What we do
Follow the water through the building.
Every plumbing system is one line: water comes in under pressure, gets heated and filtered, does its work, and leaves by gravity. We work on every stretch of it.
All plumbing servicesSupply
Water coming in
From the meter to every tap: leaks found and fixed, tired galvanized replaced, pressure brought under control.
Water heaters
Hot water
Water heaters repaired when they can be and replaced when they should be, set up safely and to code.
Filtration
Cleaner water
Filtration systems matched to what is actually in your water, whether it comes from the river, a utility district or a well.
Drains, sewer & septic
Water going out
Camera inspections that show you the inside of the line, then the right fix for roots, bellies, breaks and pumps.
Why “with a purpose”
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.
Honest work, done heartily.
In our own words, Living Water Plumbing is “Christian-owned, serving with honesty & expertise.” Those two words, and the verse beside our name, shape how a job is done here.
Honesty
You hear what we found, what it will take to fix, and what can wait. When a camera can show you the problem, we show you.
Expertise
Water heaters, filtration, supply piping, sewer and septic lines, in homes and in commercial buildings. Work done to code and built to last.
Purpose
Our logo carries Colossians 3:23 for a reason. The work is done heartily, as to the Lord, whether or not anyone will ever look behind the wall.
“Great service by great people!”
What customers say
100% recommend
Every one of the 5 people who have reviewed Living Water Plumbing on Facebook recommends us. We would sooner show you their words than write our own praise.
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Plumbing for a city built on a river bend.
Chattanooga sits where the Tennessee River folds back on itself below Lookout Mountain, on red clay over limestone, with ridges on every side. That geography, and a lot of handsome old houses, decides what goes wrong with the plumbing here.
Century-old pipe
St. Elmo, Highland Park and North Chattanooga are full of houses with cast iron stacks, galvanized supply lines and clay laterals that have outlived their makers.
Ridges and valleys
Pressure runs high at the bottom of a hill and drains have to find their slope. Some homes sit below the sewer and rely on a pump to get wastewater uphill.
Septic beyond the sewer
Outside the sewered areas, on Signal Mountain and out toward the county lines, homes run on septic tanks and wells with their own rules and their own problems.
Hard freezes
Most winters are mild, which is why a night in the single digits does so much damage here. Crawl spaces and outside walls were not built for it.
From our job photos: a sewage pump basin going into Tennessee red clay, with its control box and alarm on the post.
How it works
From first call to finished job.
Call or send a request
Tell us what the plumbing is doing and where you are.
We find the cause
A proper look first, with a camera when the trouble is underground.
You get a straight answer
Your options in plain words, before any work begins.
The work is done right
Tidy, tested and explained before we leave.
Service area
Chattanooga and the country around it.
From St. Elmo and the North Shore to Hixson, East Brainerd, Ooltewah and Signal Mountain.
- Downtown Chattanooga
- Southside
- St. Elmo
- Highland Park
- Missionary Ridge
- Brainerd
- East Chattanooga
- Lookout Valley
- North Chattanooga
- Red Bank
- Hixson
- Middle Valley
- Lakesite
- Soddy-Daisy
- East Ridge
- East Brainerd
- Tyner
- Harrison
Straight answers
Plumbing questions, answered.
Where is the main water shut-off in a Chattanooga house?
Most Chattanooga homes have two shut-offs: a valve inside, where the water line enters the house, and the meter box near the street. The inside valve is usually in the crawl space or basement on the wall facing the street, or beside the water heater in a house built on a slab.
What kinds of pipes do older Chattanooga houses have?
Houses built before about 1960 in neighborhoods such as St. Elmo, Highland Park, North Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge commonly have galvanized steel water lines, cast iron drain stacks and a clay sewer pipe running to the street. Homes from the 1960s and 1970s usually have copper water lines with cast iron or early plastic drains.
What is a sewer camera inspection, and when do I need one?
A sewer camera inspection sends a waterproof video camera on a flexible cable through your drain line, so you and the plumber can see the inside of the pipe. You need one when a main line clogs more than once, when several drains are slow together, before buying an older home, and before paying for any sewer repair.
How do I know whether my home is on septic or city sewer?
Check your water bill: if it includes a sewer charge, you are on public sewer; if it shows water only, or you have a well, you are almost certainly on septic. Inside the City of Chattanooga most homes are on sewer, while many homes on Signal Mountain, in the north and east of Hamilton County and in the surrounding counties are on septic.
How long does a water heater last?
A tank water heater usually lasts 8 to 12 years. Past that age the risk of the tank rusting through rises quickly, so a heater in its teens is living on borrowed time even if it still makes hot water.