North Bethesda, MD

Clogged Drain Coming From DishWasher: customer informed us that they had a clogged drain that was located in the kitchen. upon arrival contacted the engineer, the engineer advised me that this drain had been clogged since Friday. once in the kitchen area I deserve the drain had lots of food and there was a paper towel at the top of the drain. unloosen fernco and detached drain . set up equipment using the 1500. went approximately 75ft with 5 cables. went forward and backwards multiple times to ensure any debris or foreign object were clear from the the pipe. pull cable back and observed food along with paper towels on the 1500 cable. advised the engineer that it's a lot of food in the drain and I recommended getting a strainer to prevent the loss food particles to enter the drain. attached the p trap back the drain and tested for back ups, no back up occured packed up equipment and left job site. Thanks for choosing Vito !

Today, I arrived on site for heating maintenance on the heat pump in the closet space. Moved the UV light to the back of the air handler to prevent wire damage. Confirmed the evaporator coil is clean. Blower capacity measured at 7.5/7.5. Capacitor is functioning well at this time. Blower wheel and housing are in good condition. Unit pressures are within acceptable ranges. Both contactor and capacitor are operating properly. Noted that the humidifier has been removed. Overall, the system is operating properly.

FALL MAINTENANCE ON ONE UNIT INSTALLED IN 2020 I checked the indoor blower wheel motor housing compartment for any obstructions and found an excessive amount of fungal growth cultivating within the unit, near the blower near the coil. What's happening is that the new unit is getting attacked and contaminated and also circulating it back into the air. I checked all other parts and components and found okay. All wiring and connections found okay all limits and safetys okay. The client will need to purchase more filters and replaced. i got a return air temperature of 67 and a supply air temperature of 110. I checked the outdoor condenser coil found okay. outdoor temperature and discharge temperature ok. i checked defrost board capacitor and contactor and found okay. Over all system is running and heating efficiently. I cleaned off the fungus off the system for now but cannot promise it won't come back. Recommendations after today's visit: Add 1 Aerus air scrubber to the system (UV) (

upon arrival of the home I replaced the dual checked valve on the main and replaced the laundry hoses behind washer machine. checked all components for leaks. found no failures. will need office to call and collect remaining $960.

upon arrival of home I noticed that the 1" dual check valve on the main is expired and will need to be replaced. customer also would like the washer machine hoses replaced with stainless steel hoses. will return tomorrow with parts . Tracey is calling to collect $320 my tablet doesn't have service.

No Hot Water: arrived onsite, possible crossover issue with residents hot water behaving intermittently (some days hot and other days lukewarm) troubleshot the issue but need to come back when the problem is actually occuring.

I serviced carrier heat pump 2020. electric heater kit 20.73 amps. I checked blower motor amps and also 24 volts to control board and transformer. I checked fuses and replaced humidifier pad given by customer and cleaned washable filter. evap coil is clean however condenser coil is starting to pick up dirt. I took Amps on outdoor fan and compressor. system is heating properly at this time thank you for choosing vito services .

i service 2023 rheen heat pump. I changed filter and took temp rise return 77 supply 118. I took Amps on blower motor and heater kit 18.39. I checked 410 pressures and 30/5 capacitor as well as defrost controls and took amp on fan and compressor. I checked fuses for continuity.

upon on arrival of home I noticed that the 50 gallon electric heater in the home wasnt producing any hot water . the heater is nearly 17 years old and will need to be replaced. gave customer an estimate of $2792 to replace heater . customer says he has already collected a few estimates and our is good but he has one more company coming out tomorrow. he said he would like to see their price before he made any decisions .

Parve Area of Kitchen Water Mixing Not Enough Hot Water: arrived location for kitchen b1 the first faucet to my left, were not giving any hot water out, upon waiting for the hot water it took about 3-5 mins to come and give hot water out. I did a further investigation and looked up in the ceiling, seeing that the run from the boiler to the faucet is more then 10ft of run in which, when the hot water from the boiler to those faucet, it will become warm or cold due to the run it has to go, to the farest fixture. customer wants an estimate on check vale to be installed on 1/2 line but also an electric water heater 20 gallon low boy as a potential source to install there. also when touching the hot side pipe in the ceiling where it run more then 10ft, I could not feel any hot on the pipe even under the commerical faucet

arrived on site to finishing installing the 1" check valves in the kitchen talked to saul and they send maintenance to shut it the valves maintenance showed us and shut the water off and drained lines once drained cut out section of pipe and placed new ball valves in and pressed on both hot and cold then placed check valves in and small section of pipe marked and pressed once pressed turned water back on and tested for leaks as of ticket completion no leaks were found cleaned up work area and all work related materials thank you for choosing Vito.

arrived on site for building 6111 got in contact with saul and he showed me to unit 520 and unit 320 for some shier valves that need to be replaced sual was saying he was having issues in the units with the hot water sual figured it that the mop sink was mixing into the hot side and going up the risers. so looked at the shower valves and for today only unit 520 was available to do the valve and in 320 tednat said we will have to come back on Thursday to do the work then saul showed me kitchen area and wanted check valves instead on all the kitchen faucet to insure no cold water will mix into the hot side went out to get parts and return then outside started to prep new shower vlave and solder pipe then went to unit 520 saul already had the wall opened while I was out called Rudolph to shut water off and opened valves and drained once drained removed tub spout and cut out old shower valve. once out set new valve in place and started to dry fit once everything was aligned marked and pres

Back Flow Preventer Testing: tested two backflows with one passing and one failing. The one that passed is for a water softener in the Wasserman boiler room ( 6121 montrose rd) and the one that failed is in SK in the fire pump room sn 99038. I will get a proposal out for a rebuild on the one in SK ( 6105 Montrose rd).

Today, I arrived on site for heating maintenance on a 14-year-old heat pump. Unit Condition Heat pump is at the end of its life. Evaporator coil is clean and free of debris. Blower amps are within specifications. Filter Maintenance Changed the filter provided by the owner (20x20x1). Leak Inspection Noticed a leaking shut-off valve near the water heater, which has calcified and needs replacement. Air Quality Recommendation Suggested installing an Air Scrubber by Aerus for improved indoor air quality. This system reduces viruses, bacteria, and other contaminants using patented ActivePure Technology. Heat Pump Assessment Checked pressures, voltage, and amps; all are within specifications. Capacitor is low and rusty (43.3 on a 45.5), requiring replacement ($335). Contractor shows burn marks and needs replacement ($350). Coil is dirty and requires cleaning ($330). I replaced contactor and capacitor on today's visit Replacement Suggestion Given the unit's age and conditio

Arrived on site and met the Head engineer he took us up to unit 303 where there was some cracked cast iron going down into unit 203. After telling the Head engineer what we had to do I gathered my tools from my truck and went upstairs and proceeded to cut out 80" of cracked pipe. after it was cut out we went to the supply house to get the material for the job. When we got back we measured to know how much pipe to cut and cut it outside the truck and brought it up with us. we then connected the PVC pipe to the existing cast iron pipe and checked for leaks and cleaned up. Thank you for choosing Vito

Lower Water Pressure Multi-Family Housing Unit: I arrived on site for a faucet that has low pressure address was wrong so called front office and they told me right after which was in building 11400 unit 109 customer showed me area of concern and it was it kitchen sink that was backing up customer said he was using it when it backs up building recommend calling us out to take a look. building said anything at 30ft is the tenant responsibly and anything passed that is the building qouted customer to snake line and customer agreed started by setting drop clothes down and with a small bucket drained remaining water then set snake up and started snaking went a total 37ft meaning in in the main when pulling cables back I had wipes at the head connected p trap and tested for back ups and as of ticket completion no leaks nor back ups occurred cleaned up work area and all work related materials thank you for choosing Vito. note:building is to be billed for snaking

Commercial Plumbing, Quote for new pipe and valve: Arrived on site and went to front desk in the main building she called the maintenance man and he took us downstairs to show us 3 poorly conditioned pipes. they were in multiple areas in the downstairs hallway above access panels. there was one pipe in the laundry room that maintenance had put a clamp on that also needs to be replaced. This job cannot be done during the day since they cannot turn off the water to the building until night time. the maintenance man asked for a quote and we called Jason to schedule and prepare that job. Thank you for choosing Vito

Winterize Swimming Pool 09/09/2024 arrived at the job site and started disconnecting everything from the main in the mechanical room to the bathrooms. disconnected all the slowns from the bathrooms and urinal. made sure everything was done right left everything I took off next to it. thank you for choosing Vito

08/29/202 arrived at job site. started being breaking breaking the concrete and tile on the wall. once I was done I started cleaning everything I broke and hauling out to the trash cleaning out my work area very good and back in the floor. start taking the screw of the wall to make sure it wont cut tie new line. cut the trap of and replace it with a new one because it was in bad condition. once i connected the new trap I started working on the liner and cutting so it can be perfect for the new shower floor. installed the liner and caulk the area around the drain. collected all my tools made sure everything was done right.

08/28/2024 upon arrival of home the customer told me that the trap had been leaking underneath the kitchen sink. I ran water and was unable to reproduce leak. trap is older so explained to customer that the trap may need to be replaced . gave customer price of $275 to replace trap.custoner will watch trap for a few days and if it leaks again will call us to have part replaced.

08/27/2024 arrived onsite, located cleanout on 4" cast iron stack in maintenance shop and removed plug. Chris advised me that drain line is broken outside in ground. snaked line with K-1500 3 separate times going 120 feet each time. pulled cables back, cleaned off wipes, then snaked again. also pulled back a wash cloth/rag on the last snaking. ran garden hose to stack and ran water down while cleaning up to check for proper drainage. cleaned up and removed all job related debris.

08/26/2024 upon arrival of home I noticed that the kitchen drain was clogged and when you ran water the drain in the wall leaked. with the customer consent I opened wall underneath kitchen sink and didn't see any openings . I then opened wall behind behind kitchen faucet and noticed the pipe in the wall had come out of the fitting. I then snaked the line and rebuilt the vent line in the wall. cleared drain and ran water for testing . found no further failures. customer is already an spp member please note in system .

08/21/2024 upon arrival of home I performed a full plumbing inspection checked all drains and toilets checked all valves and faucets checked the 50 gallon electric heater checked the kitchen drain and disposal found no failures throughout home

08/19/2024 arrived. pumped down unit. recover 2 lbs 410 a. removed and replaced shrader pin to high side port. sweat out old txv and filter drier and replace both. vacuumed down unit. added the 2 lbs of 410 from recovery. let charge go from compressor. ran system charged system to sub cool. 3 lbs 410a. system on and cooling properly. sub cool 11 customer said the outdoor unit keeps cutting off and on , checked ac found had to adjust freon pressure, checked operation ac is working cooling fine low side psi 120 , hi side psi 300 , suction line temperature 53 liquid line temperature 83 , outdoor air temperature 82 , discharge air temperature 90 , return air temperature 74 , supply air temperature 54

08/12/2024 arrived on site for a customer who has a leaking shower that's leaks into the unit below started in unit 203 and took apart shower trim and ran shower to make sure nothing is leaking from behind the shower and found nothing inspected shower to make sure I notice no flaws in the caulking. mr.jeff showed up to the property to explain what happened both bathrooms match up with unit below and now they had a previous plumber did some work on the shower drain explained to mr.jeff I would need to perform a leak search to determine what where the leak in coming from then went into unit 103 and that tednet explained how she noticed drops of water coming from the sprinkler set drop cloth down and ladder ane cut a section of the dry wall to locate me once drywall was open Mr Jeff went upstairs and ran water in the shower for the first couple minutes he ran water specifically in the drain no it is nothing and then from there he proceeded to start wetting the walls and some areas of the