I called Eagerton Plumbing because I needed to find out why a bathroom sink was making a running water noise and their fee was a little less than a few others that I had called for estimates. They quoted me $130. plus materials. When the workman showed up, he turned my main water valve off and broke the switch. When I told him he broke it, he said half of it was already broken, so he wouldn't replace it. He said it's about $200 to replace it. Well, half of it was already broke, but you could still turn it off and on with the other half. Now I have to use a pair of pliers to turn it on and off.
He told me I had a slab leak on the street side and the house side of the meter. He said he would have to give me an estimate on what it would cost to replumb the entire home, this would include busting up the driveway to get to the city side of the meter.
Then he told me I owed $144.95 for him coming out. He said $10 was for gas and $4.95 was for materials. When I told him they should have told me up front I was paying for gas, and that he didn't use any materials - He said I could call the office, which I did. The girl argued with me and then transferred me to a man. I told him they didn't use any materials on my job and that I should have been told that they were going to charge me for gas. He was extremely rude and told me that I could pay whatever I wanted and find myself another plumber. (He didn't know I needed a complete replumbing job at the time.) I told him I would pay the amount I was quoted and find myself another plumber - and I did.
The new plumber told me that the leak is coming from my side, but NOT the city side of the meter. Eagerton's guy told me it was leaking from both sides.
They were very rude and unprofessional, but lost a big job over $14.95.