Best Heater Repair in Minneapolis MN

I had Mike Justen come out today for a sump pump problem.  I had been told two months ago by a large plumbing company that my 3 year old sump pump was too small and needed to be replaced.  The quote was $2200.  This seemed very high and I declined.  

I told Mike he might as well replace it since it needed to be done.  His quote was $350 for the same thing.  When he began looking at it he told me the pump and the horsepower was fine.  Told me he would not replace it because it did not make sense.  The actual fix was quick and cheap.

There are not many people who would be honest and do the cheap fix.  Mike was honest and professional and very affordable.  I will be using him for any future plumbing work I need done.

Great company to work with. Joe At Krinkie's did a lot of work in my old 1930s Tudor. Found several gas leaks and fixed, installed new venting for a relocated clothes dryer. Responsive, thorough and informative every step of the way.

I've used Pete to help me finish my basement bathroom as well as a bonus room bath.  I've also given his name to many of my friends for their projects such as toilet replacement, leaky faucet repairs, and used him at our place of business (flooring replacements).  Pete always responds and gets the job done when we need him to!

Sometimes in life one finds oneself with a broken water pipe on a Sunday night, in the middle of a pandemic, mere hours before a house inspection that could make or break a sale.  Surely, I thought, it would be impossible to find a plumber who would be willing to come on such short notice, who'd have the knowledge and experience to do the job, and who wouldn't charge an absolute fortune.  

But as fate would have it, I found Steve @ Hibernian and my plumbing emergency actually turned out to be a positive experience.  He clearly knew exactly what he was doing and he had the expertise, equipment, and strength to get the job done well.  What's more, he was pleasant, professional, and personable... and he was completely fair in his pricing (even with the circumstances).  

I highly recommend Hibernian Plumbing.

The best and most reliable plumber.  We have used Pat for several jobs and he has become like family.   Reliable and reasonable.

I have (yes, present tense) an issue the pipe from the toilet leaking in the basement due to an incorrect / misaligned fitting.  It's causing toilet water (yuck) to get all over the basement.  I noticed this problem on a Sunday afternoon and was pleased to see that Roto-Rooter is open on Sundays.

I called, a dispatcher answered, I described my problem, and she told me the tech would arrive between 4pm-7pm the same day (Sunday).  Perfect.  The dispatcher called around 4pm to let me know the technician was on the way for my floor drain backup (not the problem).  I corrected her and described the problem again.

The technician arrived at around 4:30pm, took one look at the pipe coming down from the toilet, and said, Why did they send me for this?  This isn't what I thought it was.  I don't have parts for this.  They need to listen better.  SERIOUSLY!?!  He then said, Maybe they just wanted to make you happy and send someone out here today.  Well, why would it make me happy if I still have plumbing issues???

He called dispatch himself and described the problem again (the same way I did, for the record), and gave me a new window of Monday from 8am-10am for another tech to come out.  I would have to miss work to wait around for someone to show up, but ok, I figured I'd give them another shot.

I realized I never asked for an estimate, so I called later that evening and was told that they don't give estimates over the phone.  Not even their base price for having to come out here.  I was assured that I could just tell the technician that I didn't want the service if the price didn't work for me.  That seemed a little weird to me.

Monday morning, after rescheduling work meetings so I could stay home and wait... I get a call at 9am telling me that the techs are running late.  I asked how long it would be until they arrived and they said they would still be 1.5-2 hours out.  I have to get back to work, so I can't stick around and wait.  I just can't believe that I would be having to make a THIRD appointment with them at this point.  I guess I'm glad they called and didn't leave me in the lurch, but my problem still isn't fixed.

I can't testify to the quality of their work, but I don't think I'll be calling them again.

I had Ben come out and replace some copper pipes that sprung a leak. The price for the repair was reasonable and they arrived in 2 hours after I called. I am not sure if this is typical or if I was just lucky. Either way, I would use them again and recommend them to anyone needing a plumber. Way cheaper than the major brand plumbers and give you major brand service.

We had a floor drain backing up on a Sunday evening. We contacted John's based on Yelp! reviews. It was suggested that if we could wait until normal business hours the charge would be less - non-emergency. First, that is quality that a company suggests ways that could reduce the fees. Fortunately we were able to wait until normal business hours. Second, the service person Nate gave us a call prior to coming over to see if we were home. He told us he could come over earlier than scheduled - great! When Nate got here he was very friendly and responsive. He listened to my explanation and immediately understood the problem. Within a half hour he had snaked out the mainline and we both heard and witnessed the water freely flowing again. No sales pushes, no unnecessary work, friendly and professional. John's also guarantees the repair for six months. We will certain use again. Highly recommended. Thanks!

I used St. Paul Pipeworks for a leaky shower.  I first tried Benjamin Franklin plumbing and they wanted to replace the entire thing for $1000!  This was insane so I asked around and got a recommendation for St. Paul Pipeworks.  Professional and friendly staff, they were able to fix the leak for ~$300.  Will definitely be recommending them to anyone who needs a good, honest plumber in the area.

I called Chris as well as 6 other plumbers on a Sunday and he was the only one who called me back within 10 minutes.   He came within 90 minutes and was extremely thorough.  I felt his prices were fair, especially given it was a weekend.  I would highly recommend him for any plumbing job you need.

Fastest reply when I really needed a plumber. Brian was courteous, efficient and spelled out exactly what he was doing, what he needed to do and how much it all cost, up front. I would use Discount Rooter again, no doubt. Worth every discounted penny spent!! Thank you!

I had a very bad experience. From a mistake causing water damage to my house, to missed local code that resulted in paying twice to get the job done, to tile chipped by the plumber on final trim installation.  All of the above could be worked out and some were, but overall the owners approach was one of blame and focus on his bottom line rather than my outcome. I hate to leave a small business bad reviews, but as someone who relies heavily on reviews, I wanted the info out there.

We have worked both personally and professionally with Erickson and highly recommend them for all plumbing,heating, and electrical issues!

They charge more than most attorneys. 600.00 dollars for 30 minutes. Joke. Coupons ya right. They just raise there quote to cover the coupon.

Joe from Augie's was friendly, professional, explanatory, and tolerant of my need to hover and ask a thousand questions.  He was in and out in under 30 minutes and my drains have never drained better.  They were upfront about pricing and a pleasure to do business with.  

Joe also recommended additional services without creating the impression he was trying to sell me.  And, when he was all done, he cleaned my floors and my bathtub, assuring me at every step that he'd leave it clean!  I will certainly be calling Augie's when it's time to perform my full sewer service!

When I called for service I was told they couldn't estimate what it would cost to check out my problem (flashing lights through out the house when the washer was running) and there would be a $79 service charge that could not be applied against any other work.  I was surprised when the technician arrived with a detailed list of the charges for doing the inspection that started at about $500.  I signed off on them doing the inspection for that amount and then they came back with a proposal that ran between $8K and $24K all of them addressing much more than the basic main problem which they said was possibly Dakota Electric's responsibility.  They did call Dakota Electric and tell them about the issue, but were non-committal on whether they would follow through with the utility after Dakota Electric came out to look at the problem.

I should have shown them the door when they brought out the $500 inspection fee on a chart that they apparently couldn't share before they arrived.  This company use sales tactics that leave a bad taste in my mouth.  If I knew how expensive it was for them to even check out the problem I would have shopped around instead of relying on a friend's recommendation.  If you are considering using their services, get them to at least send you their rate card that lists the prices. If they tell you over the phone that they don't have such a document they are lying.  If they say they can't share it, hang up and call someone else.

That was in June. Six months later I had another electrician in for a second opinion. This electrician has done work for us before and is reliable and trusted.  He said the current coming from Dakota Electric was a little hot (241 vs 220-230) but nothing to worry about.  He said the lights flickering was also nothing to worry about.  A sharp contrast to the dire circumstances that Service Today described.  Our electrician said to replace the circuit breaker box was about $3,500, much less than the $8K Service today wanted.

I would not recommend this company to anyone, came in told me to could not run my furnace and offered me a replacement for 7000. left 2 heaters (only with a 40 dollar deposit) for me to heat my house. called 3 other companies the next day and had a identical furnace to the one they were offering installed in my house for less then 3000, less then haf what they were going to charge. I called them every day for a week to lick u their heaters so I would not get charged the $40, was guaranteed they would not cash my check, finally a week later they come and pick up the heaters, the same day that they cashed my check. seems to me like they are stricly out for money withno regard to the customer.

Before I begin, I want to say that I have a unique situation. When my house was built (far before I bought it) they decided not to make room for a furnace inside the house. Instead, they opted to go with a furnace/air conditioner combo unit on the outside of the house.

My existing combo unit died in 2013. I hired Sabre Heating & Plumbing to install a new unit. On the installation day (Friday, December 20, 2013), I should have realized that Sabre was not the company I should have gone with. I was at work when they installed it. When I returned home, I tried to turn on the furnace but it would not turn on. I decided to look around the new unit to see if there was a power switch or button. I couldn't find one but instead found a pair of fuses just sitting on top of the unit and two wires coming out of the ground, neither attached to anything (see included images). I told them what I saw and the next day they came out and fixed it. Strangely, I did not see the fuses or wires poking out of the ground later.

To protect my investment, I signed up for their Sabre Blue Maintenance Plan. For $300/year, a technician would come out twice a year to make sure the unit was running correctly. For the first few years, everything seemed to be working just fine. I believed that when they came out for the biannual checkup that they were doing a thorough inspection of the unit. Also, since there were different technicians who came out over the years, if one technician missed something then the next one would probably catch it (or so I thought).

Things started to go wrong in the summer of 2018. At the beginning of August 2018, the air conditioner was not cooling my house so I had them come out. I looked back in my email and all I could find was a charge for $106.25. I don't delete emails so I was surprised to find no work order. On 8/16/2018, there was another charge for $108.00 to replace an ARMOD. On 10/11/2018, again my combo unit was having issues and I was charged another $125.00 for a trip fee. Next year on 8/22/2019, I again needed them to come out and repair my unit. This time at $234.00 and again with no work order so that I could not trace back what they did. One month later on 9/20/2019 they had to come out again. This time to replace the TXV at $433.89. The sheer number of issues with my unit should lead me to believe that these $300/year biannual checkups were either not being done or being done by untrained technicians.

This leads to the most recent issue. On 2/4/2020, I noticed my furnace making a loud whirring noise. On the following day, it stopped producing heat. The technician who came out replaced the inducer motor. I asked what I could do to prevent this going forward and he told me that sometimes they just seize up. He got the furnace working but I noticed that there was barely any air pressure coming out of the vents. I was happy the furnace was working so I just let it run for the night. I woke up cold at 3:00 am and saw that the temperature in my house was 56 degrees. I called Sabre again the next day and informed them that the furnace would run for 20 minutes and then shut off. They sent a different technician the following day. After working on it for a number of hours the technician told me that furnace was overheating and that a safety switch was turning it off. I asked him what could be causing it to overheat and he replied: I don't know. He told me that he would increase the high limit so that the overheating would not shut off the furnace. I didn't like this answer so, for the first time, I decided to call another HVAC company, Blue Ox. Within 20 minutes the Blue Ox technician discovered that the evaporator coil was completely blocked by dirt and dust. The reason why it was overheating was that no air was coming through the intake and the motor was trying extra hard to suck in air. In addition to this, the Blue Ox technician noticed that the exhaust vent was still taped inside the furnace where the evaporator coil was. The Sabre technicians who installed the furnace didn't know or even bother to inspect the unit after they had installed it (hence the random fuses and bare wires). Since this exhaust vent had been in there since the installation, it meant that no Sabre technicians had bothered to look at the evaporator coil, not on the numerous times they came out to fix the unit or on the many biannual checkups. In addition, these experts rarely offered solutions and were not even curious as to what the underlying issues were. This makes me believe that they are either severely under-trained, extremely lazy, or unethical. Any way you cut it, it is a good reason to go with someone besides Sabre.

They have an online scheduling system, which I used, but they never showed up. I got confirmation emails and texts, even reminder texts. But no show, no call, no nothing.

So, a few months ago the owner called and said they would send us a check for $100, which would bring the total cost closer to what would have been more fair/appropriate.   We have never received a check, and now the whole mechanism for the drain they installed is failing.  Seriously???