Water Heater Replacement and Full Water Filter System Overhaul

This one had a lot going on. The homeowner had no hot water, and the existing plumbing setup - old corroded lines, an outdated water softener system, and a single basic filter housing - had clearly seen better days. Not exactly a quick swap.

We pulled the old equipment and started fresh. A new A.O. Smith ProLine commercial-grade water heater went in, paired with a properly installed expansion tank to handle pressure buildup the right way. New copper water lines were run clean throughout the space, replacing the old deteriorated piping that had been cobbled together over the years.

The water filtration side got a full redo too. We built out a new multi-stage filter setup - a sediment pre-filter, a carbon filter, and an additional inline filter stage - all mounted cleanly on a wood backer board and tied into the new copper supply lines. It's a night-and-day difference from what was there before. The homeowner now has water that's actually filtered properly before it ever reaches a faucet.

Older homes - especially ones with stone foundation basements like this - tend to accumulate years of patchwork plumbing. What looks like a simple water heater swap often turns into a bigger picture job once you see what the existing lines and filtration look like. We don't cut corners on that stuff. If the lines need to be redone to do it right, we do it right.

Hot water restored. Clean, filtered water throughout the house. That's the goal on every job like this.