Eden Prairie attic is rare — the heater is in the basement
Twin Cities · Water heaters
West-metro two-stories hide the tank next to the sump. Pan, expansion, and permit are the replacement, not a hope and a drain pan from…
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St. Paul plumbing permits are not Minneapolis permits
Cost & permits · Twin Cities
Summit Hill and Highland Park sit on a different desk. We pull what the job requires and we do not start a sewer without…
Lead service lines on older Minneapolis blocks
Leaks & repipe
The service from the main to the meter is a city program. House-side galvanized is ours. We do not pretend they are the same…
Polybutylene in 1980s Eden Prairie and Plymouth
Leaks & repipe · Twin Cities
A PB stamp on a fitting is a written whole-house conversation, not another coupling.
Sump pumps and frozen discharge lines after a Twin Cities melt
Winter & freeze
A silent pit before a March melt is an emergency. Frozen discharge at the rim joist is as common as a dead float.
Basement water heaters in Minneapolis — not attic units
Water heaters
Twin Cities tanks live on a stand in the basement. A leaking seam is a replacement. A clogged T&P is a part.
Clay-tile laterals and elm roots in Longfellow
Drains & sewers · Twin Cities
Roots are a joint or a crack with water in it. Killing the tree does not close the pipe.
Cast-iron stacks in Whittier and Uptown
Drains & sewers · Twin Cities
A 1910 stack that scales to a straw will not be saved by a third closet auger. Camera, then jet or replace the run.
Frozen hose bibbs in Minneapolis bungalows
Winter & freeze
A split sillcock on a 1924 Longfellow rim joist is the January job. Interior stop first, then a frost-free replacement — not a hair…
When a Minneapolis plumbing call is actually an appliance job
Referrals
Dishwasher pump, washer transmission, fridge ice maker — those are not pipes. We send that work to West Metro Appliance Repair and stay on…