The Warning Signs Your Drains Need Professional Cleaning

Today’s Plumbing technician inspecting residential plumbing

A slow drain is easy to ignore. The water eventually disappears, the sink still works, and it doesn’t feel urgent enough to call a plumber. Maybe you pour something down the drain, pull a little hair out of the stopper, or simply decide to deal with it later. The problem is that drains don’t usually […]

Emergency Plumber: What to Do Before Help Arrives

Plumbing repair technician working under a sink

Plumbing problems rarely happen at a convenient time. A burst pipe in the middle of the night, a backed-up sewer line on a holiday weekend, or a water heater leaking across the basement floor can quickly turn a normal day into a stressful situation. When plumbing emergencies occur, knowing what steps to take before an […]

5 Signs Your Water Heater Is About to Fail

Person washing dishes in a kitchen sink

Your water heater is one of the hardest-working appliances in your home — and one of the easiest to forget about, right up until the morning you’re standing in a cold shower. The trouble is, when a water heater fails, it doesn’t always fail quietly. A ruptured tank can dump dozens of gallons onto your […]

How to Prevent Frozen Pipes During a Minnesota Winter

Snow-covered homes during Minnesota winter

If you’ve lived through even one Twin Cities winter, you already know what a stretch of sub-zero nights can do. When the temperature drops and the wind chill follows it down, the water sitting inside your pipes is at real risk — and a single frozen line can turn into a burst pipe, a flooded […]