Alexandria, VA

Returned today to finish job, brought flex gas line out of the furnace, used 1 street 90 1 normal 90 1\2 inch 10inch black pipe , one 1/2inch Black pipe T and one 1/2 inch cap. checked for any leaks and found none. I checked full operation and found okay. All paid off thank you for choosing vito services.

arrived on site for a water heater flush started by connecting water hose and started to flush heater while flushing asked customer is there any area of concern she will like me to look at she mentioned that she has a toilet she will like me to look at cause she believes is running she explained that she had the toilet looked at before ans they saw nothing leaking. customer said from time to time she will notice a ripple in the bowl looked inside tank and saw flapper was ok explained to customer that 99% of the time when it comes to a running toilet it's always the flapper then you have that 1%chance of it being the flush valve but also notice the age if the toilet gave customer investment options and she said she will think about having both toilets replaced in the future and will call once shes ready let heater flushed for awhile longer then wrapped hose up thank you for choosing Vito. note: recommendation 2 toto drake toilets st:1176 vip:999 st investment:2352 vip:1998 1

I serviced 90 gas furnace carrier. I changed 20x25x5 filter. I cleaned drain on furnace and clean flame sensor. I checked all safeties and controls and tightened wire connections. I took amp readings on blower and inducer motor. I checked ignition ohms 48. return is 76 supply 136. combustion analysis 314 stack temp, oxygen 9.3. co 37 ppm. uv lights are operational.

Clean Out Pit: Cleaned out the sewer root put ... used the hydro-jet to completely clean the stone and pits.

Service Heat: did a fall check out on furnace system. everything checked out fine and was operation properly only thing recommended is strap on expansion tank

HVAC Parts Install: I returned and installed surge protector n Mitsubishi mini split.

HEAT MAINTENANCE ON ONE UNIT FROM 2015. I checked the operation of the unit. The first thing I noticed is the flexible connector inside the furnace. This is not up to code. It needs to be outside of the furnace. It will be addressed to client and will need to be repaired and brought up to code. I checked temperature rises found within specs. I checked Ecm blower motor amps and found within specs. I noticed ECM blower motor is exposed to any high voltage power surges due to not containing a surge protector. I checked and cleaned burners and heat exchanger and found ok. Filter was okay and was replaced before today's appointment. ANNUAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACT $244.00 ECM SURGE PROTECTOR $299.00 GAS LINE REPAIR FOR FURNACE $400.00 The client has agreed to do the additional work and we will schedule appointment to come back and finish work. The client and I have decided that On Tuesday Nov 12 is the best day for the client for me to return and finish job. A total of $943.00 was co

Kitchen Drains Backed Up Needs Hydro-Jetted: customer advised us that they were having a drain that would frequently back up. upon arrival I contacted the manager at the location and he advised me that it's a sink drain which was recently rerouted from the grease trap. once on site I observed grease and standing water in drain. advised the manager on site that I will begin jetting the line. went out to the truck to pick up all the material i will need in order to jet line. set up equipment. once equipment was set up I then started to jet the line. I wasn't able to get pass the p trap doe to something blocking the path way. I tried multiple times to push through. finally came to conclusion to let the manager know that I would have to snake the line first in order to break up and loosen any debris or foreign objects blocking the drain. set up k-50 and used the spare and retrieval head. ran about 45 ft down the drain and pulled back. once pulled back came up a knife and also a screen tha

FALL MAINTENANCE ON 2011 90% GAS FURNACE I checked the filter and replaced with one Costumer provided I checked the indoor blower wheel motor housing compartment for any obstructions and found dirt, debris and fungus in the blades of the motor. i checked blower amps and found within specs. I checked the inducer draft motor and flue vent pipe and found okay. I checked inducer motor and found within specs. I checked the flame sensor and cleaned it off today. I checked the igniter reading 55ohms. I checked all limits and safety and all wirings and connections found okay. I checked and cleaned burners and heat exchanger. I found gas line union in the concealed space which is not up to code. If the union leaks it can cause furnace to ignite. I checked the temperature rise and I got a return air temperature of 72 and a supply air temperature of 123. I checked humidifier found okay. I detected a fungle growth cultivating within the unit near the humidifier and near the coils and the the wir

arrived at location for 808 kitchen drain backed up, attempt to snake through the kitchen sink but was having a hard time, my cable kept backing up and bounced off together finally the maintenance man cut open the wall and a fitting in have never seen before we there and on top was a clean out which we open and continued to snake ran about 30ft and line is cleared no issues occured

Commercial Plumbing Call Hydro-Jetting: Arrived to location. Came to jet the sewer line due to having a issue with smell. Jetted the line 3 times with 60 feet each time. Checked out with customer and cleaned our area.

I serviced heat pump and minispit. I washed filters and cleaned drain. I took temp splits rerun 68 supply 110. heater kit amps 20.13. I took amp readings on all motor, and compressor. 40/5 capacitor is reading 40/5. tested system in defrost. I also tightened all 24 bolts and checked system fuses.

customer notified us that they had a toilet that was leaking and a toilet that squirts water from the valve when flushing. upon arrival the manager informed me that both toilets were located in the women's restroom. once on site I began to flush the toilet that was leaking and I observed that it was leaking was the bottom area of the toilet. turned water supply off and unbolted nuts holding the toilet down. once unbolted in then pulled the toilet from the flange. once the toilet was disconnected I observed and very very old wax ring that needed to be replaced. went out to the my truck to get a horn wax ring. set new wax ring in place and set toilet tighten bolts and turned water supply back on. flushed toilet 5-6 times no leaks occurred. moved to the 2nd toilet, I observed the water to be squirting from the bottom section of the valve that connects to the toilet. turned of water supply to the toilet and took apart the flush meter assembly. I replaced the bottom gaskets and put silico

arrived onsite, got pressure reading from water heater drain - 30 psi which is normal. located breaker panel and turned off power to water heater. turned main water and WH valves off. opened all faucets to allow water to completely drain from pipes. set up transfer pump and partially drained WH. removed existing expansion tank. cut CPVC pipe closest to wall and deburred. used sharkbite removal took to remove leaking sharkbite elbow. installed new fittings and new copper pipe and pressed all connections. glued copper transition fitting onto CPVC. threaded new expansion tank into existing tee and tightened with wrench. used plastic strapping to secure expansion tank to ceiling. turned main water valve and WH valve back on and let water heater tank fill. checked for leaks. opened faucets and bled all air out of pipes. turned power back on to water heater. cleaned up and removed all job related debris.

arrived onsite, got pressure reading from water heater drain - 30 psi which is normal. located breaker panel and turned off power to water heater. turned main water and WH valves off. opened all faucets to allow water to completely drain from pipes. set up transfer pump and partially drained WH. removed existing expansion tank. cut CPVC pipe closest to wall and deburred. used sharkbite removal took to remove leaking sharkbite elbow. installed new fittings and new copper pipe and pressed all connections. glued copper transition fitting onto CPVC. threaded new expansion tank into existing tee and tightened with wrench. used plastic strapping to secure expansion tank to ceiling. turned main water valve and WH valve back on and let water heater tank fill. checked for leaks. opened faucets and bled all air out of pipes. turned power back on to water heater. cleaned up and removed all job related debris.

Commercial Plumber, Replace Cracked Storm Pipe: arrived at location to replaced 3in cast iron storm drain down on p2 the run to the stack was cracked, we replaced 15ft of pipe, cleaned up area as well, installed new bands with it too and grade is well.

FALL HVAC MAINTENANCE ON 2015 80% GAS FURNACE I checked the filter and found okay for now. I checked the ecm indoor blower wheel motor housing compartment for any obstructions and found none I did notice that the blower motor is exposed to any high voltage power surges by not containing a surge protector on it. I checked blower amps and found within specs. I checked the inducer draft motor and flue vent pipe and found okay. I checked inducer motor and found within specs. I checked the flame sensor and cleaned it off today. I checked the igniter reading 55ohms. I checked all limits and safety and all wirings and connections found okay. I checked and cleaned burners and heat exchanger. I checked the temperature rise and I got a return air temperature of 72 and a supply air temperature of 123. I checked humidifier found okay. I detected a fungle growth cultivating within the unit near the humidifier and near the coils and the the wirings of the blower motor. As of now the unit is runnin

arrived onsite,. customer explained glass had fallen into garbage disposal drain and now disposal makes humming sound. used disposal wrench to reset unit. ran faucet, turned on disposal switch and checked for proper operation. customer has leak on water heater outlet - filled out summary of findings form and gave customer options for repair

Customer notified us that they have a cracked toilet that need to be replaced in the women's restroom located on the 2nd floor. Upon arrivals I contact Chico so that we can locate the toilet. Once inside of the women's restroom i observed that the toilet was cracked in the bottom left-hand side. Set up equipment and drop cloth to insure the flooring and walls where protected. I then vacuumed all the water out of the pool of toilet and then turn the water supply off. Once the toilet was completely drain had no water, I then began to unbolt the nuts holding the toilet up. Once all bolts where unscrewed I took the toilet off the wall. Disassembled everything on the old existing toilet and assembled the new toilet before placing it on the wall. Hung new toilet on existing studs and then tighten the nuts down until the toilet was secure. Sat down on the toilet to ensure that it was stable and durable for other customers to use. Applied caulk on the edge of the toilet for a flush finish and

Commercial Plumbing Call, Replace Pipe: Returned to job with right tool and was able to replace the pipe. I also insulated the line and pipe. Thank you for choosing Vito.

Commercial Plumber Call, Leak Coming From Main Pipe on Roof: I got to the job and removed the 5" cast elbow as well as the short piece cast iron 5" pipe from the stone drain, which was on the roof I then went to pickup materials for that job, Once I returned I realized I need a special tool to get into the hole from the ceiling drain because there is no room to get in and my hand can't reach the connection. We will have to go buy the special tool at Home Depot tomorrow and return to the job

Leak Under Sink: Examined area concern by customer. There is a leak going under kitchen sink. Inspected area and leak is producing from cold side handle of faucet. Dismantled cold side and identified cartridge required for Glacier Bay faucet. Went through cartridges in stock and I do not carry style cartridge. Spoke to customer regarding condition of existing faucet and we agreed to install a new Delta faucet today with a Lifetime Manufacturer Guarantee. Applied customer coupon and gave customer investment option for installation. Customer agreed. Went inside and removed existing faucet with no damage to white sink. Set new faucet components and began installation. Secured deckplate to cover all holes in sink and secured cockhole cover to additional port in sink. Secured faucet to sink and deckplate. Secured pullout hose with clip undersink. Repressured water supply to fixture and tested for proper functionality. There are no further leaks in area and faucet is fully operational. Clean

Clear Stoppage: arrived on site to look at a toilet that was snaked yesterday for about 75 feet, ran water until the bathroom backed up, pulled the toilet and snaked the line for about 80 feet before clearing the line, ran up until 90 feet to make sure, pulled back wipes on the line, filled the tub about half way and drained it twice, no issues found, reset toilet, cleaned up work area and left

Stoppages at Multi-Family Housing: arrived at the job site started using the k1500 running cable till I felt the clug once I felt the clugi started using the machine.. I ran bout 75' of cable till it was all clear . once I was done I ran water for bout 15 min, put the toilet back and clean my work area. THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING VITO

Back Flow Prevention Testing: Tested one backflow which is in the Roy Rogers and not the Trek bicycle place. After getting to the backflow I tested it and it passed.