with its steam line in Santa Monica, cleaned 20 feet of dryer vent and flushed the water heater. $295.
$295 job totalSee the work →
A Toto bidet seat, hooked up.
Dan installed the owner’s Toto bidet seat on a primary bathroom toilet in Thousand Oaks and mounted its control. $180.
$180 job totalSee the work →
A pull-down faucet for a leaky one.
Dave swapped a leaking kitchen faucet for a new pull-down faucet and supply lines in Culver City. $380.66.
$380.66 job totalSee the work →
Two leaks under one kitchen sink.
Dave replaced a leaking instant hot tank and dispenser faucet in Thousand Oaks, added a Body Glove filter, and put a longer gas line on the dryer. $1,993.92.
$1,993.92 job totalSee the work →
A worn cartridge in a leaky faucet.
Dave fixed a kitchen faucet leaking at the handle in Los Angeles by replacing its worn cartridge. $399.74.
$399.74 job totalSee the work →
Hot water only. The valve had quit.
Dave replaced a failed Grohe thermostatic shower valve in Santa Monica that was giving only hot water, and tightened a loose sink spout. $738.25.
$738.25 job totalSee the work →
A quiet Bosch for a Malibu kitchen.
Dan and Dave supplied and installed a 38-decibel Bosch Benchmark dishwasher in Malibu, with a new supply hose, and hauled the old one away. $2,958.10.
$2,958.10 job totalSee the work →
A new Toto in the back bathroom.
Dan replaced a toilet in Thousand Oaks with a Toto UltraMax II, a new wax seal, a new supply line, and a soft-close seat. $849.86, toilet included.
$849.86 job totalSee the work →
A new kitchen sink, hooked up.
Dan installed the owner’s kitchen sink and faucet in Ojai and connected the water and drain lines. $600.
$600 job totalSee the work →
A pullout faucet and a fixed shutoff.
Dave installed the owner’s pullout kitchen faucet at a Los Angeles home and fixed a hot-water shutoff valve with a new washer. $295.49.
$295.49 job totalSee the work →
A new toilet in the kids’ bathroom.
Dan installed a Gerber Viper toilet with a soft-close seat in Santa Monica and pulled a rock out of the garbage disposal. $636.32.
$636.32 job totalSee the work →
A shower cartridge and fresh filters.
Dan and Dave installed a new shower diverter cartridge and changed the kitchen and whole-house water filters at a Tarzana home. $400.33.
$400.33 job totalSee the work →
Drains & outdoor maintenance
From the pipes under the house to the drains, sump basins and drip lines outside.
A pool patio drain, cleared to the outlet.
Dan and Dave snaked about 100 feet of a Calabasas patio drain, pulled out roots and debris, and cleared a bathroom sink drain. $1,527.67.
$1,527.67 job totalSee the work →
A clogged toilet, cleared by hand.
Dave hand-snaked a first-floor toilet at a Santa Monica property, tested it with repeated flushes, and adjusted an upstairs flush chain. $200.
$200 job totalSee the work →
Pressure control for the sprinklers.
Dave installed a pressure-reducing valve on the irrigation lines at a Los Angeles property and replaced a backyard ball valve. $685.
$685 job totalSee the work →
Gutters cleared and tied into the drain.
Dave cleaned the gutters and downspout on a room addition at a Westlake Village home and connected the downspout to the area drain. $310.79.
$310.79 job totalSee the work →
Drip irrigation for a Malibu front yard.
Dan and Dave installed drip irrigation in a Malibu front yard and added a gutter extension to carry runoff farther from the downspout. $2,097.44.
$2,097.44 job totalSee the work →
A blocked sewer main, cleared and checked.
Dan snaked a blocked main sewer line from the rear cleanout at a Thousand Oaks home, then ran a camera 93 feet down it. The pipe looked good. $350.
$350 job totalSee the work →
Roots in a guest bath drain.
Dan snaked a backed-up guest bathroom drain about 50 feet toward the front of a Malibu home and pulled out the roots blocking it. $295.
$295 job totalSee the work →
Digging out the roots, adding a cleanout.
Dan and Dave dug up a front-yard drain at a Los Angeles home, pulled out a long mass of roots, added a cleanout and cleaned the gutters. $1,519.85.
$1,519.85 job totalSee the work →
A camera down the line, and nothing to fix.
Dan ran a sewer camera about 65 feet from a Moorpark home’s front bathroom toward the street. The ABS line was in good shape with no roots. $290.
$290 job totalSee the work →
A slow kitchen drain and a weak flush.
Dave snaked a Santa Monica kitchen drain about 30 feet and cleared the main jet in a primary bathroom toilet so it flushed well again. $295.
$295 job totalSee the work →
Roots and dirt out of the patio drains.
Dan and Dave snaked roots and dirt out of the patio and side-yard drains at a Los Angeles home and cleaned the gutters. One front-yard line still needs digging up. $1,800.
$1,800 job totalSee the work →
A gurgling sink and its vent line.
Dave snaked the vent line on a gurgling primary bathroom sink at a Los Angeles home. $195.
$195 job totalSee the work →
Fourteen drip lines for new plants.
Dan ran 14 new drip irrigation lines to a new planting bed at the front of a Malibu property. $351.04.
$351.04 job totalSee the work →
Cracked cast iron in the garage ceiling.
Dan and Dave opened concrete and drywall at a Culver City building to replace a leaking guest sink drain and a cracked section of 4-inch cast iron main line. $2,350.42.
$2,350.42 job totalSee the work →
Roots and sand in the side-yard drains.
Dan and Dave cleared a stopped basin sink, pulled roots and sand out of the outdoor drains, and cleaned the gutters at a Los Angeles home. $1,600.
$1,600 job totalSee the work →
Opening up a leaking shower drain.
Dan and Dave opened up leaking shower and sink drains at a Culver City building, found a cracked pipe, and laid out what still needs repair. $1,264.12.
$1,264.12 job totalSee the work →
Both pumps worked. The check valves had failed.
Dan and Dave cleared a building’s garage drains in Los Angeles, tested both sump pumps, and replaced the failed check valves and ball valves. $1,380.
$1,380 job totalSee the work →
Drip lines and a timer for two gardens.
Over two visits, Dan and Dave put in drip irrigation with an automatic timer for two Malibu gardens and extended a gutter downspout. $3,512.56.
$3,512.56 job totalSee the work →
A new pump, and a lid to keep the sand out.
Dan and Dave cleared sand from a Malibu drainage basin, installed a new pump and check valve, and built a cover to keep sand and seaweed out. $4,892.25 across two visits.
$4,892.25 job totalSee the work →
Roots out of the drains. Three tubs checked.
Dan and Dave cleared roots and dirt from outdoor drains at a Malibu home, tested three jetted tubs, and fixed a body spray clogged with debris. $900.
$900 job totalSee the work →
A slow sink, a smart valve, and a pump reset.
Dan and Dave cleared a slow sink and the main drain at a Beverly Hills home, connected a Moen Flo valve to its app, and reset a tankless circulation pump. $400.
$400 job totalSee the work →
Two kitchen drains, three AC lines, one leak check.
Dan and Dave cleared kitchen and AC condensate drains and replaced a sink trap at a Culver City building, then checked a reported tub leak. $890.84.
$890.84 job totalSee the work →
Feet of sand in a sump basin.
Dan and Dave helped clear sand and seaweed from a Malibu sump basin, pulled the old pump, and planned the drainage fix. $700.
$700 job totalSee the work →
Roots in the line to the leach pit.
Dan cleared a root blockage between the septic distribution box and the leach pit at a Malibu property. $295.
$295 job totalSee the work →
Pulling a pedestal sink to clear the drain.
Dan took a pedestal sink off the wall in Reseda to reach the drain, snaked it clear, and put the sink back. $295.
$295 job totalSee the work →
Clean gutters before the rain.
Dan and Dave cleared clogged gutters at a Pacific Palisades home and capped an old dishwasher air-gap line. $606.95.
$606.95 job totalSee the work →
Chasing a sewer smell downstairs.
Dan and Dave snaked drains, replaced a faulty mechanical vent in the laundry wall, and refilled the traps at a Lake Sherwood home. $432.83.
$432.83 job totalSee the work →
New cast iron, and a way back in.
Dan and his team replaced failing cast iron drain pipe and rusted piping above the laundry at a Culver City building, and relit a sauna pilot. $2,560.53.
$2,560.53 job totalSee the work →
Bathroom, kitchen & laundry drains, rebuilt.
A closer look at a $3,000 drain replacement in Canoga Park—and the separate septic concern we flagged.
$3,000 job totalSee the work →
A cracked drain stack, repaired properly.
A $1,255 Santa Monica drain repair with new ABS piping, a washing machine trap, and access for future service.
$1,255 job totalSee the work →
Water heaters
Care for the equipment that keeps the hot water coming.
A water heater service, top to bottom.
Dave replaced leaking supply lines, reconnected the vent pipe, flushed the tank and relit the pilot on a water heater at a Ventura property. $468.96.
$468.96 job totalSee the work →
A new circulation pump for the hot water.
Dan and Dave put in a Grundfos hot-water circulation pump with a bypass valve at a Thousand Oaks home, cleared slow fixtures and added a sink shutoff. $1,078.02.
$1,078.02 job totalSee the work →
A new 50-gallon tank in the garage.
Dan replaced a garage water heater in Westlake Village with a 50-gallon Bradford White, plus an expansion tank, a drain pan and relief-valve piping run outside. $2,750.
$2,750 job totalSee the work →
A leaking 50-gallon tank, swapped out.
Dave replaced a leaking water heater in Thousand Oaks with a 50-gallon Bradford White, plus an expansion tank and drain pan. $2,900.
$2,900 job totalSee the work →
No hot water, so a new 40-gallon tank.
Dan and Dave replaced a Simi Valley water heater that quit heating with a 40-gallon Bradford White, new flex lines, straps and a sediment trap. $1,915.48.
$1,915.48 job totalSee the work →
A six-gallon heater for one hand sink.
Dave replaced a leaking six-gallon electric water heater that serves an office hand sink in West Hills. $998.56.
$998.56 job totalSee the work →
Two tankless heaters, flushed and descaled.
Dan descaled the heat exchangers on two tankless water heaters in Malibu, cleaned the filters, and added drip legs to the gas lines. $391.84.
$391.84 job totalSee the work →
From a tank to tankless, moved outside.
Dan and Dave replaced a tank water heater with a Noritz tankless unit installed outdoors at a Manhattan Beach home. $7,498.51.
$7,498.51 job totalSee the work →
Error code 90, fixed at the vent.
A tankless water heater in a Malibu garage closet wasn’t getting enough air. Dan and Dave installed a new Noritz exterior vent and the error code stopped. $726.02.
$726.02 job totalSee the work →
No hot water. One closed valve.
The recirculation pump’s ball valve was closed at this Thousand Oaks home’s tankless heater. Dan and Dave opened it, set the timer, and handled a few bathroom items. $701.34.
$701.34 job totalSee the work →
Two tankless heaters. One maintenance visit.
Two Noritz tankless heater flushes and several bathroom repairs, completed together in Malibu for $1,370.59.
$1,370.59 job totalSee the work →
Remodel plumbing
The piping behind new bathrooms, sinks, and layouts.
Three sinks for a pottery studio.
Dan and Dave roughed in copper water lines and drains for three utility sinks at a Thousand Oaks pottery studio. $1,700 for this stage.
$1,700 job totalSee the work →
Moving a bathroom’s pipes eight inches.
Dan and Dave moved a copper water line and a drain line eight inches to match the city’s layout at a Thousand Oaks home. $860.22.
$860.22 job totalSee the work →
Water lines in. Fixtures connected.
Dan ran underground copper water lines and connected the toilet, vanity, faucet, and hot-water unit in a Malibu bathroom addition. $4,000 for this stage.
$4,000 job totalSee the work →
The plumbing behind a new bathroom.
Vent piping and roof flashing for a Malibu bathroom addition: a completed $1,500 stage of a larger plumbing project.
$1,500 job totalSee the work →
Gas lines & safety
Leaks found and fixed, and shutoffs that work on their own.
A fireplace gas line, capped.
Dan capped a fireplace gas line at a Culver City property for the HOA, then checked it with a digital gas detector. $150.
$150 job totalSee the work →
A gas stub-out for the stove.
Dave stubbed out the kitchen gas line for a stove at a Venice property and strapped a water heater that wasn’t secured. $380.84.
$380.84 job totalSee the work →
A gas valve that shuts itself off.
Dave put a Little Firefighter earthquake valve on the gas meter at this Los Angeles home and corrected the dryer vent and dishwasher drain. $604.13.
$604.13 job totalSee the work →
A pinhole leak in a gas line.
Dan and Dave found a pinhole leak in the gas piping under a Malibu home, replaced the section, and checked it with a gas leak detector. $1,474.
$1,474 job totalSee the work →
What people say about the work
“If you're looking for a plumber who actually knows what they're doing look no further than Dan's plumbing. We use them on all of our projects”
“Dan's plumbing were fantastic, they installed the AWTOS water sensor our Insurance company sent us, fixed some clogged exterior drains that were blocked, and installed a new trash disposal unit...all for a very competitive price. Thanks guys, we're glad we called you!”
“They explain what needs to be done to fix the problem, are willing to do the work asap and take care in keeping the work area clean and unmarred.”
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