Victory Hot Water and Gas LLC

05/08/2026

BORROWED FROM ANOTHER SMALL BUSINESS OWNER..

To local business owners!
Reading some comments today about contractors and “write-offs” honestly reminded me how misunderstood small business ownership really is.

A tax write-off does NOT mean something is free. It means a business can deduct legitimate operating expenses from taxable income. The money still has to physically leave the business account first.

Most small business owners are not out here getting rich off “gas money” or “wear and tear.” They are trying to survive while juggling:

• fuel costs
• insurance
• payroll taxes
• workers comp
• equipment repairs
• office expenses
• bookkeeping/accounting
• vehicle replacements
• licensing
• advertising
• unpaid estimates
• slow seasons
• credit card processing fees
• self-employment taxes
• and sometimes customers who never even hire them after hours of work preparing quotes

People see a quote and think it’s just “labor.” In reality, the price reflects what it takes to keep a legitimate business operating legally and sustainably.

I think more business owners need to start speaking honestly about the realities behind running a business, because from the outside many people only see the final number — not the sacrifices, risks, stress, and overhead behind it.

To all the small business owners out there trying to do things the right way: keep going. A lot of us understand exactly how hard it really is.

01/25/2026

Good morning everyone! After a few phone calls this morning, I figured I would share a little bit of information. Hopefully can help prevent some unnecessary repairs and damage to homes. Just as a friendly reminder during these cold temperatures, you should not have your heat in your home set below normal. I hear a lot from customers that they keep the heat down around 60° and even lower than that. I'm currently on my way to a house that the heat was set at 50° yesterday and one of their heating zones burst and flooded on the second floor all the way down through to the first floor and they have no heat all night. Last night. When we reach these cold temperatures you need to turn the heat up. Keeping a heat down around 60 or even lower you are really running a risk of having Frozen pipes. Even though the thermostat on the wall says 50° or 60°. That's not the temperature down on the floor over in the corner on the exterior wall we your heating pipes are.... If you're utilizing a pellet stove to heat your house, but you also have a hydraulic heating system you need to run that hydronic heating system or those pipes are subject to freezing and bursting. I truly understand the need for trying to save money burning less fuel. However, every bit of that savings goes right out the window even with one emergency service call.

04/01/2025

Just wondering if anybody else out there is having a hard time leaving a recommendation on my page?

04/01/2025

I'd like to reach out and thank everybody for all the kind words. It really really means an awful lot to us. It's really amazing to read through all the reviews that people have done and added to my profile online. It's great to know that there are so many amazing people In our lives. I also want to thank those of you who gave advice and those of you who took the steps to report and make complaints about the false reviews and really the personal attack on our business. Once again, thank you so very much. It really means an awful lot to us! We look forward to getting past this mess. And continuing to be able to provide the best services I can to my customers, friends and family.

03/30/2025

To all my customers current or potential future customers , along with friends and family. So apparently my business is being targeted in an attempt to ruin my reputation and damage my business. Unfortunately it's not being done by a scammer but it is a local resident that has mental health issues and is being very childish. He had already attempted to damage another small business that is located in Berlin in the past using the same tactics. So apparently he is using a 3rd party website to generate these false reviews and recommendations.
This individual is not a stranger. I know who he is and he knows that. I know that he is doing this. Interesting enough. He is already waist deep in legal troubles. As it is. You would think this is the last thing that he would want to get involved in.
If you have a look at the reviews you can see that it is obvious that they are all submitted with in an hour or two. Half of the names make no so sense nor does the reviews that were given. Apparently this individual isn't smart enough to realize this.
At this point my attorney is involved and we are doing what we can to get these removed and to prevent future issues.
If you have had me in your home making repairs in the past and liked what services I provided please feel free to share them on my page if you like. It may be the best way to combat this individual.

My sincere apologies to you all for this mess.

08/14/2024

Very coincidental is the fact that I'm changing this well tank out today. My Father installed it in January 2002 . He passed away in Oct of 2003 ... And today is his Birthday. .. he would have been 74 yrs old.... Definitely miss him

07/03/2024

Hey everybody I just wanted to share some information with you. Unfortunately once again last week I had to respond to an incoming service call in which a leaking water heater had flooded a basement. This particular basement had just under 2 ft of water in it and destroyed what I believe to be thousands of dollars of belongings. Please do yourself a favor take a look at your water heater. Try to decipher the age of the water heater. If it does not State the age of the water heater try contacting the manufacturer with the serial number and they should be able to tell you the age of the water heater. Recently I have been finding many water heaters that are coming from the big box stores are failing between 4 and 6 years from installation date. A good quality water heater from last you upwards of 10 to 12 years at an average. So please go take a look at your water heater take a gander at the overall condition of it. Some of them blatantly look in bad shape others can be old and looking great shape. Those particular water heaters he really have to go by the age. It's not a matter of if the water heater will fail and leak only a matter of when. I will say this most water heaters leak a small amount of water on the floor and people notice it and can prevent major damage.... However in the last five years or so I have had at least a half a dozen which have produced over a foot of water in the basement. This photo is just a generic photo I am showing for it example. If you're concerned about your water heater please feel free to reach out to me I'll do what I can to find out the age of the water heater and I can provide you with an estimate for replacement if you would like.

06/06/2024

05/24/2024

Some great things are happening over here at Victory Plumbing and Gas! Now it just needs a fresh coat of paint on the rims and the new bumper cover and she is smokin!

04/24/2024

Great things are happening over here at Victory Plumbing and Gas. Can't wait to get this beautiful truck all lettered up!