Fairfax, VA

Backflow Prevention Tests: 09/06/2024 rebuilt sn 013417 for cooling tower. tests well now.

09/06/2024 performed maintenance on 5 year old carrier Infiniti system is in good physical and operational conditions refrigerant levels are within spec no loose or damaged wiring thank you for your business

09/04/2024 performed 360 evaluation 7 year old carrier Infiniti furnace and ac unit both systems are in good physical and operational conditions all safeties tested within spec (did notice flame ignitor is weak but operational) refrigerant levels are within spec 120/310 subcool 11 superheat9 no loose or damaged wiring thank you for your business

09/04/2024 arrived on site for a plumbing inspection and it's a landlord tenant situation tenant let me in and showed me water heater and started flushing heater was installed this year while flushing inspected all plumbing in the house. house pressure is at 70 psi and customer has a prv as well tested water quality and found high levels of chlorine in the water and ph levels are low looking at ewg and in the city of Fairfax does have high levels of chlorine and chloroform and other high contaminants in the water besides poor water quality found no other issues in the house as of today visit all valves turn and hold went back to basement and let heater flush for a while longer and wrapped hose up thank you for choosing Vito.

09/03/2024 arrived. inspected drain pan to be replaced and drain ban delivered. not matching drain pans. drain pan is the unit door from that protects the controle board.

08/28/2024 performed repair replaced blower motor, cycle system to ensure proper operation supply 55 return 77 thank you for your business

08/19/2024 arrived to make repairs to drain pan, install unit safety switches to both air handlers. test system. drain pan does not give proper clearance to allow a proper bracket to get under it to support drain pan. unit is going to need to be raised about 4 in to support a brace under unit. installed w-2 safety to 24v circuit to shut system off if water in pan. at arrival there was some water in pan that we vacuumed out. water has been dripping from around the drain port on my last visit. I believe we need to cut the drain line, and re seal it to the drain pan of the unit with Teflon tape and pipe dope and test the drain. drain is ran in all copper. would need to come back with : 1 male PVC 3/4. 1 unit 3/4 turnco to go from copper to PVC. 2 ft of PVC. while getting ready to install wet switch in drain pan of 2 and unit. I was advised that the system has not been cooling. while system was running noticed system was not cooling. when I went to check heat pump outdoor unit. heat

08/19/2024 arrived on site for a plumbing inspection started by flushing heater while flushing inspected all plumbing in the house tested house pressure and house pressure is at 60 psi customer brought to my attention that 2nd floor shower only has hot water coming out and would like a customer supplied shower head put in for her found no other issues as of today inspection. gave customer investment options for a new moen posi temp cartidge and a customer supplied shower head customer agreed started by shutting water off to unit and drained once drained took apart shower trim and Handel once out removed old posi temp cartidge once out cleaned up with sandpaper and greased up new cartridge and set in placed then place lock pin and removed old shower head and placed new shower head in 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.

08/13/2024 arrived to make repairs to drain pan, install unit safety switches to both air handlers. test system. drain pan does not give proper clearance to allow a proper bracket to get under it to support drain pan. unit is going to need to be raised about 4 in to support a brace under unit. installed w-2 safety to 24v circuit to shut system off if water in pan. at arrival there was some water in pan that we vacuumed out. water has been dripping from around the drain port on my last visit. I believe we need to cut the drain line, and re seal it to the drain pan of the unit with Teflon tape and pipe dope and test the drain. drain is ran in all copper. would need to come back with : 1 male PVC 3/4. 1 unit 3/4 turnco to go from copper to PVC. 2 ft of PVC. while getting ready to install wet switch in drain pan of 2 and unit. I was advised that the system has not been cooling. while system was running noticed system was not cooling. when I went to check heat pump outdoor unit. hea

Commercial Plumbing Call Back Flow Prevention Testing: 08/09/2024 tested 3 backflow preventers and one failed. serial number 013417 an inch and a half in the penthouse.

Leak on 4x2 Sanitary 08/06/2024 arrived on site to look at a cracked 4x2 combo that needs replacement, took apart the old pipe and found that the 4 inch attached to the combo was also rotting, went and replaced the small bit of 4 inch as well, put everything back together and tested the line, no leaks, cleaned up work area and left

06/24/2024 Today, I arrived on site to address the customer's recommended repairs, replacements, and additional service. Here is a summary of the work I performed: Repairs: Adjusted the pitch of the drain line to prevent water from leaking past the drain port of the coils drain pan. Blocked the hole in the drain pan with tape to stop water from running over the light. Replacements: None mentioned in the notes. Additional Service: Recommended adding another support beam to the middle of the drain pan to prevent it from collapsing and causing water to overflow. System Status: The system is currently cooling. Please note that no future plans, after-work condition of the system, or parts order procedures were mentioned in the notes.

06/17/2024 AC MAINTENANCE ON ONE UNIT. I arrived today and as I was approaching I noticed two HVAC trucks in the parking lot. I get to the customer's unit and there is another party installing a new unit for the customer. he said a tech was out here about 2 weeks ago and that he had canceled the maintenance for today. no work was done he was getting another unit installed.

Commercial HVAC Call Back Flow Prevention Testing 06/14/2024 took apart both failing assemblies and I found Teflon tape and pipe dope in abundance on both. I cleaned them both up inside and reassembled and tested again, they both pass.

No Air Conditioning 06/07/2024 Today, I arrived on site to address the customer's no AC issue. After inspecting the system, I found the following: Recommended Repairs: System is low on charge AC unit is dirty Previous Actions: Leak seal has already been added to the system Pressure test has already been conducted Additional Actions: No refrigerant was added, as a pressure test is needed to determine the leak Recommendations: System needs a pressure test to identify the leak It is recommended to replace the system Maintenance: No maintenance is required on the scheduled date (6-17-24) if the system is not running Please note that future plans, the condition of the system after work, and parts order procedures were not mentioned in the provided notes.

Commercial Plumbing Back Flow Prevention Testing: 06/04/2024 Tested two backflow preventers and they both passed. While I was there Justin asked me to look at the women's left lavi. He said " another plumber couldn't get the screen out", I told him I would have a look. I got the mangled aerator out, I added a nominal fee.

HVAC Spring Checkup 05/31/2024 Today, I arrived on site to perform maintenance on a 2 zone AC system and address cooling issues in the showroom. Here are the findings and recommended actions: Main Room Cooling: Split temperature is 22, indicating proper cooling. No filter is present, which should be replaced for better air quality. AC unit is a 460v unit with 2 relays. Voltage to the unit is measuring at 490 volts, within the acceptable range. Capacitor is functioning properly with the correct capacitance. System is currently cooling properly. Showroom Cooling: The ceiling in the showroom lacks a return, which is hindering proper air circulation. Despite this, the system is still able to cool with an 18 split temperature. System is currently cooling well. Recommended Actions: Install a new filter in the main room to improve air quality. Consider adding a return in the showroom to enhance air circulation. Overall, the AC system is functioning well, with the main roo

Plumbing Call for Water Hammering Toilet in Basement: 05/31/2024 I arrived onsite, customer has toilet in basement with water hammer upon flushing. diagnosed issue as a faulty fill valve and quoted price - customer accepted quote. turned water off to toilet at angle stop valve while simultaneously flushing toilet. disconnected flexible supply line and placed bucket underneath existing fill valve shank. unthreaded locknut and removed existing fill valve. matched up height of old valve with new valve and locked in lock ring on new valve. placed new valve in toilet tank and tightened locknut on brass shank. cut refill tube to proper length and placed tube in hole on flush valve overflow pipe. reconnected flexible supply line and turned water back on at angle stop valve. let tank fill and flushed toilet multiple times to check for proper operation. no water hammer after flush upon completion of job. cleaned up and removed all job related debris. office to collect payment from customer.

Commercial Plumbing Call to Repair Sinks and Drinking Fountain: May 29, 2024 I arrived at locations for multiple issues, urinal ball vale spring needed to be replaced and replaced it, also 4 out of 5 faucet air radar were replaced the last one was giving issues where it didn't want to come off, recommend replacing faucet. we will send an estimate of the following: replace 6 gal lowboy electric water heater. replaced both bottomed part only of drinking fountain outside ( Elkay ) due to broken pieces and pipe burted in system also customer would like a backflow certification done on two backflows here. in the men bathroom.

Backflow Prevention Test at Industrial Plumbing Facilities: We tested 8 backflow preventers and two failed. I will work on a proposal to take backflows apart and possibly just clean to get to pass.

Commercial Plumbing Call to Run Camera Through Underground Lines: I arrived on site to camera a few different lines for the tenant, started outside and got footage of the external main and how deep it is, also pulled the manhole cover and checked inside there as well, went inside the building and went down the gang bathroom to see where it connects to the main and how far away it is, checked the main lobby bathrooms near the wall as well and wrote down the path to the main, then went to the other side of the building in the renovation area and put the camera down the toilet lines there, found a belly past 100 feet down the line that spanned about 20 feet long, found the inlets for the other connected toilets and ran toilet paper down all of them to see the flow of the lines, most lines are slow and toilets are only 1.0 gpf, lastly checked the pump and ran it to see if the line would take it, no issues found, cleaned up work area and left, thank you for choosing vito.