Petersen Plumbing & Heating
Company Overview
Our company delivers numerous services for your home. Plumbing, Heating, and additional services. Whether it’s fixing a dripping faucet, installing a new toilet, water heater, or garbage disposal, or managing intricate plumbing systems for hospitals, car washes, and apartment complexes, Petersen Plumbing & Heating Co. is prepared to deliver our utmost quality.
During the 1930s, Howard Petersen worked as a plumber's apprentice and raced cars on the side. This was an era of open cockpits in racing and lead pipes in plumbing. After his time as a pipe fitter in World War Two, Howard went back to work for a number of small plumbing companies.
In 1947, Howard and his brother George took the leap to establish their own company. They purchased Bill Mack's business and opened a modest shop on West 3rd Street in Davenport. It was 1947, and their company vehicle was a well-worn 1934 Dodge panel truck.
Petersen Plumbing & Heating currently owns 50 separate vehicles for company use. This figure does not include seven backhoes and various other tools. Today, that small two-person business can have almost 100 employees at different times of the year, depending on the workload.
Paul Petersen hails from Davenport and was raised on the fringes of the Quad Cities in Maysville. He graduated from North Scott Senior High School and completed a five-year apprenticeship with Plumbers & Pipefitters Local #25 of Rock Island. Paul spent over ten years in the plumbing field before taking on larger responsibilities in commercial estimation and project management. Currently, he serves as the President of the third-generation family business.
Together with his wife, Abby, Paul is the father of three daughters: Ryann, Alexx, and Erynn. When not with his family, Paul finds joy in collecting and restoring classic cars, snowmobiling, and tackling various home improvement and construction projects.
Business Services
- Appliance installation
- Appliance repair
- Bathtub installation
- Bathtub repair
- Drain installation
- Drain repair
- Faucet installation
- Faucet repair
- Garbage disposal installation
- Garbage disposal repair
- Gas line installation
- Gas line repair
- Plumbing inspection
- Plumbing installation or replacement
- Plumbing repair
- Sewer installation
- Sewer repair
- Shower installation
- Shower repair
- Sink installation
- Sink repair
- Sump pump installation
- Sump pump repair
- Toilet installation
- Toilet repair
- Water heater installation
- Water heater repair
- Water pipe installation
- Water pipe repair
Business Location & Hours
| Mon: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Tue: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Wed: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Thu: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Fri: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Sat: | Closed |
| Sun: | Closed |
Recommended Customer Reviews
I called Petersen Plumbing for a broken pipe. Trace, the plumber, came to my place and in a little amount of time, he had the problem fixed. He was friendly, respectful, and very polite. I am very glad I called Petersen Plumbing. I will be calling them for my plumbing problems from now on. I do highly recommend this company.
Brian K.Great service call by Loren. On time, efficient & professional work. Had another plumber out a few weeks ago that didn't solve the problem so I was really relieved at how fast Petersen handled the issue. Highly recommend A+++
Excellent work on our recent faucet problem. It was a rapid response to our call. Jared was sent. In just a few minutes he diagnosed the issue. He was in and out in less than fifteen minutes!
Awesome service! Great value!
Not good is an understatement. Had a toilet installed and the toilet immediately broke. The tech used their own hardware to attach the toilet to the floor (Bolts, nuts) which is coincidentally where the toilet broke. It was like trying to get a child to take accountability for the damage in that they shut down and sat on the phone in an awkward silence. Carter did tell me that because I didn't purchase the toilet from them, that they aren't responsible for the damage caused by their actions even though they added hardware which manipulated what should have been done during install.
I would like to thank the Petersen damage control specialist, Carter, for his smug attitude and condescending customer service skills. Carter did not inquire AT ALL about my well being though I was injured by the company's poor quality work. I also appreciate the quick follow up of 3 days after the initial phone call to report the damage. At the end of the call, after Carter had basically told me to go f*** myself and stopped speaking, I told him I don't think I should have to pay for them to come over, break my toilet, cause an injury, tear up my floor around my toilet. Carter said he would send a check for a refund since I paid for services on the spot. At the end of the day, no accountability but I'm glad that I am able to contact the BBB and post comments about this incident. Technology is great and people should know who they are hiring to come into their home to damage their property. I will take responsibility for not reading the recent reviews or looking into their BBB rating.
Renee F.We love Petersen Plumbing. They have helped us from all the small stuff to replacing our furnace. We call them for everything!
Carter was very helpful resolving my concerns. He was interested in my concerns and I appreciate the conversation we had.
Nick an Aydin worked today on flushing the tile drains. Excellent and professional service. Fair value for the service rendered.
Furnace died. Petersen responded quickly. Installation went smoothly and only took half a day. Very professional and friendly installer. Cleaned up afterwards. Not the first time I've had to use Petersen. They are all I use.
I had a fairly large residential job (~4k$) that Petersen worked on. They made several mistakes including not installing two upgrades to the new water heater that were requested, and paid for. The worse problem was they installed an underground gas line that leaked (was not sealed correctly). They charge me $400+ to do a temporary repair of the ground water that leaked in. The repair of this line was made difficult because it was under a stone patio. I offered to pay for the removal of a section of the patio if they would fix the gas line that they installed incorrectly. Never heard back after several calls. They do shabby work and don't stand by their work.
Called for an estimate and they scheduled a Friday morning 8:00am appointment. No sight of them at 10:00am, so I called again. Was told they had truck problems and would set up an estimate for the afternoon. Notta. Spent my entire day off work at home to receive them. Never heard from them...and over a month has passed. Unbelievably bad business.









