
Drain Cleaning
Clogged kitchen sinks, slow bathroom drains and backed-up basement floor drains.
No water at the kitchen sink on a frigid morning, or water pouring through the ceiling when a frozen pipe thaws. Shut off the water and call us. Our line is open 24/7. Our office is on Diversey Parkway.

Do these first:
Your unit's shutoff or the building main.
If it's safe.
If water is heading their way.
Any time.
Look for:
In a cold snap:
While others do.
On a back porch or in a basement.
Its line may be frozen.
Lake winds and old buildings make some pipes vulnerable.
Kitchen sinks on outside walls freeze first.
Plumbing added to enclosed porches is exposed to the cold.
An unheated unit can freeze pipes that serve the whole building.
Stop the water, fix the pipe, prevent the next one.
24/7.
Before the repair.
What to change.

In older Lincoln Park buildings, pipes freeze where heat doesn't reach: kitchen sinks on outside walls, enclosed back porches, unheated basements and pipes near drafty windows. In condo buildings, a vacant unit with the heat turned down can freeze and flood the units below. On the coldest nights, keep the heat steady, open cabinet doors on outside walls and let a faucet drip.
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Open the cabinet, open the faucet and warm the pipe gently.
Open the cabinet doors, open the faucet and warm the pipe with a hair dryer. Never use a flame. If it doesn't thaw, call us.
Heat, open cabinets and a slow drip.
Keep the heat up, open cabinets on exterior walls and let a faucet drip on the coldest nights.
Yes.
Yes. We locate the break and open only what we need.
Often, for sudden damage.
Often. Check with your agent or association.
Contact the building and call us.
Contact the association or building contact right away and call us. Shutting off the main may be needed.
It depends on the break. You'll approve a flat price first.
It depends on where the pipe burst and how we reach it. You'll approve a flat-rate price before we start.
Annual Protection Plan
Most plumbing problems start small. The No Drip Club brings a J. Blanton plumber to your home for regular maintenance, so small issues get caught before they turn into big repairs.


Clogged kitchen sinks, slow bathroom drains and backed-up basement floor drains.

Repair and replacement for the sump and ejector pumps that keep garden units and finished basements dry.

Cracked clay and cast iron sewer lines, roots and repeat backups under older buildings.

Gas fireplace repair, gas line work and leak checks.

Repair and replacement for tank and tankless water heaters that leak, make noise or run out of hot water too fast.

Burst pipes, sewer backups and no hot water, any time of day or night.
Our Lincoln Park office is at 800 W Diversey Pkwy, and our phone line is open 24/7.
We also serve Old Town, Gold Coast, Lake View, Lake View East, Wrigleyville, Bucktown, North Halsted and more.