Alpine Plumbco is a full service plumbing company offering residential and commercial plumbing services in the Big Bend & Surrounding Counties. Water Heater Repair, Service & Products.. Plumbing is the system of pipes,drains,fittings,valves,valve assemblies and devices installed in a building for the distribution of water for drinking,heating,washing and the removal of waterborne wastes. It is a skilled trade of working with pipes,tubing and plumbing fixtures and equipment such as tank-less and tank type water heaters and backflow preventers. So,plumbing usually deals with laying pipe lines which provide a means of transportation for fluids.