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The Chicago Tribune reports an alarming story, regarding a dangerous result from “Chicago’s aggressive water meter program”. Apparently, the tap water in homes where the meters were installed by the City have been showing dramatically elevated levels of Lead, which known to cause brain damage…

Chicago Flooding Worse Than Hurricane Areas In Past Decade Check out a recent Chicago Tribune story with the headline: Flooding in the Chicago area has been so bad in the past decade that only places ravaged by hurricanes sustain more damage The city’s sprawling network…

We took a look at some of the newest products from the Plumbing Manufacturers High On Our List and have posted below what we thought looks very promising to make our lives a bit easier, cleaner, and at a good price. First up is a neat…

This past week here in Chicago we had temperatures in the -40s.  Now, that’s not news to our Chicago readers, hey… you lived it!  Here at Rocket Plumbing headquarters in early January, we tried to get the word out to our customers about how to…

As plumbers driving our Rocket Plumbing service trucks around Lombard, we see a lot of this beautiful suburb of Chicago.  Here are some Factoids about Lombard: Lombard is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Chicago. The population was 42,322…

Did you know that most plumbing companies don’t own their own Hydro Jet machine? That may lead you to ask… what IS a Hydro Jet machine? Our Hydro Jet machine, we happen to use the Mongoose Hydro Jet, is the latest plumbing system innovation to…

Elmhurst Plumbing Woes? Stop Searching for “Plumber Near Me”—Call Rocket Plumbing!Have you ever experienced that sinking feeling when you search on your mobile for a “Plumber near me” in Elmhurst, only to find a long list of companies? When you’re dealing with a sudden crisis—like…

To our Addison, Illinois neighbors, we want you to know that Rocket Plumbing has a location near you, providing prompt and reliable service across DuPage County. Addison is a thriving village located just west of the Chicago Metropolitan Area in DuPage County, Illinois. As of…

If you are in Oak Brook, and find yourself searching for a plumber, Rocket Plumbing has a location specifically to handle that area in Dupage County. Here’s a bit of history about Oak Brook: Oak Brook is located at 41°50′24″N87°57′11″W (41.84018, −87.953079). According to the 2010 census, Oak Brook…

We have been singing the praises of the best clogged pipes tool in our arsenal, our Mongoose Hydro Jet.  You can see in this picture of our Hydro jet, the largest part could be the tank used to hold water.  The water is forced out…