Plumbing Services in Delaware, OH, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Delaware
Your Delaware Plumber
Delaware is home base for us. The city has been the county seat since 1808, and its downtown along Sandusky Street is still the center of things, with Ohio Wesleyan University a few blocks away and the Olentangy River running through town. Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Delaware is based right here, so most calls in the city are a short drive for our trucks.
We're The Punctual Plumber, and we put money on it. If we're late, we pay you $5 a minute, up to $300.
Plumbing Services in Delaware
- Emergency Plumbing: Burst pipes, sewer backups, failed sump pumps, water heater failures and no-water calls, including nights and weekends.
- Water Heaters & Tankless: Tank and tankless repair, replacement and installation.
- Drain Cleaning & Hydro Jetting: Camera inspection and hydro jetting for slow drains, grease, buildup and roots. Older homes with cast-iron lines get special attention.
- Sewer & Water Line Repair and Replacement: Camera diagnosis, repair and replacement of sewer laterals and water service lines.
- Sump Pumps & Basement Protection: Sump pump repair and replacement, battery backups and backwater protection.
- Underground Downspouts & Drainage: Buried downspout lines that clog or collapse in clay soil and send water back toward the foundation.
- Water Softeners & Filtration: Softeners and whole-home filtration to cut scale that shortens the life of water heaters and fixtures.
- Pressure Regulators, Leaks & Repiping: Pressure checks on every visit, pressure-reducing valves, leak repair, and whole-home or partial repiping, including old galvanized supply lines.
- Fixtures, Faucets, Toilets & Disposals: Repaired or installed.
The Delaware Plumbing Landscape
Delaware is really two housing stocks side by side. About one home in six in the city was built before 1940, mostly in the older core around downtown, the Historic Northwest District and the Ohio Wesleyan area. Houses that age can still have galvanized supply pipe, cast-iron drains and old water service lines that are due for a look. The rest of the city grew in waves through the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, and those homes are now reaching the age when water heaters, sump pumps, pressure-reducing valves and fixtures wear out.
Most homes inside the city are on public water and sewer. Around the edges of town and in the surrounding townships, some properties are on Del-Co Water, private wells or septic systems, and we work on all of them. Del-Co water is moderately hard, and scale builds up in water heaters and fixtures over time. Central Ohio's heavy clay soil drains slowly, which is why a clogged downspout line or a tired sump pump can put water in a basement. The Olentangy River has flooded the city before, most famously in 1913, and the basements near it are good candidates for a sump pump with a battery backup.
Delaware Neighborhoods and Areas We Serve
- Downtown Delaware and the Sandusky Street Historic District
- The Historic Northwest District
- Ohio Wesleyan University area
- Carson Farms
- Glenross
- Stratford Woods
- Lexington Glenn
- Kensington Place
- Nottingham and Oakhurst
- Mill Run
- The rest of Delaware (ZIP 43015)
Delaware Local Insight
Delaware calls tend to split by age of home. In the older neighborhoods it's cast-iron drain lines, old supply pipe and water service lines. In the newer neighborhoods it's water heaters, sump pumps and pressure valves hitting the end of their lives. That's why our techs test your water pressure and check the age of your water heater and sump pump on every visit. You get time to plan a replacement instead of scrambling when something quits. Our trucks are stocked, and most calls are fixed on the first visit.
Why Delaware Chooses Benjamin Franklin Plumbing®
- The On-Time Guarantee: If we're late, we pay you $5 for every minute, up to $300.
- Up-Front Pricing: You see and approve the price before any work begins. No meter running.
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: We stand behind our materials, labor and craftsmanship.
- Licensed & Insured: Background-checked, drug-tested professionals. Ohio License #12313.
- Locally Owned, Nationally Backed: Based in Delaware, with a national brand behind us.
- Good, Better, Best Options: Clear choices on every repair or replacement, with financing available.
- Benjamin Franklin Plumbing® Club: Annual plumbing inspections, priority service and member discounts.
Seasonal Plumbing in Delaware
Before the first hard freeze, disconnect your garden hoses, shut off and drain outdoor faucets, and insulate pipes in unheated spaces like garages and crawl spaces. If you live near the river or in an older basement, test the sump pump and its battery backup before spring rain and snowmelt. Flush your water heater once a year to clear sediment and scale. If water pools near the foundation after a storm, have the buried downspouts checked.
Schedule Plumbing Service in Delaware Today
Call Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Delaware or book your appointment online. We're based in Delaware and serve the city and the rest of the county.
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