Installation & Repair of Plumbing Fixtures

Bow Plumbing features KOHLER as our main fixture and faucet line. We are the Kohler Authorized Service Representative for New Hampshire. See the full line of Kohler fixtures along with the Kohler virtual bath designer by clicking "The Bold Look of Kohler" link logo on our products page.

We can provide and install any and all fixtures and faucets currently manufactured. From American Standard to Japan's TOTO fixture line and Germany's Grohe fixture line, we have access to all manufacturers.

We also provide repair service on any manufacturer's fixtures provided parts are still available and it is cost effective for you to repair rather than replace the fixture.

If you are planning a major remodeling project, a simple fixture replacement, or need your existing fixtures rejuvenated call Bow Plumbing & Heating at 225-6929. It would be our pleasure to assist you in selecting fixtures that best suit your requirements and budget.

• Bow Plumbing is an In Sink Erator Pro Circle Contractor
• In Sink Erator the most advanced food waste disposer available
• Grind almost anything, Hear almost nothing
• See the difference yourself. Visit the In Sink Erator web site from our products page

Water Supply & Distribution Piping

Along with the drain waste and vent system, the water distribution system in your home is more important and complex than it first appears. Properly sized and installed systems deliver clean pure water and remove the water borne waste from your home to a point of disposal with no moving parts. They protect your family from contaminants and the methane gas (sewer smell) that is a byproduct of bacterial action within the system. They keep your family safe from the diseases that plague most undeveloped nations (cholera, typhoid, polio, meningitis, and hepatitis) to name a few of the more common water borne diseases that plague some undeveloped countries.

Improperly sized water distribution piping will cause pressure fluxuations at the faucets and fixtures. In some situations this will not be noticed, however if you have been in the shower when someone flushes the toilet or starts the clothes washer and the shower turns to a dribble of water your water piping was probably not sized correctly. Call Bow Plumbing & Heating to have your problems solved.

Bow Plumbing & Heating employs plumbers that have completed an apprenticeship of four years of class room education and four years of field training to qualify to take the Journeyman's plumbing test and another six months of field training to qualify to take the Master plumbers test. All of the Plumbers that have passed the tests are also required to attend yearly continuing education classes to renew their license. This apprentice is under the continual direct supervision of a licensed Master plumber and the company owner Robert W. Ives. All of this is to insure the safety and comfort of our customers. The Bow Plumbing & Heating Team has provided unexcelled service to our customers since 1960. We have both the experience and knowledge to keep your family comfortable and safe.

Bow Plumbing features Wirsbo/Uponor aqua-pex pipe for all of our new installations. Our employees are all Wirsbo certified installers allowing us to offer a 25 year warrantee on all of the Wirsbo water distribution products that we install.

We are also certified to install Flowgard Gold and Corizan for larger distribution systems.

Should your existing copper or brass water piping spring a leak, we would be pleased to repair your single leak or if your current system is experiencing systemic failure we can replace your entire system with one of our new products. Please see the links to Wirsbo/Uponor, Flowgard or Corizan on our products page.

Water Heaters - Electric, Gas, Oil & Solar

Bow Plumbing will properly size and select the water heater required by your lifestyle and hot water needs. All calculations, designs and estimates are done free of charge.

Bow Plumbing features the complete line of State Industries gas fired and electric water heaters from the standard State Industries six year warrantee to the State Industries Select 10 year warrantee., From six gallon capacity to 120 gallon capacity, State Industries has the products to cover your needs. See the state industries link under residential hot water our products page.

We have selected the Super-Stor line of indirect fired water heaters manufactured by Heat Transfer as our premium line with a lifetime tank warrantee and their time tested design this line is the best of the best. See link under residential hot water on our products page

We also feature Noritz on demand type water heaters. Noritz water heaters have larger capacity and better efficiency rating than most other on demand heaters currently available.

New technology is a great thing but be very careful when selecting an on demand heater. In this geographic region the ambient water temperature is approximately 45 degrees and requires a boost in temperature of at least 85 degrees to provide 130 degree water at the faucets. When you check the graphs of other manufacturer's pay particular attention to the gpm (gallons per minute) rate as it relates to the temperature rise of 85 degrees that is required. See the Noritz link on our residential hot water products page

We feature the Bock line of oil fired heaters with Beckett AFG oil burners,Bock has a winning combination. See link on our products page.

We have selected Buderus Ssolar Hot water heating systems to add to our line of products. With the cost of energy rising and the Federal and Local tax incentives and rebates that are available this is an affordable option in most locations. See link on our products page. See the Buderus link under heating & cooling on our products page

We install all of our water heaters with pressure/temperature safety valves, di-electric unions, new full port ball valves and thermostatic safety mixing valves to protect against scalding. Thermal expansion tanks are installed where required by system piping, local codes or manufacturer's installation instructions. We also remove and take your old leaker with us when the installation is completed

Call us at 225-6929 for all of your hot water needs

Backflow Prevention Device Installation

Service & NEWWA Certified Testing

Bow Plumbing employs two NEWWA certified backflow device test and repair technicians. We feature Watts Regulator backflow devices to provide unparalleled safety from cross connections between potable and non-potable water systems.

We stock repair parts for most major manufacturers and have the specialty tools and ability to rebuild any size device from 1/2" to 10" diameter.

Water Pumps, Tanks and Systems

Bow Plumbing & Heating is proud to be a Gould Pump dealer since 1972. Founded in 1858 Gould Pump is still on the cutting edge of pump technology. From shallow well jet pumps to the latest variable speed submersible pump systems, Gould's has the right equipment for any job. See link on our products page

Bow Plumbing & Heating features the Well-Rite Oon-Lline water tank line. The advantage is clear with the Oon-Lline system a top quality tank coupled with a complete easy to install and service control tee package the combination can not be beat. See link on our products page

To fill out our water pump system line we carry a complete line of Cambell parts and accessories. See link under well products on our products page

Drainage, Waste & Vent Piping

Along with the water distribution system, the drain waste and vent system in your home is more important and complex than it first appears. Properly sized and installed systems deliver clean pure water and remove the water borne waste from your home to a point of disposal with no moving parts. They protect your family from contaminants and the methane gas (sewer smell) that is a byproduct of bacterial action within the system. They keep your family safe from the diseases that plague most undeveloped nations (cholera, typhoid, polio, meningitis, and hepatitis) to name a few of the more common water borne diseases that plague some undeveloped countries.

Bow Plumbing & Heating employs plumbers that have completed an apprenticeship of four years of class room education and four years of field training to qualify to take the Journeyman's plumbing test and another six months of field training to qualify to take the Master plumbers test. All of the Plumbers that have passed the tests are also required to attend yearly continuing education classes to renew their license. This apprentice is under the continual direct supervision of a licensed Master plumber and the company owner Robert W. Ives. All of this is to insure the safety and comfort of our customers. With a combined experience of 100 plus years we have the knowledge to keep your family safe.

Bow Plumbing constructs drain waste and vent systems with the following materials depending on the job conditions and requirements

Charlotte SCH 40 PVC solvent weld drainage waste and vent pipe and fittings Charlotte NO-HUB cast iron gasketed drainage waste and vent pipe and fittings IPEX SDR-35 underground gasketed sewer and drain pipe and fittings Copper type "L" soldered drainage waste and vent pipe and fittings Except for those systems sized by a mechanical engineer, most systems are field designed and installed by our experienced Master Plumbing Technicians

Sewer & Dewatering Pump Systems

Bow Plumbing handles a full line of sewer pumps and lift stations by both Gould and Zoeloller

We can size and install the righta system for a single laundry sink or an entire condominium project.

We also stock and install sump pump systems and basins including emergency battery back-up systems and water driven systems that work even when your electric power fails.

For more information please go to the Well Products link on our products page

Process Piping & Air Distribution Piping

We can come and professionally install your new plumbing fixtures.

Gas Equipment & Service

We can come and professionally install your new plumbing fixtures.

Gas Piping, both Natural & Propane, and Appliances

Bow Plumbing & Heating's employgas service technicians are all s six fully licensed by the State of NH Fire Marshalls Office and attend classes regularly to keep up to date on the latest in gas technologygas service technicians.

Depending on the conditions and requirements, we will size and install either schedule 40 steel gas piping or or the latest CSST coated stainless steel piping from your existing system or from a new gas meter or regulator.

Bow Plumbing & Heating employee's are also certified to install SDR11 underground gas piping for pool heaters and outbuildings.

We will install the piping and make the required connection either to an appliance we supply or to one provided by the home owner. ALL ALL of our gas piping installations areis pressure tested and inspected by the local code official.

We work with both natural gas and propane gas.

For information on gas licensing please visit the web and scroll to FUEL GAS FITTER

Heating/Cooling System Calculation & Design

Your comfort and safety is our buisness

Bow Plumbing & Heating uses the Write Soft computer aided system calculation and design program to select the correct size heating equipment and design the most efficient system for your home.

The computer program we use will help us design any system for you, from a forced hot water system or ducted warm air system to the state of the art Geo-thermal ground source heat pump system. Energy costs being a major factor all systems are designed with efficiency of operation as a primary concern.

To design a heating or cooling system a visit to your home or facility is required as it is necessary to measure the area to be heated or cooled and gather additional information such as insulation factors of walls, windows, doors, ceilings and floors. This can not be done over the phone a site visit must be scheduled to gather this information. In perform the heat loss and/or gain calculations all of these factors must be accounted for or the system can not be properly sized to operate efficiently.

Heating and Cooling System Installations - Steam, Hot Water & Forced Air

When the system type, calculations and design are complete it is time to make a decision as to which manufacturer has the best product to fit the system requirements.

Every manufacturer's product that we install has a specific reason for being in our product line. Every system is different. We make our recommendations based on type fuel available, installation location, venting requirements of the site, type of heat distribution system selected by the customer, and the availability of the correct size equipment to maximize operating efficiency.

A system that is not sized and installed correctly will either not provide the comfort you want or be it will be inefficient to operate.

For more information on the equipment lines that we install and service please go to the Heating & Cooling links on our products page.

Drain Line Cleaning, Tracing & Inspection

Bow Plumbing has the state of the art General Drain cleaning equipment and tools to do the job right the first time. With our General Drain camera and drain locating equipment we can trace the drain piping under a concrete floor and locate the source and cause of a drain blockage.

We can pinpoint the location and if necessary sawcut the concrete to repair the problem with minimal disturbance to the surrounding area.

We can trace a drain underground and excavate to repair an underground drain problem We can locate a septic tank or distribution box when there is no plan of the system We have the right equipment to do the job right and we don't give up until the job is complete.

Excavation

Bow Plumbing has the equipment and operators available to do the job. We own a BOBCAT 325 excavator for the small jobs to work in tight spaces with minimal disturbance to surrounding utilities. We have larger equipment available for those bigger jobs that require extensive trenching down to eighteen feet deep.

Concrete sawcutting and Core Drilling

Bow Plumbing has the equipment to core drill up to a twelve inch hole in a concrete wall or floor. We can saw cut up to a six inch thick concrete floor for installation or repair of under slab drain or water piping. We have both gas and electric powered equipment to do the job safely

System Control Work - Electrical, Electronic & Pneumatic

The best system in the world is only as good as the control system to operate it properly Bow Plumbing & Heatying Features the best control systems available

• Honeywell control systems
• Tekmar Control systems
• Taco control systems

Let us put your system on automatic pilot with a new state of the art outdoor reset system we can improve the efficiency of your existing system by as much as 25%. We can add zones to your existing system to improve your comfort and the efficiency of your system. We can install digital programmable thermostats to improve the overall operational efficiency of your system (when your not home why operate your system as if you were home).

Get and keep your system under control SAVE fuel and money.

Digital Phone & Radio Dispatched Emergency Service

We can come and professionally install your new plumbing fixtures.