Most plumbing pages online are really sales pages. You came in with a question about your water heater or a slow drain, and you left with a phone number and a pitch. This site is the opposite. It is built to answer the question.
Everything here is informational. We walk through how Bay Area water systems work, which utility serves your city, why hard water from Zone 7 wears out fixtures faster, what the EBMUD sewer lateral rules mean when you sell a home, and what kinds of pipe you are likely to find based on when your house was built. The goal is for you to read a page and actually understand your own plumbing a little better.
To be clear about what we are not: Bay Area Plumbing Service is not a licensed plumbing contractor, and we do not offer plumbing services. We do not come to your house, diagnose anything, quote work, or do repairs. When a job needs a pro, we say so and point you toward verifying any plumber's license at cslb.ca.gov before you hire them.