Your plumbing is not often exciting. It will go on for years, faithfully filling, flowing, and flushing. As a pipe leaks water through your kitchen ceiling, however, the excitement may be more than you can stand. You need a plumber. There are firms out there that will soak you, but we’ve found dozens that do top-quality work at a good price.

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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Plumbers

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Plumbers Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Plumbers.

• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Plumber: They had to come out twice and were not able to correct the issue. We..........
• Subscriber from BROOKLYN CENTER, MN wrote Another Plumber: Rick is such an outstanding service provider! and...such a really nice guy! I had a..........
• Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote Another Plumber: Jon (our technician) promptly kept appointment. Friendly and explained work as went along. Knowledgeable and..........
• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Plumber: I got three estimates to replace a run of leaking steel pipe with ABS. The..........
• Subscriber from EAGAN, MN wrote Another Plumber: Always excellent service, they work with not for customers to get the job done well...........
• Subscriber from CRYSTAL, MN wrote Another Plumber: He was by far the best value and did wonderful work, I would reccommend him..........
• Subscriber from EDEN PRAIRIE, MN wrote Another Plumber: Bob is a very nice guy, and his service is prompt........
• Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote Another Plumber: They charged master plumber rates for some very manual aspects of the service. They attempted..........
• Subscriber from MAPLE GROVE, MN wrote Another Plumber: Tims/Quality Plumbing has taken care of all my plumbing needs including water heaters for at..........
• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Plumber: We were so pleased at the corrective work the plumber completed for us. The shut..........
• Subscriber from EDINA, MN wrote Another Plumber: Reset a new toilet I tried to install, on-time and inexpensively; $150. I couldn't be..........
• Subscriber from W SAINT PAUL, MN wrote Another Plumber: We've utilized AAA Plumbing before so when we need to replace our faucet/sink in the..........
• Subscriber from ST ANTHONY VILLIAGE, MN wrote Another Plumber: On time, very reasonable cost, willing to evaluate and give opinion on other plumbing concerns..........
• Subscriber from BLOOMINGTON, MN wrote Another Plumber: Excessivly expensive.......
• Subscriber from MAHTOMEDI, MN wrote Another Plumber: Same day service with no upcharge........
• Subscriber from EDEN PRAIRIE, MN wrote Another Plumber: Exceptional service. Raymond Haeg came to our house and spent time trying to solve an..........
• Subscriber from EDINA, MN wrote Another Plumber: Supervisor/foreman promised to get back to me on price issue but never called back. Lack..........
• Subscriber from ROSEVILLE, MN wrote Another Plumber: Price came in below the quote. Straightforward; no middlemen; no sales hype; easy to deal..........
• Subscriber from NEW HOPE, MN wrote Another Plumber: Highly recommend. Fast, courteous, and exceptional work. I had never used this company before, but..........
• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Plumber: I've had them do a couple of major jobs - removing an old tempering tank..........
• Subscriber from BURNSVILLE, MN wrote Another Plumber: Replaced leaking pipe between kitchen sink trap and pipe in wall on a Saturday night........
• Subscriber from COTTAGE GROVE, MN wrote Another Plumber: Mr. Aschenbrener came at the soonest possible time and fixed our loose toilet to the..........
• Subscriber from OTSEGO, MN wrote Another Plumber: Friendly, fast, on-time and excellent work.......
• Subscriber from BLOOMINGTON, MN wrote Another Plumber: I can't say enough good things about Drain Busters. Joe was great to deal with...........
• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Plumber: Had tree roots removed from our main sewer line. Took just under 2 hrs and..........
• Subscriber from PLYMOUTH, MN wrote Another Plumber: The worst in the Twin Cities. I believe their plumbers are on commission and therefore..........
• Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote Another Plumber: Although I marked superior in all above categories, I thinkMcGuire & Sons Plumbing is very,..........
• Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote Another Plumber: Certainly the best plumbing service I've ever experienced!.......
• Subscriber from MAPLE GROVE, MN wrote Another Plumber: Top quality service! Plumber by-passed the whole house filter system for the two outdoor faucets..........
• Subscriber from EDEN PRAIRIE, MN wrote Another Plumber: Ben was professional and personable in clearing floor, sink and shower drains. He gave us..........
• Subscriber from BURNSVILLE, MN wrote Another Plumber: The scheduler was friendly, polite, and very helpful. The plumber was also friendly and polite...........
• Subscriber from CIRCLE PINES, MN wrote Another Plumber: Extremely nice guy. Very professional........
• Subscriber from MOUNDS VIEW, MN wrote Another Plumber: Expensive.......
• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Plumber: This is one category where reliability/standing behind their work is an important quality to rate,..........
• Subscriber from DAYTON, MN wrote Another Plumber: Forgot to turn water supply back on to water heater so it emptied out causing..........
• Subscriber from MAPLEWOOD, MN wrote Another Plumber: Removed an unnecessary tank from my well system. He didn't try to do extra work...........
• Subscriber from MAPLEWOOD, MN wrote Another Plumber: Rose Plumbing -- they are great - always EXACTLY the price they quote - nothing..........
• Subscriber from BROOKLYN PARK, MN wrote Another Plumber: Rick was prompt returning my initial call. He was clear and honest in his assessment..........
• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Plumber: I would recommend them highly........
• Subscriber from EAGAN, MN wrote Another Plumber: I made the appointment with Tom based on the recommendation of others on your website...........
• Subscriber from ST PAUL, MN wrote Another Plumber: Prompt, efficient and inexpensive replacement of water heater. Personable too........
• Subscriber from PLYMOUTH, MN wrote Another Plumber: Was very quick and neat. Left no messes. Fixed a toilet, a sink and a..........
• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Plumber: Soderlin came to my house very quickly, the gentleman who did the work gave me..........
• Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote Another Plumber: Offers affordable, high-efficiency boiler and water-heater options........
• Subscriber from MINNEAPOLIS, MN wrote Another Plumber: He was fabulous! Changed his schedule to fit in my client's emergency. Also did several..........
• Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote Another Plumber: Thorough job.......
• Subscriber from WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN wrote Another Plumber: Correctly completed original job, but completely misdiagnosed related leak, despite two correct diagnosis from us,..........
• Subscriber from APPLE VALLEY, MN wrote Another Plumber: We had a plugged drain in our laundry room. Drain Busters came out the same..........
• Subscriber from SAINT PAUL, MN wrote Another Plumber: Did a very good job of replacing our water heater. But used a cheaper unit..........
• Subscriber from BROOKLYN PARK, MN wrote Another Plumber: Pricing is out of this world, they charge by the job not by the hour...........