Best Heater Installation in San Francisco CA

We hired Beastbay Plumbing to do some plumbing repairs and installations in our house. They entire experience was top notch.  Their technician, Mitchell, was very friendly, helpful and is an outstanding employee!  We highly recommend this company!

Our water heater was dying on a weekend. We sent Mr Rooter and a couple of other plumbers messages to come take a look. On the plus side, they sent someone same day on a weekend. On the minus side, he was clearly committed to fleecing us.

The quote started off ok (~$1700 to replace a 50 gallon water heater), but then he used a bunch of used car salesman tactics and such to drive the price up nearly $800. He talked about how they'd need an extra $400 to bring the water heater into our basement (our basement is like 3 steps down from ground level with an exterior entrance), an extra $200 to install a new sediment trap (or something like that), and some other nonsense too. He then called his manager to get us the best price. When we asked for a breakdown of parts vs labor, he said the water heater was $800 or $900 (I forget which), but Lowe's sells the same water heater by the same brand for ~$550.

Anyway, we sent him off.

We ended up going with someone else who didn't pull any nonsense like that and who came in basically the same price as Mr Rooter before they started tacking on ridiculous charges.

We had last used Tromborg Royal 2 years ago. At that time their work was skillful and their price very reasonable.
This morning I left two messages for Stanley, received no response, and around midday made arrangements with a different plumber.

Had a number of leaks coming from my shower. Never have a had a plumber actually explain to me what he's seeing step-by-step, explaining my options (cheaper first then more expensive) allowing me to understand the trade-offs BEFORE rushing into something. Probably saved me $2K in the end from another plumber's quoted solution. Nick's got a combination of deep knowledge of plumbing issues with excellent customer service. Will definitely use again.

Multiple drains in my house were taking forever to drain. Stumbled upon this company, and Joven was available to come on short notice on a Saturday (within 30 minutes)! So glad I found him because he was professional, quick, and efficient. He was honest with his pricing and did not overcharge me. I wanted to give him a nice tip and but he refused. Always happy to support local and small businesses and good people with good work ethic. Will call Joven again should I have any other issues.

Luis & his team did excellent work on the required sewer lateral & gas shut-off valve on a home listed in Alameda. Responsive, and all work as described done well! Highly recommend

Bedr came by to help with the faucet and got it to work in no time at all. I ran into the problem last minute, and he was able to stop by on short notice. Very responsive and efficient.

Very helpful staff assisted me in troubleshooting my home heating system.

Steve at Chung Wah was recommended to us by another company we'd used before. From my first call with him, Steve was fantastic. Clear, professional, proactive, and very very quick to respond. And he is funny and kind!

Chung Wah gave us a price range over the phone. Then Steve quickly arranged to give us a site visit, so he could give us a firm estimate. He was quick, clear, and professional over the phone, text & email.

I then spoke to two other companies and was disappointed by them: they were not as fast to reply, unwilling to give a firm estimate, and not as good at communicating about what their work would include and why. We booked with Chung Wah for the next week because they were superior in every way (including the online reviews like this one).

When the 2-person team arrived, they were very considerate. Great masking & the took care to protect our floors and carpets. They were kind to everyone in the building. They made sure we knew what they'd be doing and how long it would take. Steve even texted to make sure it was going well.

When the crew finished, they went back to double check their work in each unit and told us to text Steve if there were any leaks -- even in the middle of the night! Steve came by right away to check their work. Clearly, they all wanted to be sure everything was done right.

Even the billing was flexible: we had to split the work into different payments for each unit and for the HOA. Steve sent over a link right away so everyone who wanted to pay electronically had an easy way to do it. Plus, their staff was very kind about accepting a check in the mail from one unit (old skool).

I'd use Chung Wah again for sure. I highly recommend them.

We had main sewer pipe breaks in multiple spots. Javier and his team from Five Star plumbing excavated 34 feet of sidewalk and soil and garage, removed the old rusted broken pipes, installed new cast iron pipes with vents and caps, had the site inspected and approved by the city inspector, filled in the soil, and poured new concrete over the trench in sidewalk and garage. The work was done over 2.5 days, neatly and efficiently. The workers were very pleasant and polite, cleaned up the site beautifully, kept us informed at every step, replaced our outdoor faucet valve at no cost, provided an improved downhill sewer grade, and installed very nice drains, caps, and concrete. The total cost was very reasonable, and the office and team communicated promptly. It was stellar work, and I will be calling this team for any plumbing needs.

It is no surprise to me that I see Edgar rated so well on yelp.

Edgar did extensive work for us last year on a re-modeling project including:
- power vented hot water heater install
- all new plumbing to kitchen
- all new plumbing to new laundry room and new bathroom
- new sewer lines to replace and add to the old
- new gas lines to appliances and heaters
- a hydronic heating unit

He was professional, yet friendly and personable, flexible with changes of plans, consistently on target with estimates of time and cost, reasonably priced for the impressive quality of work done, and quick to return calls or emails.  And somehow, despite doing lots of 'dirty work' he somehow stayed meticulously clean and almost pressed through it all.

Several times when we had the city in for non-plumbing inspections (framing, insulation, electrical, whatever) they took note of the plumbing and said 'wow, thats nice plumbing work'. All of his work passed muster on the first inspection.

Along the way he had time to get to know the kids, philosophize about life, fix some other odds and ends on the side, swap travel stories, and even offer advice and the use of some of his tools on some other projects I was working on when he was there.  

Unless he retires, I will never call another plumber again.

Zayah was on time, knowledgeable, asked enough questions to make sure we were on the same page, but was unobtrusive and efficient. He diagnosed Missi ng parts we needed, took a quick trip to the store in my behalf, and replaced our disposal/repaired some broken sink plumbing quickly and cleanly. Strong recommend!

The technician, named Bella, came to check out my water heater after so many failed attempts from the other places. She suggested I needed a new water heater since all the parts were replaced, but it still wasn't working properly. She noticed there was an inner gas leak, which the other plumber place failed to notice. She knew exactly what she was talking about. That same day, my water heater was replaced and installed.

Thanks Bella

This is a top notch company and if I could I would give them 20 stars.  This is not only my opinion, but also the opinion of the water reclamation company sent out by my insurance company.  They have no connection to the plumbing company and no reason to say this but they did say the job was the best they've seen in a while.  Rest assured, if you call Wizard, you will be well taken care of during a trying time.  Steve and Jose were great to deal with.

I call them when I needed my sinks unclogged and he educated me on what snake I needed to let the technician know next time to use.  He was neat and cleaned up after doing his job. I have used their services for years and never fail, they helped me every time with efficiency and professionally.  They are my go to plumbing company.

Plumber arrived on time, took steps to keep my floors clean by wearing shoe covers when inside and did an overall nice job clearing out my clogged pipes.  Would use these guys again. Highly recommended!

Great experience with this company. It only took 2 weeks from my first contact to completion of replacing my 59 year old sewer line. Good communication, friendly and professional.

I can't imagine anyone better. Dave and his plumbers do great work. Dave has so much integrity, finding ways to defer them making a house call if there's a less expensive fix. Wow. Great!

I discovered a leak in one of my water pipes and did some on-line research on plumbers.  F&A Plumbing had great reviews so I went with F&A Plumbing.  Frank showed up at the scheduled time, crawled under my house, assessed the problem, gave me a reasonable quote that I agreed to and he promptly changed out the leaking  piece of pipe. Frank was polite and courteous.  He knew what he was doing and I would recommend his services to anyone!

They did not show up on time, which would have been a problem if I didn't work from home, but they do appear to have competently done what was asked of them.