Plumbing Services and Water Treatment in Marin County by Marin H2O

When you need help with your Marin County home or business water systems, contact Marin H2O for prompt, courteous service.

Marin H2O offers water treatment services for pure filtered water – such as water softeners, home filters, and drinking water systems. They also offer plumbing construction and and remodels, as well as plumbing emergency service in Marin County – from Mill Valley to San Rafael and Novato and anywhere in between!

SERVICES

Some of the many services that Marin H2O provides:

Leaky Faucet Repairs And Replacement

Dishwasher Installation

Icemaker Hookup

Toilet Bowl Repair And Replacement

New Faucet Installation

Shower Diverter Repair And Replacement

Sewer And Drain Cleaning

Waterline Repair And Replacement

Water Heater Repair And Replacement

Sewer Line Repairs

Electronic Leak And Sewer Location

Inline Video Inspection

Garbage Disposal Repair And Replacement

Floor And Wall Furnace Repair And Replacement

Tankless Water Heaters

Earthquake Shutoff Valves

Water Heater Strapping

Copper Re-Piping (Eliminates Rusty Water)

Sump And Sewer Ejector Pumps

Pond And Fountain Pumps

Hot Water Circulation Pumps

Dishwasher And Stove Hookups

Gas Barbecue Hookups

Water Filter Installations For Entire House Or Point-Of-Use (I.e. Kitchen Sink)

Gas Pressure Testing

Washer And Dryer Hookups

Hose Bib Installation

Pool Heater Gas Lines

Boiler Repairs

Shower Heads

Gas Line Repair And Replacement

Safety Grab Bars

Sewer Clean Out Installations

Fireplace Log Lighter Valves

Ceiling And Wall Leaks

Hydro Jetting Sewer Lines

Backwater Valves

Pressure Regulators (Water Pressure Testing)

Laundry Trays

Water Heater Relocation

Bathroom, Kitchen, Laundry And Utility Room Installations And Upgrades.

Urinal And Flushometer Toilets

Correct All Plumbing Violations

Roof And Area Drain Cleaning

Sewer Clean Out

Drain Cleaning

WATER TREATMENT SERVICES:

Water Softeners

Hard water contains dissolved minerals that form deposits inside your heaters, washers, and other water-using appliances. These make them work harder than necessary.

Marin H2O installs water softeners that condition your water and deliver soft water throughout your home. They offer a Portable Exchange Service water softener, considered a smart, environmentally conscious way to enjoy the benefits of soft water.

Home Filters

If your water system does not have a filter, you are a filter. Let Marin H2O install a reverse osmosis home filtration system to provide you with delicious, pure drinking water. The system reduces contaminants as small as an atom. They offer environmentally preferred water filtration systems with recyclable components, reducing landfill waste and saving resources.

Drinking Water Systems

Culligan bottle-less cooler systems offer the latest advantages in technology to treat your existing water supply and provide your home or office with an endless supply of hot and cold drinking water.

Whether your system utilizes advanced carbon filtration or state-of-the-art reverse osmosis, Culligan can provide the highest quality water at the touch of a button. These systems refill automatically, so you don’t need to keep a supply of bottles on hand.

De-ionized Water

Ions from minerals such as sodium, calcium, iron, copper, chloride, or bromide are present in most tap water. De-ionization is a physical process that uses specially-manufactured ion exchange resins to bind to, filter out, and remove mineral salts from the water. Because the majority of water impurities are dissolved salts, de-ionization produces a high purity water. Our portable exchange tank provides service for high purity water applications such as spot-free rinsing for commercial service companies that wash boats and planes.

PLUMBING REMODEL AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Marin H2O plan, organize and design plumbing systems specifications for remodels or new construction. They work with your architect, contractor, and designer to achieve your esthetic and financial goals.

Types of remodels:

Kitchen

Bathroom

Commercial

Sewer lateral

Trenchless

Their goal is to provide long-term quality and service.

SERVICE MAINTENANCE

Plumbing emergencies require an immediate response. Your phone call will be answered by a real person, and a plumber will arrive quickly to solve and repair your plumbing problem, whether simple or complex.

WASTE LINE MANAGEMENT & VIDEO SERVICE

Marin H2O Plumber with sewer video equipment Waste Line/ Drain Line Management:

We can’t crawl into your pipes, but the next best thing is to survey your system using a video camera. A color camera inserted into the pipeline becomes our eyes, finding damaged or blocked sections that need to be cleared, replaced or repaired. In case of blockage, we offer full rooter service to cut away any aggressive tree roots that have invaded your sewer lines.

WATER HEATERS

Performs Expert Water Heater Installation and Repair Services

There are several reasons to install a water heater. Whether you are prepping your home for resale and want to increase its property value or simply want to make your family more comfortable, a water heater is an investment. With our help, you can make the right choice in installing a water heater that serves you efficiently for many years. With our expert advice, you will make the right choice in purchasing a water heater. Apart from our product range, we also offer installation, repairs and maintenance services on water heaters.

When selecting a new water heater for your home, choose a water heating system that will not only provide enough hot water but also that will do so energy efficiently, saving you money. This includes considering the different types of water heaters available and determining the right size and fuel source for your home.

NATURAL GAS LINES

Our services include natural gas line installations.

WATER STORAGE AND RECLAMATION

We can install systems that safely reclaim waste water or harvest and store rainwater for efficient use in your garden.

ABOUT THE OWNER

Richard Williams III grew up working in the company that his grandfather founded in 1961, and learned that old-fashioned integrity and honesty were our most important products. They still are. Richard III founded Marin H2O and merged it with my family’s water treatment company, Marin Refined Water Systems, to bring you a broader range of services. Marin H2O assures that you can still count on to their top-notch, 

guaranteed work.

With one phone call, you now get plumbing construction and repair, delivery of our pure bottled water or installation and maintenance of our water treatment programs.

For Plumbing and water treatment services call Marin H2O at 415.479.8411. Visit www.marinh2o.com

Rogers Remodel Promotes Green Projects!

When every last detail of bath or kitchen remodel is wrapped up, Northern California plumber and building contractor Jamie Rogers hopes his clients are happy with the way the room looks and works. Most of the time, the project also makes the home a whole lot greener.

 

Rogers brings a passion for both green plumbing and green building to every project. In construction for 18 years and plumbing for 15, he started Rogers Remodel, Inc. in 2003 in Novato in the San Francisco Bay Area. He studied civil engineering and worked as a journeyman carpenter in Washington State before moving to California.

Rogers Remodel primarily serves affluent Marin and Sonoma counties, San Francisco and the East Bay. The full-service plumber handles residential and light commercial work, from basic plumbing to full-on, ripped-down-to-the-studs renovations. The company does repairs, inspections, sewer and drain work, water audits, gas line and water heater installation, and bath and kitchen installation and remodeling.

Rogers is not shy about admitting he's a bit of an evangelist on the subject of conservation, saying that he's frankly touched when his efforts to educate homeowners and business clients hit home. Sometimes he's preaching to the choir. Customers do come to him with an eye to reducing immediate water and energy use and slicing utility costs for the long run.

He estimates that 75 percent of his remodels are green and 80- to 90 percent of his plumbing projects have a green component. Rogers has been able to reduce clients' water bills as much as 47 percent.

 

The company has benefited from the remodeling surge in recent years, Rogers said, as owners of older homes take on updating a single bath or knocking down walls to create expansive master suites or create double bathrooms. He cited projects where a total "remodel" budget has surpassed the value of the original space and his part of the job was significant. Most of his larger remodeling jobs have been in Sonoma and Marin Counties, where clients have had the funds to renovate.

 

Rogers is on a mission to convince more clients that a green remodel is within their budget. "If there's one thing consumers need to know, it's that green projects and products don't have to be any more expensive than traditional options. "They can get the look they want with products that do the job while saving water and energy," Rogers said.

As a plumber/building contractor, Rogers is hands-on during the design and specification stages of many projects, offering his input on sourcing green products.

He uses many of the same sources repeatedly because field experience has demonstrated what products best fit project needs, while being on constant lookout for new products and ways to improve on installation. For example, when possible, he configures piping in shorter runs to get water where it needs to go more quickly and efficiently.

One extensive remodeling project was the 4,500 square foot Courtney residence in Marin County's slightly posh Mill Valley. "The initial plan was to add a guest suite to the '70s era home, and push out to give the son a larger room and private bath," Rogers said.

The Mill Valley project's "in-law" suite included a kitchen, bath and laundry room. Rogers did the plumbing on those areas as well as remodeling three existing baths, five baths in all. The job stretched over eight months, with possibly the biggest challenge having to haul cast iron up about 90 steps, he said.

The plumbing work included interior re-piping in PEX and copper and exterior in Aquatherm, a very durable green pipe that uses heat to fuse pipes together, and installation of a whole-house circulation system with Metlund pumps. Hot water was provided via two A.O. Smith hybrids, a large one of the main house and a smaller one for the guest house. The advantage of the hybrids, Rogers explained was that they heat up water quickly like a tankless but also store water, and that an upgrade of the gas line wasn't required.

In the baths, Rogers put in Toto high efficiency 1.28 gpf toilets, lower flow Grohe valves and showerheads and low-flow Hansgrohe faucets. While they were at it, the homeowners added PV solar. Rogers' pride in the project is obvious when he talks about how cool the baths look with features selected from Restoration Hardware that give the baths a retro, yet modern feel.

For another large green project, the Kramer residence in Novato, the company remodeled a full kitchen and two baths. Rogers and his full-time crew of three not only did the plumbing but framing, electrical, cabinetry and lighting as well.

"What I liked about this kitchen is the use of recycled materials and natural light," Rogers said. The countertops are fabricated of recycled marble and granite and the backsplash of recycled glass. Natural light is brought in by a skylight and the space boasts energy-saving under-cabinet LED lighting. A non-demand circulation system feeds hot water to remodeled kitchen and two bathrooms.

An example of going green without sacrificing the "wow factor" is a bath from another Rogers Remodel project in Novato which included a full kitchen and two baths.

Green materials were used when possible. The master bath was plumbed with low-flow faucets and showerheads in the large shower and soaking tub with waterfall faucet, and the builder used recycled materials for the floor, and added a skylight and LED lighting. "In the master bath, we retained the tank heater. On a lot of projects we'll upgrade the tank or go tankless, depending on what they need what their peak flow is."

The large shower guest bath had both a rain-type showerhead and a handheld shower. The installer used a diverter so that only one low-flow showerhead or the other could be used at one time.

Green features in the kitchen included a recirculation pump, aerators on faucet, a low water use dishwasher, skylights, and LED under-cabinet lights. On projects like this, Rogers said, it's important to insulate everything well.

Rogers' efforts on the green plumbing front earned him the GreenPlumber of Year award or the Western states from GreenPlumbers USA and IAPMO. He was cited for "going above and beyond by collaborating with community partners to install water catchment systems in two local schools. Jamie has calculated that he has saved 2.4 million gallons of water this year [2011] in the Bay Area and has also promoted water conservation by serving on local job-building boards and green employment councils."

"We teamed up with local water districts for toilet change outs and did a lot of water audits the past year for clients in commercial buildings and we were able to calculate how much water was saved with the change outs and the other projects that I did," Rogers explained.

On the school projects, "we teamed up with RainwaterHog, a rainwater harvesting company out of Australia, to install rainwater capture systems in a couple of different schools," Rogers said. "We met them (RainwaterHog) at a trade show and signed on as distributor and installer of their products in the Bay Area."

Through GreenPlumbers, Rogers and the manufacturer put in seven rainwater tanks and a hand pump at McKinley Elementary School in San Francisco for the students to use to water their plants. They installed three tanks at Hall Middle School in Larkspur which were rigged to flush a toilet. "We donated most of our services for those first two projects. It's a great hands-on demonstration about conservation for the kids. We want to do more like them."

Rogers plans to keeping delivering the green message, whether with individual homeowners or business clients, working with local water districts in programs such as water audits and toilet change outs and through GreenPlumbers to help educate other plumbing and building professionals.

Even though he started on the construction side, Rogers said he loves plumbing. And, there's no greater compliment to plumber or builder than having a client say, "I love the work you did and I want you for my next project."

Check out the article written about Rogers Remodel in Reeves Journal, the oldest publication in the plumbing industry.