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Plumbing and boiler expertise for Scranton-area homes

Specialized residential service with direct recommendations from a licensed master plumber. Choose a service below to learn what Top Shelf handles and what to expect.

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Organized copper and PEX bathroom plumbing installed by Top Shelf Plumbing and Heating in NEPA
01 · PLUMBING REPAIR & DIAGNOSIS

Residential plumbing repair

Top Shelf Plumbing & Heating diagnoses and repairs leaking or damaged water piping, faucets, toilets, fixtures, shutoff valves, pressure problems, freeze damage, and accessible drainage piping throughout the Scranton area. Greg evaluates the failed component and the conditions around it so the repair addresses the cause—not only the visible symptom.

  • Leaking, split, and freeze-damaged water piping
  • Faucet, toilet, sink, and fixture repairs
  • Pressure-reducing valves and expansion tanks
  • Failed shutoffs, hose bibbs, and supply valves
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Aquasana whole-house filtration and salt-free water treatment installed by Top Shelf
02 · RESIDENTIAL PLUMBING

General plumbing

Top Shelf Plumbing & Heating handles the everyday plumbing work that keeps a home safe and functional—from fixture replacement and piping alterations to pressure control, repiping, and water-treatment equipment. Greg provides the recommendation and performs the work, so the details do not get lost between the estimate and installation.

  • Faucet, toilet, sink, and fixture installation
  • Kitchen and bathroom plumbing alterations
  • Copper and PEX water-line installation
  • Gas piping modifications and appliance connections
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Aquasana whole-house water filtration and salt-free conditioning system installed by Top Shelf in NEPA
03 · WATER QUALITY & TREATMENT

Water filtration and softening

Top Shelf Plumbing & Heating installs water-treatment equipment around the home’s actual water source, test results, pressure, peak demand, plumbing condition, and maintenance requirements. The goal is to solve a defined problem without selling equipment that does not address it.

  • Whole-house sediment and carbon filtration
  • Water softeners and conditioning equipment
  • Point-of-use reverse-osmosis systems
  • Public-water and private-well treatment planning
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Water piping rough-in installed and aligned by Top Shelf Plumbing and Heating
04 · PARTIAL & WHOLE-HOME REPIPING

Water and gas repiping

Top Shelf Plumbing & Heating plans partial and whole-home water repiping, targeted line replacement, and gas-appliance piping with attention to pipe sizing, pressure, support, isolation, connected demand, and future service access. Greg evaluates the existing system before recommending how much piping actually needs to change.

  • Copper and PEX water-line replacement
  • Partial and whole-home water repiping
  • Galvanized water-line replacement planning
  • Low-pressure and restricted-flow diagnosis
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Electric water heater and copper piping installed by Top Shelf Plumbing and Heating
05 · WATER HEATER REPAIR & INSTALLATION

Water heater repair and installation

Top Shelf Plumbing & Heating diagnoses water-heater problems and installs gas, electric, power-vent, tank, and tankless equipment throughout the Scranton area. Greg checks the heater and the plumbing around it so the recommendation accounts for fuel supply, venting, electrical requirements, incoming pressure, thermal expansion, household demand, drainage, and service access.

  • No-hot-water, leaking, and relief-valve diagnosis
  • Gas and electric tank water heaters
  • Power-vent water-heater replacement
  • Tankless water-heater installation
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PVC building drain repipe with cleanouts and shielded cast-iron transitions
06 · OLDER-HOME DRAINAGE PIPING

Cast-iron sewer pipe replacement

Many Scranton-area buildings still rely on original cast-iron drainage piping. Some sections remain serviceable for decades; others crack, leak at hubs, scale internally, or lose proper support. Top Shelf evaluates the accessible piping and replaces the failed section with correctly supported modern materials.

  • Leaking and cracked cast-iron building drains
  • Deteriorated hubs, fittings, and horizontal runs
  • Exposed cast-iron removal and PVC replacement
  • Shielded transition couplings
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Steam boiler piping inspected by Top Shelf Plumbing and Heating in the Scranton area
07 · STEAM HEAT SPECIALIST

Steam boiler repair

Top Shelf Plumbing & Heating provides owner-operated steam boiler repair throughout Scranton and nearby NEPA communities. Greg diagnoses the boiler, controls, piping, venting, radiators, and condensate return together so the repair addresses the cause of no heat, water loss, noise, or unstable operation—not only the loudest symptom.

  • No-heat and uneven-heating diagnostics
  • Banging pipes, wet steam, and water hammer
  • Main vents, radiator vents, and slow steam distribution
  • Water loss, flooding, feeders, and unstable waterlines
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Steam boiler replacement with black-steel header and near-boiler piping by Top Shelf
08 · STEAM BOILER REPLACEMENT

Steam boiler replacement

A steam boiler replacement is not a like-for-like equipment swap. The connected radiation, boiler rating, risers, header, equalizer, Hartford Loop, returns, venting, controls, and water quality determine whether the new boiler produces dry steam and heats the building quietly.

  • Connected-radiation survey and EDR calculation
  • Boiler selection based on system demand
  • Manufacturer-required boiler risers and header
  • Equalizer and Hartford Loop piping
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New steam boiler installation with black steel near-boiler piping in NEPA
09 · BOILER REPLACEMENT

Boiler installation and replacement

A boiler replacement should solve the existing system’s problems, not copy them. Top Shelf evaluates the radiation, piping, fuel, venting, controls, water conditions, and service access before selecting and installing the new equipment.

  • Steam boiler connected-radiation surveys
  • Hydronic heat-loss and system evaluations
  • Gas and oil boiler replacement planning
  • Steam headers, risers, equalizers, and Hartford Loops
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Steam heating system piping and radiator distribution service in Scranton
10 · STEAM SYSTEM SPECIALIST

Steam heating systems

A steam boiler cannot be separated from the system it serves. Mains, branches, radiator valves, vents, traps, drips, returns, pipe pitch, operating pressure, and connected radiation all affect how quickly and quietly heat reaches the building.

  • One-pipe and two-pipe steam system evaluation
  • Banging, spitting, and uneven-heat diagnosis
  • Main and radiator venting evaluation
  • Radiator valve, pitch, and distribution problems
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Pennco hydronic hot-water boiler installation with copper piping by Top Shelf Plumbing and Heating
11 · HOT-WATER BOILER SERVICE

Hydronic boiler repair and installation

Top Shelf Plumbing & Heating diagnoses, repairs, repipes, and replaces hydronic hot-water boiler systems throughout the Scranton area. Greg evaluates the boiler, controls, circulators, zones, pressure, air removal, expansion, emitters, and indirect water heating together so the recommendation addresses the system—not only the failed part.

  • No-heat and uneven-heating diagnosis
  • Circulator and zone-control service
  • Expansion tanks and pressure-reducing valves
  • Air elimination and system purging
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Greg Jacobowitz inspecting boiler controls and piping during boiler service in the Scranton area
12 · ANNUAL & PRESEASON BOILER SERVICE

Boiler maintenance

Annual boiler maintenance is most useful when it is completed before the system begins its heaviest winter run time. Top Shelf services steam and hydronic boilers with system-specific checks for water condition, pressure, venting, controls, circulation, expansion, and visible leakage.

  • Annual and preseason boiler inspections
  • Operating and safety-control testing
  • Steam sight glass, low-water cutoff, pigtail, and pressure-control checks
  • Hydronic pressure, expansion tank, air removal, and circulation checks
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SERVICE AREA

Local service throughout Scranton and nearby NEPA communities

ScrantonClarks SummitDunmoreDickson CityMoosicOld ForgePittstonKingstonDallas & ShavertownWyoming
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