★★★★★
They installed a new 50 gallon heater and hauled the old one away same visit. Took about three hours start to finish and the expansion tank was included, which the other quote had left off.
Cora Z. · Johnston, IA
Frozen Pipe Repair · Johnston, Iowa
Frozen Pipe Thawing & Repair in Johnston, Iowa
If a faucet in your Johnston 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 Johnston
- 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 Johnston
- 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
Hard water is the quiet problem here
Water across much of Polk County carries enough mineral to scale the bottom of a water heater and fur up fixtures within a few years. If your Johnston tank has started rumbling or your hot water runs out sooner than it used to, sediment is usually why. A flush and an anode check often buys years, and a softener stops the cycle.
Frozen Pipe Repair across Johnston
Billybob Plumbing covers Johnston and the surrounding communities. Call for service anywhere in the area.
Johnston customers on our frozen pipe repair work
★★★★★
Frozen pipe in the crawl space. They thawed it carefully, watched it come back under pressure to check for splits, then insulated the run. Has not happened again.
Marlene O. · Urbandale, IA
★★★★★
No hot water on the coldest morning of the year. Thermocouple. Out and fixed within two hours of my call, and he showed me where the reset is for next time.
Ines Q. · Ankeny, IA
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Restaurants, salons, clinics, offices and shops. Scheduled around your hours so a plumbing problem never closes your doors.
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Root intrusion, collapsed clay and bellied lines repaired by trenchless lining where the pipe allows and open cut where it does not.
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Annual testing, repair and documentation for irrigation systems, commercial buildings and fire lines.
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Running, rocking, leaking or overflowing. Rebuilt in an hour or replaced with a new pan set on a fresh flange and wax.
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No hot water, not enough of it, or a puddle under the tank. Diagnosed and repaired the same day where the tank is worth saving.
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Whole-house repipes and main water line replacement when patching galvanised or polybutylene has stopped making sense.
Read moreFrozen Pipe Repair near Johnston
Same service, same pricing, in the communities around Johnston.
Frozen Pipe Repair in Johnston: 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 Johnston.
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 Johnston home.
Do you charge more for winter emergency calls?
No. Frozen pipe calls in Johnston are priced the same as any other job, day or night, throughout the season.
Do you charge extra for nights and weekends in Johnston?
No. A call at 2am on a Sunday costs the same as the same job at 2pm on a Wednesday. No overtime rate, no holiday surcharge, no emergency premium.
Frozen Pipe Repair in Johnston, day or night
One number, answered around the clock, with the price agreed before we start.
(833) 435-9778