Skillings & Sons Inc

Derek Skillings, Tim (Service), and Bill (our tech onsite) did an awesome job at assessing the condition of our well pump and jumping through hoops to get us back up and running in a few days despite being down one truck. No "up sell" like some of the others out there. Just honest and professional service.

We had an intense electrical storm that knocked out our cable, etc. One of our outside light circuits was also tripped by a nearby lightning strike. Our water was also not working and circuit breaker appeared to be okay. The well pump was not running for some reason. We called Skillings & Sons - they were able to come next day but not until late afternoon. They assured us that they would have us up and running before they left. They came, diagnosed the problem as a tripped breaker on the generator power transfer switch and got us up and running. They also added a back flow valve on the water line in the wellhead. Very knowledgeable and fast at getting us our water back. Will use them again without hesitation.

The job went very well. They came on time and completely the job in just under three hours, no issues. It was a straightforward installation of a secondary sediment filter positioned after a neutralizer tank. We have a finished basement so we also had a water detector alarm/pump cutoff switch installed as well.

The second day after closing on our home we lost water pressure. Skillings had done our presale well inspection, so we called them late on a Friday afternoon. First thing Saturday morning their crew was there and worked about five hours (in a pit in a drizzle) to diagnose and fix a problem with the electrical cable running to the pump in the well. They pulled the pump, removed and replaced the cable, put things back together, made sure we had pressure again, and explained how to flush the system after they sanitized it. And did not charge weekend rates because I had called on Friday. Seemed like a technicality, but I appreciated it. The crew also did not charge for time spent correcting a wiring error they made because a previous job had left the wiring in an unusual configuration. Both guys remained pleasant and courteous, even as they got more and more frustrated by the problem. Would definitely call again - quick response, hard work.

They did a great job.

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Very pleased. Prompt service. Had to excavate and cut off casing to access water disconnect. Made two trips to house and waited for excavator with no extra charge. Would use them again, very professional.

My pump went out and Skillings was very prompt in setting up an appointment the same afternoon. The crew was very professional and courteous. They did a great job diagnozing the issue and replacing the pump. They also did tune up for the water pump equipment indoors and explained me how to bleed the water before turning on the water. Very happy with the service and prompt response. Their rates were also reasonable for the service they performed.

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Skillings & Sons were the only company interested in even coming to survey the property for a drilled well quote. Showed up with printed out quote as well as some local water availability information. Very professional. I hope to hire them when the time comes to get the well drilled.

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Our project was to select a water filtration system and installer to solve our moderately high iron issue. We had problems with red staining of clothes, toilets, sinks etc. and potential build up of iron bacteria. 
We spoke with many installers and researched many solutions. A priority for us was a non-softener/chemical treatment solution. We ultimately chose Skillings and they installed a Water Right / Impression Series oxidation system. Our water has never been more clear. (Didn't realize it was that bad until it was gone.)
Skillings was professional from start to finish. Scheduling was good. Estimate right on target. Timing took 1/2 day. Clean, courteous, knowledgeable, etc.
Two weeks later we discovered a small leak near where the work was done. They came the next day to assess. When knew piping was installed, old piping got lose and created the leak. They replaced and fixed with no questions asked.
Highly recommend.

Excellent service all around.
Called Skillings & Sons for an emergency visit as a result of very low pressure.  Everyone I spoke to was very helpful and was able to schedule a visit the same day.  After assessing the situation, they presented me with my options and provided an estimate that fell in line with the final cost.   While it was clear my pump needed replacement, I opted to replace the entire system given its age.  They had everything they needed to complete the job.  

Thanksgiving 2014 brought a big snow storm and a power outage; when the power came back on, our water filter sprung a leak and we could not have the water on (after three days of living without running water or electricity already). We could not get a hold of any plumbers who would either return our calls or agree to come out to do the repair, and Skillings and Sons get a gold star just for being responsive and prompt. They came to do an emergency repair to bypass the leaky water pump, and then returned to install an upgrade pump. The work was done quickly and professionally. It might be a bit pricey but you get good service for your money.

Excellent work.
They also pay attention to items like placing rubber mats down on the cement walks so their crane doesn't destroy it.
Not much else to report on a company that drills wells for geothermal.
After using geothermal for 6 years I have learned that Skilling is the #1 contractor in the Northeast to drill geothermal walls.

Exxcellent work, but a little pricey

Great work - guys were very professional.

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Besides the great sales contact, the experience with Skillings was bad.  Although I'm sure their work was done right, they were very sloppy and did not care about the mess they made, which included spillover into my neighbors property after being promised this would not happen.  If DEP saw their work, they'd be in trouble.

 I'd been having intermittent water pressure with sometimes no water coming out of the faucets at all.
The Skilling and Sons representatives arrived within 20 mins of the beginning of the time window their appointment service said they would.  The two gentleman came in and took some electrical readings and looked over my system and fairly confidently concluded that my pump was in the process of dying.  With this being my first home, and my first experience at replacing a water pump I asked several questions of a "newbie" and the guys were detailed in their explanations, and walked me through what was entailed in my type of system.  I felt the answers were direct and without a lot of extra "up selling".  They went over all the options - from a standard replacement through the cadillac of constant pressure systems.  I decided a direct replacement of the current system was prudent in my case and I was not pressured into any kind of upgrade by Skilling and Sons.  As a matter of fact when the guys pulled the pump up it was a lot more shallow than they expected, requiring less horsepower than the estimate they had initially provided.  And so they recommended a bit smaller horsepower pump (meaning less money) to meet the pressure i'd been used too.  This was both an honest and technically appropriate recommendation;  this garnered my trust and appreciation.  He could have installed the original recommended HP at a higher cost and I would have never known the difference.  Quality Service in every sense of the word in my mind.
Because i did not know what was wrong with my system i could not do the research to determine if their price was comperable to other vendors... and for that reason i marked N/A.  But i feel as though i paid a fair and reasonable price based on the professionalism and quality service Skilling and Sons provided.

They were able to give us a same day appointment. When they found that they could come extra early, they called us to let us know (so helpful!) and we agreed to have them come out early. They were able to quickly triage the issue and point out other problems that they saw. Everything was done by the end of the day and we were very happy with the results. They replaced our well pump and the wiring running down to it.

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