Clogged toilet
If the plunger lost and a second fixture is slow, stop flushing. That is a main-line problem, not a closet-auger problem.
Minneapolis plumbing help
Symptom pages — what you can safely check, and which money page to open when you should stop.
Clogged kitchen sink
Grease plus starch is the Minneapolis kitchen clog. A disposal reset is not a drain clean. A dead dishwasher pump is an appliance job.
Slow tub drain
Hair at the shoe is one job. A tub that drains overnight is a branch or main.
Sewer backup
Sewage in a tub or floor drain is an emergency. Stay out of the water and call. We camera after we open the line.
No hot water
Check the breaker or the gas valve, then stop. A leaking basement tank is a different emergency than a bad element.
Water heater leaking
Water in the pan is not always a dead tank. We check the T&P, the drain, and the tank seam before we quote a replacement.
Dripping faucet
A drip is a cartridge. A seized stop behind it is the part that turns a 40-minute job into a wall opening.
Running toilet
A running toilet can waste thousands of gallons on a Minneapolis municipal meter. Flapper and fill valve first.
Low water pressure
One fixture is a clogged aerator. Whole-house hot-only brown water is galvanized or a failing heater dip tube.
Burst pipe
Shut the meter if you can. Do not stand in water near appliances. We clamp or cut and cap, then write the repair.
Frozen pipe signs
No water at one fixture, frost on a rim-joist line, or a hose bibb that will not open after a snap. We thaw only what is still closed — a split is a repair.
Water in the ceiling
Second-floor supplies and upstairs baths. We stop the water, then open only what the stain path justifies.
Gas smell
If the odor is strong, leave the house and call the utility. We handle house-side fittings after it is safe.
Garbage disposal jammed
Hex key in the bottom first. If it hums after that, the unit is done or the reset is gone.
Sump pump not running
Check power and the float. A silent pump before a March melt is an emergency visit. Frozen discharge at the wall is as common as a dead motor.
Brown water
Flush cold taps first. Persistent hot-only rust is the heater or galvanized, not a temporary main break downtown.
Toilet overflowing
Lift the tank lid and close the fill valve. If two fixtures are involved, stop and call — that is the main.
Whole-house leak
Meter spinning with everything off is a buried, basement, or concealed line. We pressure-test and listen before we open finishes.
Hydro jet vs snake
A cable opens a hole. A jet cleans the wall. Repeat Minneapolis grease clogs belong on the jet after the first return visit.
Frozen outdoor faucet
A split hose bibb can run inside the rim joist. Shut the interior stop if you have one. This is the January call.