Licensed plumbers serving Archer and the surrounding IA communities. Emergency calls answered day and night.
Repairs, replacements and installs — pick what you need.
Failing galvanized, polybutylene and corroded copper in Archer replaced with new copper or PEX, room by room.
No hot water in Archer? Most units under eight years old are worth repairing and we will tell you when yours is not.
Root intrusion, bellied lines and collapsed clay pipe under Archer yards repaired with the lawn put back right.
Burst pipes, sewage backups and no-water calls in Archer answered around the clock, starting with getting your main shutoff closed.
Clogged kitchen, bath, laundry and floor drains in Archer cleared by cable or hydro jet, then a camera to show why it clogged.
Acoustic listening, thermal imaging and pressure testing pinpoint the leak in Archer so the repair stays small.
Sump pump repair, replacement and battery backup in Archer so the basement stays dry when the power goes with the storm.
Frozen pipe repair plus insulation on that run so the same section does not split again next winter.
Full water service replacement in Archer with the trench backfilled and the sod set back down properly.
Softeners, filtration and treatment for Archer homes, sized off an actual water test rather than a sales script.
Dripping faucets, worn shower valves and sink or tub fixtures repaired or replaced across Archer.
Running, leaking, rocking and clogged toilets in Archer fixed, or replaced with a fresh flange, wax seal and supply line.
Well pumps, pressure tanks and pressure switches around Archer repaired and replaced for homes on private water.
Jammed, humming, leaking and dead disposals in Archer repaired or replaced, with the drain plumbing corrected too.
If you smell gas in Archer, get out and call. Leak location and repair handled by a licensed contractor.
Gene Wagner started this company in 1998 with one truck and a licence, and the first customers were neighbors. That is still the shape of the work in a city like Archer — you show up, you do it right, and the next call comes from the person next door.
Homes around Archer, Iowa tend to be older and further apart, which changes the job. Longer water service runs, more private wells, more frozen pipe calls in January. A plumber who only works new construction is out of his depth here.
The parts of the job that are easy to skip and we do not.
This started as two people and a truck in 1998 and grew on water, sewer and drain work. Nearly three decades in one trade, not a franchise name bought off a shelf last year.
You hear the number before a wrench moves. No hourly meter running while you stand there, and no discovering the real cost after the wall is open.
Sewer and drain problems get a camera down the line first, and you see the screen. Nobody trenches a yard on a guess when a fifteen minute look will show the break.
Softeners and filters get sized off a real water test, not a sales script. Hardness, iron and sulfur are three different problems and they need three different answers.
Told you need a full repipe or a new sewer line? Get it looked at again. Sometimes it is a smaller fix, and sometimes we confirm the first plumber was right so you can spend with confidence.
The questions homeowners ask us most.
Yes. Burst pipes, sewage backups and no-water calls in Archer are answered around the clock. The first thing on the phone is getting your main shutoff closed so the house stops taking damage while a truck is on the way.
Yes. A Archer repipe runs room by room so the house never loses water for more than a few hours at a stretch. Old galvanized and polybutylene are the two we replace most.
You get a price for the repair before any work starts, not an hourly meter that runs while you watch. The diagnostic visit in Archer is quoted up front on the phone, and if you approve the repair that visit charge goes toward the job.
We do. If someone has told you the house needs a full repipe or a new sewer line, a Archer second opinion either finds you a smaller fix or confirms the first diagnosis so you can buy with confidence.
Almost always. A cable machine or hydro jet goes in through an existing cleanout and clears the line from there. In Archer the camera goes down afterward so you can see whether it was grease, roots or a broken section.
Yes — well pumps, pressure tanks and pressure switches are regular work. Short cycling, no pressure and a pump that will not shut off are the three most common calls we take from well owners near Archer.
What homeowners say after the truck pulls out.
"Burst pipe in the crawlspace in January. He had the main off and the section cut out before I finished explaining. Pressure tested it in front of me before he closed it up."
"Got a quote elsewhere for a full repipe at five figures. Second opinion here found two bad sections and a pressure regulator. Cost me a fraction of the first number."
"Solid water heater install. Price fair, work clean. Would have liked a little more warning on the arrival time, but the job itself was right."
Same crews, same pricing, neighboring areas.