Absolute Plumbing & Boiler

What Absolute Plumbing & Boiler does

Absolute Plumbing & Boiler is a family-owned, full-service plumbing and boiler contractor founded by Dan Moss in 1992 and currently operating out of Summerville, South Carolina. The company delivers residential and commercial plumbing repair, installation, and maintenance, including water heaters (tank, tankless, hybrid), boilers and hydronics, gas line work, drain and sewer cleaning, sump pumps, garbage disposals, backflow testing and prevention, and main waterline replacement. Specialized offerings include HUD-compliant mobile/manufactured-home plumbing, slab leak detection using electronic, thermal imaging, video, and pressure-testing diagnostics, and pipe-freezing isolation using liquid CO2.

The business model is direct-to-consumer and professional-services based: quote-based transactional pricing for one-off jobs with optional recurring maintenance scheduling (sump pumps, water heaters, sewer mains, backflow preventers). Dan Moss is the sole State Licensed Master Plumber and State Licensed Boiler Contractor and personally answers calls, performs all service work, and manages customer relationships end-to-end. The company holds multiple state licenses (FL, OH, SC) and certifications in backflow prevention, OSHA confined space and trenching, NCI carbon monoxide/combustion analysis, and a Class A CDL. Go-to-market relies on a tri-county service footprint (Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester counties), a website with educational blog content, social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and a substantial base of hundreds of five-star reviews and customer testimonials. There are no subsidiaries, no external funding, no partnerships, and no franchise structure; the company is privately held and founder-operated.

Name

Absolute Plumbing & Boiler

Legal name

Absolute Plumbing & Boiler

Website

https://absoluteplumbingandboilers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Absolute Plumbing & Boiler is a family-owned plumbing and boiler contractor serving residential and commercial customers in the Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester tri-county area of South Carolina, with owner-operator Dan Moss personally delivering all services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Plumbing Services

NAICS

Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (23822), Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (238220)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Steam & Air-Conditioning Supply (4961)

akta.pro primary industry

Plumbing & Pipefitting Contracting (IMAFALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pipe Installation, Repair & Repiping (HSAOAAAB), Boiler Repair, Maintenance & Tune-Ups (HSAOACAD), Burst Pipe Repair & Water Shutoff (HSAOAMAA), Faucet, Sink & Shower/Tub Installation & Repair (HSAOAAAE)

Keywords

• Residential plumbing services
• Commercial plumbing contractor
• Boiler maintenance repair
• Leak detection services
• Mobile home plumbing

Headquarters

HQ city

Summerville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Plumbing Repair Services: One-time service fees for repair work including faucet repairs, toilet repairs, sink repairs, leak detection, pipe repairs, drain cleaning, water heater repairs, boiler repairs, gas line repairs, sump pump repairs, and garbage disposal repairs.
2. Installation Services: New installations of plumbing fixtures, water heaters (tank, tankless, hybrid), boilers, sump pumps, gas lines, backflow preventers, and complete plumbing systems for new construction.
3. Maintenance Contracts: Optional routine maintenance schedules offered to customers for components like sump pumps, water heaters, sewer mains, and backflow preventers. Dan Moss proactively contacts customers when service is due.
4. Specialized Services: Premium services including mobile home plumbing (HUD-compliant), slab leak detection and repair (epoxy restoration, pipe rerouting, pipe relining, direct access), and backflow testing (annual certification).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Absolute Plumbing & Boiler is a family-owned, full-service plumbing and boiler contractor providing residential and commercial repair, installation, and maintenance services across the South Carolina tri-county area. Its offerings span general plumbing, water heaters (tank, tankless, hybrid), boilers, faucets/toilets/sinks, garbage disposals, gas lines, sump pumps, main waterlines, drain cleaning, backflow testing, slab leak detection, pipe freezing, and HUD-compliant mobile home plumbing, all delivered directly by owner Dan Moss.

Product overview

Absolute Plumbing & Boiler is a family-owned, full-service plumbing and boiler contractor offering a comprehensive range of repair, replacement, and maintenance services for residential and commercial properties. The company's service portfolio centers on core plumbing services (general plumbing, water heaters, faucets/toilets/sinks, garbage disposals, gas lines, sump pumps, drain cleaning, backflow prevention, main waterline repairs) combined with specialized offerings (boiler services, mobile home plumbing per H.U.D. standards, slab leak detection, and pipe freezing technology). Dan Moss serves as the primary service provider, delivering personalized service from initial call through job completion. Services are available 24/7 for emergencies on an as-available basis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 30+ years in business since 1992
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• HomeServe: Home repair protection-plan and service-contract marketplace that connects homeowners with vetted local plumbers. Adjacent ecosystem player — not a direct competitor — but increasingly channels repair demand away from owner-operators like Absolute toward plan-network contractors.
• Neighborly (Mr. Rooter parent): Multi-brand franchisor of home services including plumbing (Mr. Rooter), HVAC, electrical, and home-repair brands. Relevant as a roll-up counterparty that could acquire Absolute as a specialty mobile-home-plumbing tuck-in within the broader Charleston franchise network.

Broad incumbents

• Benjamin Franklin Plumbing: National franchise focused on residential plumbing, water heaters, and drain services with a punctuality-driven brand promise. Competes directly with Absolute for the same homeowner segment in markets where its franchisees overlap Charleston-area territories.
• Len The Plumber: Mid-Atlantic and Southeast residential plumbing specialist offering drain cleaning, water heater, sewer, and sump-pump services. Closely comparable menu to Absolute with emphasis on same-day service; a relevant competitor for any expansion of Absolute into adjacent regional markets.
• Roto-Rooter: National plumbing and drain service franchise offering plumbing repair, drain cleaning, water heaters, and water damage services across the U.S. Operates in the same tri-county area as Absolute and competes for the same residential and commercial plumbing calls, though at vastly greater scale and with branded dispatch infrastructure.
• ARS / Rescue Rooter: Large regional multi-trade home services operator (American Residential Services) offering plumbing, HVAC, and drain cleaning across many U.S. metros. Directly comparable to Absolute for plumbing and water-heater work; differs by offering HVAC cross-sell and company-owned technician crews rather than an owner-operator model.
• Mr. Rooter Plumbing: Neighborly-owned national plumbing franchise providing residential and commercial plumbing, drain cleaning, water heater, and sump pump services. Comparable to Absolute in service menu and customer targets; differentiated by multi-truck dispatch and brand-level marketing rather than the personal-service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/PlumbAbsolute
• Facebookfacebook.com/Plumbingandboilerrepairs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/dan-moss-49048786

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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