AG Plumbing and Gas

Dont use these people! They do substandard work.  Hired Golan to replace an aging boiler at one of my rental properties.  His bid seemed reasonable but then he attempted to charge a $200 delivery charge, which I refused to pay.  4 months later and the new boiler is malfunctioning.  He refused to return to the property until I paid the delivery fee.  So I had to hire another plumber to replace and rewire the circulation pump, which was wired incorrectly by Golan and got fried.  Cost me an additional $420!

Is this fellow even in business? I called the number listed here in Yelp last Thursday. It's a cell phone - the man answered and it was agreed that he'd come at noon to check out my problem. [I'm now in Florida but my neighbor in Pittsburgh was helping me by letting the plumber in.] He didn't show. He then called and said he'd be there around 3:30. He didn't show. I called again and he said he was on his way and would be there at 6:00 p.m.  He came, didn't go into the crawl space. Said he'd be back tomorrow, but not in the morning.  I tried calling and his cell phone message said don't leave a message. call 412-251-0301 between 8 and 5. So I did. And I got another recording saying there were 2 businesses - neither of which was Barak Plumbing - so I hung up and tried again (I thought I had a wrong number). Nope! So I got a woman on the line and she said that she'd text him. No response. I called again several hours later and she said she'd text him again. No response.  Nothing!  He hasn't shown up or returned a phone call. I tried one last time this morning. The lady said she'd text him again. No response!  What a disappointment!

DON'T CALL THIS FELLOW IF YOU REALLY NEED A PLUMBER!

Great Expirience with these guys

I am gonna use them again next time

thanks a lot

Exceptionally prompt, highly skilled, works clean and fast, and (bonus!) very personable.  I had a toilet emergency on a Saturday and he was actually here just 20 minutes after confirming my address and cell number.  Price for service was more than fair.

At first it went very well. The owner was very responsive, personable, and punctual. He signed a simple written contract with me. He came extremely early despite how last minute I had scheduled with him. He initially asked to be paid up front. That should have been my first warning. All contractors and plumbers that i have worked with asked to be paid when the job is done. However,  I proceeded with him. He came and did some work and left. I thought the leak was solved but the leak continued about a week later, that was when things started to go downhill.

He initially was reasonable and was willing to fix the problem if it was due to his negligence or negotiate a price if it was just simply a matter of needing to do more work. He showed up pretty quickly at first, but he did no real work and no lasting progress was made, he began to not respond to my calls and texts. When he did, he would agree to send someone over again. Yet, this person time after time would not show up and not even let me know. I would have to call him.

He finally got so bad at getting back to me that I began to use his employee as my main contact for discussing and scheduling business. However, even though his employee would at least speak to me, he continued the process of not showing up.

I finally gave up on him and his employee and hired a plumber recommended by a good friend. This plumber discovered that Barak had done the job poorly and that this had caused a new leak. The new leak combined with the original one increased the water damage to ceiling causing that panel to completely collapse.

Needless to say, I simply asked my money -$450- back after rationally and calmly describing the details and expressing my frustrations over all. I received only one response from the owner Barak: a text with only a ?. His employee was much more understanding and professional but as the employee there wasn't too much he could do.

So, now I find myself going to see the magistrate this December to get my money back.

I have learned my lesson the hard and painful way. Do not hire someone like Barak that is all talk and no action. I would pay $300 more than I did in a heartbeat if it meant avoiding all of the stress and drama of failed promises, property damage, and trying to get my money back.  I will only hire people in the future who are backed by solid facts and the experiences of people I trust.

I needed my water heater temporarily moved.  Barak came over to take a look and offer a free estimate.  They provided a great quote for the small job and came over the morning I needed the water heater moved.  

I would say their customer service on the phone is lacking.  I always had to get a call back to get any useful information.  Also, I had to pay my bill using PayPal.  It all worked out but a little phone etiquette never hurt.  For the price, I guess I can't complain.

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He doesn't use licensed plumbers and yet charges full price. He is a crook and a felon and he goes by Jay but his real name is Golan. In all of the businesses he's run, he has cheated people out of their money and manipulated people. He's also been sued multiple times. For your sake, please do not use him.

These guys are amazing!  

I had 2 pipes burst overnight and woke up to 3 of water in the basement.  Sharon (Israeli men's name, not American women's name) came out on a Sunday and fixed the pipes, even thought the water was causing him to get mild shocks (it's an old house, so the electrical leaves some things to be desired) whenever he touched certain areas.

Even though the work took almost 4 hours, he charged me only for just over 2.  I paid by check and got a receipt, no problem! I was happy.

Unfortunate timing with a Fri. evening sewer backup in our basement meant calling an emergency Plumber after normal hours. We had the same issue two weeks earlier and used a Plumber provided by our Home Warranty Program. From the first initial call, all the way to Barak showing up within 30 minutes of the call, our experience with AG Plumbing was excellent. Problem solved and at a very fair price. Barak went beyond what the previous Plumber did to find the source of our problem and was very clear explaining every step of his process. We would highly suggest AG to anyone with plumbing needs.