Jon The Plumber, LLC

Jon The Plumber, LLC I am able to preform residential, commercial, and ur service plumbing needs. Most estimates are free

Wow! This month marks my tenth year as Jon The Plumber LLC. I didn't just start out as Jon The Plumber, I was first jus...
06/05/2026

Wow! This month marks my tenth year as Jon The Plumber LLC. I didn't just start out as Jon The Plumber, I was first just Jon The helper.

I began my plumbing journey just after I left the Army, in 2003. Mainly due to my dad's enthusiasm and encouragement. I first began just using a shovel and digging ditches, for underground plumbing drain lines. It truly wasn't for the faint of heart.

Moving forward, I learned how to plumb residential homes, while becoming proficient at it. Then I moved to another type of plumbing, commercial. I began learning how to run copper, core drilling, read prints, gas work, and different codes. I was still a novice but with more experience than most.

In 2005, I moved to Union and began working with Howard Boulware, my mentor and friend. He taught me more about what I already knew and then enhanced it by teaching me about the municipal aspect about plumbing as well. This is where I was able to become well diverse in all principles of the trade, of plumbing.

I am now approaching a quarter of a century, of my life, as a plumber and ten years as a business owner. It has not been easy to do. I have endured long hours, lost wages and family time, hurt and sore body, physically and mentally drained, loss of customers and friendships, and so much more. Many people feel that owning a business will make you wealthy and solve all of your problems. However it is only the beginning.

For a plumber, anyone can glue two pieces of pipe together and claim they are now a plumber. Then under-charge what I would and make a few extra dollars. But when you don't have to pay for the liability of what "could" happen then it is easy to not have to charge what bigger companies charge. Believe me, no one wishes for bad will for any one person, but the truth is in today's time people will protect their investment, even if they have to do litigation process.

Plumbing is and always will be an evolving education profession, and the day I believe that I know everything there is about it, is the day I will hang it up for good. Because I don't know everything and I love to learn and moreover I love to pass on my knowledge to those who want to learn. But even that has proved to be challenging because most people now feel as though they know more that you do, and underestimate the profession.

Being a business owner has taught me so many things. The first, is that the IRS can be brutal. That is why I never attempted to do it on my own. The second, never take on a job that you can not do by yourself. (Meaning employee's are hard to come by and good one's are even more difficult keep) Then third, just be honest. I try to be honest with everyone. I have made mistakes, stepped on toes, and made wrong decisions but I am only human, who hasn't? But I don't steal and I don't cheat people. I have worked hard for what I have earned and to get where I am today.

Ten years ago, when I opened my company, I wanted to do it right. Have my plumbing license, my insurance, workman's compensation insurance, and truck insurance. Today, I still have it and still I don't have to look over my shoulder in fear of an inspector to come catch me, for not having any of it. I am in favor of anyone of any trade excelling and doing business for themselves, but I am also in favor doing it the right way and protecting themselves and the customer, by being licensed, in their prospective profession. Even professional cooks go to culinary school. Why wouldn't you want your professional contractor to be licensed? Is saving a few dollars worth the price of the lack of knowledge or lack of insurance? Below is a copy of my Plumbing license...any licensed contractor should have one, at all times, just like this and/ or similar to it and can be obtained from LLR.sc.gov to verify.

Either way, it is always up to you to decide which contractor to use, for what job.
I just want to personally thank anyone and everyone that has ever used my plumbing services over the course of years. I am truly grateful and humbled to be able to continue to serve you, with the hopes that I will continue to do so for many years to come.

As a token of my appreciation for all of my past, current, and new customers for the rest of the month, of June 2026, I am offering a 15% discount on all service calls, if you mention this post, at our next visitation (limit one per household/ family).

Thank you very much, from the bottom of my heart and thank you for allowing me to Remain #1 IN THE #2 BUSINESS 🤙

Though-out my life I have been called a "Daredevil", Thrill-Seeker", etc. Just because I went against the gain and did w...
04/29/2026

Though-out my life I have been called a "Daredevil", Thrill-Seeker", etc. Just because I went against the gain and did what was out of the so called norm.

It really began watching Evil Knievil, as a young boy, when stunts was cool. I had many of his actions figures and as soon as I knew how to ride a bicycle and skateboard we would make jumping ramps and launch ourselves as high as we could, into the sky. Landing on our knees, hands, and faces. (Not in that particular order either) Then we would walk around for about 5 minutes and act tough, rub dirt in our wounds, make adjustments to our prospective bikes, and do it all over again.

As we go older we turned our bikes in for motorcycles and cars. The rush was the same but the adrenaline was greater. Racing the engine while it would be right at the verge of red-lining, the gauges. Even somehow think you could out smart the law, and you probably did that one time, but not that Motorola nowadays.

Then for me I wanted more, so when I joined the Army I wanted to jump from aircrafts. So they trained me to jump from C-130's, C-141's, C-5's, then I learned how to jump from helicopters such as the ch-47, uh-1,uh-60 and I even got to jump from a Zeppelin hot air balloon in Belgium.

Being in the Military my passion for flying came in to play where I would love to learn how much I loved to fly in a plane or helicopter. The overwhelming passion of flight from years past has lead me to want to take another risks again.

However, my current profession does keep me grounded and more especially humbled. Day's like today make me realize that I am longer that adolescent man that needs to keep up with my childhood idol, Evil Knievil.
Being a plumber is not just gluing two pieces of pipe together and playing in poo 💩. Our jobs are way more in depth than that. From digging, concrete removal/ installing, natural gas lines, water and waste lines, filtration systems, remodeling bathrooms, shower/ fixture installing, drain clog repairs, and much more.

But today, we had to remove and old gas line out of a rooftop. This wasn't that bad except the roof was approximately 40 feet up. We first went on top of the roof and broke free all of the piping so all that was left was just the penitatration through the roof, from the pipe. We then had to devise a way to go inside the building and get in the steel beam rafters to gain access to the same gas line. The only viable options was to take an extension 40' ladder and prop it up on the steel trusses and climb up to access the pipe, I needed to get to.
So that is exactly what I did. extended my ladder, then with my pipe wrench in hand I climbed to the very top and lodged myself in the trusses as to not fall, while I was working.
I finally finished my project and climbed back down safely and still nervous about the entire situation. Because it wasn't the height of the ladder but the angle it had to be set at...because it was indoors we had to lay it at an awkward angle which made the ladder shake and very unstable.
I made the decision to climb up myself and do the work as I prefer to lead by example and show my guys that even at my age I am not afraid to be able to complete any tasks despite the risks that may lay ahead.
The images below are just a mere foreshadow of what type of work had to be done, and what we set the ladder up on so I could work up in the trusses.
The real question is am I still being a Daredevil or a du***ss....???? lol Either way the job had to get completed in a timely manner so we had to adapt and overcome the situation and improvise..🤣🤣🤷‍♂️

03/23/2026

This is something that every young person needs to check into, as an alternative for higher education. It's a great opportunity to be successful while learning a professional trade that can secure your future and your potential financial freedom. 🤙🏻

Thought I would jump on the band wagon with everyone else...gotta love modern technology. Give us a call for your plumbi...
02/04/2026

Thought I would jump on the band wagon with everyone else...gotta love modern technology. Give us a call for your plumbing needs we truly appreciate your business and friendship. 🤙

It's that time that most folks are dreading, colder weather 🥶 It is very essential that over the next couple of days tha...
01/16/2026

It's that time that most folks are dreading, colder weather 🥶 It is very essential that over the next couple of days that we all protect ourselves, our fur-babies, and our homes.
Some of the easiest things we can do, to protect our homes, is to disconnect the hose pipe from the outside hose bib. This will prevent the water from freezing inside of the hosepipe and transferring up to your house, thus busting your pipes.
Next, allow a continuous drip/small stream of water to flow, ON THE HOT WATER SIDE 🔥, during the night at the coldest temperatures. Doing the hot side allows cold water to flow through the water heater and move warm water through your pipes preventing the likelihood of bursting.
Most of all, keep yourself safe during this time by staying warm and keep your furbabies warm, as well. By using straw/hay, woodchips, heat lamps, blankets, or if you're able, in a shelter or home.
Unless you are an essential worker try to stay indoors. We here, at Jon The Plumber, will be here for your plumbing and natural gas needs, during this cold weather spell.
We still remain-
Number One In The Number Two Business
Thanks to all of you. Please be safe out there and many blessings. 🙏✝️🛐☦️🤙

I haven't made a post in a while so I thought I would post about a small job we did today.The sewer line was coming out ...
12/11/2025

I haven't made a post in a while so I thought I would post about a small job we did today.

The sewer line was coming out of a cafeteria into a grease trap. But the line would not drain, completely. We ran our jetter down the line, with no avail, and decided that the only option was to dig it up to see what the problem was.

We took the tractor and exposed the pipe and found two separate 90⁰ bends, one going straight down and the other going horizontal into the tank. However, that second line going into the tank was going in the wrong direction (backgraded) and had a belly in the middle of the pipe.
In essence, over the course of years since its install grease had built up and solidified within the pipe preventing anything from passing through it.
So we installed a new reverse clean-out (to go back under the cafeteria) and 45⁰ bends, while bedding the pipe on the proper elevation, to prevent any future build-ups from happening again.
We backfield and tamped then dressed the area back up with no other known problems.
Making us one of the reasons why customers call us,
#1 In The #2 Business 🤙

****SIDE NOTE***** Please be sure to disconnect your water hose from your outside hose bib, so that the cold weather won't freeze your the garden hose then transfer up to your home and burst your pipes. Happy Holidays 🎅🎄🙏

I have been working as long as I can remember. From riding my bicycle and throwing newspapers, taking a push mower while...
07/10/2025

I have been working as long as I can remember. From riding my bicycle and throwing newspapers, taking a push mower while strapped to the back of my bike and cutting yards for $5.00 each, to finding old bicycle frames and fixing them up and reselling them to the neighborhood kids for $15.
I got my real first job working at Arby's when I was 16 years old, making $5.25 an hour, thinking I was someone...lol
It's been nearly 40 years now and I am still working and continue to have the same work ethics and work values that was instilled into me, at a young age.
Here I am 52 years old and I still crawl under houses, turn wrenches, dig up water and sewer lines (with a shovel), I get down under cabinets and tight spots, and I'm in the elements every single day, all the while dealing with the most unpleasant things that, we as humans, don't want to talk about.
The irony about what I do is that I love my profession and more especially, the people I am around daily. With coming of the new day comes a new physical challenge, for myself. My body is wearing, my bones are worn, the joints are drying out, and the strength is loosing its luster. The realism of not being invincible is setting in. We all, especially men, feel as though we are ten foot tall and bulletproof while able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.
Construction trades has become a very high demanding profession and even more lucrative for the one's who know what they are doing and how to perform their job accordingly. Of course, being in Union, our demographic is always at the bottom of the charts when it comes to any surveys or records. We just happen to be a small town with small growth with very little ambitions to excell with the rest of the state's economic growth, for numerous reasons.
Doing some research, being an electrician, plumber, HVAC, and a welder are typically the highest paid trades that DOES NOT require a high school diploma nor a college education to work, in these feilds. However, in order to obtain your license or certification you will have to take a written test and pass it, by the State's LLR board.
No matter what you want to do with your life you will learn very quickly that you will have to earn a living, in order to maintain the lifestyle that you want. Computers and technology has come so far and advanced in so many ways and helped so many. However, computers and technology can't replace plumbing pipes, or repair something that was there since 1963, or dig under a house to access the line that's two feet deep, or smell the natural gas leaking from a rusted pipe, under the house, or be agile enough to climb over and under air ducts and pillars to get to the plumbing issue while crawling through raw sewage without damaging anything, in the process.
To get to a stable situation, in any career, you have to start from the bottom and work your way up. You can have all the education and training in the world but still have no idea about nothing. But if you are willing to show up daily, invest into what you want out of that profession, then you will succeed at it and excel greatly.
Being a plumber is one of the most essential professions that is out there. A plumber works on your drinking water, your waste water, and your natural gas. In any given circumstance a plumber will be one of the most important tradesman that can ever be needed, due to the level of expertise that they could possess. Without water, after 72 hours, we as humans will die. If our raw sewer backed up and didn't get disposed of properly we could get sick and die, if the natural gas leaked and did not get repaired properly it would explode. Plumber's are not a want, but a necessity of our modern everyday lives.
Once you obtain your license, you can easily make your own paycheck...but to get there it takes hard work, perseverance, dedication, determination, time, and a few other things.
The market is wide open for this next generation to take it over...because once me and my generation are gone there are not going to be very many new young tradesman out there for you to call upon when you need a plumber, electrician, or an Hvac guy...and if you can get him you better have some deep pockets to afford them, because they will be in higher demand, then now.
So if you are reading this and know someone who is not sure about their future, they probably need to research into one of these feilds soon, because time is ticking.
Thank you all for always supporting me and my company, over the years, many blessings to you all 🤙
Also if anyone has any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at any time. Thanks.

Today we had to replace a backflow because it was bad and leaking inside the pit. The pit and leak were undiscovered bec...
06/06/2025

Today we had to replace a backflow because it was bad and leaking inside the pit. The pit and leak were undiscovered because it had a sewer lid covered the pit. Once it was located we replaced the backflow, cleaned the top of the valve pit, secured the lid back to the pit, and then checked for leaks and we found another. Between the meter and pit, we discovered another leak and after digging it up we found that the cable fiber-optic line had hit the water line causing to leak. So we made repairs to that line as well then backfilled the area, cleaned the site, painted the water tops, then placed post(s) to protect/ prevent any future damages from happening.
Please give us a call for your backflow device test, inspections, repairs, or replacements.

So we removed the old tub/ shower and installed a new stand-up shower in its place. Give us a call for your free quote ...
11/02/2024

So we removed the old tub/ shower and installed a new stand-up shower in its place.

Give us a call for your free quote 🤙

10/22/2024

☆☆☆☆TRIGGER WARNING☆☆☆☆

We got the complaint that the sewer was backing up within the house. So we dug up the septic tank and found the black pipe going into the tank. We ran our machine down the line and saw this coming out the end of the pipe in the septic tank.

Please don't pour grease down your lines. Make sure you clean the grass off of your dishes off prior to washing them. If not, this could easily happen to you. 🤙

Call us for your natural gas and plumbing needs. Stay safe out there. 🤙

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