Plumber in Santa Clara, CA

Serving Santa Clara from the South Since 1988

Who We Are

Simply Green is a family plumbing company, licensed and insured, CA License 943556. We do the work ourselves, we show you what we found before we quote anything, and the price we agree on is the price you pay.

Plumbing Services in Santa Clara

What Santa Clara homeowners call us for most:

• Water treatment and softeners, the long-term answer to Santa Clara’s hard water
• Water heater repair and installation, including flushes that fight sediment buildup
• Repiping for postwar tract homes still on original galvanized lines
• Leak detection when the bill climbs and nothing looks wet
• Drain cleaning and rooter service for clogs and root-bound lines
• Sewer camera inspections and sewer repair, with footage you see yourself
• Trenchless sewer replacement when an old line is past saving

Santa Clara Water Is Hard on Plumbing

Santa Clara runs its own city water utility, and a good share of the supply is pumped from local wells. That water carries a heavy mineral load. Put it through housing tracts that mostly date to the 1950s and 60s, and you get a predictable set of problems. Three of them fill most of our Santa Clara schedule.

Water heaters that die young

Minerals settle at the bottom of a tank and cook there. The heater rumbles, hot water runs out early, and a unit that should last twelve years fails at eight. An annual flush slows it down. If yours has never been flushed, that is the first call to make.

Scale on everything the water touches

The white crust on your faucets and shower heads is the part you can see. The same scale is building inside supply lines, angle stops, and appliance valves where you cannot. Cleaning fixtures treats the symptom. A properly sized softener or whole-house treatment system stops the cause, and we install and service both.

Original galvanized pipe in the tracts

Plenty of Santa Clara homes still run on steel supply lines from the day they were built. Rusty morning water and pressure that sags when two fixtures run are the usual tells. We trace what is left of the old pipe and give you a straight answer on whether to patch it or repipe it.

Questions Santa Clara Homeowners Ask Us

Do you really come up to Santa Clara?

Yes, on a scheduled basis every week, and often same day for the neighborhoods near the San Jose border. For emergencies, call and we will give you an honest arrival time before you commit to anything.

Why do my faucets crust over so fast?

Santa Clara water is hard, and much of it comes from local wells with a high mineral content. Vinegar takes the crust off the outside. The buildup you should think about is the scale forming inside your pipes, valves, and water heater at the same time.

Would a water softener actually make a difference?

In this city, usually yes. Softened water means less scale in the water heater, longer appliance life, and fixtures that stay clean. We size the system to your house, and if your water tests softer than expected, we will tell you to keep your money.

My water heater is only eight years old and already failing. Is that normal here?

Sadly, yes. Hard water shortens tank life, and eight to ten years is a common lifespan in Santa Clara. A yearly flush stretches it. When a tank is at the end, we will price a replacement so you can swap it on your schedule instead of during a cold shower.