Effective Plumbing and Drain cleaning is absolutely the best. I won't call anyone else. If my house was flooding, my phone broke and another plumber happened to come by to help, I would ask to borrow their phone to call Effective Plumbing and Drain Cleaning. They do great work, are honest and they truly know what they are doing. The knowledge and experience Joshua has is truly remarkable. I have nothing, but great things to say about this company and family. read more

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE! I called for service because of a leaky toilet. They had the audacity to come out that same day within the scheduled time. I was given a written estimate once the problem was located and fully expected that Josh and his team would have to order parts. Nope! He had the necessary parts on his truck parked in front of my house. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? *Friendly *Knowledgeable *Thorough *Professional They surpassed my expectations and I have already recommended them to my mother-in-law and friends. My only disappointment is that my toilet no longer sings to me! Thank you for your excellence in customer service. read more

clogged toilet one value was wonderful had amaranth four times never did anything this company came quickly and diagnosed a problem without coming . smart people polite caring and reasonable wonderful service wonderful people and half of what we expected so please just like 20 years years ago. thank you sir and his wonderful young adult child both wonderful!! i can't tell how grateful we are!!!!! read more

Called in evening to get some help on a project I began and had issues with. They came out next AM; fixed and improved my project while explaining where I went wrong and educating me for future DIY work. Proffesional and very helpful. read more

Very reliable, knowledgeable and honest! Have had them replace toilets, install immediate hot water pump under kitchen sink, and water heater! They also give helpful advice and tips to maintain optimum performance. read more

Quick, professional and pleasant. I needed a new garbage disposal installed, they came within the time frame they quoted and redid the plumbing under my sink to make sure it fit in correctly. The fee was very affordable and they had it done in less than an hour. No signs of leaking. Everything looks good. I would definitely recommended Effective Plumbing and will be keeping them in mind for future jobs. read more

I would definitely recommend Effective Plumbing and Draining for they are reliable, have excellent customer services and local!

Excellent team. Fast, efficient and friendly. First met Josh when I didn't think my water heater was getting lit. He came out, said it was, I just couldn't see it and said there was no charge. A couple of years later it quit heating. He came out diagnosed it, replaced the part at a very fair price. Impressed again. I Totally recommend him! read more

Had a leak coming from under the sink, called Effective Plumbing. Joshua and Emily come out and diagnose my problem as being a leaky faucet, so they replaced it with a new one they had on hand, which was nice, no having to go and get one from the store, making this job quick and easy. So, they came and they conquered. Great job!! Very professional, knowledgeable and friendly people. Highly recommend. Thanks read more

Locally owned business. Friendly and fair. Customer service (when requesting the appointment) was great, too! Highly recommend!

Great service & Quality work at a fair price. Thank you Effective Plumbing!

Effective Plumbing and Drain Cleaning has completed three separate jobs at my home and have been punctual, tidy and yes, effective every time. They've cleared a sink clog, installed a toilet and most recently installed a garbage disposal. Communication is wonderful, I received a confirmation call the night before my appointment, then another call when Josh and Emma were 15 minutes away. Their prices are great and they do excellent work. read more

Not equipped for gas line installation to convert a kitchen from electric to gas. Unfortunately, I chose Effective Plumbing and Drain for my gas line installation. I wanted to go with a local company, and Josh and family seemed like a good team and had really good reviews on yelp. I should have read them more thoroughly, none of the reviews involve a gas line installation. Although they were responsive and prompt, they were not equipped/experienced to do the gas line into my parent's home. During our consultation, they explained to me that they've done gas lines many times, and I took them at their word for it. They would install it then go retrieve a permit from the city with an inspection the next day. They do this all the time they said. They arrived on time as scheduled, were clean and tidy, and installed a line. After the install, the wife went to get a permit with the city, and was denied. What they put in was too small/inadequate for safe gas needs from the stove. (Which they didn't check any specifications of the stove before they installed the line). The city essentially told them what they had to do, even calculated the requirements, and wanted drawings. However, Effective plumbing was not eqiupped to do a drawing, and decided to pull out of the job and un-install the line they had done the day before. This was agreeable to me because I wanted someone who knew what he was doing, until we tried to find another plumbing company to complete the job. All other companies said you never install without a permit first...no legitimate plumber would install something like a gas line without a permit, especially with all the PG&E fires recently. Whatever they had done with the city caused further delay and roadblocks for the second company I contracted out. The city delayed the permit for a couple of months and now my kitchen remodel is in month four and still not complete. I will be submitting a formal complaint with the city, as well as the Better Business Bureau. read more

SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES! My husband and I recently bought a house and apparently the during the inspection process they didn't catch that the water heater was not working. Our Warranty wouldn't cover costs. Our realtor had Effective Plumbing come out and take a look and Josh said it needed to be replaced. We did shop around for pricing, and most places were within the same range as Josh's quote. So we went with him because we would rather give our money to a local business owner. When he came in to replace the water heater I asked if he could also look at the water line to our fridge which was also not working. He agreed without hesitation and even replaced the valve after he finished replacing our water heater. I could not be happier with his professionalism & customer service. These are good people. Give them your business. read more

Josh and Allison at effective plumbing have integrity and I would recommend them for your plumbing needs. We had an issue that Allison helped us figure out over the phone. Thank you so much! We need more problem-solvers like you. Keep up the good work. read more

Over a year since calling with a plumbing problem. Next day appointment scheduled. Arrived exactly on time. AGAIN!! Fixed the problem with my toilet and sink drain quickly and efficiently. Amazing young man running his own family business. Anyone in the Merced/ Atwater area, if you need a GREAT plumber, call Joshua. Five stars in not enough . :) read more

Hands down the most effective (haha) plumber I have ever hired. Josh explained each step of what he was doing and why. They snaked the line once, filled the sink, and then watched it drain to see if it was draining properly. He determined that there was still build-up at the end of the line and so decided to snake again. He assessed the main line out to the street. He capped a line no longer in use under a bar sink (for an extra cost). He also gave a 30 day guarantee on the work performed. I have used Johnson's Plumbing several times and I have never had this kind of friendly, considerate service. He also gave me a heads up about Bio-clean. I looked it up on Amazon and the product had high reviews. Best part is, Josh was selling it for $10 less than available on Amazon. read more

This young man has not even perform his services yet and I'm already impressed. He will be there tomorrow to perform the services and I am sure that the job you will do will be as professional as he sounds on the phone. read more

Had Joshua visit twice and each time we been pleased. He even had to crawl under the house to reroute old pipe. He guaranteed his job but dis not have to call him back. Licenced and reasonable priced. He does not cut corners unlike a previous plumber from Merced Company. read more

Recently I had an issue with my hot water heater. I was disappointed to learn my usual choice of plumber was booked for three weeks. I called Effective Plumbing and was pleasantly surprised to find out they could squeeze me onto that day's schedule! After arriving they quickly resolved my hot water issue and tackled another problem with my toilet. Being able to take a hot shower and flush a toilet correctly are such privileges. Thank you for the great and timely service. I have a new usual choice when it comes to a local plumber. They are a 5 star company. read more

BEST help EVER. He came over the same day i called. Did everything he could do to help us with our water heater., got us a new one, installed it all in one day! Best, fastest, nicest, friendliest technician ever. We are so pleased with his work. If you want the best give him a call! read more

Very efficient and responsive! Had 3 toilet wax seals replaced and re-plumbing work done for 2nd floor shower drain. Prices are competitive.

Incredibly kind to a pair of students who don't know the first thing about plumbing. Everyone we interacted with was helpful and patient with us, even after all our repetitious questions. They are so honest and give you the best options for your needs. I really appreciate them. They have a customer for life. read more

Helped us with a major plumbing issue right after we bought our house October 2014. So polite, friendly and knew exactly what they were doing. Didn't charge a ridiculous amount like a lot of the other plumbers we looked at. Haven't had a problem with our plumbing since he came out. (Plus he pretty much guaranteed the new pipe he installed for us for life!) They are so awesome! I wouldn't think twice about hiring them again in the future. read more

My former Plumber closed his business. I located Effective Plumbing and drain cleaning through yelp. They had several reviews and high ratings. My call was promptly returned and I was given the approximate time they would show up to fix my leak. They were friendly and efficient and I would recommend them to anyone in need of a plumber. read more

The guy was professional and did the job of our clogged drain fast and well. We asked for a quote for another job, and he gave us an outrageous quote. Other than that, he was ok. read more

Fantastic service right from the start. Polite, professional, and even helped me with an impromptu "how do I drain my water heater" question. Josh and his daughter, Emily, explained the work they were doing and both were fast and efficient. I WILL call Effective Plumbing anytime I have a plumbing issue. read more

I would like to start off by saying Josh with Effective Plumbing is a very honest and hard working person, who tries his best to finish jobs as quickly and professionally as possible. We had a massive tree root crush our sewer pipe under our house (which has a concrete foundation) and Josh and his team had it finished for under $800. This included jackhammering the cement in our bedroom, digging out loads of tree roots and removing the pipe, replacing it with a new one and refilling the dirt around the pipe. Another plumbing service (Preferred Plumbing from Modesto) wanted to charge almost $4,000 to jackhammer through two different rooms when clearly it was not necessary, and therefore Preferred Plumbing and other big companies should be avoided at all costs. Call Effective Plumbing and Josh will treat you with respect and complete the job at an extremely reasonable price. I will even go as far as to say I will never contact another plumber without first contacting Effective Plumbing and Drain, and I am giving his contact information to my family and friends in case they have plumbing issues. Call him, you will not be disappointed! read more

Any one close by Merced county needs plumbling , water heater service, Joshua (owner) is the man. He is very professional with his works from the start and will let you know about the prices, what needs to be fix before doing the work. Very professional and honest man. That is what i'm looking. I will look for him when I need repair/service on my rental place in Merced. read more

This guy is awesome! We had water backing out into our front yard, gross, and when Josh got here he knew exactly what the problem was. He was able to replace the broken pipe and was done within an hour and a half. I feel like his price was a fair price. He does charge to drive outside of Atwater, but with gas prices this high, I can't really blame him! He is someone you can trust to be honest and fair. read more

I have an old clawfoot bathtub and shower in a Merced Victorian. We needed a custom solution (requiring significant decorative plumbing) to mount a shower head above the clawfoot tub. Josh, on his own time, without charging me, located some very hard to find plumbing fixtures. Josh then called me with options and suggestions. I was shocked! I asked Josh to special order the parts (which he did without taking my credit card!). When the parts arrived, some fittings needed tweaking/resizing. Josh had the parts necessary to install a decorative water line to the shower head. Before finding Josh, five other handymen & plumbers in Merced looked at my job. They all said they would get back to me (and I never heard from any of them!). Josh was the only plumber that took my job seriously and came up with creative custom a solution. Josh is very professional, honest, and reliable. The price he charged for his service was very fair. I highly recommend Effective Plumbing. read more

They were amazing. Called them after another company came and failed to see or fix my problem with my water heater. They were very helpful and professional. They came the next day and fixed my problem and had my water heater up and running in no time. (And it was more than just relighting the pilot light). I would definitely recommend them to anyone needing any plumbing or electrical issues fixed. Thanks again guys! read more

I had a clogged drain on a Sunday and thought for sure if I had a plumber out it would be very costly because of it being a weekend. Well I found this place in the phone book and was very pleased with the job the guy did and the price was very reasonable in comparison to other places that I had checked into. He was able to service my problem in a reasonalble amount of time and he was very professional and informative. read more

On Sunday the 22nd, we had out of town guests, 2 championship football games to watch and dinner to serve when as luck would have it our sewer drain decided to back up. Neither of our 2 bathrooms would drain, we had water coming up in one of the showers and were rapidly going into panic mode. We tried several plumbers in the book that advertised 24 hour service. One was busy and couldn't get there for several hours, one said there was a misprint in the yellow pages and he didn't serve our area. Several others didn't answer. Finally we found Effective Plumbing's add and called them. They were very courteous and understanding and the lady said that someone would be there between 2 and 3. I believe I made the call shortly before 1 PM. The owner arrived around 1:45 PM. Once looking over the situation he gave me a written estimate with several different options to make the repairs. Once we decided he went to work and in less than an hour had the problem fixed and our sewer running freely again. He had to come back on the following Tuesday to complete some additional work and he arrived promptly on time. He completed all the work and gave me some very helpful advice on how to prevent the problem from happening again. He was prompt, courteous, completed the work in a very satisfactory manner and all for the original price quote. I am very pleased with the service and would highly recommend him for any one with plumbing problems. read more

Our kitchen sink was backing up, I tried all the things I could think of doing, but nothing worked. Because this was a Saturday getting a plumber to come out is not easy and they want to charge an excessive amount. I saw Effective Plumbing on Yelp and called the number. Talked to the owner, Josh, he was able to come out within the hour and within 30 minutes had my drain running smoothly. He was very professional and very reasonable $58.50, on a weekend! He even gave advice on a product to keep the drains running clean and another product if you have a problem with roots. I will definitely call again and recommend to my friends. read more

First time used this plumber he was friendly, patient and professional. I could always call him and be guaranteed he would fix the problem. No need to look for another when you get the best the first time. read more

Josh at Effective Plumbing is a consummate professional. He and his assistant (didn't catch her name) arrived at our home at the promised time. We called early on a Sunday morning with a horribly clogged sink and disposal and leaking pipes. He gave a very simply worded explanation and estimate, completed the job in a little over an hour, and took great care in maintaining a clean work area. He even wore little booties over his shoes so he wouldn't leave any mess on the carpet. He was very honest as well. We talked to him about doing several jobs which many other plumbers would have taken on gladly and charged a great deal for. He told us some easy DIY fixes for some issues and explained that the exorbitant costs for the other issues were not worth it. Imagine that, someone turning down work because it's in the best interest of the client! Highly, highly recommended for price, honesty, and professionalism. read more

I called in the morning about a washer draining issue and they came out right away that same day. He was very nice and very professional. I HIGHLY recommend utilizing their services, and I will be doing so myself in the future! read more

Ever since my father died, they have treated us like family. they've done a lot of work around our house and are fair in their pricing and very professional..they are our go to plumber when ever we need one. I would recommend them to anyone. read more