If any of my Greater San Antonio Area neighbors need an excellent plumber: Call Mr. Martin G. Plumbing. He is fast, efficient, fair and friendly.
Two years ago, we had a plumbing emergency; which he quickly repaired! Although, it was an after 6:00pm repair: He charged us the same as his regular business hours rate.
Today, Sunday, 26 August 2018, he repaired a leaking pipe. I contacted him at 9:36am and scheduled an appointment for today. He arrived at approximately 11:30am and was finished by 12:30pm. Again, he charged us his regular business hours rate; instead of charging us more for working on a Sunday. So, I gave him a $25.00 tip. I am also going to give him another great review on my Home Advisor App.
I am sharing this here because, every home owner will eventually need a great plumber. Also, yesterday, I decided to CANCEL our American Home Shield (AHS) Warranty because, they refused to authorize their contract plumber (ASAP Plumbing) to do this simple repair. Then, ASAP Plumbing OFFERED to do this simple repair for a fee of $425.00. I told them No. because, it cost less than $200.00 to have that bypass installed; when our water softener system was installed, by a LOWE'S contract plumber.
As a result of this experience: I am going to set up an account that is dedicated to home maintenance. Instead of paying AHS (American Home Shield) $37.40 per month ($448.80 per year) to authorize some repairs and decline simple repairs: I am going to deposit $50.00 per month in that account.... Now, I will never have to feel guilty about paying AHS $448.80 per year and not have anything repaired for that year.
After I finish this; I am going to copy and paste it on other websites; including an email to AHS (American Home Shield Warranty).