How Does Frantic Homeowner Come Out a Winner?

Nevada plumber rescues prized heirloom from bathroom drain.
How Does Frantic Homeowner Come Out a Winner?
The Ira Hansen & Sons Plumbing team includes (from left) Taylor Echevarria, Adam Heil, Ian Hansen, Ira Hansen, Alexis Hansen, Tracy Cobb and Steve Messmore. Ira Hansen went into the trades after graduating from high school and has been a plumber for 37 years. Ira and Alexis were high school sweethearts and are celebrating 36 years of marriage in August. (Photo by Tom R. Smedes)

We are a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week shop, so we get some unusual calls,” says Ira Hansen, owner of Ira Hansen & Sons Plumbing & Heating in Sparks, Nevada.

One late-night call stands out as particularly memorable, when a woman said she might have accidentally washed a gold...

Please login or register to view Plumber articles. It's free, fast and easy!


Discussion

Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted.