Austin Wolf LLC

06/22/2026

🚨 Public Service Announcement 🚨

If your water softener looks like this, it has officially retired.

It’s not softening water.
It’s not helping your fixtures.
It’s mostly serving as a very expensive salt sculpture.

Give Austin Wolf LLC a call and we’ll get you fixed up—or at the very least get you safely into bypass until a replacement can be installed.

💧 Austin Wolf LLC
📞 605-214-7701

Estimates are always free! 🇺🇸



06/04/2026

As a plumber, I can tell you this is one of those things most people never think about until there’s a problem.

A sump pump moves clean groundwater. When that water gets pumped into the sanitary sewer system, the City still has to pump it and pay to treat it just like sewage.

During heavy rains, thousands of homes doing this can add a tremendous amount of unnecessary water to the system, putting extra strain on lift stations, sewer mains, and treatment facilities.

The result? Higher operating costs, more wear and tear on infrastructure, and eventually higher costs for everyone.

The sewer system is designed for toilets, sinks, showers, and washing machines—not groundwater.

Making sure your sump pump discharges outside is one of the simplest ways homeowners can help protect our infrastructure and keep utility costs under control.

📣Sump Pump Discharge Reminder📣 Help us maintain our City's sewer infrastructure and keep wastewater costs down.

05/15/2026

Nice weather means sprinkler season.

Broken heads.
Leaking fittings.
Zones not turning on.
Controllers that forgot what year it is after winter.

I’m back doing sprinkler startups around Harrisburg, Tea, and south Sioux Falls. Message me if you need help getting your system ready.

If you need help; 605–214–7701. 

Dispatch Fee is waived in Harrisburg, Tea and southern Sioux Falls.

05/09/2026

Somewhere, someone was VERY proud of this repair.

Wait for it… 💀

05/07/2026

Leaking hose bib? It might not actually be the faucet.

That little cap on top is called a vacuum breaker. Its job is to protect your drinking water from contamination by preventing dirty water from being siphoned backward into your home’s water system.

Think of it like putting your thumb over the end of a straw. When pressure changes, water can try to pull backward. The vacuum breaker allows air in so contaminated water can’t be sucked back into your plumbing.

One thing I see all the time:
People leave their hose bib turned on with a shutoff nozzle, sprayer, or Y-adapter attached — keeping constant pressure trapped on the vacuum breaker. Over time, that pressure can blow out the seals and cause leaking from the top of the faucet.

Quick tips:
• Don’t leave hose bibs constantly pressurized
• Remove hoses in winter
• If water leaks from the top, the vacuum breaker may have failed — not necessarily the entire faucet

At Austin Wolf LLC, we believe in explaining why things fail — not just replacing parts and walking away.

Austin Wolf LLC
605-214-7701
Sioux Falls • Harrisburg • Tea
Licensed • Insured • Local

05/06/2026

A leaking temperature & pressure relief valve is usually a symptom — not the actual problem.

I get called to a lot of homes where a T&P valve has been “replaced” multiple times, especially during home sales after an inspection report. In many cases, the valve is doing exactly what it was designed to do: relieve excess pressure from the water heater.

The real culprit 9 times out of 10? A failed or improperly charged expansion tank.

Most expansion tanks come out of the box pre-charged to around 40 PSI, but many homes in Sioux Falls, Tea, and Harrisburg run anywhere from 50–80 PSI. If the tank pressure doesn’t match the home’s incoming water pressure, the system can’t absorb thermal expansion correctly — and the T&P valve starts relieving pressure.

Quick homeowner tip:
• Tap on the expansion tank. If it sounds solid all the way through, it has likely failed.
• Look for a PSI marking in Sharpie from the installer (example: “65 PSI” with install date). A properly installed tank should be charged to match your home’s water pressure.

Replacing the relief valve over and over without checking the expansion tank is like changing a smoke detector battery while the house is still on fire.

I believe in fixing the cause — not just the symptom.

— Austin Wolf LLC
Licensed Master Plumber
605-214-7701

05/01/2026

Spring is here in South Dakota — and that means it’s time to turn everything back on and make sure your home is ready.

Before you fire up your irrigation system or drag the hose out for the first time, it’s worth taking a look at a few things that can cause real headaches if they were damaged over the winter:

• Irrigation systems — safely pressurized and checked for leaks
• Hose bibs — freeze damage isn’t always obvious until it’s too late
• Sump pumps — the one thing you don’t want failing during the first heavy rain

A quick inspection now can save you from water damage and expensive repairs later.

To help everyone get ahead of it, Austin Wolf LLC is waiving the $120 dispatch fee through June 1.

If something doesn’t seem right — or you just want peace of mind — give me a call.

📞 605-214-7701

— Austin Wolf LLC
Serving Sioux Falls, Tea, and Harrisburg

04/22/2026

Spring’s here… which means it’s time to fire up those sprinkler systems.

If you haven’t turned yours on yet, now’s the time. I’ll go through your entire system the right way — vacuum breaker, zones, heads, everything — and make sure you’re set up for the season with no surprises.

This isn’t something you want to guess on. Have it done by a licensed plumber and know it’s done right.

Also — I’m waiving the $120 dispatch fee right now for anyone in Tea, Harrisburg, and the southern Sioux Falls neighborhoods.

If you want on the schedule, text or call me at 605-214-7701.

Let’s get your system ready before everyone else realizes it’s time.

04/19/2026

Quick heads up, everyone —

I’m having a short medical procedure this week and will be a little limited on in-person plumbing work for a brief time while I recover.

I’m still answering calls, helping troubleshoot, and scheduling jobs — just not operating at full speed for a bit.

If you’ve got something urgent, I completely understand getting it taken care of right away. If it can wait, I’d really appreciate the opportunity to take care of it for you as soon as I’m back at it.

I’ve built this business on showing up and doing things right — that doesn’t change. Just taking a short pause so I can come back 100%.

Appreciate all of you.
– Austin Wolf 🇺🇸
Austin Wolf LLC