
Mike Epping
President of Center Guard Plumbing, a Chicagoland plumbing company, and a recurring guest expert on WGN Radio's Home Sweet Home Chicago.
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Oct 10, 2026
Mike Epping: Center Guard Plumbing’s water heater special
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Mike EppingGUEST
which is, well, we had one a couple days ago that they were quoted $3,600 for the same thing.
Home Sweet Home Chicago (10/10/26): Team Hochberg, Redo Cabinets, Access Elevator, Center Guard Plumbing
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49:34JohnAUDIENCE
But I was wondering if he could, do I have to shut anything down or anything to do that?

Mike EppingGUEST
And every time our guys walk into a home and they see a garden hose hooked up to the drain valve going into the floor drain, that makes us happy because normally those tanks last a lot longer for the homeowners.

Mike EppingGUEST
But, yeah, if you turned it to pilot, you know, if it's a gas appliance, and turn the water off to it and just open the laundry tub next to it or, you know, the pressure leaf valve on the side to let the air in there and drain that out.

Mike EppingGUEST
And then once you turn that back on, you know, leave that water, once you empty it and you turn it back on, that water going into the empty tank is going to stir up all that sediment in the bottom and push it out of that hose.
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50:48JohnAUDIENCE
Yeah, Mike, you know, like I said, so I'm going to turn the, should I turn the valve off, you said, and then do it again or what? I didn't catch that.
Center Guard Plumbing
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Mike EppingGUEST
Yeah, I would love to have somebody call and interview us as a plumbing company.

Mike EppingGUEST
I can honestly say I don't know a customer that actually has reached out and done that.

Mike EppingGUEST
I miss the customers, you know, and talking and meeting people and actually being able to help them.
7 MINS LATER

Roger PiperHOST
So when you talk about preventative, tell us about this special that you're doing with gas line inspections.
Center Guard Plumbing
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Mike EppingGUEST
And my business partner, John, and I actually at that point, we felt that that was what we wanted to kind of stop our growth at because we were finding the bigger we got, the more headaches, the more overhead, things were getting pricey.

Mike EppingGUEST
And why is that an advantage to the customers? Well, with 20 trucks serving basically from the Wisconsin border to the Indiana border, all of Chicagoland, you know, as far west as Rockford, DeKalb, we go down to Joliet, you know, the south side, all the suburbs down there.
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