Wimpy’s Specializes in Hydro-jetting

Wimpy’s specializes in hydro-jetting as one of the premier Plumbers in Sarasota who owns their own Mongoose Hydro-jetting machine and sewer video cameras.  Wimpy’s will give you an honest, professional answer to you plumbing stoppage problems.

Since 1973, over forty two years, Wimpy’s has served the Sarasota, Bradenton area for all types of plumbing work.  We strive to have the latest technology and equipment so we can get you back in service quicker and make sure your problem doesn’t come back.

As a third generation Sarasota native, Bubba Butler knows the plumbing problems that happen in this town and knows how to fix them.  We know plumbing problems can happen at the worst possible time for you.  We offer 24/7 emergency service at no extra charge.  We give estimates.  We want you to be so happy with our service that you will say, I Love My Plumber!

We send Super Trucks, fully equipped to take care of your plumbing needs.  We send professionals to your home, we protect your home while doing plumbing repairs in it.  We take pride in what we do, from the moment the telephone rings, to the point we complete your job.  And it doesn’t stop there!  If there is a problem with something we have done, whether it be a defective part or an oversight, because we are human to, you go to the top of the list so we can make it right.  We won’t put you off like some companies do. Why do we put servicing our customers as a #1 priority?  Simple, we want you to Love Your Plumber!  Wimpy’s Plumbing & Air, Sarasota’s Full Service Family Owned Plumbing Company.  Call today, 941-322-1911 or schedule on line, www.Loveyourplumber.com.

We are here for you!

East Sarasota County Plumber, Who is a Good One? Wimpy’s

So, you are one of the fortunate people to live in the east county of Sarasota.  You may of bought a new home or possibly an older home.  You may have county water or maybe you are on a well.  As you watch the sun come up, you find out that you have a plumbing problem.  If you start calling plumbers, you will find out that a lot of them don’t want to service the east county of Sarasota.  Those plumbers think that you live too far out in God’s country and before they even arrive, they know that their trucks aren’t stocked well enough to take care of your plumbing problems.  So those plumbers are not the one you want, because they will have to go back and forth to town to get the parts that a well stocked, plumbing service truck should have.

So, who is a good, east Sarasota county, Service Plumber?  Wimpy’s.  Why would you call Wimpy’s?  Read the reviews or watch the video testimonials from our customers who have used us. Then you will know why.  Wimpy’s Plumbing & Air is a forty three year old, Sarasota Plumbing Company.  We have watched Sarasota grow to the east.  We stock our trucks so we are prepared to fix your plumbing right then and there. In fact, other plumbing companies even refer their own customers to us, because they know we will take care of them.

Our customers notice the pride we take in our appearance, our work ethic, our attention to detail and most important, our integrity.

Don’t make multiple phone calls to various plumbing companies that are going to tell you they don’t service your area, just because you live in the east county of Sarasota.  Call Wimpy’s Plumbing & Air, 941-322-1911 or schedule on line at www.Loveyourplumber.com.  We offer 24/7 emergency service, in case you wake up to a plumbing emergency or find you have a problem when you get home.  We are here for you, because that is what we do!

Does Your Toilet Sing?

Does your toilet sing?  With all of the new designs of toilets these days, its’ a wonder some of them don’t sing or run run on a blue tooth system.  But some toilets do sing when something is not working right.  If your toilet is singing, there is a problem.  Wimpy’s Plumbing & Air, in Sarasota, just had a call from a customer that complained of a singing toilet.  We promptly sent out  a trained professional plumber, who took care of their problem.

The problems toilets can have, do include “singing”.  If you need help solving any type of toilet problem, call us and we will be happy to discuss with you the particular problem you are having with your toilet.

Does your toilet “phantom flush”?  Does your toilet run for a few seconds and shut-off?  Does your toilet take forever to fill?  Do you have to double flush your toilet?  Does your toilet fill minutes later, after you flush it?  Does your toilet sing to you?  Is your toilet bowl stained?  Would you like to more about toilets?  Call the Plumbing Professionals at Wimpy’s.  We have the answers, the trained professionals and the clean, fully stocked plumbing trucks to take care of your toilet problems.

We are the Plumbing Company in Sarasota to call for your plumbing needs.  Available for emergencies anytime.  Join the thousands of people in Sarasota and surrounding areas, including plumbing work in the Lakewood Ranch area, that will tell you, ” I Love My Plumber”.

Visit our web site, www.Loveyourplumber.com, to learn more about us, read our written reviews, see our video testimonials and see all of the plumbing services we provide, including repairing singing toilets!

Call “Lori”, our office manager, to speak to the friendliest person you will ever meet. She will put you at ease the moment she answers the phone.  Treat yourself to a pleasant plumbing experience, from the moment you dial 941-322-1911, to the time our professionals show up to your door.  Our goal is to provide you with a level of service that exceeds your expectations, from a family business that cares about you and your plumbing needs.

Christmas Plumbing Tips

Getting ready for the holidays isn’t just about buying Christmas gifts, making your hair appointments, baking cookies and decorating your house. It’s the time to take stock of critical home issues, such as whether your toilet flappers are working properly. It could save some awkward conversations with your in-laws, such as describing the correct way to jiggle the handle of the only toilet in your house to get it to flush, guests having NO hot water in their showers, toilet over flows when they flush it, the faucet handle falls off.  This is just a few of the plumbing problems that can happen over the Christmas Holiday if neglect your plumbing.

You give your car regular maintenance; why not your plumbing? When our homes are filled with family and friends our kitchens and bathrooms are in use almost 24/7.  Call  Wimpy’s Plumbing & Air  before your company arrives!  A lot of things related to plumbing get neglected throughout the year, you’re talking slow drains, shower drains plugged with hair, clogged sinks, toilets that run consistently and dripping faucets.

Wimpy’s  will review your plumbing to make sure everything is in working order.   We will check the following items;

1. Kitchen –  sink drainage, faucet, strainer, drain piping, disposal, ice maker, dishwasher
2. Main Shut- off valve
3. Bathrooms – drainage, faucets, toilets, tub/shower
4. Water Heater – guests like hot water
5. Laundry Room – washing machine drainage, laundry tub/faucet

This is also a great time to update your kitchen and bathroom faucets with shiny new ones.  Also, check out your toilet, is it stained and looks dirty all the time even after you clean it?  Our Sarasota plumbers highly recommend the Gerber Avalanche Comfort Height Toilets.

Christmas is a time for making good  memories with your family and friends, not plumbing nightmares!

We are available Sarasota plumbing needs.  Call and leave a message if after hours and we will return your phone call.

Have a Merry Christmas from all of us at Wimpy’s Plumbing & Air.

My Toilet Stopped Flushing, Why?

My toilet stopped flushing, is what a customer called in about last week, here in Sarasota.  I asked my secretary exactly what our customer meant, and Lori said that’s exactly what she said.  On the way to the call, I was contemplating all the things that would make the water closet stop flushing.  Was it stopped up?  Was it not filling with water?  Was the tank lever broken?  Was the flapper not connected to the the tank lever?

When I arrived I inspected the water closet that had stopped flushing.  What I found was the rubber on the flapper had been exposed to too much chlorine from the water coming into the house.  The flapper had actually melted and was stuck to the plastic flush valve that seals the water in the tank.  So when the customer tried to flush the water closet, it would not activate the flapper, because it was stuck to the flush valve.  This caused the water closet to “stop flushing”.

I replaced the flapper and checked the rest of her water closets and wear on the flappers.  The customer decided to replace all the flappers at the same time, which is a wise decision.  They were all the same age.

When replacing a flapper, one needs to be sure they are putting in the correct flapper for their water closet.  There are many different types of flappers for all the different water closets that are produced today.

A good repair plumber will carry at least four identical flappers for at least eight different water closets.  Wimpy’s Plumbing & Air does, on all of their heavily stocked, professional plumbing trucks.  This is so we can serve you quicker and more efficiently.

One thing you as a homeowner could do to prevent the rubber parts in your plumbing system from going bad, is to have a water system that removes the chlorine from your water, as it enters the house.

One other thing to consider in a water system, is that it conditions the water and removes all of the chlorine.  Imagine drinking from any faucet in the house and it being better than bottled water, with no maintenance!   We recommend and install a lot of Halo 5 water conditioners.  By having a Halo 5 installed on your main line coming into the house, you would be protecting your pipes, faucets, valves, water heater  and washing machine from the calcium and magnesium that create hard water.

Call today 941-322-1911 or schedule an appointment on line, to have your water tested or to fix that toilet that stopped flushing.  www.loveyourplumber.com.

What is a Sewage Relief Valve?

What is a sewage relief valve?  Last week I blogged on this topic and received a lot of phone calls from people wanting to know exactly what this device actually looked like and how it works.  So I thought it might be a great idea to video what a sewage relief is and how it works.  I had my video department post a video on You Tube on exactly what a sewage relief valve looks like and how it works. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so go ahead click on to this video and see how the valve functions, demonstrated by your Sarasota plumber at Wimpy’s.

It really is a great invention.  If you have ever had a main line stoppage or a drainfield stop working, then you know it could end up with the toilets overflowing onto your bathroom floor and spreading even further.  The flood restoration companies and the insurance companies call this black water contamination.  If you have a sewage pump, it is worth its weight in gold to have one installed. If you’re interested in any variety of sewer services, connect with our team of Sarasota plumbers.

By the way, you may want to check with your insurance company and see how much is actually covered in the event of black water contamination.  My last customer said his insurance company was only going to cover about half of the actual cost of reconstructing the damage in his home.  You can bet he is going to go over his next insurance policy line item by line item.  He has already called and set an appointment to have a sewage relief valve installed in his main sewer line. He called it cheap insurance, that will actually do what it says.

Speaking of actually doing what they say, Wimpy’s Plumbing & Air is well known for saying what they will do and doing what they say.  How many companies, not just Plumbing Companies in Sarasota, actually do what they say?  From my own personal experience, not many.  And if I find one that does, I typically try to stay married to them and recommend them to my friends and customers. Good people, find good people.  Let’s everybody recommend good people.  The kind that say what they do and do what they say!

If you see the benefit of a sewage relief valve, don’t search for “plumbers near me.”  Call our Sarasota plumbers instead to schedule an appointment with Wimpy’s Plumbing & Air.