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We did not have hot water and I called late on a Thursday afternoon.  Nicole answered the phone and was very thorough in asking good questions to double check that gas valve would be covered under warranty on water heater after she double checked with supplier.  She called me back within 5 minutes to confirm appointment with owner next morning to only pay for labor as part was covered under warranty.  Paul Henderson did a thorough job installing new gas valve and double checking all the components to get our hot water back on and he did not charge for extra labor even when he had to fix another part not connected to new gas valve!  We had other plumbers quoting much higher price as they did not take the time to double check if water heater/parts were covered under warranty.  Their customer service is top notch and we highly recommend them for your plumbing needs!

Like always I searched yelp before highering a contractor.      We started having a wierd issue where u flush one toilet the water is drawn from other each time.  I had 2 plumbers out for estimates decided on Hunter.   They came back right when they said they would an hour later problem fixed by very professional guys.
 I will refer to neighbors when asked.

Techs were very good -saw the problem and fixed it in a reasonable amount of time.  Pricing seemed fair.  I would call them for future problems!

Always very helpful and responsive. They've helped us many times over the past seven years, and the service has always been great.

I called because my family is getting ready to move and I thought we may need to pay for an updated service.  Danny was great, he walked me through everything over the phone and saved us some money!  I would recommend them to everyone, they are doing the right thing and helping people!

Friendly, fast.  They were flexible with meeting up with me, and explained things well. Great customer service, which is often a lost art these days.

Very Professional!  Great Work!  Use them often...if your looking for a good reliable Plumber or HVAC (they do this too!)...I highly recommend and they won't make you take out a 2nd Mortgage to get your work completed!

My 1940s So. Bro rental that I'd purchased a few years ago had experienced root growth in the main drain and after years being dormant, it began backing up with use.  I'd already paid Just Drains to clear my main drain (rude, never again), and they went in from the line in the yard.  Now I had yet another issue that needed attention.  On Valentine's Day, a Sunday, in the snow.  

The renters had neglected to keep me informed of the bad situation that had progressed into an emergency, simply shutting the basement door, and we were now in deep sh*t (literally, ankle deep).  I was absolutely mortified and in tears after contacting someone to help me out earlier to no avail.

After calling a few places, I finally spoke to someone at Powerhouse and got a quote for $175 - same day.  The owner arrived to my mess and was very friendly and considerate of the situation.  He went above and beyond, ensuring that he ran the snake out to the street more than the average job to be sure it wouldn't soon happen again.  

As everything began to drain, he then cleaned up the mess and hosed down the basement so I wouldn't have to.  Of course once it dried I had additional sanitizing to do, but I was so happy with the experience that I told everyone about it.  Best worst Valentine's Day ever!

Now that I'm looking through my reviews, I realized that this MUST be added, despite the time that's passed, because I still recommend them to my friends.  

If only I could find an equally good electrician. Anyone?

I used them this week.  they were very courteous and quick to respond and did good work but compared to prior similar calls elsewhere, they were slightly high priced

I was very pleased with the entire process.  I had called several plumbers on Monday evening and they could not come until Wed.  But, Roto-Rooter said they could come out as early as that evening.  The tech was very professional and courteous.  He completed the work for the price that was quoted and cleaned up afterwards.  Then an additional inspector called the following day to come out and video inspect the work.  I feel confident the work was done properly and will call again!

We needed to have our (very old) sewer line replaced. We'd received a quote from another company but wanted to bid out such a large project. Carlisle was less expensive and did a very good job. They gave us multiple options and quotes as well as their recommendations on how to proceed. The sewer was a tight squeeze between houses, trees, and our gas line. They dug it up and replaced it, as well as some additional plumbing inside to reroute a pipe without any incidents. They were very good at explaining to me what they were doing and were courteous and professional when asking me to run water to test the line. I would recommend them for future plumbing projects.

Came out quickly but discrepancies in what was invoiced (a week later and only after requested it) and cash that was paid out at multiple times a certain repairman returned.

We have had a thoroughly unpleasant experience with this company, which we had used previously.

Our 16-year old toilet needed a new flush valve. My husband called the company and made an appointment with the young woman who answered the phone. She gave him a 4 hour window for the following day; the plumber never showed. When he called back, it appeared that she had been so focused on trying to sell him a yearly contract during what he described as a lengthy conversation that she'd neglected to schedule the plumber.

So--new conversation with new phone person, also lengthy, during which my husband gave her the make of the toilet (Kohler--a pretty standard brand) and the part number of the flush valve we needed. (She had clearly never heard of Kohler--asked what that was and could we spell it, which was disconcerting.)This time, the plumber did show up (the following day), but without the part. Evidently, she hadn't passed on the information. He said we really should buy a new toilet. We declined.

This was a Friday; the plumber left saying he would secure the proper part and be back Monday. Monday he came with the wrong part.

Our daughter suggested calling Hope Plumbing. They had a plumber at my home within an hour of my call who installed the new flush valve. Toilet now works fine--we didn't need a new one, and the plumber from Hope didn't say we did.

Needless to say, we will NOT be using Ben Franklin Plumbing again.

Very poor professionalism, which makes me question their work. My husband scheduled an appointment last week, got our confirmation call two days before our scheduled appointment for Sat. @ 7:30 am. Was a No Show - No Call Left them a voice mail. Called back again on Monday and was told it was miscommunication. They did apologize but, again, makes me think twice about having them do any work for me now. Very disappointed

In the process of selling my home, it was discovered that a pipe that was installed before we bought our house, ran underneath my neighbors driveway and would require excavation to correct.  While disappointed that we would be responsible for repairing the neighbors property we agreed to cover the repair as this situation is not my neighbors fault.  

During the inspection, the pipe was approximated as to where it was located, but could not be verified at the time, due to my neighbors car causing interference with the equipment used to identify the exact spot of the line.  

Days later, the crew arrived to begin work, and this is where we ran into problems.  While I was quoted one size (which was roughly 5x10 feet ) for the section (they believed) was the location of the pipe, they guessed incorrectly.  

They dug down approximately 7 feet and couldn't find the pipe, and it turns out they dug in the wrong spot.  The hole went from 4x8 and ended up being closer to 11x11.  

I let the crew finish the job, and when contacted about settling the balance, I expressed some disappointment that the crew didn't verify the pipe location before digging as the scope of the repairs has now increased because of their mistake.  As the saying goes, measure twice, cut once, at this point, the call was handed off to Mike (Terry?), who basically got on the phone and badgered me for saying I had agreed to pay for the work when the job was done (which I had), and that his crew didn't have a camera to verify the actual line placement on the day of the work ( so, apparently that's my fault).  The disrespectful way in which he came on the phone to pressure me into paying the bill and assumed no responsibility was extremely disappointing.  

I work in customer service for a living, and I have dealt with frustrated people over the years, and I can't recall having been so infuriated with the way I was treated.  I will do everything I can to warn others about the response I received for being dissatisfied with the level of work that was done.

The crew that did the work on the pipe was nice, but made mistakes, the staff that was ultimately responsible for trying to find a compromise was a complete failure.

To provide perspective I have attached a picture of the first hole they dug (wrong spot, right size), and the final hole with the repaired pipe.

YIKES! RIPOFF AND DISASTER! Charged 6 hrs./$688 labor to install a simple 50-gallon gas water heater! How it went? G appeared with wrong type heater (electric), charged me to go back and get a gas water heater; installed a lower grade gas model than I requested; new unit has horrible noise when faucet was turned off; twisted off inlet to new water heater...did not replace...did makeshift repair and charged me; ripped entire water circulation unit & home phone lines of the wall & and simply left them dangling; unbraced circulation unit sags and sways which stresses inlet (I think it would have fractured in week!); heavy metallic waste discarded in damp laundry pile (ended up in our washer and dryer); each stair step (light color carpet) stained with rusty sediment; warranty and manual left drenched in water;  rusty metal screw dropped on carpet - family member stepped on it; reinstalled urethane insulation on cold water inlet; G said I required a thermal expansion tank installation (false: we have an open system - no backflow valve); hot water circulation pump valve left in off position (two bathrooms did not have hot water); did not wear Covid mask during entire installation.  And there were issues from McNeely's office: nothing in writing; no written estimates; no diagnosis of leak/problem; errors in transcribing almost all details of original request (even lost our address after request was placed); appointment cancelled/scheduled for Christmas eve; promised but failed to help process valid Rheem warranty (McNeely is a Rheem ProPartner); not truthful in BBB affidavits concerning this affair. I could add much more!  But, pleased be warned, this is what you will get if you hire McNeely!

Larry Plumbing did some work in my house about a year ago, He was found by the contractor I hired back then and never had to deal with him personaly. Recently, I had a situation where my basement flooded due to a clogged outside drainage, although it took us some time to find, my first person to reach was Larry... here's where it gets fun, he picks up the phone and tells me that he has no interest to help out due to a bad past experience with the contractor I had when I was remodeling the house .. he then tells me to find someone else to fix my problems! This level of unprofessional customer dealing leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth and thought I would share so no one has to deal with this kind of issues in the future. I don't have anything negative to say about his job which has held fine, but definitely on his customer treatment and more on emergencies such as the one I just went through.
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He was the only plumber who come come within 4 hours for a leak in my garage.  I should have waited.   He did find the leak in an outside faucet and repair it.  He then takes me into cutting a vent in my furnace stack to heat my garage, then drive to a hardware store 5 minutes away to buy a vent.  He was gone almost 2 hours.  When he came back he looked at another leaking outdoor faucet and told me it was not urgent, and that he wasn't available again for 3 weeks.  He charged me almost $800, most of that labor for time he wasn't even at my home.  I called someone else a few weeks later.  The second leak caused a mold problem that had to be remediated, and the furnace vent is not to code and has to be removed.  By the way, the faucet he did repair no longer works.  What a crook!

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