I called Roto-Rooter because it was a familiar family plumber name when growing up. I called this one in Minneapolis. I thought it was a good choice. They came out in 20 minutes to give me an estimate on a water heater and the main reason: the leaky pipe. He found the leak right away and began sawing away at the sheetrock. He wiped the rag across the pinhole leak which had the sheetrock soaking wet. While water kept dripping on his head, he continued working and was prepared for the next project of sawing the old galvanized steel pipe, removing it and sawing the new copper pipe to fit. He had all the tools to do the job, and what great talent as he removed another old pipe at my request so I wouldn't have to remodel my basement cubby hole in case there was another leak. He replaced the main with fittings and also 16 feet of old pipe with new. This all took 3 hours and was reasonably priced. I would call him again for any new leaks!
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