TL;DR - So, I'm looking at reviews for plumbers on Yelp. I come across PNW Plumbing and their ton of 5* reviews. I figure no one can be *this* good. Wrong! Rocky *is* this good. I'd give 6* if possible
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Story: We have a 50 year old house that the previous owner just screwed up, royally. Seems he thought he was a plumber/electrician/roofer/landscaper - did all his own work. . . HA!
We've had a drain from our laundry room that has always been sluggish, and backs up periodically. Other plumbers have had to come out in the past to snake the thing.
This time, the drain started backing up, and a kitchen sink began draining slowly and backing up into the laundry sink. I decided to try someone who has great Yelp reviews, is local, and not a big national company. Cue, Rocky and PNW Plumbing. I called/texted PNW, and Rocky came out within 48 hours as it wasn't an emergency.
Well, once here, Rocky (what a professional; a nice Oklahoma transplant) analyzed the situation and set about correcting in a methodical manner: lets get the drain open and then see where we stand. Turns out our blockage destroyed his new cutting head on his electric snake. WHOA! SO, Rocky heads for the crawl space (no previous plumber ever checked this). He comes back with a dire but solvable analysis of the main line - huge belly, solid blockage, most likely calcium/sediment/etc. Section of pipe will need to be cut out and replaced. Rescheduled for today (next day). This evening, following 6 other service calls, Rocky shows up, dives into our hideous crawl space and sets about tackling the issue. Two and a half hours, voila, the drain is working beautifully, er, mostly. Seems Mr. My Genius Previous Homeowner installed the laundry drain pipe *below* the level of the exit to the septic system (figures). Water has a tough time running uphill, you see :-) So, sediment could not escape the pipe and, thus, built up in the rise. The drain is working for now, and Rocky will come back when the weather changes to rework the entire design and run of pipe to correct the stupid install of the previous owner.
Bottom line: great service, professional and thoughtful approach to my problem, commitment to his client and my need, excellent follow through, wonderful human being, more than a fair price for service rendered, value-value-value. I do not say this often: I, without hesitation or reservation, recommend Pacific Northwest Plumbing for any plumbing need you may have. It will be a service experience that you rave about to your friends. Thank you, Rocky.
PS. guess he didn't write all these glowing reviews, himself, after all :-)