After the Canada Day weekend, Valentin replaced two laundry faucets, one of which was broken, while I was installing a new washing machine. ( It only cost $ 10 extra to change the old one that was still working) He did the work professionally and quickly. ( Cost $ 250) I only have Valentin doing my plumbing since he did such an excellent job installing a new water service in October, 2014. Prior to this work, I have always had low water pressure. Several years ago, the city upgraded the water service to 3/4 ". At the time, I offered to pay the city contractor to extend the 3/4" service from the city into my home. The contractor did not do it. When I complained to the city inspector, he came inside the house and saw the pipe, he said that I had 3/4" coming into the house. I still had low water pressure. I called in another plumber and he changed a few connectors. No change in water pressure. Waste of money. I called in Valentin after reading the Home Star reviews. He quickly saw what the problem was. The pipe was not a supply pipe which has to be flexible, but a rigid water pipe. He showed me the clearly visible markings on the pipe. Someone had just attached a 3/4 copper pipe to a probable lead pipe and cemented the floor so only the 3/4 inch pipe stuck up. I confirmed on the internet about the two types of pipes. He gave me an estimate to install the new water service. It was the least expensive of the estimates I got. His crew ran into a problem when they dug. The city side was 3/4 and my side appeared to be 3/4!!. The crew showed me the pipes and phoned Valentin to say that it appeared that I had 3/4 from the city part into the house. He told them it did not make sense and to keep digging and follow the pipe. They soon found that the 3/4 copper was indeed attached to an old lead pipe, which was almost blocked up. ( why someone would go to all this trouble, when they could have actually installed a correct pipe with a bit more work, baffles me) They finished the work quickly and cleanly. The lawn was patched and the cement in the basement was fixed. The water pressure is great. (Cost 2100)
I cannot recommend Valentin strongly enough. He is clearly a plumber who thinks. I am convinced if it had not been for Valentin, I would still be spending money trying to solve the low water pressure problem.