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What the hell kind of business is this?
Wants me to take a photo of my toilette and send to them, they will review it and then give me a call for an estimate. So, they won't come out for an assessment to see what the problem is. And how the hell can someone take a photo of something when the problem is not visible?
Called them again after a week, they told me that they had received my photos but that they are still under review and will call me when done.
Anyways, it's been two months now and nope, no calls, no text, nothing..
What a joke.

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Our well pump died early this morning. I contacted Hugo Plumbing around 10:30am and even though one guy was off and the other was on a different job they made a special effort to come by because they didn't want to leave us hanging over the weekend without water. They were very polite and professional. Total charge was $1,900, which is reasonable based on what I've read/heard from others. I will definitely use them in the future and refer them to anyone who is seeking help.

We had a minor gas leak on our water heater and called these guys to come and fix it. The guy patched it with a caulking and was literally at our house for 10 minutes. Now it leaks water instead.
For the 10 minutes and caulking, they charged $120! WHAAAT.
I can't imagine what they'd charge if it was an actual job that took time and parts.
Yikes.

I had a new vanity installed along with new shut off valves. Also a new toilet and in the kitchen all new faucets, including a dishwasher hook up. Just sorry I didn't need a new water softener. Ok, maybe I am not sorry about that. Service is prompt and prices are good. This guy knows his stuff.

H2C came out to inspect my 16 year old furnace. The tech found a crack in the heat exchanger. We went over the options and I decided to have them install a 95% eff. Tempstar furnace. I did shop a couple of other companies and the sales people didn't know what they were doing and the prices they gave were very high. So I called H2C back to let them know that they are right when they say Bringing fair pricing back to the Twin Cities. The install team was out the next day. They were great they walked me through everything from how to set up the thermostat to how the furnace modulates and functions. You have gained a customer for life with the great service I recieved. I have been telling everybody at the office about you. Thanks again

I called in the morning and was taken care of completely three hours later. Service is very friendly, professional, and educational. Prices were reasonable as well. I will definitely use again for future plumbing problems!

I am a senior who over the years has had some experience with plumbers. However, I ran into a problem that none of the plumbers I hired were able to repair. Our upstairs shower began leaking down into our kitchen. It was not immediately apparent since it was leaking behind the crown molding of the kitchen cabinets. Over time, I had a parade of experience plumbers in my home working on this and none of them could find the problem. After one plumber thought the problem was fixed, we ended up with water running down our kitchen walls, out an electric outlet and out on to our counter top. Not getting any results, this got costly and we gave up. We just didn't use the shower. Many years later, and out of shear frustration, I made another attempt to find a good experienced plumber. After numerous phone calls, Jim Murr Plumbing was highly recommended. I was afraid to get my hopes up, but this time we got lucky! Jim came out to our home, and we explained all of the problems we had gone through over the years and to his credit, he did not try to run away. Essentially, the job was quite complex, and involved other issues as time went on. However, we could not be happier with the out come. Jim sent the A team over to our house and they wasted no time. They also carefully explained along the way everything that needed to be done and the costs involved. Surprises like the wall being moved. Also, after all that we had gone through, we decided to put in a tile shower. And fortunately, Jim had just the guys to do the work! The quality of the work was exceptional and we were thrilled with the results. We also have a greater appreciation for the work involved. I have recommended Jim Murr Plumbing to others.

I contacted Mike to clear my kitchen drain which had backed up. I was able to schedule an appointment the next day. He was terrific! On time, meticulous, polite. I had been referred to another company but wanted to get some other quotes. Mike was almost half the cost of others. I very rarely write reviews but want to support this business.
Hire him- you will not be disappointed.

Cannot recommend them enough. We've lived in Shakopee for 4 months and they've already been out twice - once to find a leak and another time to look at our water softener that we didn't know how to use. The plumber set my water softener correctly and told me everything I needed to know about it and gave me a plumbing 101 lesson. They are super reliable, professional, and knowledgeable. Will ONLY be using Affinity Plumbing.

I've used Paul for two jobs now.  Both times he did the job for half of what other plumbers quoted me.  

Sure his prices are great, but so is his work.  You can really tell that he loves life, and this shows through on his work.  He goes above and beyond what he would need to do.  I won't be using any other plumbers in the future.  I recommend him to everyone I know, and if he services your area, don't hesitate....Just use him!

I called LaBrash Plumbing with an issue. They were able to come out the same day. The technician was polite and personable. He completed my job quickly and at a reasonable price. I intend to contact them to complete an additional job since my experience was so positive.

You can't ask for better service! John offers great service at a resonable price. We'd call him again!

We hired Don Dunn for a bathroom renovation project and had a horrible experience with Don taking our deposit without completing the job.  Don is extremely unreliable and pulled a no-show on several dates he was scheduled to work.  Additionally, when both myself and my general contractor asked Don questions about the project Don was extremely argumentative, rude (cursing), and short-tempered.  We paid Don a 50% deposit plus added material costs (which he ended up having us buy) and he has since stopped showing up or answering phone calls and left us high and dry mid project which both delayed our renovation and forced us to find another plumber on short notice.  Be warned and do not hire Don Dunn Plumbing.

Third time I called for service, first time I was disappointed. No phone call or note upon arriving home, so I wasn't sure if anything had been done that day. Also, the scary pipe banging I called about is still there. Sounds like it is about to rip through my wood floors every time it happens... I will fix that myself.

Then three nights ago the drain setting in my sink - that I had them install - popped right off. Don't think that is supposed to happen... I will fix that myself, too. (Dramatic self-pitying sigh).

Beware of misleading service notice from this company, they claim your warranty could be in jeopardy if you don't have them inspect your equipment. Looks like they're trying to lure non-suspecting customers.....

So, when your hot water heater decides to crap out on you, unless you like cold showers and the green apple quick step that cold washed dishes usually brings, you gotta move. Called Home Depot because of their same day installation promise.  While due to weather and the impending New Year's holiday it ended up taking two days, they sent RC out to my house today and he installed it so quickly I was convinced he had just painted my old one while I wasn't looking. The install price, even with whatever Home Depot takes as a cut, was very good. I had two requirements for the job.  Don't blow up my house, and make my water hot again.  It's only been two hours since he left, but so far RC is two for two. Doing such great work on the final day of the year, he deserves a fat raise and the employee of the month award.

Scammers they are out to sell their products, the technician are very disrespectful and don,t respect people property. The owner is a sale person and a liar, he tried to convince his technician to live my house without doing a job. Please stay away from this company.

Never in 1000 years would I ever hire McQuillian again. Realistically, freezing to death in a Minnesota winter is preferable to working with this company.

I originally hired this company because I had three units in an apartment I own that were too cold. My request was very straight forward - I need these units to be a live-able, reasonable temperature.

First off, they never showed up when they said they would. I had to call in EVERY MORNING FOR TWO WEEKS to ensure they showed up. Then, they would leave before they completed the work requested of them.

They send out comfort engineers to perform heat loss calculations which is a complete joke - those people don't have a clue what they are doing.

In one unit, they though the issue was the existing baseboard, so they replaced it; the heat issue didn't improve. Then they claimed it needed more baseboard so they installed more; the heat issue didn't improve. They also put a thermostat in this unit. Now - had they done any real work, they would have figured out that this loop was part of a run that heats the hallways in the building. They didn't do this work, and instead installed a thermostat which caused the rest of the hallways in the building to not call for heat, and causes the pipes to burst. This ended up costing me about $15k to repair the water damage and $5k to fix the heat issue. (The actual heat issue was that the run was simply too long, and the unit needed a dedicated run. My GC, who isn't even an HVAC specialist, figured that out on his own and the issue has been fixed).

In another apartment unit, they thought the baseboard needed to be replaced so they replaced it, and then were dumbfounded when the heat didn't work. Eventually, when a tenant described to me what was happening, it was extremely obvious that the issue was simply that the thermostat (a $50 part) didn't work. I told McQuillian, they installed a new thermostat and guess what, THAT WAS THE ISSUE ALL ALONG.

They also, for some reason, changed the programming on the boiler, which causes complete failure and total loss of heat for the entire building. I had to call in an emergency HVAC tech (from another company that actually knew what they were doing) in order to restore heat.

I am currently drafting a law suit in order to recover money lost - do yourself a favor and HIRE SOMEONE ELSE. Literally anyone else - it's not possible for another company on the planet to be these incompetent.

Positives: they have cool looking trucks / vans. Whoever painted them did a good job.