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Plumbing help in Minnesota
Minnesota has some of the coldest winters in the lower 48, and frost can reach five feet or more, deep enough to freeze buried service lines in severe years. Call to reach a licensed plumbing company that serves your part of Minnesota.
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What affects plumbing in Minnesota
Water
Groundwater is hard across most of the state, and softeners are standard in many homes.
Homes and pipes
Basements, sump pumps and floor drains are nearly universal, and older Twin Cities homes have clay sewer lines.
Common problems
- Frozen water lines
- Hard water scale
- Sump pump failures in spring
Minnesota plumbing at a glance
- Region
- Midwest
- Common calls
- Frozen water lines; Hard water scale; Sump pump failures in spring
- Plumber licensing
- Plumbers are licensed by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.
- Service
- Service-area page. Work is done by independent local plumbing companies.
Minnesota plumbing questions
Who licenses plumbers in Minnesota?
Plumbers are licensed by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. Ask for the license number and confirm it with the issuing agency before work starts.
What are the most common plumbing problems in Minnesota?
The problems plumbers are called for most in Minnesota are frozen water lines, hard water scale and sump pump failures in spring.
When do plumbing problems peak in Minnesota?
The freeze season is the longest in the lower 48, and in severe winters frost reaches buried service lines in February and March, well after the coldest air. Spring melt then loads sump pumps. Utilities sometimes ask residents to run a trickle of water during deep-frost years.
Plumbing services in Minnesota
The services that match the conditions described above.
Also available: emergency plumbing and all plumbing services.
Guides for Minnesota homeowners
Other Midwest states
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