If you are a homeowner or business owner in Redlands, we would be glad to help and to treat your home or business like our own. We answer the phone 24/7 at (909) 312-4516. Many homes in downtown Redlands are designated historic, with plumbing systems that go back to the 1880s-1920s. Repiping these requires care: we work around original plaster, redwood framing, and decorative tile. Redlands also has strict tree-preservation ordinances, which affect how we approach sewer-line replacement: sometimes we'll trenchless-line a sewer to avoid removing a protected tree.
Sweetwater Plumbing is a licensed, family-owned plumber (CSLB #889182) serving Redlands and the Inland Empire, rated 4.8 stars across 588+ reviews. We take urgent calls in Redlands 24/7, with same-day service for most non-urgent jobs booked before noon. Most of the city gets its water from the City of Redlands Municipal Utilities. Call (909) 312-4516 24/7.
From a slow-draining sink to a slab leak under the foundation, and from full repipes to gas line installations, we handle nearly every part of a residential or commercial plumbing system in Redlands. And when something can’t wait, we offer 24/7 emergency plumbing service in Redlands, too.
Downtown Redlands, South Redlands, Crafton, University of Redlands area.
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Redlands' plumbing splits between its historic core and its newer tracts, and each asks for a different approach.
CA CSLB License #889182 · C-36 Plumbing Contractor · $2M general liability · Bonded · San Bernardino County coverage. Verify our license at the CA Contractors State License Board.
What we see in each part of Redlands:
1880s-1920s historic homes. Many designated historic. Careful preservation-friendly repipes.
Mix of historic, mid-century and custom hillside homes. Mature trees mean root intrusion in clay laterals.
1950s+ tract. Aging galvanized, slab-leak and water heater work.
Heavy student rental concentration. Multi-unit and apartment plumbing service.
Redlands was the "Navel Orange Capital of the World" and the citrus wealth earned it two more nicknames, the "City of Millionaires" and the "City of Beautiful Homes." Founded 1881, incorporated 1888, it has one of the best-preserved collections of Victorian and early-1900s homes in California, with eight designated historic districts and landmarks like the Kimberly Crest and Morey mansions. That means a lot of genuinely old plumbing in the historic core. Beyond it: 1950s-and-newer tract homes in areas like Crafton, and custom hillside homes in South Redlands.
Most of Redlands is served by the City of Redlands Municipal Utilities, a water system with deep roots in the citrus era when growers built dams and canals to feed the groves. It's a blend of Mill Creek and Santa Ana River surface water, local wells and State Water Project water, and it's hard enough that water heaters collect sediment and fixtures build up scale. Water pressure runs high here, as it does across Southern California, so we recommend testing your pressure regulator every year.
If you're near the University of Redlands, Kimberly Crest House & Gardens, the Redlands Bowl, the Lincoln Memorial Shrine or Smiley Park, you're in our regular service area. Our techs know the neighborhoods, the typical lot layouts, and the access routes.
Family-owned and based in Montclair since 2010. Our techs know Redlands well.
From the historic downtown homes to the postwar tracts toward Crafton, we arrive knowing what to look for and ready to diagnose what isn't typical.
We know the City of Redlands Municipal Utilities system: its backflow testing schedule and the paperwork the utility requires. We test backflow devices on the utility's schedule and file the results with the utility for you.
In Redlands specifically, the most common calls we get are for repipes in the 1880s-1920s Victorian and Craftsman homes downtown, and for careful sewer-line replacement on streets with protected trees. But the full range of work we do in Redlands includes:
Active leaks, no water, and sewer backups. Dispatched to Redlands 24/7.
Tank, tankless, gas, electric, hybrid. Redlands' older homes often need code-update work around the unit during replacement.
We find and fix slab leaks in homes across Redlands. Electronic and acoustic detection lets us repair the exact spot with minimal demolition.
For Redlands gas line needs, residential or commercial, we test pressure and check for leaks on every job.
In Redlands' older homes, the sewer laterals are often cast iron or clay, with root intrusion. Cable for blockages, hydrojet to clear roots and grease. Camera inspection on every main line.
Repiping is common in Redlands homes that still have galvanized supply lines. Repipes are done in PEX or copper, phased, with your home protected and the drywall patched.
Original clay laterals are common in older Redlands neighborhoods. When they crack or roots get in, we line them in place or replace them. We work on cast-iron, clay, ABS and PVC lines, trenchless when possible.
Annual testing & certification for City of Redlands Municipal Utilities requirements. We file the paperwork directly with the utility on your behalf. We also install and repair backflow preventers.
Commercial plumbing for Redlands restaurants, retail, multi-unit and office properties, with flexible, after-hours scheduling around your operating hours.
Sweetwater Plumbing's service area extends across San Bernardino, Riverside and eastern Los Angeles counties.
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Freddy, Matt, John, Angel, and everyone else at Sweetwater is 100% 10/10 highly recommend. They have worked on all my plumbing at this point between installing a neat hot water heater, main water lines, and general plumbing issues. They cover it all with…
This was a great experience today with Sweetwater's technician Anthony! He was able to diagnose everything after his thorough scope of the kitchen' sinks plumbing area. He also adressed the issue & advised me what the next step to take to resolve the issue. I…
We are very pleased with the service we received. We have worked with Sweetwater before and will again for future needs. We have tried other companies and have been very disappointed with the quality and expense. Freddy was very friendly, clean and…
