Most plumbing calls in Glen Ellyn fall into three categories. A fixture that's leaking. A water heater that's tired. A sump pump that picked the worst possible storm to fail. We fix all three the same day in most cases, and we'll tell you exactly what the job involves before anyone touches a wrench.
Residential plumbing we do every week
Frank and the crew run service trucks stocked for the calls we get most often: faucets, garbage disposals, toilets, dishwashers, washing machine valves, hose bibs, and the connections between them. We install Moen, Delta, and Kohler fixtures, replace Insinkerator and Waste King disposals, and handle Toto and American Standard toilet rebuilds without ordering parts and coming back next week.
Water heater installation and repair
Most homes in Glen Ellyn and Wheaton run 40 to 50 gallon Bradford White, A.O. Smith, or Rheem tank heaters. We install all three brands and stock the common parts including thermocouples, gas valves, anode rods, and T&P relief valves. If your hot water is running out faster than it used to, the dip tube has probably failed and the bottom of the tank is sediment-clogged. If the tank itself is leaking, it's done. We'll walk you through a tankless conversion (Rinnai, Navien) or a same-size tank replacement and pull the Village of Glen Ellyn permit ourselves.
Sump pumps, ejector pumps, and battery backup
If your sump pump fails during a big storm, the next call is to a flood remediation company. We don't want you to have to make that call. We install Zoeller, Liberty, and Hydromatic primary pumps, plus battery backup systems for the homes around Lake Ellyn and Stacy's Corners that sit low and take on water every spring. If you've been in your current house five or more years and never replaced the pump, schedule a check before the next storm. Pumps fail in heavy use, never in the off-season.
RPZ and backflow prevention testing
The Village of Glen Ellyn and most surrounding municipalities require annual RPZ testing on irrigation systems and certain boiler setups. We're a certified backflow tester and we file the paperwork with the village ourselves. You don't have to chase the test report or worry about a letter from public works.
Repiping older Glen Ellyn homes
A lot of pre-1970 homes in Glen Ellyn still have galvanized supply lines that are well past their service life. Low pressure upstairs, brown water after the line sits, pinhole leaks at threaded joints. We repipe with copper or PEX and stage the work so you're without water for hours, not days. If you've already had two leaks this year, repipe is going to be cheaper than the next five repairs plus the drywall.