Sewer Replacement in Tampa
Experience Counts When Replacing Sewer Lines In Tampa
When it comes to replacing sewer lines in Tampa and the surrounding area you want to hire a licensed Tampa Plumber who has experience replacing sewer lines. Derek Olin the owner of Olin Plumbing of Tampa has decades of experience replacing sewer lines. Over the past 50 years he has installed and replaced everything from 4-inch home sewer lines through 16-inch sewer main, with the most common being the 4-inch residential house sewer lateral. A residential house sewer lateral is the sewer pipe connecting from the home to the main public sewer line. The plumbing code allows for many different types of pipes to be installed for use in a home sewer system, the most widely used are made of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), either Schedule 40 or SDR 35. Both of these pipes are the most common, but are they the best choice for your new sewer or sewer replacement in the Tampa Bay area?
By virtue of the fact that both Schedule 40 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and SDR 35 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) are both types of plastics, they are flexible and will bend. This can have a negative effect on the new sewer line installed. The pipe being plastic will conform to the shape of the trench and if there is an area of the trench that was over excavated and not properly compacted that portion of the trench will settle and the pipe will conform to it creating a trap or dip in the sewer line. Also, if there are any hard objects either under or on top of the pipe such as a brick or broken concrete this can damage the pipe over time.
Almost all of the sewers that we have seen other Tampa plumbing companies install over the past 15 years have been far below the standards that we ourselves hold to. Through our extensive experience installing main sewer lines we know we do it better as we do it over and above the standards of other Tampa plumbing companies as well as State and Local codes.
Full 10 Year Warranty On Every Cast Iron Sewer We Install
We here at Olin Plumbing always prefer to use the best materials available on the market. For our customers we recommend Cast Iron Bell-and-Spigot Pipe when replacing sewer lines in Tampa. We will install PVC sewer lines only at the customer’s request; however, we will never install an SDR 35 sewer line. Although Cast Iron Bell-and-Spigot Pipe is more costly than PVC it gives you the owner the best protection against ever having a problem with your sewer. Cast iron is used in commercial and government buildings and is specified by most architects and building engineers. Why? Because they know the limitations of cast iron and PVC and it is their responsibility to ensure that the buildings they design and inspect do not fail.
With over 50 years of experience in the plumbing trade and having installed thousands of miles of pipe we believe that cast iron is the best choice for our customers. We believe in this type of pipe so much that we give a full 10 year warranty on every cast iron sewer we install. Many other plumbing companies only warranty their sewer installations or replacements for 1 year which in and of itself should tell you something. If you need a new sewer consider one made of cast iron. If you want PVC, though we do not recommend it, we will install it and also warranty it for 10 years as well because we hold ourselves to a higher standard than the other guys. With the knowledge and expertise we possess you can have confidence that Olin Plumbing of Tampa will get the job done and get it done right.
If you’re not sure how your sewer lines are holding up we also offer Sewer and Drain Inspection in the Tampa Bay area. You can learn more about this by visiting our Sewer and Drain Inspection in Tampa web page where we also have a link to an actual video you can watch that was taken by us at a customer's house in South Tampa using an EasyCAM Sewer Camera. If you would like to have your sewer and drains inspected give us a call at (813) 443-5820 today.
