Water, sewer, drains and water heaters across Golconda, Illinois. Price quoted before the work starts.
Everything from a dripping faucet to a new main water line.
That climbing Golconda water bill with nothing running is almost always a leak. We find exactly where before touching the floor.
Same-day water heater replacement available across Golconda, with the old tank hauled off the same trip.
Clogged kitchen, bath, laundry and floor drains in Golconda cleared by cable or hydro jet, then a camera to show why it clogged.
Brown water, low pressure and pinhole leaks across a Golconda house mean the pipe, not the fixtures. Repiping fixes it once.
Frozen pipe repair plus insulation on that run so the same section does not split again next winter.
Sump pump repair, replacement and battery backup in Golconda so the basement stays dry when the power goes with the storm.
New disposal installed in Golconda with the mounting and the dishwasher connection done properly.
When water is actively coming into the house in Golconda, you get a live person on the phone and a truck moving the same day.
No pressure, short cycling or a pump that will not shut off near Golconda — usually the switch or a waterlogged tank.
A dripping shower usually needs a cartridge, not a wall opened up. We try the smaller fix first in Golconda.
Repeated backups usually mean the line itself, not the drain. The camera shows you the break before any digging.
Full water service replacement in Golconda with the trench backfilled and the sod set back down properly.
New gas line installation in Golconda with the permit pulled and the inspection handled for you.
Whole-house treatment installed in Golconda with unions so it can be serviced, and the salt setup explained to you.
Running, leaking, rocking and clogged toilets in Golconda fixed, or replaced with a fresh flange, wax seal and supply line.
Gene Wagner started this company in 1998 with one truck and a licence, and the first customers were neighbors. That is still the shape of the work in a city like Golconda — you show up, you do it right, and the next call comes from the person next door.
Homes around Golconda, Illinois tend to be older and further apart, which changes the job. Longer water service runs, more private wells, more frozen pipe calls in January. A plumber who only works new construction is out of his depth here.
What you actually get when you call us.
This started as two people and a truck in 1998 and grew on water, sewer and drain work. Nearly three decades in one trade, not a franchise name bought off a shelf last year.
Burst pipes and sewage backups do not wait for business hours. The phone is answered at night and on weekends, and the first thing you get is help finding your shutoff.
Sewer and drain problems get a camera down the line first, and you see the screen. Nobody trenches a yard on a guess when a fifteen minute look will show the break.
You hear the number before a wrench moves. No hourly meter running while you stand there, and no discovering the real cost after the wall is open.
Told you need a full repipe or a new sewer line? Get it looked at again. Sometimes it is a smaller fix, and sometimes we confirm the first plumber was right so you can spend with confidence.
What you probably want to know before you book.
Yes, and it starts with an actual water test rather than a guess. Hardness, iron and sulfur all need different equipment, so the Golconda system gets sized off what is really in your water.
That is the classic hidden leak — usually a slab leak, an underground service line, or a toilet flapper passing water quietly all night. A Golconda leak detection visit puts a pressure gauge on the system and finds it without digging up the yard first.
Yes — well pumps, pressure tanks and pressure switches are regular work. Short cycling, no pressure and a pump that will not shut off are the three most common calls we take from well owners near Golconda.
Under about eight years old with a bad element, thermostat or valve, repair is usually the better money in Golconda. Past twelve years, or if the tank itself is weeping, replacement is the honest answer and we will say so.
For a true emergency in Golconda the target is same-day, and most of the time inside a few hours. Scheduled work like a water heater swap or a fixture set is usually booked within two or three business days.
You get a price for the repair before any work starts, not an hourly meter that runs while you watch. The diagnostic visit in Golconda is quoted up front on the phone, and if you approve the repair that visit charge goes toward the job.
The work speaks, but so do the people who paid for it.
"Got a quote elsewhere for a full repipe at five figures. Second opinion here found two bad sections and a pressure regulator. Cost me a fraction of the first number."
"Whole house was on galvanized from the fifties. They repiped in PEX one bathroom at a time so we were never without water overnight. Drywall patches were cut clean and easy to fix."
"Main water line between the meter and the house had been leaking into the yard for months. They trenched it, replaced it, and put the sod back better than it was before."
We cover the surrounding towns too.