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7 Signs Your Sump Pump Is About to Fail (And How to Prevent a Flooded Basement) When your sump pump stops working, it rarely gives you a polite warning. More often, it fails in the middle of a storm, during spring melt, or at the worst possible moment—leaving you with rising water, property damage, and … [Read More]

Preventing Frozen Pipes: What Causes Them, How They Burst, and When to Call Stellar Plumbing in Elk Grove Village, IL When winter temperatures drop in Elk Grove Village, IL, your home’s plumbing becomes vulnerable to one of the most common cold-weather emergencies: frozen pipes. A frozen pipe can easily turn into a burst pipe, causing … [Read More]

When the skies open up over Elk Grove Village and the rain starts to pour, your sump pump is your home’s first line of defense against basement flooding. It quietly works in the background, keeping your foundation dry and protecting your belongings from water damage. But like any hard-working piece of equipment, sump pumps don’t … [Read More]

When you turn on your faucet, you expect clean, safe water. But did you know that municipal water systems are legally allowed to contain certain contaminants? While generally considered “safe,” water can still include chemicals like chlorine, chloramines, and trace metals that may affect your health, skin, appliances, and even your home’s plumbing system. That’s … [Read More]

Don’t be like Goldilocks. When you want to find the sump pump that’s just right without trial and error, contact Stellar Plumbing! Elk Grove Village has 36 inches of rainfall alongside 36 inches of snowfall annually, the latter being 8 inches more than the U.S. average. High precipitation places the city at minor flood risk, … [Read More]

At Stellar Plumbing, we often get the question, “How long does it take to plumb a house?” Read on to discover more about plumbing installation and why that question is sometimes complicated to answer. Plumbing Components When we think of plumbing, many of us imagine turning on a faucet or flushing a toilet, but these … [Read More]