Plumbers in Conway, SC

Wastewater from the city and much of western Horry County runs to the Conway treatment plant, which has been in operation in its upgraded form since May 2003 and handles four million gallons a day.

Drinking water comes from the Bull Creek regional system. Conway is one of several municipalities served from that plant rather than from a local source.

If your house still has galvanized steel supply lines, the failure pattern is predictable: pressure drops at the furthest fixture first, usually an upstairs shower, and rust colors the first draw of the morning. That is a repiping conversation, and it is worth getting two estimates on.

Older houses, and the two jobs that come with them

The two repairs that define older Conway housing stock are galvanized supply lines and cast iron drains, and they fail on different timetables. Galvanized pipe corrodes inward, so the symptom is pressure that fades over years rather than a sudden leak. Cast iron drains rust from the inside too, and the symptom there is a line that starts catching everything and needs clearing more and more often until a camera finds a section that has scaled almost shut.

Neither is an emergency and both are worth getting more than one estimate on, because the scope is a judgment call. A plumber can repipe a whole house or replace the worst run and leave the rest, and reasonable people disagree about which is right for a given building. Two estimates that differ in scope tell you more than two estimates that differ only in price.

One more thing specific to older houses: sourcing parts. A discontinued shower valve or an unusual drain configuration can mean the plumber has to order something rather than pull it off the van. If you know the fixture is old, say so when you call and send a photo if you can. It turns a return visit into a single one.

What comes up most in Conway

• Repiping galvanized supply lines
• Cast iron drain repair and replacement
• Water heater replacement in older utility rooms
• Fixtures that need a modern equivalent sourced