1. Ackerman Plumbing

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    Iowa City, IA

    Ackerman Plumbing

    5.0 (1 review)
    Closed 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

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    Nick's Gneiss Plumbing

    Nick's Gneiss Plumbing

    4.3
    (8 reviews)

    Would not recommend - Nick Gneiss Plumbing took advantage of my parents. Years ago, my parents…read morehired him by referral through a contractor they'd worked with for years. First experience was fantastic - friendly, reasonably priced, did exactly what we discussed with no surprises. Their most recent experience was not good. They contacted him directly and trusted his work and character based on their past experience. He horrendously overcharged them almost $1500 - for a new sink replacement. He picked up a sink from Menards which he charged over $300 for. The rest I'm assuming was his labor cost. I understand there's typically a high hourly rate for skilled labor. I also understand if you want to charge a surcharge for the unit or delivery. What I don't understand is how you justified charging them almost three times the cost of the original unit. Menards is literally 10 minutes away and it's not even a "high-end" model. My parents may have a language barrier but I certainly can price check and it's disgusting that you would take advantage of their ignorance. Especially as return customers.

    This business was one of three quotes we got for a tub-to-shower conversion…read more He was nice and friendly. A little hedgy with arrival time, but we understand projects sometimes run over. We ultimately didn't go with him, as the quote he gave us was equal with the amount of our final choice. However, the difference was if we went with Nick's company we would've still had to pay another company to drywall (before we could even start using the shower) and get the room ready to paint. The same amount got us a finished project elsewhere. He was nice and seemed knowledgeable. His quote was just out of our budget.

    JP Plumbing & Heating

    JP Plumbing & Heating

    3.5
    (13 reviews)

    Bought a walk-in tub a few years ago from them. Recently the faucet died. Marion water is notorious…read morefor mineral buildup. When the faucet died, I naturally asked them to find and replace the faucet. Here's what I learned: 1 - do not rely on the information provided by whoever answers the phone. They are just a receptionist with zero knowledge about what is possible or practical. 2 - do not work directly with the servicing technician on parts. they don't know how to work with the "front office" to make sure the correct part is ordered...and they don't provide any updates on status of orders. (not my job, was the essence of the explanation) They might be good at cleaning out clogged drains, but I wouldn't trust them to do that right either. Use them at your peril. You've been warned.

    TL/DR Review: JP Plumbing & Heating is fantastic! They are actually willing to fix you furnace, or…read moreair conditioner, instead of just trying to sell you a new one. That can mean the difference between spending a few hundred dollars on a repair, or spending several thousand dollars on a whole new HVAC system. Unabridged Review: In order to understand what makes JP so special, you need to know a little about how the HVAC business works. Imagine if every auto mechanic primarily worked on one or two types of cars, but they didn't have a sign out front telling you which types they worked on. So, if you bring your Honda to a mechanic who works on Honda and Acura, he'll have all sorts of parts in stock, and he'll fix your Honda. If you bring that Honda to a mechanic who works on Toyota and Lexus, that mechanic has a choice. He can either order parts and try to fix a car he's not used to working on, or he can tell you your Honda is in bad enough shape that it's not worth fixing. Then, he can sell you a Toyota, make a lot more money on the sale in a lot less time than it would have taken to fix your Honda, and also make it so it's easier for him to fix your car next time. That's exactly how most HVAC companies work. If your system is made by York, and the company you call primarily sells Goodman and Trane, they're typically not going to order a York part for an HVAC unit they don't typically work on, and then have you get angry it's taking so long for the part to get there, when they can make a lot more money selling you a new Goodman or Trane furnace and condenser that they will always have parts for. I don't blame them. I understand why they do it. I just don't want to pay $6,000 for a new HVAC unit when I could have paid $300 for someone to diagnose the problem, and replace a part that probably costs $25-$50. That's where JP Plumbing & Heating comes in. My wife first discovered them after one HVAC company had told me my problem was my thermostat (it wasn't), and quoted me something like $1,200 for a new thermostat, three new filters, and way more labor than a thermostat requires. Then, another company told me my entire HVAC system needed to be replaced. JP sent a tech out. He examined the furnace, and determined that the flame sensors were malfunctioning because they were covered in rust. He spent a couple hours scraping the rust off, and the flame sensors have worked great ever since. This was two or three years ago. We called JP again this past Wednesday afternoon, because the furnace kept kicking on and off randomly. We figured the flame sensors might have rusted again. JP sent a technician out early the next morning (yesterday). He determined that the problem was a broken pressure switch, and he had it fixed in probably less than an hour. So, I have called JP for two separate things, and they were able to fix those things both times, instead of selling me a new HVAC unit. If you want to spend thousands of dollars on a new HVAC set-up, then definitely do that, but don't spend thousands of dollars on a new unit because you called the wrong HVAC repair company. Call JP instead.

    Ackerman Plumbing - plumbing - Updated July 2026

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