What is your Choice of Water Heaters?

When it comes to choosing the correct water heater for your southern Fox Valley home’s needs you have a variety of choices.  No surprises for you with an ice-cold shower in the morning! When a water heater malfunctions, many homeowners want to solve the problem quickly without much thought.  We urge you not to act to quickly without a little research.

Here are some of the different types of water heaters –

1.  Conventional storage…these are the most common.

2.  Tankless…the hot water just keeps on comin’

3.  Heat pump type…it reduces the cost of heating the water.

4.  Indirect water heaters…requiring a storage tank.

5.  Solar water heaters

Bee Plumbing knows everything about water heaters and what is the right type for your home in the far Western Suburbs of Chicagoland.  Water heater replacement or repair questions…just call Bee Plumbing serving our area.  To find the corresponding phone number for your location go to bee-plumbinginc.com on your phone.

Drip, Drip, Drip.

This could be your stomach with excess acid as the old commercial suggested when a faucet in your home will not stop dripping.  Depending on where that problem occurs in your castle, it will be an occasional or constant annoyance.  You know it has to be fixed.  After all, it won’t heal itself, will it?

So, you’ve cranked the handle on your sink faucet as far as you can without breaking it off, but the leaking still persists. You don’t know whether it’s time to reconstruct it or time to replace the whole thing. What you DO know is the leaking has to stop!  If you are positive you can fix it with normal effort and expense AND keep the problem from recurring, then it’s a DIY job.

Realistically it is probably a job for a licensed plumber.  The cap needs to be twisted off without ruining it, then a crescent wrench is used to unscrew the packing nut.  The chance of doing it right once and for all is 100% by calling Scott at Bee Plumbing.  Go to bee-plumbinginc.com and look for the phone number to call in the Far Western Suburbs of Chicagoland.

Pipes is Pipes.

That is what it says on my website www.bee-plumbing.com just to demonstrate what many people believe.  If it is a pipe carrying water or gas they are dramatically different.  For example, pipes that help water to flow freely are mostly made of copper these days.  Now, if we are speaking of pipes that carry gas then we are probably talking steel.

Here are some mistakes that people make when installing a gas grill -

1.  It starts with buying the wrong grill in the first place.

2.  Knowing the local permits and codes.

3.  Making sure that everything lines up.

4.  Having the sincere belief that you can install this as well as a professional.

To that last point, I want you to know that we are here for you.  I am Scott Swanson, the owner of Bee Plumbing, serving the far Western Suburbs of Chicagoland with knowledge and experience in dealing with piping of all types.  If it is fixing a water leak or installing gas piping please give me a call first.  Visit my website for the right number in your area.

Hometown Plumbing.

A lot of the plumbers in the far Western Suburbs of Chicagoland try to be all things to all people.  Since they are not “Chicago plumbers” per se they try to cover too large of a geographic area of the “burbs”.  It is a common mistake that causes a plumbing company to be less efficient because the travel time takes away from some emergency situations.

When you have a plumbing problem in Sandwich, Plano, Sugar Grove, Aurora, Lake in the Hills, Barrington, or Crystal Lake, for example you need to call a plumbing company who can fix the problem as quickly as possible.  So many of the choices are chain operations that don’t know or travel to your home on a regular basis.

That is why you call Bee Plumbing whenever you have an emergency in your home or office (and aren’t they ALL emergencies?)  The great thing about Bee Plumbing owned and managed by Scott Swanson is that they have a separate phone number for each of their major service areas.  To call the correct number at the right time visit www.bee-plumbinginc.com.

Guaranteed Should mean Guaranteed.

We often hear ”we do the job right…guaranteed”.  Well, what does that really mean?  It is easy to say, then when something goes wrong and you can’t get in touch with the person or company who did the guaranteeing that promise becomes worthless.  When someone says “we guarantee our work 100%” you should be able to count on it every time!

There are many part-time plumbers in Chicagoland and they may come into your home and fix a problem with a purported guarantee.  So many residents of our area have been penny wise and pound foolish making the cheaper decision.  When it comes to the plumbing in your castle that is simply unacceptable!

When Scott Swanson says 100% guaranteed he puts his decades of hard work and credibility behind that statement.  You might have a leaking pipe, or your toilet conked out, or perhaps you need sewer service repair work, or maybe it’s clogged drains.  Visit www.bee-plumbinginc.com and see which phone number to call for guaranteed plumbing repair.

When Plumbing Problems are True Emergencies.

Appliances don’t wear watches.  They go bad at any time of the day or week.  In your household every plumbing problem is an emergency…or it will soon become one.  The trick is catching a particular leak BEFORE it turns into a full-blown disaster.  Many homeowners are not equipped or observant enough to do that.

Your home is counting on you!  Above all else know where the water and gas shut off valves are located on your property.  You would be surprised at how many homeowners in our area really don’t know.  This is the very first step in avoiding a real gas or plumbing emergency.

Step two is to know how to get ahold of the right emergency plumber in the Aurora, Sandwich, Yorkville area 24/7.  The answer is found at www.bee-plumbinginc.com.  This website is all you will ever need when a plumbing emergency strikes.  They even have different numbers for each suburb.  Remember Bee Plumbing Inc. for all of your plumbing emergencies.

Emergency Plumber.

It ALWAYS seems like an emergency, doesn’t it?  When you have a plumbing problem in your home or at your office it needs attention as soon as possible.  A plumber needs to be accessible whenever he and his company can be.  They also need to be affordable and not hold you hostage with a huge “emergency plumbing repair bill”.

Enter Scott Swanson to the rescue.  Go to Google and type in emergency plumber sandwich il.  You will see that to no one’s surprise Bee Plumbing is right at the top of the map and the free listings.  Take a minute and visit the website at bee-plumbinginc.com and see all of the services that Scott and his crew provide.

Bee Plumbing also serves the areas of Aurora, Plano, Oswego, Yorkville, Montgomery, Sugar Grove, Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, Barrington, and Crystal Lake in the Western Suburbs of Chicagoland.  Whatever your plumbing needs, emergency or not, count on the B-Team Bee Plumbing Inc.  Call any one of the phone numbers listed on the website.

What Is a Backflow Test?

The first question is how often do you need to test your backflow device?  The short answer is that it is recommended to be done once a year.  Have you been on target with that?  Most of us probably are not!  How long should it take?  When it is done by a real professional the job should take less than a half hour for each device.  Set up, meanwhile takes a bit longer.

What if you happen to fail the test…will you be without water for a period of time?  Unless all else fails again, the short answer is NO.  In the majority of cases, we can take the backflow device apart and clean some of the internal parts, re-test and get the device to pass.  This is the most important part of the entire process.

At Bee Plumbing we take great pride in our ability to make all of the necessary repairs so that your device will get that ultimate passing grade.  That is why we are known as one of the true backflow repair experts in the far West Suburbs of Chicagoland.  Your system should be checked annually.  Have it done right the first time by calling Bee Plumbing at any of the phone numbers listed on the website bee-plumbinginc.com.

Who is My Plumber?

Have you ever called a plumbing company when you needed service, repairs, or remodeling and you spoke to someone in a cubicle who took your message and said someone would get back to you?  That can be VERY frustrating.  Plumbing is a “right now” type of service and you don’t want to be bicycled around waiting for a return call by someone you don’t know.

Dealing with a smaller plumbing company has numerous advantages.  You get to know your plumber and trust him over time.  You know that you are dealing with someone who is experienced in all aspects of plumbing repair, replacement, and remodeling.  You want to feel good about the guy working in your home…don’t you?

Scott Swanson of Bee Plumbing in Sandwich IL may be just the right plumber for you.  For many years he has built a reputation in Sandwich, Yorkville, Oswego, Sugar Grove, and the surrounding area for his fast, reliable service and, above all, his honesty.  Scott has a great group of professionals that will solve your plumbing problems.  Give him a call at (630) 669-9647.