A pipe bursts in a Salem kitchen. A backed-up restroom shuts down a restaurant on the square at lunch. An LP furnace quits at a farmhouse ten miles out of town. They’re different calls, and Mideastern answers all of them.
We’re a family-owned, union-trained plumbing and HVAC contractor based in Carlyle, a straight shot west on U.S. 50. We serve homeowners, businesses and rural properties throughout Salem and Marion County, and emergency service is available 24/7.
Most of our Salem house calls start with plumbing. That might be a leak that won’t quit, a drain that keeps clogging or a water heater that’s finally given out. For recurring clogs, we don’t just clear the line and leave. We run a sewer camera through it so you can see whether roots, a break or a sag is behind it, and you only pay for the repair you actually need. When a sewer or water line needs replacing, our hydrovac keeps the damage to your yard small.
Comfort is the other half. Southern Illinois swings from muggy 90-degree afternoons to single-digit nights, and that’s hard on equipment. We repair and replace gas and LP furnaces, boilers and heat pumps, install central air and ductless mini-splits, and do spring and fall tune-ups so the system is ready before the weather turns. If dust and allergies are a problem, we can add whole-home air purification to the system you already have. For hot water, we install gas, LP, electric and tankless water heaters.
Call for residential or commercial repairs, installations and emergency service. Office hours are Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–3:30 PM, and emergency service is available 24/7.
As the Marion County seat, Salem has offices, shops, restaurants, churches, schools and other commercial buildings where a broken boiler or a flooded restroom means lost business, and sometimes a closed door. Mideastern works with Salem property owners and managers to keep those systems running.
On the heating and cooling side, we install, repair and replace commercial HVAC equipment, including rooftop units, and service commercial boilers and water heaters, including Lochinvar, Knight and Noble fire-tube models. On the plumbing side, we handle restroom and fixture repairs, gas lines, water lines, backflow testing and regular drain and sewer maintenance, which matters most for restaurants and multi-unit buildings. When work has to happen near a parking lot, sidewalk or foundation, hydrovac lets us dig with minimal disruption. We also handle plumbing and HVAC for new construction and tenant build-outs.
The best way to avoid an emergency is to catch problems early. Our commercial maintenance plans put your building’s equipment on a regular spring and fall schedule for inspection and cleaning, so small issues get fixed before they shut you down.
Plenty of our Salem-area customers live past the city limits, on propane instead of natural gas and sometimes on a private well. We’re set up for that: LP furnaces, boilers and water heaters, long water service runs from the road and hydrovac to reach buried lines on farm and acreage properties. We’re regularly in Kinmundy, Odin, Iuka, Kell, Alma, Sandoval and Centralia too. See the full service area.
Our plumbers and HVAC techs are union-trained through Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 101 and 653 and the Sheet Metal Workers, and we’re licensed (IL License 058-159779) and insured. We repair every major brand, including American Standard, Bosch, Mitsubishi Electric, Rinnai, Navien and Lochinvar. And because we do residential and commercial work every week, the same crew that fixes your water heater at home can take care of the boiler at your business.
Yes. We offer 24/7 emergency response for Salem homes and businesses, and throughout Marion County.
Yes. Our commercial maintenance plans cover scheduled spring and fall service, and we handle repair and replacement for commercial heating, cooling, boiler and plumbing systems in Salem and the surrounding area.
Yes. We install and service commercial boilers and water heaters, including Lochinvar, Knight and Noble fire-tube models.
Yes. We install, repair and maintain LP equipment for rural homes, farms and businesses around Salem that aren’t on natural gas.