From my husband's review today -
Horrible experience--I was lied to and nearly scammed.
I called this company for a simple outdoor spigot replacement. The repair itself went fine, but when the plumber (Brian) finished, he claimed he checked my water pressure, declared my Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) was "broken," and said it needed an immediate, costly replacement. Because my home is new construction, I told him I would contact my builder instead. He left.
Suspicious, I bought a pressure gauge to test it myself. The gauge read a dangerous 100 PSI (high enough to ruin appliances and blow out plumbing gaskets). When I looked at the PRV hardware, I discovered Brian had intentionally screwed the adjustment bolt all the way in clockwise as far as it could go.
I backed the bolt out counterclockwise myself. The pressure immediately dropped to a safe, steady 60 PSI and has stayed there for hours. The PRV is perfectly healthy and functions flawlessly.
The Mechanical Facts:
When a PRV bolt is screwed all the way in clockwise, it fully compresses the internal spring and forces the valve wide open. This mechanically overrides the regulator, letting the full, uncontrolled city main pressure (100 PSI in my neighborhood) flood into the home. Brian did this to intentionally force a high-pressure reading and claim the unit was dead. When he was "going in and out" pretending to make adjustments that did nothing, he was putting on a show.
When I called the owner, Billy, to ask why his plumber would bottom out the bolt on a high-pressure system, he completely gaslit me. Billy claimed that a PRV can never let pressure rise above 75 PSI even if screwed all the way in, and that if it does, it's broken. This is objectively false. Anyone with a basic understanding of plumbing physics knows that tightening the bolt increases pressure.
Instead of taking accountability for an incredibly unethical upsell tactic (or massive incompetence) by his technician, Billy was rude, dismissive, and hung up on me.
Do not trust these guys. They will intentionally manipulate your plumbing hardware to manufacture a fake emergency and scare you into a major repair. There are much better, more honest options in town. read more