Emergency Plumbing
Water is coming through a ceiling, the floor drain is backing up, or the house has no water at all.
Emergency & water lines
Drains & sewer
Water heaters
Fixtures, kitchens & baths
Water quality & pumps
Gas, backflow & commercial
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Pick the problem you have and read what the fix involves and what it usually costs. Or skip the reading and call (612) 254-6294, answered 24/7.
57 servicesLeaks, burst and frozen pipes, old galvanized and lead lines, shut-off valves and pressure problems.

Water is coming through a ceiling, the floor drain is backing up, or the house has no water at all.
A pipe has split and water is spraying into a wall, ceiling or crawl space.
It's below zero and a faucet just went dry.
The same kitchen line freezes every January, or you're leaving a house empty for the winter.
Your water bill jumped, the meter keeps turning, or a damp spot keeps coming back.
A drip at a rusty fitting, a pinhole in copper, or a weeping crack in a cast iron drain is slowly soaking something.
Brown water in the morning, showers that barely trickle, and another leak every few months.
Water is bubbling up in the yard, seeping in at the basement wall, or the meter shows a leak nobody can find.
Your water service pipe is old galvanized steel, too small for the house, or has leaked twice already.
You've found soft gray pipe coming through the basement wall, or the city lookup says your home may have a lead service.
The round handle on your main water valve won't budge, or it turns but the water never fully stops.
The shower barely wets you, or the pressure is so high that faucets spit and pipes bang.
Your outdoor faucet drips, won't shut off, or sprays into the basement the first time you turn it on in spring.
Clogged drains, camera inspections, roots, broken laterals and the basement floor drain that backs up in storms.

Your sink, tub or laundry drain is backing up and the plunger isn't helping.
Your drain was cabled, it worked for a few months, and now it's slow again.
You need to know what's inside your sewer line before you spend money on it.
Water is coming up through your basement floor drain, and every fixture in the house is slow.
Tree roots have grown into your sewer lateral, and the basement drain backs up every fall.
A camera found a crack, a broken joint or a sagging section in your sewer line.
Your sewer lateral is broken in too many places to keep patching.
Your sewer line needs fixing, but it runs under a driveway, a mature tree and the front walk.
Your basement floor drain smells like sewer, drains slowly, or puts water on the floor.
You've had sewage come up through the basement drain once, and you don't want it again.
Your kitchen's grease trap is backing up, smelling, or overdue for cleaning.
Tank and tankless repair, replacement and upkeep, sized for cold Minnesota incoming water.

Your shower went cold this morning, or the tank is rumbling and dripping.
Your old tank is rusting at the base or just can't keep up anymore.
A tank you never service fills with sediment and quietly eats its own anode rod.
Tired of running out of hot water, or short on basement space? PlumbTek installs wall-hung tankless heaters sized for Minnesota's cold incoming water, with the gas line, venting and isolation valves done right the first time.
Your tankless heater is flashing an error code, firing then quitting, or sending a cold slug through the shower.
You turn on the upstairs shower and wait, and wait, while cold water runs down the drain.
Radiators are cold, the boiler keeps locking out, or the relief valve is dripping.
Toilets, faucets, sinks, showers, remodel rough-ins, basement bathrooms, kitchens and laundry rooms.

Your toilet keeps running, rocks when you sit, or leaves a damp ring on the floor.
You bought a new toilet, or the old one cracked, and you want it set right the first time.
Your faucet drips all night, leaks around the handle, or barely trickles.
You picked out a new faucet and want it in without leaks under the sink.
You're putting in a new sink and need the drain, trap and water hooked up right.
Your disposal hums but won't spin, trips its reset button, or drips under the sink.
Your shower drips after you turn it off, swings hot and cold, or won't get warm at all.
You're replacing a worn-out tub, converting it to a walk-in shower, or adding a shower where there wasn't one.
Your bathroom is about to be gutted and you need the plumbing done right while the walls are open.
You're finishing the basement and want a bathroom down there without sewage problems later.
Your kitchen sink keeps backing up, water is showing up under the cabinets, or a remodel needs the plumbing moved.
Your washer drain overflows, the old basement laundry setup leaks, or you want laundry moved off the basement floor.
Your new dishwasher, fridge, washer or gas range is sitting in the driveway and the delivery crew won't connect water or gas.
Softeners and filters for hard water, sump and ejector pumps, and well pumps in the outer suburbs.

White crust on your faucets, orange stains in the toilet, and a water heater that pops and rumbles all point to hard water.
The salt level hasn't moved in weeks, the brine tank is half full of water, or scale is creeping back onto the faucets.
Your water tastes of chlorine, smells like rotten eggs, or leaves grit in the aerators.
The pit is filling, the pump hums but won't move water, or it runs nonstop in a storm.
Water seeps in every spring, or your old pump is tired and you don't want to find out the hard way.
The alarm is beeping, the basement bathroom won't drain, or there's a sewer smell near the laundry.
The faucets went dry, pressure surges up and down, or the pump clicks on every few seconds.
Gas piping, backflow testing and repair, inspections and plumbing for restaurants, offices and buildings.

If you smell gas right now, stop reading, get everyone outside and call the gas utility or 911 from the sidewalk.
Switching to a gas range or adding a garage heater means new piping sized for the extra load.
Your water utility sent the annual backflow test notice and the deadline is coming.
Your backflow assembly failed its test, or the relief valve is pouring water onto the floor.
You're buying an older house, or the Truth in Sale of Housing report flagged plumbing items you have to fix before closing.
A backed-up kitchen drain or a dead water heater can close a restaurant or empty an office floor.
Describe what you see on the phone and we will tell you. Prices for common jobs are in the plumbing price guide.