West Valley City Plumber | Old Plumbing Is Our Kind of Work
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## On this page
- What needsattention?
- Need to spread out the cost?
- Know the house.Know the water.
- Your water district
- Older homes
- Water color
- You should knowwho you’re hiring.
- Work we’ve donein West Valley.
- Service Areas ▼
- What does theprice cover?
- Plumbing help nearby.
- Beforeyou book.
- Let’s get it fixed.
- Want to look at it first?
- Water comes up out of the washing machine standpipe. Before you snake it, find out if the drain can breathe.
- Locations we serve
/ West Valley City
Mountain Man Plumbing · Utah
# West Valley City Plumber.
Let’s get it fixed.
Leaking faucet, cold shower or a basement bathroom in the plans? Mountain Man handles home plumbing repairs and installations throughout West Valley City.
- Book a plumbing visit ↗
- Call / text (385) 766-8935
Financing available ↗
Call/text hours: Mon-Sun 8 AM-7 PM
Mountain Man Plumbing service van with the company name and mountain graphics
Strong values. **Reliable service.**Hear from our customers ↗
Long story short
Mountain Man handles plumbing repairs, replacements and remodels in West Valley City. Call us for leaks, drains, water heaters, faucets, toilets and water treatment. We work on the plumbing you already have and install what you need next.
Jump to: What needs attention · Know the house. Know the water · You should know who you’re hiring · Work we’ve done in West Valley
Skip the read? Book a visit or text (385) 766-8935.
- Master plumber **Tyler Nerdin ↗**
- Utah contractor license **\#12992295-5501 ↗**
- Already have a quote? **Get a second opinion ↗**
- Find your service
- West Valley homes & water
- Our local work
- Before you book
The whole house, covered
## What needs attention?
Choose an area to explore the repairs and equipment we work on. Or text us a photo and tell us what it’s doing.
### 01 Hot water Water heaters & boilers **+**
- Water heater repair ↗
- Water heater replacement & tankless ↗
- Boiler repair ↗
### 02 Leaks & pressure Pipes, valves & water pressure **+**
- Find & repair a leak ↗
- Pressure regulators / PRVs ↗
- Main & fixture shutoff valves ↗
- Whole-home repiping ↗
### 03 Bathroom Toilets, showers & faucets **+**
- Toilet repair & bidet seats ↗
- Shower & tub plumbing ↗
- Faucet & sink repair ↗
### 04 Kitchen & laundry Disposals, drains & connections **+**
- Disposal repair & replacement ↗
- Drain cleaning ↗
- Appliance & laundry plumbing ↗
### 05 Water treatment Softening, filtration & backflow **+**
- Water softener service ↗
- Filtration & water treatment ↗
- Backflow devices & connections ↗
### 06 Projects & outdoors Remodels & new plumbing **+**
- Basement & remodel plumbing ↗
- Gas lines & appliance hookups ↗
- Outdoor faucets / hose bibs ↗
- Sump & sewage pumps ↗
All plumbing services & guides ↗ Buried pipes: Water lines · Sewer repair Book Mountain Man ↗
Payment options
## Need to spread out the cost?
For a water heater, a repipe or another eligible plumbing job, we offer financing through Wisetack. You can check whether you prequalify before booking.
Wisetack
Checking your eligibility won’t affect your credit score.
See financing options ↗ Subject to credit approval. Terms vary.
A closer look at West Valley
## Know the house. Know the water.
We matched county property records with the city boundary and Utah’s water-service maps. Here are a few things worth knowing before you plan plumbing work here.
### Your water district
Four districts. One city.
Four drinking-water districts serve West Valley City Granger-Hunter covers most of the city. Magna covers a smaller western portion, Kearns a southwestern portion, and Taylorsville-Bennion portions along the south and east. General coverage only. Use the district name on your bill. WEST VALLEY CITY N 0 2 miles
Water-service areas clipped to West Valley City. Pale areas fall outside these four mapped service areas. Match the provider to your bill before calling.
- Granger-Hunter **(801) 968-3551**
- Kearns **(801) 968-1011**
- Magna **(801) 250-2118**
- Taylorsville-Bennion **(801) 968-9081**
### Your ZIP code isn’t your water district.
West Valley City doesn’t run the drinking-water system. Four districts serve the city, and their boundaries cut across ZIP codes.
Take **84128**. Within West Valley, our sample places **7,477 residential properties in Granger-Hunter’s mapped area and 364 in Magna’s**. In 84119, the split is Granger-Hunter and Taylorsville-Bennion.
That matters when a repair needs the water shut off outside, when a street leak appears or when you’re looking for the right water-quality report. Start with the district on your bill.
City’s water-district directory & service maps ↗
### Our map, counts & sources
September 2026 Mountain Man MapData analysis. We joined Salt Lake County’s 2025 assessor records to address points inside the municipal boundary, counting each residential parcel with housing units and a valid build year once. We preferred a primary address where available. This is a property sample, not a customer or dwelling count.
Of 32,387 records, 29,652 fall in Granger-Hunter’s mapped area, 1,713 in Kearns, 382 in Magna and 636 in Taylorsville-Bennion. Four fall outside these polygons. None overlap. In 84119, the split is 9,345 Granger-Hunter and 487 Taylorsville-Bennion records.
The water polygons are Utah’s community culinary-service areas with an active end-year of 2024. They show general coverage, not a verified service connection at an individual address.
County assessor data ↗Utah water-service map source ↗
### Older homes
West Valley property snapshot
**16,351**
properties in our sample were built before 1980.
**That’s just over half.**
**Before 1980**
16,351
**1980–1999**
8,654
**2000 onward**
7,382
32,387 residential property records with a valid build year. Source and method in the water-district tab.
### Old plumbing is our kind of work.
More than half the West Valley properties we reviewed were built before 1980. Leaking pipes, worn shower valves, toilets that won’t quit running and water heaters on their last legs are all reasons to give us a call.
Whether you need one repair, new plumbing for a remodel or a whole-home repipe, Mountain Man can help. We’ll figure out what needs fixing, walk you through the options and give you the price before we start.
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### Water color
For Granger-Hunter customers
### Yellow or brown water?
The district identifies iron and manganese from its groundwater as possible causes.
Report a water-quality change (801) 968-3551 ↗
The color alone doesn’t establish the cause or whether the water is safe. Ask the district to investigate.
### A local cause worth checking first.
Granger-Hunter explains that iron and manganese can settle out in its distribution pipes. Yellow or brown water can appear when wells start up or construction interrupts and restores water flow.
If you’re on that system and the water changes, contact the district before buying treatment equipment for the problem. It asks customers to report these changes so it can investigate.
We can help with the plumbing and treatment equipment inside your home. Bring the district’s findings into that conversation so the proposed fix addresses the actual problem.
- District’s iron & manganese explanation ↗
- Home water-treatment options ↗
!Tyler Nerdin and his partner beside the Mountain Man Plumbing van Tyler Nerdin
**Founder & master plumber**
The people behind the work
## You should know who you’re hiring.
Mountain Man is Tyler Nerdin’s plumbing company. We explain what failed, talk through the repair and give you the price before the work starts. When we’re finished, we test what we worked on and show you the result.
Read our customers’ reviews, look through the local jobs below, or send us the quote you’ve been trying to make sense of.
- Meet Mountain Man ↗
- Read customer reviews ↗
- Book a visit ↗
- Get a second opinion ↗
From our repair log
## Work we’ve done in West Valley.
See the repairs, installations and photos. This feed grows as we publish more West Valley jobs.
West Valley City · May 10, 2026
### Finding an intermittent tank leak
The leak took about three hours to pin down. Thermal imaging and a look inside the walls helped trace it to the water heater tank. We installed a Bradford White 50-gallon heater with a new expansion tank and drain pan.
See the project ↗
West Valley City · May 10, 2026
### A replacement for a noisy, jamming disposal
The old disposal kept grinding and jamming. We replaced it with a unit stocked on the van, then checked its operation and the connections under the sink.
See the project ↗
West Valley City · May 10, 2026
### The washer was backing up into the shower
We cleared the shared drain through the vent and shower access, then ran the washing machine repeatedly to check that the drain could carry its discharge.
See the project ↗
### All West Valley City projects & guides (4) **+**
1. May 10, 2026 Finding an intermittent tank leak **↗**
2. May 10, 2026 West Valley water heater service guide **↗**
3. May 10, 2026 A replacement for a noisy, jamming disposal **↗**
4. May 10, 2026 The washer was backing up into the shower **↗**
Mountain Man Service Territory
Salt Lake County Service Territory
### Service Areas ▼
Salt Lake City Sandy West Jordan South Jordan Draper Riverton Herriman Cottonwood Heights Holladay Murray Midvale West Valley City Millcreek Park City Alta Lehi
### Verified Feedback ▼
★★★★★ "Tyler is great. Reliable, reasonable, and knowledgeable. Always makes it up to Alta without issues." - Rion Martell
★★★★★ "Tyler was on time, fast and reasonably priced. Gave helpful info that was easy to understand." - Erin Sanislo
★★★★★ "Happy with the quality and affordable pricing for our water heater replacement. Booked quickly." - Cathy Allen
★★★★★ "Been using Tyler for the last 5 years. He is phenomenal at what he does." - Jared Smith
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The price, in plain terms
## What does the price cover?
1. 01 **Name the work.** What's being repaired or installed, and what stays.
2. 02 **Check what's included.** Parts, labor, access, cleanup and any required permit.
3. 03 **Settle the open questions.** Extra work, exclusions and the warranty for this job.
A quote for work at your West Valley City home should make the scope clear. Check who handles access and patching, whether any further diagnosis costs extra, and what happens if opening things up reveals more damage.
**Found a lower number? Ask us why ours is different.** Bring both descriptions of the work. Compare the equipment, repair scope and exclusions before deciding what the difference buys. A higher price alone doesn't prove a better job.
- **Plumbing price questions in West Valley City ↗** What changes the cost and what to ask before agreeing. On Utah Plumbing Prices, which we publish.
- **Already have a quote? Check it ↗** Use our second-opinion tool to work through the job and the price you've been given.
- **How plumbing pricing works ↗** Flat rate, hourly, dispatch fees, permits: what each one means for what you pay.
Mountain Man · Nearby communities
## Plumbing help nearby.
Looking after another property? We also serve these nearby communities. Each guide includes local water information and our plumbing services.
- **Kearns plumbing ↗** Kearns Improvement District, Camp Kearns and Tyler’s hometown.
- **Taylorsville plumbing ↗** The pump house, Millrace Park and the neighborhoods around them.
- **Salt Lake City plumbing ↗** Older homes, condo plumbing and the city’s original water mains.
- Explore this part of the valley ↗
- Water, homes & local history ↗
- All plumbing services ↗
West Valley plumbing questions
## Before you book.
Ask us directly ↗
### Do you work throughout West Valley City?
Yes. We handle residential plumbing repairs and installations throughout West Valley City. Put your street address into the booking request so we can plan the visit. A West Valley mailing address and a water-district boundary are different things, so include the district name if the job needs an outside shutdown.
### Can I book a small repair?
Yes. Book a running toilet, leaking faucet, broken disposal or shutoff valve just as you would a larger job. Call or text (385) 766-8935, or use Book online. Photos are welcome if you want to show us the problem first.
### Can you repair my water heater before replacing it?
We can diagnose the problem and explain the options. Our West Valley service work includes repairs and replacements. In one local leak investigation, we used thermal imaging and checked inside walls before confirming that the tank itself was leaking. The diagnosis came before the replacement.
### Who do I call for a street leak or meter problem?
Call the water district on your bill. West Valley City does not operate the drinking-water system. Granger-Hunter, Kearns, Magna and Taylorsville-Bennion serve different parts of the city. Their numbers are listed in the water-district section above. For plumbing trouble inside the home, call Mountain Man at (385) 766-8935.
### Can you plumb a basement bathroom or a kitchen remodel?
Yes. We handle the water, drain, vent and gas work needed for the plumbing portion of a remodel. West Valley City lists basement finishing, changes to fixture counts and changes to gas lines among work requiring permits and inspections. Tell us what you want to add or move so we can plan that work with you.
### Who handles a buried water line or sewer repair?
Our water-service-line and sewer guides explain those projects and how to arrange the work. A useful local detail for Granger-Hunter customers: the owner’s water-line responsibility runs from the meter to the building, while the sewer lateral runs all the way to the public sewer main. The boundaries differ even at the same house.
### How do I get a price?
Call, text photos or book a visit. We look at the repair and its access, explain the options and give you the price before work starts. If you already have a written quote, use our second-opinion service to have us look it over.
- West Valley permit requirements ↗
- Granger-Hunter’s water & sewer responsibilities ↗
Mountain Man Plumbing · West Valley City
## Let’s get it fixed.
Call (385) 766-8935 ↗Book online ↗
MOUNTAIN MAN PLUMBING / DIY
## Want to look at it first?
All DIY tips ↗
!Water comes up out of the washing machine standpipe. Before you snake it, find out if the drain can breathe. DIY TIP / 01
Laundry Plumbing
### Water comes up out of the washing machine standpipe. Before you snake it, find out if the drain can breathe.
A washing machine doesn't drain, it pumps, and a top-loader pushes up to 17 gallons a minute into a pipe that has to take every bit of it. Ten minutes with a five-gallon bucket tells you whether the line is actually blocked or just can't get air, and those two need opposite repairs.
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## Approved image details
- https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Tyler-Nerdin.png — Tyler Nerdin with his wife
Source page: https://mtnmanplumbing.com/
Caption: Tyler Nerdin with his wife
- https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/bradford-white-water-heater-repair-wvc.jpgpng.webp — Code-compliant seismic strapping on a new water heater in West Valley City.
Source page: https://mtnmanplumbing.com/water-heater-replacement-west-valley-city/
- https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/west-valley-city-garbage-disposal-installation-mountain-man-plumbing.webp — Garbage disposal installation under kitchen sink in West Valley City Utah
Source page: https://mtnmanplumbing.com/past-work-west-valley-city-garbage-disposal-repair/
- https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/shower-drain-auger-cleaning-west-valley-city.webp — Professional plumber using drain auger tool to clear a shower drain clog in West Valley City.
Source page: https://mtnmanplumbing.com/past-work-clogged-shower-drain-west-valley-city/
- https://mtnmanplumbing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/laundry-box-install-south-jordan-ball-valves-propress-copper.png — New laundry box with quarter-turn valves and ProPress copper connections in South Jordan, Utah
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