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Plumbing - Water Mains - Gas Lines - Slab Leaks - KITEC Re-piping

No Guess Work / No Hourly Rates

We will diagnose the problem and give you a price before we start your repairs.

LAS VEGAS SLAB LEAK PLUMBER

HYDRO - JETTING SERVICES

CAMERA INSPECTIONS AND SEWER LINE LOCATING

INDUSTRIAL PLUMBING CONTRACTOR - COMMERCIAL PLUMBING CONTRACTOR - RESIDENTIAL PLUMBING CONTRACTOR -

New Construction · Remodeling · Repairs · Repiping

WHOLE HOUSE WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM, DUAL CANISTER, INSTALLED:

$1195.00

Offer valid through the end of November 2010.

Insinkerator Garbage disposal 1/3rd horse power including installation and labor

Water heater 40 gallon Natural gas or Electric including installation and labor

Specials are only to replace existing items in the same location. Offers valid thru the end of November 2010. Larger model water heaters available - call for prices.

We had a gas stub for a BBQ installed by Amco and we are pleased with both the neat job they did and the estimate. Howard, the owner sent a great worker to our home and he supervised the work. Howard explained all the materials needed and we agreed. There were no hidden costs. Honestly, I would use them again for ANY of our plumbing needs. This was a very pleasant experience.

Home Buying Tips
Many new homebuyers find out too late that their dream home is riddled with water leakage or a poor plumbing system, including Kitec defects. In fact, 44% of consumers call a plumber within one year of purchasing a home. [read more...]

Water Conservation tips
Leaking toilets consume lots of water. Toilets use about 40% of your total water usage. Installing a new, efficient toilet or just a new fill valve and flapper, can save you lots of money over the course of 1 year. [read more...]

Why Your KITEC® Water Piping must be replaced
IT ALWAYS FAILS. Dezincification of the Kitec brass fittings is imminent and unfortunately it's a matter of time for your Kitec plumbing system to fail..
IT LEADS TO INNEVITABLE LEAKS AND BREAKS. The combination between Kitec plumbing and brass fittings is proven to make KITEC piping fail.

Amco Plumbing is a licensed Nevada contractor serving the Las Vegas / Clark County area of Southern Nevada. Our Las Vegas area specialties include plumbing, heating, water mains, gas lines, defective KITEC removal and complete repiping services. Additionally, we are one of a select few of Las Vegas plumbing contractors to provide installation of all handicap accessories. Our Las Vegas area plumbing and heating customers receive a full parts and labor guarantee on all parts we supply and workmanship we perform.
Our business philosophy is that character is based on "doing the right thing" and a good reputation in the community is earned by doing the right thing over and over again! We would appreciate the opportunity to provide you with quality workmanship, delivered in a timely manner, at reasonable prices.

Many homes built in Southern Nevada and throughout the Southwest, from the mid 70’s through 1999, were constructed on concrete slab foundations. During construction, soft rolled copper water lines were placed in the soil just below the concrete slab floor. Building codes at the time did not permit the use of hard rigid copper, as rigid copper is produced in 10 and 20 foot lengths and no joints, soldered or otherwise were allowed beneath the concrete slab. As a result, only long lengths of soft rolled copper, which is pliable, could be installed. Soft copper, which is easily bent, was rolled out in the soil from fixture to fixture and bent up through the concrete slab. The generally accepted method of installation was to begin at the water meter and roll the soft copper to the shut off valve in the front yard. From there it was rolled out to the water heater location which was generally in the garage and then it would be stubbed up through the concrete and looped from fixture to fixture. At the water heater location, a manifold was installed and both a hot and cold water line were looped throughout the house in the soil from fixture to fixture and left sticking up out of the ground and the new concrete slab was poured over the soft copper. After the house was framed by carpenters, plumbers would install “type M” hard copper piping in the walls and connect it to the soft rolled copper protruding from the slab.
When we refer to concrete slab leaks, it is the soft rolled copper pipe in the soil below the concrete, not actually embedded in the slab of concrete. The copper protruding though the concrete at each fixture location is sleeved in light weight plastic, which is red or blue in color, to designate the hot or cold water line.

This tutorial graphically describes how to easily install a dimmer in a single pole switch location for incandescent or halogen lighting. To use a CFL with a dimmer the use a dimmable CFL is required.

Detailed photo tutorial for installing the AprilAire Space-Gard or Spacegard 2200 whole house high efficiency air filter.

This tutorial describes the most common types of nails you will encounter and describes their use. Described are nail types including cut, common, box, annular ring, masonry, brad, finish, casing, roofing and duplex. An overview of nail sizing and terminology is also provided.