Plumbing, HVAC & Electrical in Bloomington, UT

Bloomington sits at about 2,500 feet in the southwest corner of St. George, one of the lowest and warmest parts of the city. The St. George area averages about 60 afternoons a year above 100 degrees, and the state’s record high of 118 was set in south St. George near the Arizona border. Down here, an air conditioner isn’t a comfort upgrade. It’s what makes July livable.

That heat is hard on equipment that has been in place a long time, and Bloomington has plenty of it. The community was settled in 1870 and joined St. George in 1982, so many of its homes have been through decades of summers. Older condensers lose efficiency, capacitors fail in the first heat wave, and ductwork in hot attics leaks cooled air before it reaches the rooms. We look at the whole system before recommending a repair or a replacement.

The Virgin River shapes the neighborhood in another way. Homes along its banks were sandbagged during the 2005 floods, and anywhere near the river it’s worth knowing where your main water shutoff is, whether your sewer line has a backwater valve, and how your drains are holding up. A camera inspection takes the guesswork out of an older line.

Then there’s the water itself. Southern Utah water is very hard, and scale builds inside tank water heaters, faucet cartridges and shower valves. In homes that have never had a softener, we often find heaters that have lost a large share of their capacity to sediment. Flushing the tank, adding a softener or moving to a tankless unit with regular descaling all help.

Winter is mild, but about 60 mornings a year still reach freezing, enough to split an exposed pipe.