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Full-service residential and commercial plumbing across Albuquerque and the East Mountains: repairs, drains, water heaters, septic, sewer, gas lines, heating and 24-hour emergency calls under one company.
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Tijeras sits at about 6,350 feet, where the canyon opens into the East Mountains. The village runs its own water utility and lists no sewer department. Homes here treat their waste on site, and most of the canyon is on septic. A tank that backs up into a tub is the owner's problem, not a city crew's.
Wright Flow Plumbing and Heating is based in Edgewood, about a dozen miles east on I-40. We come down the canyon for residential and commercial work in Tijeras and Carnuel. That covers repairs, drain cleaning, sewer lines, septic installs and repairs, gas and propane lines, boilers and mini splits. Water heater installation and 24 hour emergency service are part of it too. Call (505) 306-8285 for a free estimate.
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Every public water system with a Tijeras address pulls groundwater, not river water. The village says its supply comes only from aquifers in the Sandia and Rio Grande basins. Outside the village limits, small associations and private wells do the job. Entranosa, Tranquillo Pines, Green Ridge and Quail Hollow all appear in federal drinking water records with Tijeras addresses.
Groundwater changes what your plumbing sees. Pressure swings, and minerals build up inside a tank water heater or a tankless unit. We work the plumbing side of that: the heater, the supply lines, the valves and the fixtures. A well contractor handles the pump, the pressure tank and the casing.
The village water utility covers village addresses only. Outside the village, on a well or an association line, nobody looks after your side of the meter. That is the part we take care of, for houses, rentals and small commercial buildings alike.
It depends on which side of the village line your property sits on. NMED regulates the incorporated parts of Bernalillo County, and Tijeras is one of them. Unincorporated county land runs under Bernalillo County's own onsite wastewater ordinance. Carnuel, Sedillo and most canyon lots outside the village fall on the county side.
The steps look much the same either way. You file an application with a site diagram, proof of ownership and the bedroom count. The reviewer can call for a test hole to read the soil and the water table. NMED's published target is a decision in 10 business days on a conventional system.
Rules drive the design more than taste does. A conventional system needs a lot of at least three quarters of an acre. The disposal field has to sit 100 feet away from a private drinking water well. The inspection happens before the system is covered, and you ask for it at least 48 hours ahead.
Heat up here is split. Census estimates put about half of the occupied homes in the village on piped natural gas. Across the wider 87059 ZIP, about half run on propane, and one home in five burns wood. Carnuel, down at the mouth of the canyon, leans toward piped gas.
Propane changes the fuel, not the standard of the work. We run and repair gas piping for ranges, water heaters, boilers, dryers, fireplaces and fire pits. Gas and propane line work includes a pressure test when an inspector or the utility asks for one. If you smell gas, get everyone out first, then call your gas supplier from outside.
Heating on this site means water heaters, boilers, furnaces, radiant floors, baseboard and mini splits. Some canyon homes still run hot water baseboard off a boiler. Boiler repair and yearly service are steady work in the East Mountains, and so is furnace repair when a forced air system quits in a cold snap.
Cold does. A weather station a few miles away, at about 6,000 feet, averages 95 freezing nights a year. Freezing nights start there in late October and run into late April. The coldest reading in the last 30 years was 12 degrees below zero, in February 2011.
Pipes in crawl spaces, garages and outside walls are the ones that split. Lines running to an unheated outbuilding take the same beating. A vacant rental with the heat turned off is the classic burst pipe call. Find your main shutoff before you need it, and label it.
Age plays into it. Census estimates put the median home in the village at 1981 and in Carnuel at 1975. Across the 87059 ZIP the median is 1990, because the ridge subdivisions came later. Older water heaters, older supply lines and tired shutoff valves are what we find on winter calls.
Communities and areas we serve around Tijeras: Carnuel, Tijeras Canyon, Zuzax, Sedillo, Cedro Peak, Ponderosa Pine, Sandia Knolls, Juan Tomas, Zamora, Primera Agua, Gutierrez Canyon, Carlito Springs.
Tijeras ZIP codes served: 87059, 87123.
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(505) 306-8285 Full-service residential and commercial plumbing across Albuquerque and the East Mountains: repairs, drains, water heaters, septic, sewer, gas lines, heating and 24-hour emergency calls under one company.
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We clear clogged sinks, tubs, showers, toilets, floor drains and main sewer lines with drain snakes and cabling machines. When the same drain keeps backing up, we find out why and tell you what the pipe needs.
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We install new septic systems on new homes and empty lots, and we replace systems that have failed. We also repair tanks, lines, baffles, risers and leach fields, and we handle the NMED permit with you.
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We repair and replace septic tanks, baffles, lines, distribution boxes and leach fields on existing systems. When a job needs a permit, we handle the paperwork with you.
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We repair gas, electric and tankless water heaters for homes, rentals and small commercial buildings. No hot water, leaks, pilot and igniter faults, elements, thermostats and sediment.
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We install and replace tank water heaters, gas and electric, for homes and small commercial buildings. The old unit goes with us when we leave.
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We install and replace tankless water heaters in houses, rentals and small commercial buildings. Sizing, the gas line, the vent and the descaling schedule are part of the job.
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We repair natural gas and propane tankless water heaters in houses, rentals and small commercial buildings. No ignition, flame loss, error codes, low flow, scale and freeze damage.
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We flush tanks, check anode rods, test T and P valves and descale tankless units. Landlords and property managers can set up a maintenance plan built around their properties.
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We install and repair whole-house salt-based water softeners, including the brine tank and the control head. Where the water carries sediment, we add a sediment pre-filter ahead of the softener.
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A sewer line that keeps backing up is usually a broken pipe. We find the bad section, dig it up and put in new pipe with cleanouts.
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Water line repair and replacement for the yard line that runs from the meter or the well to your house. We find the leak, then fix the bad section or replace the whole run.
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Burst pipe, sewer backup or no hot water in the cold. We take emergency plumbing calls 24 hours a day across the Albuquerque metro and the East Mountains.
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Frozen pipe repair and burst pipe repair for homes, rentals, manufactured homes and small commercial buildings. We find the frozen section, thaw it safely and replace the pipe or hose bib that split.
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Plumbing repair for leaks, slab leaks, pipe repair, toilets, faucets, shower valves and garbage disposals. We work homes and small commercial buildings from Edgewood across the Albuquerque metro.
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Water leak detection for hidden leaks inside walls, ceilings and floors, found with meter checks and pressure testing. We open the wall only where the evidence points, then repair or reroute the pipe.
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Slab leak repair for water lines that leak under a concrete floor. We test the lines to find the leak, then repair it through the slab or reroute it above.
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Toilet repair for running toilets, leaks at the base, loose toilets and cracked tanks. We also handle toilet replacement and new toilet installation in homes, rentals, manufactured homes and small commercial restrooms.
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Faucet repair and faucet replacement for kitchen sinks, bathroom sinks, tubs, showers and outdoor hose bibs. We also replace worn supply lines and angle stops in homes, rentals and small commercial buildings.
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Shower valve repair and replacement for a tub or shower that drips when shut off or will not get hot. We replace cartridges, stems, diverters and whole valves in homes, rentals, manufactured homes and small commercial buildings.
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We run new gas lines and repair old ones, on natural gas and on propane. Gas piping for ranges, water heaters, boilers, dryers, grills and fire pits.
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We repair and service residential boilers, radiant floor heating and hydronic baseboard heat. Call when the heat quits, a zone stays cold or the boiler leaks.
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We install new and replacement boilers for homes and rentals on hot water baseboard and radiant floor heat. Each boiler is sized for the house and the altitude, then piped into your zones.
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Furnace and heater repair for gas furnaces, wall heaters and floor furnaces that will not light or stay lit. We are based in Edgewood and work Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales and the East Mountains.
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Ductless mini split heat pumps installed from one room to a whole house, sized for the room and the altitude. The same system heats in winter and cools in summer, with no ductwork.
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Mini split repair for ductless heat pumps that stop heating, stop cooling, drip water or flash an error code. We also service units another company put in.
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David did a great job. He knew that we were anxiously waiting for a line to be run and he worked well into the night to get it done. We were so thankful and highly recommend him.
Dave is amazing, he always fits me in when I have an emergency. He's a pleasure to talk to and very knowledgable. He happily worked until 3 am firing a major sewer blockage, I like that he's always in a good mood. Definitely the guy to call!
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A few of the questions we hear most around Tijeras. If yours is not here, call and ask.
Tell us what is going on and where the house or building is, and we will come look at it. Call (505) 306-8285 or fill out the form and we will get back to you.
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