Plumber in Redmond, OR

Redmond has grown faster than almost any city in Oregon over the past two decades, and that shows up in the plumbing calls we get. In the same week we might be clearing a root-choked clay sewer lateral in a 1960s home near Centennial Park and diagnosing a pressure problem in a house that was built last year. Both need a plumber who knows the area, and we have been driving the 20 minutes up Highway 97 from our Bend shop to Redmond for as long as we have been in business.

Not long ago a family in southwest Redmond called us after the city shut off their water because of a massive leak on their side of the meter. We responded immediately, located the break in the service line, excavated it, and repaired the line downstream of the meter so the city could turn them back on the same day. That is the kind of call where minutes matter, and it is why we keep a plumber on call around the clock.

Drain cleaning and sewer service. Slow drains and sewer backups are the most common reason Redmond customers call. Every one of our vans carries cable machines and a sewer camera, so we can clear the line and then show you on screen what caused it, whether that is roots, grease, a bellied pipe, or a collapsed joint. You see the problem yourself and decide how urgent it is. When the camera finds a break, our trenchless sewer line repair methods usually mean we do not have to dig up your yard or driveway. For a full description of drain service in this area, see our drain cleaning page.

Water service lines. Redmond's soil and freeze cycles are hard on the buried line between the meter and the house, and a leak there can run for weeks before it shows up as a spike on your water bill or a city shut-off notice. We locate service line leaks without guesswork, excavate only where needed, and repair or replace the line so you are back on water fast.

Water heaters. Redmond winters are cold enough that a failed water heater is an emergency, not an inconvenience. Our larger service vans carry a 50-gallon gas and a 50-gallon electric Bradford White unit at all times, so most replacements happen the same day or night. We work on natural gas, propane, and electric units. Repairs, which most often come down to a thermocouple on gas units or an element on electric tanks, generally run $375 to $650, and every repair and installation carries a one-year warranty. Details are on our water heater repair and replacements page.

Frozen and burst pipes. Redmond sits higher and colder than Bend, and homes with water lines run through unheated crawl spaces or garages, or with stem wall vents left open into winter, are the ones we see freeze. A frozen line cannot be properly repaired until it thaws, because there is rarely just one break. Once it does, we shut the water off, find every leak, and repair them all. If the damage is extensive, we will price a repipe alongside the repairs so you can compare. After the repair we can insulate the exposed runs; see our pipe insulation page.

Wells and water treatment. A good share of homes on the edges of Redmond, out toward Terrebonne, Crooked River Ranch, and Powell Butte, are on private wells rather than city water. Hard water and iron are common, and both shorten the life of water heaters and fixtures. We service and install water softeners and filtration systems, and we check water pressure and the pressure-reducing valve on every water heater call, since excess pressure from a well pump can void a heater's warranty. See our water softener repair page.

Emergency plumbing. Our office phones roll to a 24-hour answering service after 4 p.m. on weekdays and all weekend. The service texts the on-call plumber, who calls you back directly, not a call center, with a realistic arrival window based on where they are. Flat-rate pricing applies at 2 a.m. the same as it does at 2 p.m. Full details are on our emergency service page.