Burst pipe after a Minneapolis polar snap
Emergency · Winter & freeze
Shut the meter if you can. Do not stand in water near appliances. Clamp or cut and cap, then write the repair.
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Minneapolis plumbing
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Low water pressure upstairs in a Minneapolis foursquare
Leaks & repipe
One fixture is an aerator. Whole-house hot-only brown water is galvanized or a dip tube.
Garbage disposals vs kitchen drains in Minneapolis
Drains & sewers · Fixtures
Hex key first. A cracked housing is a replacement. A slow sink with a spinning disposal is a drain.
Moen cartridges and seized stops in 1990s west-metro kitchens
Fixtures
A drip is a 1225. A stop that will not close turns a 40-minute job into a wall opening.
Tankless vs tank for a Twin Cities two-story
Water heaters
Basement space, gas line size, and 7am showers decide this. Isolation valves should already be on the unit.
Repair vs replace a Minneapolis water heater on year twelve
Cost & permits · Water heaters
Parts on a closed tank are a repair. A leaking seam is a replacement. Age alone is not the whole story.
What a Minneapolis plumbing visit actually costs
Cost & permits
Access, freeze damage, after-hours, and the permit desk move the number more than the part. Ranges, not a $49 coupon.
Apartment riser leaks in Uptown walk-ups
Commercial · Leaks & repipe · Twin Cities
A second-floor supply shows up in the unit below. Map the riser. Write a unit-by-unit scope.
Restaurant grease lines on Nicollet and Eat Street
Commercial
Floor sinks fail during service. We jet the line, reset the interceptor schedule, and isolate the suite.
Backflow test notices in Minneapolis and the west metro
Twin Cities
Annual irrigation and commercial domestic assemblies get a city letter. We test, file, and rebuild instead of sending you to a second contractor.