Last week in Battle Creek was 80-degree afternoons, a thunderstorm with hail on Wednesday, and more rain on Sunday. That water does not leave with the clouds. It sits in the sump crock, the floor drain, and the discharge hose in the yard. Labor Day weekend is when your home is empty and the carpet takes it.
Before you leave, walk downstairs. Lift the lid. If the crock is high, the float is stuck, or the hose is kinked in the grass, that is a flooded basement while you are out of town, not a Tuesday problem. Plug it in once and listen. If it does not kick, call A.W. Crooks. We are 24/7 in Battle Creek and the surrounding areas, and we do not add a weekend tax during hours.
Same walk: your water heater and any floor drain or backup path. Eight to twelve years old, rust at the bottom, or a wet ring on the floor is this week. If the crock or floor drain is slow, see Drain Cleaning and the $199 Drain Clearing. Full plumbing hub: Plumbing · Emergency Plumber. Or contact us.
After hail and rain, look at the downspouts and the AC condensate line. A crushed outlet or a pan overflowing is how a ceiling gets it in September.
If the job is commercial new-build or a multi-family rough-in, we will point you to The Plumbing Company instead of pretending it is the same truck.