Sewer Line Repair in the Winter.

Repairing a backed-up sewer line is tough enough under any and all conditions, but it’s especially difficult in the dead of a central-Illinois winter.  Sewer lines carry waste away from your property.  When they malfunction, that sewage backs up and comes into your toilet and onto the floor.

When sewer lines go bad, a professional looks for –

1.  Poorly maintained lines

2.  Tree roots have grown into lines

3.  Aging pipes have cracked

4.  Freezing = potential problems

On that last point, prepare for a possible problem in the months to come.  Dave Bailey Plumbing Inc. has been your sewer line repair professionals for many years.  Dave and his crew proudly serve the area around Morton, Pekin, and East Peoria.  A sewer line back-up must NOT be ignored!  Call Dave Bailey Plumbing Inc. today at (309) 265-6788.

Slow and Steady goes the Water.

Over time it gets worse and worse.  It starts with the water slowly removing itself from your sink or shower and it escalates into a full-blown clog that will leave you ankle deep!  Clogged drains are mostly inevitable over time.  Soap by itself is not a problem, but soap combined with hair can become an issue, so can quilted toilet paper.

To troubleshoot the problem, you must take certain steps.  For instance, check that nothing is blocking the vent pipe opening on your roof. Sometimes birds or other animals build nests on top of un-enclosed vent pipes for warmth.  Check under sinks for gulp valves.  Gulp valves are typically mounted at the end of a drain line.

Even if you think that a clogged drain is a DIY job…it probably is NOT.  The smart thing to do is call Dave Bailey at Dave Bailey Plumbing Inc.  In Pekin, East Peoria, and Morton he and his team are drain cleaning professionals.  They will have your drains working like new in no time.  Call today before it reaches your knees!  That number is (309) 265-6788.

Ooops…I Really Screwed up that Fixture!

Have you ever tried to install bathroom fixtures yourself?  You had better be really, really good at it to avoid an odd-looking bathroom.  Your bathroom is so important that you really must trust remodeling projects to the professionals who do it all of the time.  No matter what size or shape it is they have probably seen it before.

Just look at the different fixtures involved –

1.  Sinks (Maybe two or more)

2.  Toilet…efficiency for decades and stylish as well

3.  Bath tub…your “Calgon” break at the end of the day

4.  Shower…big enough, but not too big

In the Peoria area you might have several choices.  There is none better in the Pekin, East Peoria, and Morton area than Dave Bailey Plumbing Inc.  Dave and his crew take great pride in being experts at home and commercial bathroom remodeling.  Call today to have the job assessed at 309-265-6788.

Where did the Water Go?

It’s weird…you look in your toilet (sounds like fun) and you notice that there is a lower water level than the last time you saw it.  A lack of water in the bowl could mean that your sewer line is backing up.  Now that is one potentially nasty problem!  This is one of the methods that you can use to troubleshoot a growing sewer back-up.

Very few people are experts in this area (who wants to be?).  Sewer lines take all of that waste water from your plumbing system and keeps your castle sanitary by separating waste from the clean water.  Things such as cracked sewer lines, broken lines, or a variety of other problems can lead to a disruption in your home’s sanitation system.

That is where Dave Bailey comes in.  Dave is the owner of Dave Bailey Plumbing Inc.  He and his crew serve the area around East Peoria, Morton, and Pekin IL.  Dave Bailey Plumbing is our area’s sewer line repair professionals.  This is something that needs your immediate attention.  Call Dave today at (309) 265-6788.

No Water Heater Left Behind.

It’s a nice slogan for our fighting forces “no man left behind”.  It also can apply to our water heater.  You remember your water heater.  It sits by itself in the garage or basement until one day a strange pool of water appears around it.  Ah ha, it is time to pay attention to this durable appliance!

If you have a faulty water heater you probably need to call a plumber to repair or replace it.  Now, what about the make and model.  Many plumbers in the Peoria area specialize in certain brands.  You see, they would like to sell you one of the new models that THEY carry.

Dave Bailey Plumbing Inc. wants to repair your existing water heater if possible.  That is why Dave repairs or replaces ALL existing models of this trusty appliance.  Dave Bailey Plumbing Inc. serves East Peoria, Pekin, and Morton as the area’s water heater repair expert.  At the first sign of a puddle call Dave at (309) 265-6788.

Sump Pump 101.

The kids will not be taking a course like this in school, but you should know the basics if you are a home owner in the Morton, IL area.  So, what is a sump pump?  It is a small pump installed in the lowest part of a basement or crawlspace of your home. Its job is to help keep the area under the building dry and to prevent it from flooding.

They are usually installed in specially constructed areas called “sump pits”.  Water then flows into the sump pit through drains or by natural water migration through the soil.  Then it is all about gravity…water IN the pit-water OUT of the pit away from your home.  I see your eyes rolling about now.

You may be thinking, I don’t need to know the technology, but whom do I call if something goes wrong with my sump pump?  Well, that part is simple!  The answer for years in the Morton, East Peoria, and Pekin area is always Dave Bailey Plumbing Inc.  Dave provides the solution and stops the flooding.  Call him today at (309) 265-6788.

EWWW…I Smell Sewage!

At the top of the list of things that bring your household to a standstill is the pungent odor of sewage.  Now there’s an odor that will stick with you for a long, long while!  It happens to so many home owners and it does not matter what your financial status is.  Sewer lines do not respect the value of your castle.

It may be an old clay pipe that has been broken by tree roots.  From the surface, the tree looks healthy.  The fact is, it may be growing at its normal pace, but there is a sewer pipe in its way.  Which one of those do you think will win that battle?  Thawing and unthawing of pipes are also major contributors in our area.

Certainly, no one wants to put on their work boots and overalls and get down in there themselves.  Your professional sewer line replacement expert in the Morton, East Peoria, and Pekin area is Dave Bailey.  Dave has gotten “down and dirty” with sewage backups for many years.  Call Dave Bailey Plumbing Inc. immediately at (309) 265-6788.