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Erie, PA · Residential & Commercial

Plumbing, done our way.

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After years of running service calls, new construction jobs, fixing leaks and backflow testing for bigger outfits, we figured it was time to do it our way.

  • 20+ years experience
  • Master plumber
  • Fully insured
City of Erie Master PlumberMaster #682 · PA #212062
All major brandsTankless installs, maintenance and repair
Plumbers Local 27Signatory plumbing contractor
Locally ownedRight here in Erie, PA
Licensed & insuredFully licensed. Fully insured.
Home & businessResidential and commercial
Emergency callsAvailable after hours
Lake Effect Plumbing at work, in a company shirt, running a RIDGID drain machine down a floor drain in a tight old basement

01Who we are

We are Lake Effect Plumbing

For more than twenty years we ran service calls, new construction jobs, leak repairs and backflow testing for bigger outfits. Then we figured it was time to do it our way.

There is no job too big or small.

Lake Effect Plumbing LLC is locally owned, led by a City of Erie Master Plumber, and fully licensed and fully insured. Residential or commercial, give us a call or send a text today for all your plumbing needs!

  • Locally owned
  • Honest
  • Dependable
  • 20+ years

02Services

Plumbing for home & business

Residential and commercial. Here's what we do — call or text (814) 218-1261 for any of it.

  • Plumbing repairs

    Leaks, breaks and problems big or small, fixed right.

  • Water heater installations

    New water heaters, installed.

  • Tankless water heaters

    Installation, annual maintenance and repair. All major brands.

  • Well pumps

    Well pumps and pressure tanks for homes on well water.

  • Water softeners

    Water softener systems for your home.

  • Drain cleaning

    Slow or stopped drains, cleared.

  • Drain snaking + sewer camera

    We snake the line, then put a camera down it to see what caused the problem.

  • Sewer line & sewer stack repair

    Fixed quickly, before it becomes an emergency.

  • Leak detection & repair

    Including commercial buildings — we'll open chase walls to reach hidden leaks.

  • Backflow testing

    Annual backflow inspections.

  • Fixture replacement

    Worn or outdated fixtures, swapped out.

  • Kitchen sink installs

    Yes — even the kitchen sink.

  • New construction plumbing

    Plumbing for new construction jobs.

Underground plumbing rough-in for a new home: white PVC drain lines and risers laid in the dirt inside the foundation
New construction
A finished residential well system in a block basement: pressure tank, well pump, water softener and brine tank, plumbed with new copper and blue PEX
Well & softener
A new Bradford White gas water heater installed against a block basement wall with new copper water lines and venting
Water heaters
A chrome sink drain
Drain cleaning
Two chrome faucets over a utility sink
Fixtures
A large blue and red backflow preventer assembly with pressure gauges, installed on a commercial mechanical room wall
Backflow testing
A Navien tankless water heater installed on a basement wall with new copper water lines, a yellow gas line and a Lake Effect Plumbing sticker on the unit
A Rinnai tankless water heater installed in a utility closet with red and blue PEX water lines and white PVC venting

03Tankless water heaters

Tankless, every major brand.

Lake Effect Plumbing works on all major brands of tankless water heaters — installation, annual maintenance and repair, for homes and commercial buildings.

  • Tankless installation
  • Annual maintenance
  • Repair, all major brands
  • Homes and commercial buildings
A Bobcat mini excavator on a front lawn beside the sidewalk, with utility marking flags in the grass, set up for a sewer line dig

04Drains & sewer

We find the root cause

Snaking clears the clog. Then we run a sewer camera down the line so you can see what caused it — and fix it once.

  • Drain cleaning and snaking
  • Sewer camera inspection
  • Sewer line repair
  • Sewer stack repair

“Sewer stack fixed. Not exactly the most glamorous plumbing repair but definitely an important one when owning a home!!! … We can get it repaired for you quickly before it becomes an emergency!!!”

Lake Effect Plumbing
Four Navien tankless water heaters installed side by side on a block wall in a commercial basement, with a new copper manifold and white PVC venting
A long water meter and backflow assembly with blue gate valves on steel stands in an old brick basement
Three Bradford White commercial water heaters side by side in a mechanical room, with insulated piping overhead

05Commercial

Trust us with the building, too

Leaks hide in commercial buildings. We track them down — opening chase walls when that's what it takes — and repair them right.

  • Leak detection and repair
  • Annual backflow inspections
  • Tankless repair, all major brands
  • Fixtures, drains and repairs

“Trust Lake Effect Plumbing for all your commercial plumbing needs!!!”

Lake Effect Plumbing

Lake Effect Plumbing can do…

Everything except the kitchen sink.

Oh wait…. we can do that also!!!

06Union signatory

Proud to work with Plumbers Local 27

We are excited to announce that we have officially become a signatory plumbing contractor with Plumbers Local 27!!!!

Add that to a City of Erie Master Plumber (Master #682, PA #212062) and more than twenty years in the trade — and you've got a crew that knows exactly what it's doing.

A row of new copper pipe fittings

07Homeowner tips

A few things worth knowing

01

Toilet keeps running?

The usual culprit is a worn-out flapper inside the tank.

02

Know your backwater valve

It's there to keep sewer water from backing up into your basement. Worth knowing where it is.

03

Don't wait on the stack

A failing sewer stack isn't glamorous, but it's important. Get it repaired before it becomes an emergency.

08Contact

Call or text today!

No job too big or too small. Tell us what's going on and we'll get back to you.

(814) 218-1261
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Hours
Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm
Emergency calls after hours
Based in
Erie, PA
Credentials
City of Erie Master Plumber · Master #682 · PA #212062
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09Message

Send a message

Tell us what's going on and we'll get back to you. For an emergency, call (814) 218-1261.