Plumbing, heating and air
Fourteen of us, two generations, one phone number. We fix the leak, tune the furnace in the fall and get the air conditioning ready before the first hot week.
What we do
You call one number. The same crew sends the right person for the job, and you get one bill.
A spring check, repairs and new central air for the houses that have it.
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Gerald Schmitt opened the shop with one truck and a pipe wrench. His daughter Cheryl came back to run the office, then the crews, and the sign changed to say so.
Today Cheryl owns the shop, her brother Todd leads heating and air, and Gerald still stops by the counter most mornings.
Fourteen people, in the shop and on the trucks
Plumbing and heating under one roof
The person who answers the phone sends the truck
Cheryl Schmitt
Owner
The calendar
Houses in southern Minnesota ask for the same things in the same months. The furnace tune-up and the plumbing walk-through are the two visits in the yearly plan.
Burner, heat exchanger, filter, thermostat and a carbon monoxide check before the first cold week.
Sep to Nov
Shut off and drained, so a January cold snap doesn't find a split pipe.
Oct to Nov
Know your main shutoff before you need it. We tell you what to do first and who to call.
Dec to Feb
Test the pump with a bucket, check where it discharges and clear the drain before the thaw.
Mar to May
Shutoffs, supply lines, toilets, traps and the water heater, with a note on what to watch.
Mar to May
Coil, condensate drain and a test run before the first hot week.
May to Jun
Sediment out of the tank so it heats faster and lasts longer.
Jun to Aug
Yearly plan
One furnace visit in the fall and one plumbing walk-through in the spring. You know the year's maintenance is booked.
A furnace or boiler tune-up and a plumbing walk-through, once a year, for one home.
A service plan, not insurance. It renews each year until you cancel. Call or text the shop before the renewal date to cancel.
If a visit finds a repair, we write the price down and wait for your yes before we start.
Neighbors
“The furnace quit on a January evening. Todd had it running the next morning and showed me the part he replaced.”
“They told me the water heater had another year or two in it and wrote down why. I appreciated not being pushed.”
“The fall visit and the spring visit just show up on my phone as a text. One call and both trades are covered.”
Sample reviews.
The family and the crew
Fourteen people work under the name on the sign. These are the ones you will talk to first.
Owner, plumber
Runs the shop and still takes the odd service call.
Founder
Started the shop with one truck. Stops by the counter most mornings.
Heating and air lead
Leads the furnace, boiler and air conditioning crew.
Lead plumber
Leads the plumbing crew. Water heaters and old pipe are his specialty.
Service technician
Handles tune-ups and no-heat calls on the fall and winter rota.
Office and dispatch
Answers the phone, books the visits and texts you when the plan visit is due.
Where the trucks go
Three counties along the river valley. If your town isn't listed, call and ask before you assume.
We don't send trucks to the Twin Cities or Rochester. For those, call a shop close to you.
ZIP codes: 56001, 56003, 56017, 56024, 56037, 56050, 56055, 56058, 56063, 56065, 56074, 56082
Questions
Shut off the main water valve, then open the lowest faucet in the house to drain the line. Move anything that can be damaged out of the way, and call us.
We give you the visit fee on the phone. After we find the problem, you get the price in writing before any work starts, and the decision is yours.
Yes. Calls outside our weekday and Saturday hours carry an after-hours rate, and the dispatcher quotes it on the phone before anyone drives out.
Repairs, parts, replacements, air conditioning and a water heater flush. It is a service plan, not insurance.
Contact
Call the shop, or send this and Dawn will call you back the same working day.
After hours, call the shop number and leave a message. The on-call technician phones back about no heat or a burst pipe.