Trusted Plumbers Serving St. Louis Park, MN

Emergency Plumbing in St. Louis Park

A burst pipe, a sewer backup in the basement, or a water heater leaking across the floor can’t wait until Monday. We’re about 10 minutes from most of St. Louis Park and answer emergency calls after hours, so you reach a plumber, not a voicemail box. When we arrive, we stop the damage first by shutting off water or gas, isolating the failed section, and making the area safe. Then we find what actually caused the problem and give you a flat-rate price for the fix before any repair work starts. In many 1950s and ’60s St. Louis Park homes, the main shut-off is an original valve that no longer closes all the way when you need it most. If that’s what we find, we can replace it on the same visit so you’re ready next time. Learn more about our emergency plumbing service.

Water Heater Repair in St. Louis Park

Most water heater problems come down to one failed part: a thermocouple or thermopile on a gas unit, a heating element or thermostat on an electric unit, or a temperature and pressure relief valve that has started to drip. Hard water adds to it in St. Louis Park, since sediment settles at the bottom of the tank and makes the heater work harder and louder. We start by checking the unit’s age and model, inspecting for corrosion and moisture, and testing the water temperature at a fixture so we know what the heater is actually producing. Same-day repair is our standard for most calls. If your water heater is under 10 years old with a single failed part, repair is usually the smart move. If it’s 12 or more years old with a rusting tank or a failed gas valve, we’ll tell you honestly that replacement is the better investment. See our water heater repair service..

Water Heater Replacement & Installation in St. Louis Park

Replacing a water heater in a mid-century St. Louis Park home is rarely a straight swap. Many older homes vent the gas water heater into a masonry chimney, and once the original furnace has been replaced with a high-efficiency model that vents through PVC, that chimney can be too large for the water heater to draft properly. Most Twin Cities municipalities also now require an expansion tank on closed plumbing systems. We handle both. We install Bradford White gas, electric, and power-vent units, and a power-vent model with PVC venting is often the cleanest fit for a St. Louis Park basement. Every install includes new dielectric unions, a ball valve shut-off on the cold inlet, a new relief valve with a properly routed discharge pipe, and haul-away of your old tank. A standard like-for-like swap takes two to four hours; jobs that need venting or gas line changes typically run four to six. Learn more about water heater replacement.

Leak Repair in St. Louis Park

Leaks in older St. Louis Park homes tend to hide. Galvanized supply lines corrode at their threaded joints, older copper joints can start to weep, and a slow drip inside a wall or above a finished basement ceiling can go unnoticed until a stain appears or the water bill jumps. We use a moisture meter to trace where water is moving through walls, floors, and ceilings, then pressure-test the affected section of pipe to find the exact failure point. That lets us open only what we need to instead of cutting a trail of holes. You get a flat-rate price before the repair starts, and the work is backed by our 1-year workmanship guarantee. If the leak turns out to be one symptom of a supply system that’s failing throughout the house, we’ll show you what we found and talk through your repiping options. See our leak repair service.

Drain Cleaning in St. Louis Park

Most recurring drain calls in St. Louis Park trace back to the same source: original cast iron drain lines and aging sewer lines running out to the street. Scale inside the pipe catches grease and hair, and tree roots work in through the joints. Snaking the line opens a path but leaves that buildup behind, which is why the clog comes back. We clear standard clogs with a cable auger, run a drain camera when a clog is hard to find or keeps returning, and hydro-jet lines with heavy buildup or roots at up to 3,500 PSI to scour the pipe walls clean. If the camera shows cracked pipe or separated joints, we’ll walk you through repair options before anything else happens. Most residential drain cleaning visits wrap up in one to two hours. Learn more about drain cleaning in St. Louis Park.

Water Softener Installation in St. Louis Park

The hard water section below explains why a softener matters in St. Louis Park. Here’s what installation looks like. We tie the softener into your main supply line before the water heater, so everything downstream, including the water heater, gets softened water. Every system gets a bypass valve so it can be serviced without shutting off water to the house, and the backwash drain line is run to your floor drain or laundry standpipe. A standard residential installation takes two to four hours. Before we leave, we confirm the system is working, set the regeneration schedule, and walk you through salt and maintenance. If you also want cleaner drinking water, we can add whole-house filtration or a reverse osmosis system under the kitchen sink. Learn more about water softening and filtration.