Mr Plumber Inc
About us
You can put your trust in Mr. Plumber. We provide personal service and exceptional quality. All of our services and products are guaranteed. We have been in business for the nearly 10 years. Our unparalleled service, competitive prices, and overall value are why our loyal customers won't go anywhere else. We look forward to serving you!
Business highlights
Services we offer
A/C, Drain Cleaning and Video Inspections., Heating and Cooling, Plumbing
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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We initially had them out, at the recommendation of our realtor, for a sewer inspection in the process of purchasing our home. Our first appointment was scheduled on a Friday between 11 & 12. They did not call to say they were running behind. So around 12:30 I called to make sure we hadn't gotten overlooked. I was told that the guy was on his way. Around 1, our realtor called to check again and again we were told they were on their way - probably 30 minutes out. Since we did not own the house at this point and our appointment with the homeowner for inspections was from 8:30-12, we were now inconveniencing the homeowner as well. They finally arrived around 2pm to get started.
Once they got started the inspection process didn't take long...mostly because the camera equipment that they brought was only 100 feet. It wasn't long enough to reach from the clean outs in the house that we found to the main tap at the city sewer. On top of that, with the camera they brought they did not have the capability to record their findings which I had specifically asked for. Basically at the end of this visit - I had no confidence in the inspection because they couldn't reach the main line and I had no proof as to what we had found so far because they weren't able to record it. After discussions with our realtor, we decided to request access to the home the following Monday or Tuesday so that they could bring a longer camera and try again.
Over the weekend our realtor called or texted the owner several times to make sure that they were going to arrive on time and with the right equipment so as not to inconvenience us or the current homeowners any more than necessary. They came with the medium length camera (their longest was being repaired in the shop) and on time with the ability to record their findings. However - no fault of theirs - we were still unable to reach the main tap based on the 2 clean outs that we knew existed. Their recommendation was that all was well with the pipes structurally but they would recommend that we get them jet sprayed to reduce the grease build up that could result in a back up someday. Given the tardiness issue and not having the right equipment and the inconvenience caused by all of that they charged us a reduced rate for our trouble which was nice of them.
Fast forward a few weeks and we are the new owners of the house. Given that their tardiness seemed to be an isolated incident and they were friendly and seemed to know what they were talking about with regard to the plumbing issues and the fact that our realtor has used them so many times in the past without incident, we decided to hire them again to jet spray the pipes. About 1 1/2 weeks in advance I scheduled for them to come out 4/3 between 9 & 10 am. This time they at least called to say that they would be late and then called again to let us know they were on their way. However, they didn't arrive until 11:45. The guy did the work and said that he thought he got it all but the only way to be sure was to pay for another camera inspection to visually verify the results. On some level this seems like the classic bait and switch to me. I hired them to do a job for a set price, they come and do that job for that price but then tell me that if I really want to be sure that it worked that I would need to pay them an additional $145. We agreed on the condition that they were able to bring their longest camera and check the whole line this time because we had already paid for them to 'almost' check the whole line 3 weeks earlier. They had to bring out another technician that had their longest hose which meant more waiting on our part. With the first run with their longest camera, same thing happened - they couldn't get to the end. However, since the previous owners things were no longer in the house we had found another clean-out that was buried behind all of the other owners things during our first visit so we decided to give that a try. Finally we had success at getting to the main line and were able to 100% verify that all was well with the sewer pipes.
At the end of the day, we won't be hiring them again primarily based on the fact that they can't seem to make it to their appointments on time or within a reasonable amount of time...even after second chances. My time is just as valuable as theirs and if I were to charge them their hourly rate based on how late they were then I probably wouldn't have had to pay for their service at all. We ended up paying $245 more for their service than we had planned and that's no fun for any homeowner.
As a side note, our realtor has used this company many times in the past without trouble so maybe it's just our experience where they seem to be disrespectful of our time and can't seem to bring the right equipment to do the job.
For both jobs, they got the job done that 3 previous plumbers couldn't fix. I will always use this company from now on, even if I have to wait to get appointment.
My sister was so sure her job was going to be a difficult all day whopper of a job because she had also had three plumbers who misdiagnosed her leak and said it was hidden behind walls. She was sure they would need to rip out ceiling and wall. She even took the entire day off because she just knew it would take nearly all day.
She wrote me in an email after they were done:
"Finished in 1 hour. No breaking of walls. He turned off the water to the toilet shut off valve at toilet. Pulled the tank off put a new seal in the tank and put new bolts in. he also fixed a leak under their sink. 2 of them james and josh. Supposed to be 9AM got here at 10:30
but hey they diagnosed it as toilet immediately." Total for the job $150.
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