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Power Plumbing & Sewer Contractor Inc

Plumbing, Drain Cleaning, Sewer Cleaning,

About us

Power Plumbing & Sewer Contractor, Inc. is a family owned and operated business that has been serving the Chicago area and surrounding communities since 1960. We offer full service plumbing and sewer expertise for residential, commercial, industrial, and high-rise properties. Our service has been recognized by our customers with 36 Angie's List Super Service Awards!

Business highlights

65 years of trusted experience
Family Owned & Operated
Emergency Services Offered
Eco Friendly

Services we offer

Plumbing, new construction, rehab, kitchen & bathroom remodeling, water heater installation, hydro jet rodding, sewer systems, camera inspections, handicapped fixtures, water filtration systems, flood control, gas piping, tank less heater installation & repair.

Services we don't offer

Appliance repair.

Amenities

Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

Check

Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.71,244 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
82%
4
7%
3
4%
2
3%
1
4%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.8
value
4.3
professionalism
4.8
responsiveness
4.8
punctuality
4.8
Showing 1051-1075 of 1244 reviews

ALAN H.
02/2004
4.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
PROMPT AND PROFESSIONAL. EJECTOR PUMP REPLACED, BUT WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE SWITCH ON IT BROKE. DISAPPOINTED IT BROKE SO SOON, BUT THEY CAME OUT RIGHT AWAY AND REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE.
Description of Work: REPLACED EJECTION PUMP AND ALSO CAME BACK TO FIX SWITCH ON NEW EJECTION PUMP.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$450

ELLEN F.
02/2004
5.0
drain cleaning
  + -1 more
I CALLED THE COMPANY AFTER HOURS AND PROMPTLY RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM THE WOMAN WHO RUNS IT. WE CONCURRED THAT THIS WAS NOT AN EMERGENCY AND ARRANGED TO SPEAK THE NEXT DAY. A PLUMBER SHOWED UP AT THE AGREED-UPON TIME. HE NOT ONLY TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM; HE EDUCATED ME ABOUT HOW TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
Description of Work: BOTH BOWLS OF MY DOUBLE KITCHEN SINK WERE CLOGGED. MY ATTEMPTS TO CLEAR THE CLOGS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$140

Jeremy M.
02/2004
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
JAMES, THE PLUMBER, WAS VERY COURTEOUS AND PROFESSIONAL. ADDITIONALLY, HE PROVIDED USEFUL TIPS TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURRENCES. I PLAN TO RECOMMEND POWER PLUMBING TO ANYONE WHO NEEDS A PLUMBER.
Description of Work: REPAIRED BURST PIPE. INSTALLED A CUT OFF VALUE TO ENABLE REMOVAL OF WATER IN OUTDOOR WATER PIPE.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$160

DONALD T.
01/2004
5.0
sewer cleaning
  + -1 more
THEY WERE VERY RESPONSIVE, ON TIME, NICE AND HONEST. IN FACT THEY CALLED TO TELL ME I WAS OVER CHARGED AND SENT ME A CHECK. MY ONLY DISSATISFACTION, HOWEVER, IS THEIR BUSINESS HOURS. THEY ONLY WORK UNTIL 3PM AND ON THE WEEKENDS THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
Description of Work: WORKED TO CLEAR MY MAIN SEWER LINE EVEN USING A CAMERA. ALTHOUGH UNSUCCESSFUL THEY WORKED VERY HARD. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A TREE COLLAPSED. THE ONLY REMEDY WAS FOR THE CITY TO REPLACE MY SEWER LINE.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Melanie E.
01/2004
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
JAMES WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND NICE TO WORK WITH.
Description of Work: REPAIR OF A FAULTY FAUCET.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$200

JIM O.
01/2004
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
JIM, WHO MADE THE SERVICE CALL, DISCUSSED WHAT HE WAS DOING AS HE DID IT, A GREAT PART OF THE SERVICE. HE LOVES HIS WORK, AND IT SHOWS. A FOLLOW-UP VISIT WAS REQUIRED, MADE WITHIN THE HOUR OF PLACING THE CALL!
Description of Work: REPLACED A LEAKING TOILET. RESEATED ANOTHER TOILET.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$350

TREVOR V.
01/2004
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
THE PLUMBER TOLD US THE WORK WAS NOT NECESSARY SINCE THE CURRENT PIPE WAS WITHIN CODE. WE HAD THE WORK COMPLETED, BUT WERE ABLE TO TELL BUYERS' LAWYER ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR REQUEST.
Description of Work: TO COMPLETE A SALE OF OUR HOME, THEIR INSPECTOR ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION ON THE HOT WATER HEATERS RELIEF PIPING.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$100

ANGIE L.
01/2004
5.0
sewer cleaning, drain cleaning
  + 0 more
THEY SAID BOTH WERE CAUSED BY OLD CORRODED PIPES.
Description of Work: THEY ROUTED OUT THE SEWER LINE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THEY UNCLOGGED THE KITCHEN SINK DRAIN.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$645

CHRISTOPHER S.
01/2004
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
RAE WILL ANSWER THE PHONE AND HANDLE THE SCHEDULING. SHE IS FANTASTIC. SUPPLIES ARE A BIT ON THE PRICEY SIDE, BUT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE SORTS OF MATERIALS THEY USE AT HOME DEPOT. NOR WOULD YOU WANT TO. LEAVE IT TO THE PROFESSIONALS!
Description of Work: REPAIR AND PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF BOTH 'CHICAGO BARREL' LEAKING FAUCETS IN BATHROOM TUB. DRAIN CLEARING BY REMOVING OLD CATCH COVER ON BATHROOM FLOOR AND CLEARING YEARS OF SCUM, SLUDGE AND SUCH.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$250

CONSTANCE E.
01/2004
4.0
plumbing, drain cleaning
  + 0 more
I WOULD REALLY QUESTION WHEN THE APPOINTMENT WAS SET UP THE NEED FOR THE NUMBER OF WORKERS, AND CLARIFY THAT IF ANYONE WASN'T WORKING THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE PAID FOR THEIR TIME.
Description of Work: MY SEWAGE SYSTEM WAS RODDED AND A LEAKING PIPE WAS FIXED. BASED ON MY DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEMS, THE COMPANY TOLD ME THAT TWO MEN WOULD BE SENT, AND BOTH MEN WERE PAID BY THE HOUR. AS IT TURNED OUT, ONLY ONE MAN DID THE MAJORITY OF THE RODDING AND ONLY ONE DID THE MAJORITY OF FIXING THE PIPE. WHILE THE RODDING WAS GOING ON, ANOTHER WORKER CAME BY TO CHAT AND SO ONE OF THE GUYS STOOD IN THE ALLEY WITH THE VISITOR WHILE ALSO TAKING A SMOKING BREAK. I PAID FOR THE BREAK TIME AND FOR EACH GUY TO STAND AROUND WATCHING THE OTHER ONE WHILE HE WAS WORKING. WHILE THE MEN WERE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HELPFUL, I FEEL THAT TWO MEN WERE A WASTE, AND I WOULD BE MUCH MORE CRITICAL OF THE NUMBER OF WORKERS SENT NEXT TIME.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
3.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$350

DIANE M.
12/2003
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
PRICES WERE HIGHER THAN I USUALLY PAY.
Description of Work: INSTALLED TWO TOILETS AND PUT NEW KNOBS ON TUB.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$845

AMY M.
12/2003
5.0
drain cleaning
  + -1 more
RAE, THEIR REP. IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND JAMES, OUR PLUMBER, WAS GREAT.
Description of Work: SNAKING THE SHOWER DRAIN AFTER SOME COMPLICATIONS DUE TO A BAD CONTRACTOR.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$250

SURA D.
12/2003
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
POWER SEEMS VERY COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING A GOOD REPUTATION ON ANGIE'S LIST.
Description of Work: THIS WAS A THIRD VISIT FROM POWER AND I HAVE TO SAY, THE NEXT BEST THING TO A COMPANY GETTING IT ALL PERFECT THE FIRST TIME IS A COMPANY THAT'S WILLING TO STAND BY THEIR WORK AND MAKE SURE THEY GET IT DONE AS PROMISED, NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES. IN OUR CASE, POWER CAME OUT A COUPLE TIMES--WE LEARNED THE HARD WAY TO GET A FULL ESTIMATE IN WRITING SO THERE'S NO CONFUSION--TO REPIPE TWO KITCHENS FOR US. MONTHS LATER, WHEN ONE OF THE STOVES BEGAN TO ACT UP AND THE STOVE COMPANY BLAMED THE GAS PIPES, A COUPLE CALLS TO POWER GOT THEM TO COME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK--FOR FREE. IN THE END, THIS IS WHAT MARKS POWER AS A REPUTABLE COMPANY; A WILLINGNESS TO FOLLOW THROUGH AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT. AND IN THE END, TOO, THE STOVE COMPANY WAS WRONG AND THE QUALITY OF POWER'S ORIGINAL WORK WAS VINDICATED. GIVEN THAT SORT OF SERVICE AND COMMITMENT, WE'D USE THEM AGAIN.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,800

ELIZABETH O.
12/2003
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
THEY DID A VERY GOOD JOB AND SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
Description of Work: PLUMBING REPAIR, THEY REPLACED A CRACKED PVC PIPE IN A BATHROOM DRAIN.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$350

BETH B.
12/2003
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
AFTER A PRIOR DREADFUL EXPERIENCE WITH ANOTHER PLUMBER, MY EXPERIENCE WITH POWER PLUMBING WAS A PLEASURE!
Description of Work: REPLACED TANK FLAP ON TOILET.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$93

Charlotte Z.
11/2003
1.0
drain cleaning
  + -1 more
WHEN HE DID ARRIVE AT OUR HOUSE, WE TOLD HIM OF THE THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE DONE IN OUR HOUR OF HIS TIME, HAVING BEEN TOLD PREVIOUSLY THAT ANY FRACTION OF AN HOUR OF WORK WOULD BE BILLED AS A FULL HOUR. WE WERE SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THE THIRTY-FIVE MINUTES HE HAD SPENT DRIVING TO OUR HOUSE WOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE BILLED HOUR, AND THAT WE HAD ONLY THE REMAINING TWENTY FIVE MINUTES TO AVAIL OURSELVES OF HIS VALUABLE SERVICE (AND TIME) BEFORE BILLING WOULD BEGIN FOR A SECOND HOUR. SO, IN EFFECT, WE WERE BILLED FOR ONE HOUR OF SERVICE, WHEN IN FACT WE RECEIVED ONLY TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES OF SERVICE. THIS, IN MY OPINION, RATES 'UNACCEPTABLE' FOR PROFESSIONALISM, QUALITY OF WORK, AND OVERALL SERVICE EXPERIENCE.
Description of Work: OURS WAS A ROUTINE SERVICE CALL, ARRANGED DAYS AHEAD OF TIME, TO CLEAN OUT SLOW DRAINS. HE CALLED US ABOUT 35 MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVING, SAYING AT THAT TIME THAT HE WAS JUST FINISHING ONE JOB, AND ON HIS WAY TO OURS.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0

$100

DIANE S.
11/2003
5.0
drain cleaning
  + -1 more
JAMES WAS VERY HELPFUL IN REVIEWING AND EXPLAINING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO OTHER PLUMBING PROBLEMS I HAVE; LIKE IMPROVING THE WATER PRESSURE.
Description of Work: UNCLOGGED BATHTUB DRAIN.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$86.5

CHRIS B.
11/2003
5.0
drain cleaning
  + -1 more
THE REMODELING CONTRACTORS CAUSED IT, BUT COULDN'T FIX IT. I HIRED ANOTHER PLUMBER WHO SAID WE'D HAVE TO PULL THE WHOLE WALL OUT. THEN JAMES AT POWER CAME, AND WITHIN AN HOUR, NOT ONLY FIXED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT BREAKING DOWN THE WALL, BUT GAVE US WATER PRESSURE BETTER THAN IT HAD BEEN BEFORE THE REMODELING. FANTASTIC WORK, AND A VERY PLEASANT PERSON, AS WELL.
Description of Work: SINCE REMODELING THE BASEMENT, OUR WATER PRESSURE IN THE SHOWER WAS AWFUL.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$140

ELLEN P.
10/2003
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
I SAVED $25 BY BUYING THE FAUCET MYSELF, NOT BUYING IT THROUGH THE PLUMBING COMPANY.
Description of Work: I JUST MOVED INTO A HOUSE. THE KITCHEN SINK HAD A DRIP AND A LEAK. DECIDED TO HAVE FAUCET CHANGED AT THE SAME TIME. THE GUY ARRIVED ON TIME, PERFORMED THE WORK WELL, AND EXPLAINED WHAT HE WAS DOING AS HE WENT ALONG.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$276

MICHAEL P.
10/2003
5.0
drain cleaning
  + -1 more
THEY KEPT EVERYTHING SUPER CLEAN AND THEY CLEANED UP AFTER THEMSELVES VERY WELL. THEY FIXED PROBLEMS THAT OTHER PLUMBERS HAD OVER LOOKED. THEY WERE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND WE WOULD RECOMMEND TO ANYONE LOOKING FOR A PLUMBER.
Description of Work: CLEARED DRAIN IN KITCHEN AND FIXED DRAINAGE PROBLEM IN BATHROOM.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$260

DANIEL G.
10/2003
5.0
drain cleaning
  + -1 more
THEY PROVIDE A 10% ANGIE'S LIST DISCOUNT.
Description of Work: EXCELLANT SERVICE. TIMELY. WORKED WITH ME ON TIME AND URGENCY. THREE SEPARATE CALLS. DIFFERENT PROBLEMS.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$100

REBECCA G.
09/2003
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
JAMES, THE PLUMBER WHO INSTALLED OUR TOILET, WAS POLITE, CLEAN, EFFICIENT, FRIENDLY, HELPFUL. I ALSO ENJOYED WORKING WITH RAE TO SCHEDULE THE WORK. SHE WAS VERY HELPFUL. CUSTOMER SERVICE SEEMS TO BE HER WATCHWORD.
Description of Work: INSTALLED A TOILET.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$85

RHONDA T.
09/2003
4.0
sewer cleaning
  + -1 more
THEY WERE ABLE TO CONVINCE THE CITY TO COME OUT AND REPLACE A PORTION OF THE PIPE UNDER MY STREET THAT HAD UN-RODDABLE ROOT OBSTRUCTIONS, HOPEFULLY MAKING THE PROCESS WORTH THE HIGH COST.
Description of Work: ON 6/13 RODDED OUT WITH BLADES - $196 ON 8/11 RETURNED WITH WATER-POWER RODDER AND CAMERA (TWICE SINCE FIRST TIME WATER-POWER RODDER BROKE) AND HAD CITY INSPECTOR OUT TO SEE PIPES .

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$691

DEBORAH D.
08/2003
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
ALWAYS PROFESSIONAL AND FAST SERVICE.
Description of Work: OUTSIDE DRAIN

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$190

TRACY C.
08/2003
5.0
drain cleaning
  + -1 more
WAS LATE TO ARRIVE BUT THE OFFICE DID CALL BEFOREHAND TO APOLOGIZE AND LET ME KNOW. PLUMBER WAS VERY NEAT AND TOOK PAINS TO MAKE SURE ALL DEBRIS FROM THE RODDING WAS CLEANED UP.
Description of Work: RODDED DRAINS

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$250

Contact information

3840 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60613

http://www.powerplumbinginc.com

Service hours

Sunday:
Open All Day
Monday:
Open All Day
Tuesday:
Open All Day
Wednesday:
Open All Day
Thursday:
Open All Day
Friday:
Open All Day
Saturday:
Open All Day

Licensing

Bonded

Insured

Licensed*
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Service Categories

Plumbing,
Drain Cleaning,
Sewer Cleaning,
Water Heaters,
Wells and Pumps,
Drain Pipe Installation,
Natural Gas Lines,
Kitchen and Bath Remodeling,
Appliance Repair,
Basement Waterproofing,
Excavating,
General Remodeling

FAQ

Power Plumbing & Sewer Contractor Inc is currently rated 4.7 overall out of 5.

Sunday: Open All Day

Monday: Open All Day

Tuesday: Open All Day

Wednesday: Open All Day

Thursday: Open All Day

Friday: Open All Day

Saturday: Open All Day

Power Plumbing & Sewer Contractor Inc accepts the following forms of payment: Check
No, Power Plumbing & Sewer Contractor Inc does not offer free project estimates.
No, Power Plumbing & Sewer Contractor Inc does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Power Plumbing & Sewer Contractor Inc does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Power Plumbing & Sewer Contractor Inc offers emergency services.
No, Power Plumbing & Sewer Contractor Inc does not offer warranties.
Power Plumbing & Sewer Contractor Inc offers the following services: Plumbing, new construction, rehab, kitchen & bathroom remodeling, water heater installation, hydro jet rodding, sewer systems, camera inspections, handicapped fixtures, water filtration systems, flood control, gas piping, tank less heater installation & repair.
Appliance repair.

Contact information

3840 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60613

http://www.powerplumbinginc.com

Service hours

Sunday:
Open All Day
Monday:
Open All Day
Tuesday:
Open All Day
Wednesday:
Open All Day
Thursday:
Open All Day
Friday:
Open All Day
Saturday:
Open All Day