Worst service ever! Guy suggested a new furnace when their competition came out it was only a blocked vacuum hose. Let me see, a suggested new furnace 5000 - 8000 or 60 bucks for there competition to come out and quickly find out it's a vacuum hose. I'm taking the competition and staying with him. It's obvious what Dean's is about, and that is to make more money passed on to the customer. read more

Scam artists. Unethical business. I never write reviews but they should be AVOIDED! When they come to your home they will put their stickers on every appliance you own, then when it breaks, you call them and not the original installer. They then charge you twice the going rate for new equipment. Details: Some time ago my wife had a gas line run to a new gas dryer while I was out of town. She called Dean's out of the blue. Expensive plus they told us our dryer vent needed replacing (it didn't), she was quoted $250 extra. She called me and I said no after being charged $700 for the line. Work quality was not the issue. A few years later on a weekend our 7 year old gas water heater boiled over from a bad thermostat. I called the number on the sticker on the water heater. It was Dean's. I asked if they had a record of our heater and they said no. I thought that was odd but went ahead and scheduled them to come out. They quoted a service fee but were unwilling to give out any prices for repair/replace. I had a good experience with the previous installer, assuming it was Dean's, and had them come out. The tech, Brad- reminded me of Paul Giammata's slimy character in Sideways, said it would be $900 to replace the thermostat (or whatever was needed) and that he couldn't guarantee they had the part and might not be able to do it until Monday. However, he conveniently opened a slick catalog showing a new identical heater that he could have installed in 4-5 hours. $2800 was the quote. Confused, and assuming it was the same contractor as before, I said "gee, seems expensive, is that a competitive price?" He said it might be a little high and could knock $150 off. I didn't remember paying that much 7 years ago but felt stuck, had a full house with guests in town and no hot water. The install went fine, again quality not the issue. Out of curiosity a few days later I called several contractors for bids on an identical or equivalent heater and got quotes for $1150 to $1800, some of them would have done it on a weekend. I called Dean's and pointed out that I likely overpaid $1000 or more for their work. By then I had also figured out that they were not the original installer. After several phone calls and finally threats of calls to the BBB and negative reviews I got them to refund $600. I never got around to doing the reviews until now, a few years later when our furnace broke and there, covering the original installer's sticker, was a Dean's sticker .......... and thus this review. read more

I spent 9 hours waiting in 58 degree house temperature for furnace repair. So much for the "Plan" giving me priority service. I was told I would be the next customer and 3 hours later that there had been a delay. I was later told that other plan customers already had scheduled appts. - had I know that, I would have looked elsewhere. There was no indication prior to the work as to what the costs might be, but once a new filter was installed (the cause of the problem was an incorrectly installed furnace filter that had been installed by Dean's!), they wanted $385. The amount was reduced after I made multiple calls, but really? I should pay because they didn't do the job correctly the first time? I had great outcomes with prior service from Dean's, but the combination of this experience and the number of times I had to call back for information and customer support makes me want to find another provider in the future. read more

Horrible service. Charges $500 for a change of faucet cartridge. Said gaurantee to fix problem but didn't. Don't call these guys. Rip off. Took out the cartridge that was put in by the plumber and it was all rip apart. read more

Joke of a service. Completely unprofessional with customer care. Refuse to come back out to finish a job we have already paid for unless we pay extra even though we are deans members! Told to do it ourselves . What a crap membership . Would NEVER work with them again. Will HIGHLY recommend to others to never work with Deans either. Their employees bash the guys who are master craftsman, plumbers, electricians , etc who own their own business. Talking how superior Deans is and others driving up in " rusty old vans" might do a decent job but not as good as Deans. Complete rubbish. They recommend buying your own materials but penalize you when you do. They're all smiles and helpful until they need to go the extra inch then it's pay us loads more. Disappointing management , stubborn, unwilling to explain with good argument and do not take care of their customers. Not where it counts. This companies customer service sounds wonderful and executes total rubbish. Will never work with them again. read more

I had a very good experience. Paul was out to fix the air conditioner and did it using minimal parts. It did break down in less than a day. He did stand by his word with the 90 day warranty and came out right away the next day and fixed it for no additional charge. read more

Called and scheduled appt online for what I thought was 10am to noon, but got a call at 730 am saying a tech was ready-could they come now. i was sleeping. Called them back and I was home anyway so I didnt mind waiting. My AC went out and the tech was very nice and quickly discovered that another company who 2 days ago looked at my furnace left a blower door open, I think, making the AC not work. It was an easy fix. Nothing was actually broke. The tech, Ray, was very nice, professional, courteous and all the rest. He didnt try and hard sell but did give me a ballpark price for new furnace and air when I asked for one. He also took the time to test my freon and helped spray down the AC unit to get the cottonwood off of it. Very cool, I thought. Average scheduling experience but wanted to take the time to recognize a very professional tech, Ray. He represents this company well. I didnt love the $99 travel fee but he didnt hit me with diagnostics and then pile on from there so I guess it wasn't horrible. And I couldn't use the $59 online coupon towards that, so, didn't love that either. All in all, good experience with Dean's and this employee. read more

Wanted almost $800 to install a 1/2 horse power garbage disposal. Unit cost $100 and it's about a 30 minute job. I sent the guy home packing after waiting all morning for him. I asked for a price from the person who I scheduled the service call with and they refused to give me any pricing. I was pretty upset when the guy quoted me almost $800 as he was standing in my kitchen. I laughed and told him no way and told him to leave. He then asked for a $59 service call fee and I promptly showed him to the door without taking out my wallet. What a rip off this place is. Beyond ridiculous prices. read more

Poor company service and lack of professionalism. I called and scheduled an appointment 48 hours in advance and had my husband take off work only to have the company call me 3 hours after my window time of 8am-12p to inform me that they will no longer be able to meet my appointment today due to another customer offering more work to the tech. Unacceptable and very bad service. I do not recommend this company to anyone and will not be requesting their services ever in the future!!! read more

Totally took advantage. Charged $500 to replace a garbage disposal when the price should have been $200 at most!

Overpriced - When shopping around for a new water heater, I included Deans in my list as they are a local business. They wanted $80 to give me an estimate which I balked at since none of their competition had charged for the estimate. So they agreed to perform the estimate at no charge. Dean's estimate was $300 (~10%) more than another company for the exact same brand and model water heater. I told the estimator no thanks and sent him in his way. Less than an hour later I received a call from the office with an offer to match the competitive price and even extend the manufacturer warranty by a year. I said no thank you and chose the non price gouging company instead. Unlikely that I will ever call them again. read more

Scheduled an appointment to have my furnace, AC, and water heater inspected. Took a half day off at work, and then they call and tell me the tech can't come out. Will never attempt to do business with them again. read more

We had to call a plumber on Nov 23rd because our hot water pressure was not working correctly. My husband the day before replaced a valve and he thought he had done something wrong. He had already spent a few hours and 3 trips to Home Depot the day before. Several other plumbers were booked on the 23rd, so I made an appointment with Deans. They said the plumber would assess the issue and then give a price. The plumber told my husband he didn't do anything wrong, but that the faucet was shot. Thankfully my husband had picked one up at Home Depot, just in case. The plumber gave my husband a price of $539!! Since we didn't have many options, being that it was the day before Thanksgiving, we agreed. It took him 1/2 hour to replace the faucet. Seriously! $539 for 1/2 an hour!! Unbelievable! I wish I would have turned him away! It was a moment of weakness. Very disappointed with this company's taking such advantage. DO NOT Use Deans! read more

We had them out to look at our furnace that wasn't working, and were told it likely needed to be replaced, estimate was over $8000. Well, w need a working furnace, so we put a deposit down and picked a date. We had a 2nd company come in about 2 hours after that for a 2nd opinion. The 2nd company said it looked to be working well, but the heat exchanger needed to be replaced, and was likely covered under warranty. We called up Dean's to cancel less than 3 hours after their tech left, but were charged a 10% "restocking fee" on all proposed work. I called to speak with the manager about our $800 bill we were charged for no work, but no one bothered calling me back. Go with a different company. read more

I have used Deans several times in the past with no issues but this time was very different! I wonder if there have been some changes in Management? I called on Saturday for repair of a broken pipe. I was told they would send someone out that day and would call me back with a time. About 3 hours later I was called and told no one could come out until Monday. An appointment was set up by them for Monday between 10 - 2. I arranged my day to be home for the repair person to arrive. About 1:00 after waiting for 3 hours I was called and told they had to cancel the appointment and would come out on Wednesday "first thing" I received 1 phone call about 10AM saying a tech was on his way, then I received another call about an hour later saying a Tech was on his way this time. Finally about 1:30 a tech arrived and began the repair. I was quoted $400 - $500 for the repair plus a $50 travel fee. After all the runaround of just trying to get an appointment and having to arrange my work schedule this was not worth the effort. I will not use Dean's again! Ever!!! read more

Wanted a simple water softener replacement hooked up. The old Commers water system died so I wanted to have a new store bought Morton system installed. According to Morton & merchant's website & reviews the water softener that I had purchased was easy to install. Several reviews all saying the same about the ease of installation. The receptionist would not provide any quotes, even a range, over the phone. Why, because they are way to overpriced! For what should have been an hour & half to the maximum of two hours - I was quoted an installation price of $749. I ended up paying a $49 consultation charge to the plumber whom drove 20 plus miles just because the receptionist would not simply provide a quote... Total waste of my time & money not to mention the Dean's employee... read more

I originally scheduled a consultation for $50 which I saw as a deal online. The guy came and did his diagnosis and stated either I fix my furnace or I can purchase a new one for $500 more. I said I would need to do some homework with pricing and he gave me a bill for $320.00. The lady on the phone said it was $50 and he said it's common knowledge that I should know it would cost more than that. I said I would only pay $50 and then he insulted me for not wanting to immediately buy a furnace. He packed up, apologized 10 minutes later and proceeded to try to sell me again, as if I would be dumb enough to not shop prices and also buy from someone who just insulted me. Watch out for the hidden cost increase. The rep even admitted that they talk about people complaining about the hidden cost in meetings and they continue to be told to do it. Keep them honest. I feel bad for people who may be pressured to pay an unagreed upon rate. read more

I will never call Deans Electric again. I was told that they would be out in the morning. Got a call about 10AM to inform me that the electrician actually would not be there until the afternoon. When asked for a time I was told between 12-4PM. Showed up around one. Showed the electrician which outlets were not working and was told that it would be $184. I was told that there would be no charge until the problem was known. When I said that I was not going to do that and he could leave he told me there would still be a travel charge. That's not going to happen! read more

This business is a joke. We called about having a sink and faucet replaced, set up a service window. The day of the service window, an hour and a half after the window had begun, we got a call saying they weren't coming. Super annoying because we had taken time off work for this appointment, but we rescheduled for the next day. The next day they cancelled AGAIN, an hour after the service window had begun. So unprofessional. Do not call these people unless you enjoy wasting your time. read more

I had sewage backup into my basement, with like actual turds floating on the floor. I called Dean's "emergency services" only to find out that they didn't have anyone that could come out and do emergency services. The best they could do was have someone come out the next morning to possibly take a look at it. Why even have the emergency services if you don't have any employees able to do this task? I discovered my little problem at 4:30 in the afternoon, so it's not as if it was after hours or anything. The lady I spoke to on the phone was rude, short, and seemed utterly clueless. I honestly wish I could give zero stars. read more

I should have read reviews on Yelp before calling Dean's. At my town home we had an issue with getting hot water in one of the bathroom and I called Dean's for repair. Technician told me over the phone he needs to replace the the catridge and explained to me it as a complicated job and may take couple of hours. He then provided me an estimate of $565 excluding travel charges $49. Since he told me it's couple of hours job and I asked the technician to complete the job. To my surprise I received the invoice within 30 min and realized that he finished his job in 30 min. I feel I was robbed. Technician overly exaggerated the work and charged me ridiculous price. I checked online and parts only cost between $30 and $50. For one hour $500 charges? read more

Terrible! These guys took me for over 500. Do not use unless you like a good rip off. Very unprofessional an unethical.

I would have given zero stars but that wasn't an option. During the sub zero temperatures we were having trouble with our furnace not lighting or heating but the fan was running non stop. I went to Dean's web site and filled out the appointment set up submission. I was called promptly and set up an appointment for someone to come out the next morning. The technician showed up as promised and after checking the furnace, informed me that the gas valve was on 'hard lock' and we would need to buy a new furnace for $4,000. We burn wood so we did not have to make a snap decision. I called another company that also sent someone out promptly. He checked my furnace, hit the reset button and my furnace was working again. He suggested we get a more modern thermostat so we could use the fan from the furnace when we are using our wood furnace to prevent the overheating. He said we did not need a new furnace but when we do they sell them for considerably less. When my husband called Deans about the misinformation they claimed the technician, or should I say furnace salesman, told us that if we didn't replace the furnace it would keep happening, not the case anyway. That was clearly not the case as he never hit the reset button or even mentioned it and left me with a non working furnace. I paid $119 for 'travel time', which was all of 10 miles and a scam. I would NOT recommend this company. I'm glad we were not desperate for heat or we would have probably bought their line of crap. read more

I made an appointment for one of their plumbers to come to my house and do an estimate. They gave me a FOUR hour window from 12:00 to 4:00 for when the guy would show up. So, I stayed home from work. Then at 3:20 they call to say they can't make it. They are DEFINITELY not going to get my business. read more

My initial experience has been frustration. I called Dean's when I had an issue with my boiler heat on a porch. When I called they said that they would be able to come out in 2 days. The temperatures had been cooling off and without heat, on the porch, I was concerned about the pipes freezing. However, with space heaters, we were able to keep the temp on the porch well above freezing. The morning of the appointment they called and told me that the technician was sick and that no one would be able to come out until the following Monday. During this time the temperatures dipped close to 0 and we were unable to keep the porch warm. The technician Dan, who was quite friendly and knowledgeable showed up past the appointment window. After an hour or so spent diagnosing the problem, he discovered that I now had frozen pipes that had cracked in not one but THREE places. All of the radiators would need to be replaced to the tune of $1800+ dollars..... I can only imagine that if they had been able to come out when they said they would have that this could have been avoided. read more

I recently had some plumbing work done at my home on a Saturday. Nate was very friendly and professional. Later in the day, I was returning some of the things that I had moved to make room for the repair and noticed some water on the floor. I discovered a pin hole leak at one of the connections of a new valve that was installed. I called Dean's about the leak and asked to have someone to come out and repair this. The person was very sympathetic, however, because it was past they're regular hours, they wanted to charge me $169 for an emergency call after I had just spent over $800. She also said that the technician would not be available until Monday afternoon. This is not what I would call good customer service if you're not willing to fix a problem that was created by them. I had no choice but to schedule the repair for Monday while in the meantime I had to put a bucket underneath the leak. read more

Great professional service by Nate at Dean's Professional Plumbing. Very meticulous and thorough. Exceeded my expectations.

Run don't walk away. Ripped me off for almost $2,000 for a water softener. I wasn't around for the next week and every time it recycled it sent water everywhere. Listen to all the other reviews. The only reason I used them was they were the first to show up read more

Deans professional came to my girlfriends house for a free water inspection. She is foreign and a single mother, and doesn't know about costs for these services. The technician talked her into getting a water softener that she didn't need, and charged almost $2000 for a water softener that could have been bought for around $400. They only hooked up the softener, it took 30 minutes or less. Then they charged her over $400 to replace a tub stopper in her bathtub that took 10 minutes to switch. When I called and finally was able to speak with a manager, he disputed every charge saying that I don't know what it takes to run a business and all of these charges were justified. I will be sharing this story with as many online outlets as possible so others don't get ripped off like she did. read more

I am so frustrated with this company. Sent a technician out right away to fix our hot water heater.. technician replaced the thermo couple and that did not do the trick- he then called the water heater company and found out conveniently that the parts were under warranty.. the company sent us new parts at no charge but Dean's was going to charge $890 to install the new parts. I had to put half down.. but said I wasn't totally sure if I was going to have them replace the parts, or if we would have someone cheaper do it.. since you can buy a brand new one for that price. I called and spoke to the manager Troy, asking for some kind of refund because number 1 they did not fix our water heater and number 2 the parts were under warranty to begin with. Now it was $345 just to replace the thermo coupler- took him about 20 minutes.. he hesitantly agreed to credit me $45 plus the $82.50 which I had over paid because we did not have them replace all of the parts. Troy said he was getting the check out the next day.. here I am almost 3 weeks later and no check. They keep telling me the check was sent, but I have not received it. Terrible customer service in my eyes, and the biggest scam if I ever saw one. Would never recommend these guys.. Talk about getting raked over the coals for nothing!! Ready to contact the BBB!!!!! read more

Want to pay a ton for nothing then call Dean's. I called them and they seemed fair and friendly but did not give a quote over the phone for the services I requested. The services that I inquired about was to install a dishwasher, a shut off-valve for an ice maker, and tape a dryer vent (which fell apart soon after they left). Dean's came out and looked at what I needed done and gave me a quote (which I accepted as the going rate for the Twin Cities) and I told them to perform the tasks. They completed the service except for the dishwasher where the tech forgot to put the lower cover plate on (I told the tech I could perform this task). I will admit they told me the price up front but I took their word in good faith as the going rate for the area. The grand total... $1100... After their service I called around only to find out that many other companies were much cheaper (by far!!!!!!!!!!). I called back to ask why they charged so much compared to their competition and the managers excuses were we have too much overhead because of advertising and we hire professionals. During our conversation I also mentioned that if I am paying TOP dollar they should complete everything and he agreed (but they failed to complete the $600 dishwasher install in which we supplied the dishwasher). I had signed up for the Dean's program where they come out and check your appliance yearly (cost $99 to save 10% on the service) but during my call to the manager I asked for that as a refund as well as the $49 travel charge. I will never call for their service again and would suggest that you don't either. It only took them 2.5 hours to perform the task I requested ($440 an hour). I was stupid and did not call around but I know there has to be more legitimate businesses around than Dean's. Sorry for the rant but they also gave me a quote for a water heater install of $2600, which included the water heater, because they said ours was a little old. Watch out for these predators. read more

I was out of the country and the water heater at a rental of mine went out. I called Dean's and they had time to replace it later that Friday morning. But they would not give me a price over the phone. So I made the mistake of telling them just to replace it. They billed me $3,643.49 for a basic hot water heater replacement. When I called to complain about how much they charged me they said that was a fair price for 5 hours of work. When you subtract the price of the water heater and the couple of fitting that they used from the price. It puts there hourly rate well over $400.00 per hour. They also wanted to replace my perfectly good water softener And put stickers all over my furnace, air exchanger, ductwork, and water heater. I will never let them in my house again. read more

Total rip off. Surprised the State of MN Commerce Department has not investigated. They charge a $69.00 trip charge. Are you driving in from Canada? Simple kitchen facet replacement. The bid was $850.86 - ooh and don't forget the $69 trip charge and need I forget their generous $59 coupon toward plumbing or heating work. Do yourself a favor plumbers are expensive in general but a total of $860.86 for a kitchen facet install? You do the math and keep hold of your walle read more

This business has an interesting "slick willie" hook. They will not quote over the phone. Charged $49 to come out to provided an estimate which they offered to apply to the bill if I accepted the $380 estimate. When I asked them "how long would they guarantee the work" I was told 30 days. I paid the $49 and went on YouTube. Was able to fix the problem with $48 of Shark Bite connector from Home Depot. Saved $283. Would have saved $332 had I went to YouTube first. read more

I was taken advantage of by these guys for a simple job. Completely overcharged and not given explanation of the high cost. I got a different quote from another company and they quoted me $350 less than what Dean's was going to charge. read more

The Technician came to my house, and was very condescending. Tried to charge us $1700.00 for a toilet job that I had done myself in the past, but wasn't able to do at the time, (I was in crutches after hip surgery). I asked him if he would just do the specific work I was wanting done, but he said he couldn't because the company has a pricing package. I sent him on his way, and called a different plumber the next day, who was at least honest enough to explain to me that the leak wasn't even coming from the toilet. It was coming from the fridge. He charged me a $90.00 service fee, fixed our fridge, and was on his way. DO NOT Use this company. read more

Great service. They were in and out. I believe my technician's name was Andrew. He came in, looked at the problem, explained exactly what the scenarios were in which this could occur, presented the options and fixed it quickly. Great transaction and would do business again. read more

Just called Dean's Plumbing after seeing their ad on the internet stating they had drain cleaning for $99.00 plus a $49.00 travel charge. This appeared to be fine. I made an appointment and they came in a reasonable time. However, when they came I was told the cleaning of the drain would be $375.00. I told the very pleasant gentleman I would pay him the $49.00 but would not pay the additional cost and call someone else. I did call another company and they came and did the exact same job for $175.00. PLEASE check prices with Dean's BEFORE you make an appointment. NOT HAPPY WITH THE COMPANY!!!!!!! read more

I usually do not write reviews, but I think this one is necessary. I learned some lessons and want to share with my neighbors. Dean's Plumbing: the prices are too high and techs try to scam you. Tip: Never call them when you have an emergency. I had a leak few months back near the Water meter. The fix was to put a 6 inches pipe with coupling. The tech quoted me $600 plus for this minor repair. As the leak was just after water meter so I was practically out of water. Any ways, I agreed and got the pricey job done. I had a slightly bigger pipe repair an year ago for $300 from same guys. So, they charge you based upon your situation not actual work. I will never use these guys again. OK, let's come to scam. My two year old furnace started blowing cold air. Called these guys. They checked the furnace and told me I have cracked it. The fixing will be expensive and they recommended to install a new furnace for $5600.00. I refused to take it and let them to go. Called one of my closest friends who is pretty handy guy. He came and looked at the furnace. He told me that these machines run for 15 plus years. How a furnace could crack which was installed just two years ago. He removed a part from furnace called Flame Sensor. It was dirty. He cleaned it up and put back in. Kicked back the furnace and it started blowing hot air. It is working fine since then. I had furnace tune up from Center Point Energy last week and the tech told me that furnace is working in perfect condition. No cracks, no malfunction. It was a simple repair and the guys from Dean Plumbing were trying to sell me a new furnace by lying that my machine is cracked. I will not let them back in my home gain. Be aware... read more

A Dean's plumber came out to look at a few plumbing jobs for us including clearing the main sewer lilne up to 100' from clean out and an additional line from the basement washtub to the trap (less than 25'). The quote was for $649. I thought that was really high so I called the company (Halvorsen Sewer Company) that we had previously used (which I had initially forgotten about). They came out and did the same job with a warranty for $208! read more