Home repair help in Poseyville, IN

What tends to go wrong in Poseyville houses, when it happens, and how to reach an independent provider who works here. The numbers come from public data, and each one links to its source.

What do you need help with?

  • Pest ControlMice and rats moving indoors, wasps, ants, spiders and termites. This links to the general guide for now.
  • PlumbingFrozen or burst pipes, water heaters, leaks, clogged drains and sump pumps. This links to the general guide for now.
  • Heating & CoolingFurnaces that won't start or keep running, no heat, heat pumps and air conditioning. This links to the general guide for now.
  • Water DamageFlooded basements, burst-pipe cleanup, sump pump failures and drying out. This links to the general guide for now.

Freezing nights

Pipes in crawl spaces, garages and outside walls are most at risk on these nights, and it's also when mice start looking for a way indoors.

Freezing nights in PoseyvilleAverage number of nights each month when the low in Poseyville reaches 32°F or colder. January has the most, about 25.1 nights. Freezing nights typically run from January through December. Values are in the table below the chart.OctONovNDecDJanJFebFMarMAprAOct: 1.81.8Nov: 10.210Dec: 22.623Jan: 25.125Feb: 22.422Mar: 13.413Apr: 1.71.7
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, station Grayville, IL (USC00113612), monthly normals
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Freezing nights in Poseyville
MonthNights at or below 32°F
Oct1.8
Nov10.2
Dec22.6
Jan25.1
Feb22.4
Mar13.4
Apr1.7

Good to know about Poseyville

  • Water source and lead testing. Poseyville Municipal Water Department (EPA system IN5265008) uses groundwater from two wells; its 2024 report lists a lead 90th-percentile level of 8.06 ppb (action level 15 ppb) and copper of 0.208 ppm, with no sites over the action level. Source
  • Nitrate violations. Poseyville's water reports list nitrate MCL violations (single-sample exceedances) in 2023 and early 2024, with nitrate up to 12.7 ppm in 2024 against a 10 ppm limit; the report warns that infants under six months who drink water above the nitrate limit can become seriously ill. Source
  • Town-run water, sewer and gas. Poseyville Municipal Utilities, owned and operated by the town, provides water, sewer and natural gas service inside town limits and in limited areas just outside; the after-hours utility emergency line is 812-874-2212, option 3. Source
  • Customer gas piping responsibility. Poseyville Municipal Utilities says it does not maintain customers' buried gas piping; customers are responsible for all gas piping from the meter to their appliances, and the utility tags copper gas tubing it finds on service calls for replacement. Source
  • Electric provider. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission's electric service territory map places Poseyville in Duke Energy's territory; the town's welcome packet also lists Duke Energy for electric service. Source
  • Sewer plant improvements. The Indiana Finance Authority's SFY 2027 clean water priority list includes a Poseyville wastewater treatment improvements project estimated at $1.9 million, with a current sewer rate of $66.16 per 4,000 gallons and an estimated $96.75 after the project. Source

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