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My sink has been clogged for over 3 weeks, and I tried a lot of things to fix this. Draino didn't do it, called another plumber and they companies snake broke in the pipes. I was so fed up with this situation, and luckily we found them through a referral. My goodness, they are punctual, polite, bilingual, and patient with everything, took there time to explain what the issue was and how they manage to fix it. I was floored with how fast they fixed the issue. Would use again and would gladly recommend them to everyone.

Nick was wonderful to work with: skilled, professional, and super knowledgeable. He's prompt, his prices are fair, and he's always easy to reach. I would definitely work with him again! Also, he likes cats, so he's good people.

I need to have my house re-piped and decided to call Simply Green based on the excellent reviews. I was told that they could send out a technician to give me a free quote, but there would be a $79 travel charge. Having the audacity to call something free that clearly is not (I don't care if you say the charge is not for the quote but the travel, it is a charge I need to pay to get the quote) and charging me to sell me a service is enough to make me not trust this company.

My shower valve broke and needed to be with the new shower set. The plumber was very knowledgeable and provided me with a couple reasonable and affordable options. Once I selected and option he got started right away and completed the job fairly quickly. Excellent service!!

We recently had our home repiped, when I mean recently it just happend last week. Johnny was on time and worked very hard to get this done within the days he promised. They are very reasonable in price and I would highly recommend for their customer service. He told my husband and I to keep an eye on the work for the next few days and if there were any problems please let him know as soon as possible. there were some minor issues after the work was completed but Johnny would come back promptly to fix the problem, no matter how late in the day it was. Very down to earth and knows what he is talking about.

The water is running great now, and with the new water heater I do not have to wait for minutes for the warm water to come on. Excellent work and excellent customer service.

You get what you pay for.   Professional, courteous, experienced plumbers, excellent workmanship, materials that meet national and local code and standards.  This was a not a major repair of rather clearing stoppage another company was unable to.

Marcus and David truly go the extra mile.

 As the daughter, sister, niece, cousin, ex-wife, of qualified licensed (& unlicensed) plumbing contractors (who chastised me for not getting a professional initially)..  I was left to locate a reasonable and competent plumbing concern.  My homegrown retired & out-of-state plumbers were not readily available   Previously, another local company misdiagnosed

Customer loyalty you bet ! ! !

Robert came by within 35 minutes of my inquiry! Very friendly and was able to unclog my garbage disposal quickly and efficiently. Great value for quick and reliable service.

Asyl helped us with bathroom vanity top installation over the holiday weekend. He is very professional, quick response, good communication, quality job and reasonable price. I'd hire him again for future projects and highly recommend his work.

This is a repeat of what I wrote on another occasion. We recently again had need of Art's capable hands for a home plumbing problem. Everything I wrote before applies, so I am gratefully resubmitting this review: I wouldn't hesitate for one minute to recommend Art Hansen for a plumbing job.  We are a senior couple who had put off some plumbing repairs in our 1924 Palo Alto home until we could ignore them no longer. Not knowing where to turn, I looked at the reference page of Yelp and I was convinced immediately that he was our guy. Art was everything a professional plumber should be and so much more. He's thoroughly professional, responsive, diligent and highly skilled. Understanding what some of our plumbing issues were (past tense) with our vintage fixtures, he went about remedying our long standing problems. He took pains to explain the nature of the problems and the possible remedies. Had I known how  little effort it should take to flush a toilet or to stop a faucet from dripping, we would have called him long ago. I want to add that our problems were not trivial. This was not a question of a washer here or there. Parts (difficult to find) were required, and Art had to return several times to complete the job. He did all work neatly and cheerfully, actually working with my husband to find sources for the parts. We recommend him with confidence.

Nine pm, on a Sunday and the guest cottage toilet is clogged...who do you call when you've tried to unclog it and now really awful stuff is pouring out of your drain...   I called Cedric.  He was here within the hour, friendly and ready to work.  (even my ferocious dog was ok with him)  He fixed the immediate problem (guests can use the bathroom again!) and wrote up an estimate for longer term issues.  Extremely professional.  I will absolutely call him back to do the other necessary fixes.

Easy to work with and fair pricing.  They did some minor plumbing work on a rental as well as replaced a wall heater and water heater. On time and efficient.

I was referred to Josh by a friend for our plumbing needs. I work in a small office in Los Altos and hired J. Fisher Plumbing to take care of the plumbing in our office. I was very satisfied with the prompt service we received and the quality of the work done. Josh is very responsive via email and phone and he really is an expert in his field. I would definitely recommend J. Fisher Plumbing for any office or home needs. He makes you feel valued as a customer and cares about cleaning up after a job. For the great quality of work done, his prices are very reasonable.

Henry's Plumbing was professional, fast, and courteous.  I will definitely be using this service for all of my plumbing needs in the future and highly recommend them.  On average Henry is at least 1/2 the cost of the larger plumbing services out there!

I did not hire PCHS. If you need HVAC, electrical or any home services make sure you get a second bid. My bid for an attic fan was $1450.00. I thought that was high based on neighbors I asked who had similar work done.

I got a second opinion from a highly rated HVAC installer for $750.

Not saying PCHS isn't good, since we did not use them...just get multiple bids.

I called the plumbing company on Thursday afternoon (02/22) and they sent Tom over around 8:30am the next morning.  The dispatcher, Nicole, had asked for some photos of the bathroom tub/shower faucet (old Delta faucet, over 40 years old) that was causing the problem (very little hot water dispensed; cold water had plenty of water pressure).  Tom knows his stuff, and tried to use a trick to force water pressure to try and clear the possible clog in the faucet value.  It did not solve it.  Tom said that it seemed a little more hot water was coming through, but still not acceptable (according to him).  The only solution was to have an entire new faucet, value, spout and shower head replaced, as well as replacing some copper piping that handles the water pressure up to the shower head.  I gave my OK for the job to be done, and he immediately left  (gone less than 1/2 hour) to go to his supplier in Campbell, who had all the needed parts to fix my faucet.  He had originally quoted me 5-6 hours to fix this, but in actuality, he spent about 3:15 to do this job.  A new Delta faucet system now has strong cold AND hot water coming through.  Through his boss, Tom was also able to get me a courtesy discount on this job, which I did not expect.  Tom is an excellent plumber (he told me he has been doing this for over 30 years), and has the best demeanor and customer service focus that is rarely found in many service trades.  I am sold on Tom and Eldridge & Sons Plumbing.  Solid 5 stars... nothing less.

Don F.

Vince did an amazing job installing a kitchen faucet and a new disposer in our home. Before I talk about his install,  I wanted to say he is a  gem of a person to meet. He is very responsive and he made sure everything is alright in his work before he left. He took time installing the faucet and disposer and making sure it had no leak by running the water multiple times. His price was comparable to other companies but difference is in his workmanship. If you are looking for a plumber I would strongly recommend him.

Last week I had a toilet badly in need of attention. It had clogged, and when I tried to plunge it myself, it overflowed all over the bathroom. Eww. I've never actually needed to call a plumber before, but I know when I'm out of my depth. So I turned to Yelp.

When I called they picked up right away. I explained the situation and they said they could have someone there within the next two hours. Hallelujah! In truth, a plumber and his helper/trainee arrived in less then an hour (with a phone call first to let me know they were on the way).

Fortunately they didn't even cringe at the disgusting situation in the bathroom, and got right to work. They used an auger to clear the clog, made sure the toilet was all clear, and were in and out in under 15 minutes. They were both polite and professional.

I got the bill in the mail a few days later. It seemed a bit steep to me - $146 for less than 15 minutes of toilet snaking - but I really can't complain. They swiftly rescued my only toilet in its hour of need!

They gave a competitive quote. They showed up on time and they did an excellent job. We are having them do further work.

I called to request a plumber tech come to my home and provide a quote to repair a leak. We don't provide quotes - we fix leaks at $165 an HR when others charge $50-$75 to stop the truck and take a look. Not sure of the quality of work because I was off-put by the initial price gouge on the phone call. Called Joel Sanders Plumbing instead.

Benjamin Franklin plumbing sold us an on-demand water heater 7 years ago which recently started leaking.  We contacted that manufacturer of the unit who provided us with the new heat exchanger which was covered under warranty.  Unfortunately, labor was not included in the warranty coverage so we contacted BF plumbing to have a service person come to our house and replace the part.  Here is a summary of our experience:

I asked the person on the telephone if BF has experience servicing this make/model water heater and she responded, Oh yes absolutely!.  I then made an appointment to have a service person come out two working days later, between the hours of 8 AM - noon.

On the day of the appointment, having taken a day off work, nobody had arrived by noon so I called them and the person I spoke to told me that they had a scheduling error.  So much for the company that advertises itself as The Punctual Plumber.  To their credit, they apologized and told me they would have a technician out by 2:00 PM and the technician arrived shortly before 2:00.  I thought that everything would be back on track, but this was when things got ugly....

The technician told me that the unit was installed incorrectly and offered to fix everything for me.  When I told him that the unit had been installed by Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, he told me that the company was under different ownership previously and that they were not responsible for what the company had done when it was under prior ownership.  Even if that was a true statement, I would think that a company with an ounce of integrity would stand behind an installation that has their name attached to it.  When I told him that I only wanted the leaking part fixed, he hum-hawed around, telling me how difficult it would be to repair, and then stated that he thinks someone back at the shop knows something about these units but that it is too difficult to fix while is it hanging on the wall and would need to be completely disconnected and taken back to the shop (not true according to the manufacturer of the unit).

He then told me he could get me hot water the same day be installing a new unit at a discounted price of FOUR-THOUSAND-FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS!!!!  We paid 3,500 for the original unit which had included all of the conversion costs to switch to a tankless water heater.

I sent him away (thankfully he did not charge for the service visit...he was clearly embarrassed) and referring to the instructions that came with the replacement heat exchanger, successfully changed out the part myself, having had no prior experience, and without removing it from the wall, in about four hours simply by carefully following the instructions provided by the manufacturer of the unit.

Pretty sad when a company misrepresents its experience, arrives late, does not stand behind its prior installation and tries to take advantage of the situation by selling us an even more expensive unit.  Also pretty sad that they are unable to service a unit that they sold us.  On the positive side though, if the dang thing ever leaks again, I will know how to fix it myself (it really wasn't that difficult).

I gave them one star only because zero stars is not an option.....