★★★★★
Garbage disposal was humming and I assumed it was dead. He freed the jam, hit the reset, and did not charge me for a new unit I did not need. Honest is the word.
Kev S. · Clive, IA
Frozen Pipe Repair · Clive, Iowa
Frozen Pipe Thawing & Repair in Clive, Iowa
If a faucet in your Clive home has gone dry in a cold snap, leave it open and call before you try to force it. We thaw pipes with controlled heat, never an open flame, and once water is moving again we look at why that particular run froze - almost always an uninsulated line in an exterior wall, a crawl space or an unheated garage.
Call (833) 435-9778 and describe what is happening. We will give you an arrival window before you hang up and a flat price before anyone starts work - the same price at 2am as at 2pm.
- 24/7 in Clive
- Flat price
- Same-day service
Call a plumber now
(833) 435-9778Answered 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays.
Call (833) 435-9778- A tap that has stopped running during a cold snap
- Frost or bulging visible on an exposed pipe
- Only one fixture in the house has lost water
When to call us in Clive
- A tap that has stopped running during a cold snap
- Frost or bulging visible on an exposed pipe
- Only one fixture in the house has lost water
- A strong smell or gurgle when you open the tap
- The same pipe froze last winter too
- You are leaving the house empty in deep winter
What the visit covers
- Controlled thawing without open flame
- Line checked under pressure for splits as it thaws
- Any damaged section cut out and replaced immediately
- Cause identified - insulation, routing or air infiltration
- Pipe insulation or heat tape fitted where needed
- Winterisation advice for empty or seasonal properties
Older sewer lines here are clay or cast iron
Plenty of Clive homes still run their waste out to the street through clay tile with a joint every few feet, and roots find every one of them. Cast iron scales shut from the inside instead. Either way, a main line that backs up twice in a year is telling you something a camera can confirm in twenty minutes.
Frozen Pipe Repair across Clive
Billybob Plumbing covers Clive and the surrounding communities. Call for service anywhere in the area.
Clive customers on our frozen pipe repair work
★★★★★
Called at 6am about no water in the house. Frozen line at the meter. He talked me through what to do while he drove over. Sorted by 8.
Baxter W. · Urbandale, IA
★★★★★
Called about a gas smell near the water heater. They told me to get out of the house first and call the utility, then came and found it. Took it seriously, which I appreciated.
Rhoda J. · West Des Moines, IA
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Burst Pipe Repair in Clive
Water shut off, the split section cut out and replaced, and the line pressure-tested before we leave. Any hour, any day.
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A recorded look down the line before you buy a house, or before anyone quotes you for digging up the yard.
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The one pump in the house that only matters on the worst night of the year. Tested, repaired, replaced and backed up.
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Whole-house repipes and main water line replacement when patching galvanised or polybutylene has stopped making sense.
Read moreCommercial Plumbing in Clive
Restaurants, salons, clinics, offices and shops. Scheduled around your hours so a plumbing problem never closes your doors.
Read moreFrozen Pipe Repair near Clive
Same service, same pricing, in the communities around Clive.
Frozen Pipe Repair in Clive: common questions
Can I thaw a frozen pipe myself?
A hair dryer or a heat gun on a low setting, working from the tap back toward the freeze with the faucet open, is reasonable on an accessible pipe. Never a torch. If the pipe is inside a wall or you cannot reach it, call (833) 435-9778.
How do I know if a frozen pipe has burst?
Often you do not until it thaws. If a tap ran dry and then came back with reduced pressure, or you hear water running with everything off, shut the main off and call us. That is the classic pattern in Clive.
How do I stop pipes freezing next winter?
Insulate exposed runs, seal the air leaks that let cold reach them, keep the heat on in the garage, and let a tap trickle on the coldest nights. We will point out the specific runs at risk in your Clive home.
Do you charge more for winter emergency calls?
No. Frozen pipe calls in Clive are priced the same as any other job, day or night, throughout the season.
What should I do while I wait for the plumber?
For anything involving running water, shut the main valve off and open the lowest faucet in the house to drain the pressure. For a gas smell, get everyone outside first and call from there. For a backup, stop using every fixture in the house, not just the one that is blocked.
Frozen Pipe Repair in Clive, day or night
One number, answered around the clock, with the price agreed before we start.
(833) 435-9778