Black Ops
The problem is never where the water shows up
Licensed plumbing contractor in Lutz since 2017. We find what is actually wrong, tell you what it takes, and the number you agree to is the number on the invoice.
Got an emergency?
Don't wait. We answer 24/7. Call now and we will walk you through shutting the water off, and tell you straight whether a plumber can get to you tonight.
Pick your problem
Before you pick up the phone
First, why anyone trusts us
We evaluate the whole system and show you what we found, photographed, with the old parts kept if you want them. If a repair will hold, we say so. Every review on this page links to the Google review it came from.
Then, what we actually do
Florida certified plumbing contractor CFC1431007, with over 100 years of combined experience. Polybutylene repipes, water heaters, drains and cast iron, for homes and for commercial buildings.
Then stop waiting and call
Call any time. On an emergency we tell you on that call whether a technician can get to you tonight.
Gray polybutylene pipe fails without warning
The fitting goes brittle inside the wall. The first sign is a ceiling, or a letter from your insurer.
The appliance nobody ever looks at
It heats and cools a tank of water every day of its life, in a garage or a closet, out of sight. Everything that decides how long it lasts is in there.
One part in here is built to be eaten
Most tanks here are glass lined steel, and corrosion goes after this rod instead of the steel. When the rod is gone the steel is next, and nothing on the outside tells you that. Stainless and plastic tanks carry no rod at all.
This is what a yearly flush takes out
Hard water drops scale onto the floor of the tank until it buries the element. One flush a year takes it out through this valve. The full cutaway on the water heater page walks the rest of it part by part.
Cast iron rusts from the inside out
The pipe looks fine from outside right up until the floor does not. Camera first, so the scope is real.
We scope the line before we quote it
Clear it without finding out why and you buy the same visit three times. A camera tells us what the pipe actually looks like inside.
Every house hides the same system
A network behind the drywall, under pressure all day, every day.
Blue is cold, orange is hot
Cold enters at the meter and feeds every fixture. Hot loses heat to every foot it crosses.
Under the slab, a pinhole
Copper under concrete. You do not see it. You hear the meter run and feel a warm patch on the floor.
The joints go first
Failures happen where two pieces meet. Under a sink it drips into the cabinet. Inside a wall it does not.
The heater rusts from the base
Once the tank itself is leaking there is no repair. That is the one that floods a garage.
Roots find the sewer line
They enter at a joint and fill the pipe. The first sign is the lowest drain in the house backing up.
We look at the whole system, not one symptom
Every failure you just saw hides somewhere you cannot see. We find which one you have instead of guessing from the symptom.
Three things to do before you call anyone
If nothing is leaking, skip this. If something is, this is the order.
Find your main shut off
Street side near the hose bib, or a green box at the curb. Turn it clockwise until it stops.
Kill power to the water heater
If the leak is near it, switch the breaker off. An element firing in an empty tank is a far bigger bill.
Photograph everything
Before you mop. On an insurance claim those photos are the difference between covered and denied.
Pick The One That Matches
Five questions each, answerable standing in your own house with nothing in your hands. Every one ends with a real window on the schedule rather than a form that lands in an inbox.
You get a name, not a dispatch number
The people who run this company. You will know which one is coming before the van arrives.
What your neighbors say
We had Jair, and Nicola come out and repair a slab leak. They went above and beyond to help us. Great service, very professional and affordable. Highly recommended.
Black Ops Plumbing was great. Great communication in the process. Nico and assistant were awesome. They repaired an outside spigot and pipe in a timely manner. Great job!
Extremely nice team. Found them on google around the corner when I was having an issue with my well system. Anthony came out to take a look and their pricing was more than reasonable. Thank you guys!!
Had a leak in the wall. They did a really good job. Thank you very much for your guys help. Thank you
Fair price for service will call again for my plumbing needs!!!
Showed up on a holiday weekend and had us back up and running in minutes. Left a message and we were contacted promptly. The service tech was very nice and worked very hard. Thank you for helping us.
Super prompt and courteous service from start to finish. Gavin was very professional, completing the work in a quality manner. I would definitely use them again.
We’re really happy with Black Ops Plumbing. Gavin and Syndo were patient in resolving our faucet issue. It’s our first time using them and we will be calling them for our future plumbing needs. Thank you!
2nd opinion and their prices are reasonable and technician very knowledgeable and courteous
Very respnsive, knowledgeable and provided excellent service.
Gavin was excellent. He helped fix our shower. He was able to come same day, fixed it quickly and explained everything he was doing without pressuring me. I highly recommend black ops and Gavin!
We had a blockage in one of sewer lines. Gavin was out quickly, cleared the line and ran a camera to verify the line was clear. He cleaned everything up and overall did a super job! Highly recommend!
The pipe failed today. The bill does not have to.
Financing through Synchrony, subject to approved credit. Repipes, water heaters, sewer lines and the other jobs nobody budgets for.
Questions People Ask
How fast can you get a plumber out?
Do you do commercial as well as residential plumbing?
What do I do if water is coming in right now?
The drain clears on its own eventually. Is cleaning it worth it?
Can you tell me whether to repair it or replace it?
What is Black Ops Plumbing's license number?
Where is Black Ops Plumbing located?
Stop searching. Get it fixed.
Call, tell us what is happening, and we will tell you straight what it needs.
We work in Lutz, Wesley Chapel, Land O’ Lakes, Odessa and across Pasco and Hillsborough.