Plumber InHarrisburg

A town built almost entirely since the 1990s

Harrisburg was incorporated in 1973 and counted about 4,500 residents in the 2000 census. By 2020 it had almost 19,000. The median home was built in 2006, and neighborhoods such as Abbington and Rocky River Crossing date from that building wave.

Homes from those years have PVC drains and copper, CPVC or PEX supply lines, which hold up well. The parts that wear are the ones with moving pieces or rubber in them: tank water heaters, toilet fill valves, hose bibbs, pressure regulators and braided supply lines. A plumbing inspection before you list or buy a 15 to 20 year old house finds the slow leaks under sinks and in the crawlspace before a buyer's inspector or an insurance adjuster does.

• Water heater older than about ten years
• Corroded shutoff valves that no longer turn
• Bulging or rusted braided supply lines
• Water pressure that swings up and down

Harrisburg's 30-day backflow notice

The town has contracted with BSI Online to manage its backflow program. When your annual test is due you get a notification letter, and you have 30 days from the date on it to have the assembly tested. Miss that and a second letter gives you 15 more days before daily fines and possible shutoff of water service.

You choose a certified tester from the town's list, and results are filed through BSI Online. Town code classes lawn irrigation as a health hazard that needs a reduced pressure assembly, the type that must sit above ground where it can never be submerged. Alpha Drain's 30-Day Compliance Guarantee fits this schedule: we test your assembly within 30 days. Backflow testing is $199 per assembly, report filed. Check that your tester is on the town's current list before you book.

Backflow assemblies, closed systems and water heaters

The town's water ordinance includes a warning most people never read: a backflow assembly on your service line can create a closed system, and the thermal expansion that follows is the owner's responsibility. In plain terms, water heated in the tank expands and has nowhere to go.

The signs are a relief valve that drips on the water heater, faucets that spit when first opened and toilet fill valves that fail early. The usual fix is an expansion tank on the cold line above the heater, sized and charged to match the house pressure. Ask us to check it whenever we service or replace your water heater.

The same code requires the rubber parts inside an assembly to be replaced every five years or as often as needed, which is routine backflow repair.

Grease traps, strip centers and commercial plumbing

Highway 49 runs through the center of town. The town adopted a fats, oils and grease ordinance in 2006. Food service businesses need a properly sized grease interceptor, it must be pumped at least quarterly, and the maintenance records have to be kept for three years.

Pumping empties the interceptor but does not clean the line that feeds it. Hydro jetting strips the grease from the pipe wall so floor sinks and mop basins stop backing up between pump-outs. Town code also lists malls and strip centers as health-hazard services that need a reduced pressure assembly, so most commercial landlords have at least one test to schedule every year. For a blocked main line during business hours, call for drain cleaning at (980) 408-1705.

Harrisburg neighborhoods we serve

Harrisburg Town Center, Rocky River Crossing, Abbington, Canterfield Estates, Magnolia Springs, Heatherstone, Brookdale Village, Stallings Farm, Bradford Park, Bridge Pointe, Holcomb Woods, Kensington Forest, Windsor Forest, Orchard Park, and the streets in between.

Harrisburg ZIP codes we serve: 28075.