Showed up on time, charged a fair price, fixed everything that needed to be fixed the first time…read more Great people!

Our first experience with Plumbums was excellent - we had an emergency issue, Jim was able to come…read moreout within an hour or two and get it fixed, and he was on his way. When our pipes froze during the big storm this January (thankfully, without water in them), we decided to hire Plumbums again. That didn't go as well. Quality of work: The fixes Jim suggested (a series of individual junction fixes) seemed reasonable for the repairs needed, but in some cases replacing whole sections would have been more time- and cost-efficient (according to other plumbers we've had in our home who have seen the work done). And we needed four return visits within our first three days living in the house to address issues that had not been resolved or that popped up as soon as we turned systems on. One problem (heat running constantly on our first floor, making the house over 80 degrees in the winter) was unresolved until I researched possible causes myself and communicated that to Jim, who sent out one of his guys to implement the fix. Professionalism: We were frustrated by the lack of care shown toward our property. Jim's guys left plumbing debris (not just the stuff our homeowner's insurance requested, but just straight-up trash), food trash, and drywall dust in our basement and living areas. This means that the first thing we had to do after driving 3,200 miles to move in was clean up after them. Drywall was removed roughly in several locations, and although patching was not included in the estimate, the cuts themselves appeared unnecessarily sloppy (and our new plumber neatly cuts and replaces drywall as a matter of course, leaving the mudding to us, which is fine). Plumbums did work well with our insurance company to get our claim handled, and ultimately we have working plumbing. But our experience wasn't great.

Update: This company went from a great experience, to the worst experience. My secondary heat…read moresource went out during the winter and I called for a service checkup. After about 15 minutes of work I was told the condenser had to be replaced due to mice chewing the electrical wires. I could understand this. Here is where the issue comes in. The technician first said it would be $3400 to replace. He then went to his truck and came back to tell my wife it would actually be $8,000, but they added a discount so I would Pay $6,000. The total cost of the whole install (condenser unit + 4 wall units) was 12,000. So just to replace the condenser is over half the cost of the initial install. I called to complain and spoke with the service manager. The service manager essentially explained to me that this was accurate because if they did the install today it would be 23,000. So they evidently had a 100% price increase. I then explained the invoice showed the unit itself as 2,000 and then labor as 6,000. He explained to me that was untrue, that due to the new invoice system they have, they can just put numbers anywhere essentially, so I should ignore the invoice. I explained my frustration and how that does not make any sense and I am not paying 6,000 for a condenser and labor. He said he understood and would escalate it higher and I would get a call later that day or the next. It's going on 3 days now and I have not heard back. This company went from one of my top rated to near highway robbery. I cannot reccomend them to anyone at this point, and will need to look into alternatives to get my heat back in the winter.

I used to use them for my yearly services, called the 24 hour line at 6 P.M. because my hot water…read moreheater went and basement flooded. The guy who answered the phone gave me the voice like he just woke up and or was stoned, didn't want to be bothered, was rude not helpful at all. I just wanted to make sure someone would come out Monday morning but he couldn't be bothered. I will never use them again, would never suggest this company to anyone.

Just before the New Year this past winter we had Call the Bee (a plumbing company we'd used in the…read morepast) come out for a whole house main drain clog. We received a call back right away and they sent out a technician that afternoon. He was clean, courteous & upfront about the plan to clear the clog and the companies pricing. After the snake didn't clear the clog he used a camera and then a water jet to clear our line. Unfortunately the problem returned very shortly after and having lost faith that Call The Bee was able to fix our problem we called another local company. They came out same day, cleared the line and charged approximately the same price. Feeling like we shouldn't have had to have another technician out so soon and incur another charge, we reached out to Call The Bee and spoke with them. Yes, we should have given them a chance to fix the problem instead of calling another company but as I stated, we'd lost faith in them. But, we , I, was wrong. They (Call The Bee) were more than responsive to our problem. Took the time to hear us and wanted the invoice from the second company we called. Lo and behold one week later a check for the ENTIRE amount of our second plumber (slightly over $1,000) was sent to us. Call the Bee truly did all they could to rectify the situation and leave us as satisfied customers.

Predatory company, Id suggest you not let them in your house. They lied about my furnace and copper…read morepipes needing replacing. They sent a salesman not an hvac guy to check on my furnace. I thought I was paying to get service to repair it for using too much oil in the summer. They quoted 19k for a new furnace, when a second opinion said mine was working perfectly fine and he'd take it apart and install it in his own home. I just needed a mixing valve for 700. This company will financially shaft you if they can. No trust for people who do business based on lies to unsuspecting clients. How they have 4.8 stars on google is a wonder, they must have paid for because their conduct is not fair or honest.

DO NOT USE this business. I thought he was responsilble;he asked for half down for a bathroom…read moreremodel. Said he could start in a week; that was November 14th. Called soon after and he said he was sick with salmonella and didn't show up until after Thanksgiving. He doesn't have a business in Wallingford as advertised nor does he have business at Russett Lane in Middletown(he was evicted from that address). He has six phone numbers in other people's names. He left my bathroom a mess; he left my garage a mess and he left a bagster in my driveway overflowing with his trash. He told me he would clean it up but he didn't; he stopped taking our calls so we had to call and pay bagster ourselves. He didn't even complete half the job and left us with a mess. BEWARE!

Great customer service and affordable pricing. The overall communication was fantastic and the work…read morewas completed the same day. Most companies have asked me to schedule a consultation and then a separate day for the actual service completion. I'm so glad I searched around before going forward with another company. No regrets here!

Well this is disappointing. We purchased a ventless fireplace from them Over the winter. The…read moreinstall seemed fine but we needed to have a damper made. I paid BobBy $300 to have it made and he said he'd come by in about 6 weeks to Install. A few months later he texted to say he might have time Then he cancelled and I haven't heard from him since. I went back to the original Facebook Marketplace conversation and Sarah has deleted her account and her profile. Really not a good sign. If anyone has any luck tracking them down or has any further info please let me know! Now I'm not even sure if my family is safe with what what installed. ‍

Our experience was very similar to the review by Tarana. Company will not return calls or emails…read more Tried to resolve amicably but they would not respond. Filed complaint with the DCP and they also did not respond to the DCP, they appear to not be licensed, others should file with the DCP as well. Reviews on BBB show similar scamming complaints.They have other small claims against them, and judicial cases, and appear to have not appeared to court in many cases.

My furnace was making loud banging, knocking, and scraping noises, so I called to request a…read moremaintenance service. They were able to come out within two days, while every other company I contacted quoted two to three weeks just to get an appointment. The person I spoke with on the phone was incredibly kind and understanding. They kept me informed, called to let me know the technician was on the way, and even texted me a photo of the technician beforehand, which I really appreciated for safety and peace of mind. The technician who arrived was very nice, professional, and extremely helpful. The entire experience was smooth and stress-free. Since the visit, my furnace has been running quietly with no more strange noises. Best of all, the maintenance service was under $200, which felt very reasonable given the quick response and quality of service. I'm so grateful they were able to help on such short notice and would absolutely recommend them.

If you're an average parent like me with minimal plumbing knowledge, and want to be overcharged and…read morehave to spend the next couple of months paying off the extra cost of a service that should've been 60% cheaper...go with this company. We had what I now learned from a non-local family friend was a simple backflow preventer failure. The friend ball parked it around $500-600 max, and that was with up to 2 hours of time taken. This company charged me $1300 for an hour of time with a single part being replaced. Similar parts are available online for $150 (and I assume they get parts even cheaper). My family is leaving town this weekend and I wanted to ensure this got fixed (but it was not an emergency call), so I didn't take time to vet out other contractors. I regret that, and have learned my lesson. Thanks F.F. Hitchcock. The Tech who visited was professional / explained things well. I'm not sure who sets the price, so if he had nothing to do with it, then this feedback should strictly go against F.F. Hitchcock's pricing structure. I reached out to F.F. Hitchcock a couple of hours after the service was performed, but so far have not received a response 2 days later. Do yourself a favor, find another company to service your plumbing / hvac.

If you need honest, hard-working, extremely reliable and knowledgeable repair and installation men,…read morethen this is the business you call!! It is a long-time family established and run heating and air conditioning service. My family and I have been using them for over twenty years. They are all extremely kind, trustworthy, and simply outstanding! They will go out of their way to help you. You definitely have to give Chris' Refrigeration a call the next time you have a problem with your heating or air conditioning. They are well worth it!!

Just moved in to a new place and the central AC went out, which was no surprise since the place…read moreneeded a lot of maintenance. They recognized the problem right away and solved it for me. They also gave me lots of information about maintaining the system and further need of repairs. Reliable, honest and courteous. A good experience.

Julio, was so helpful and explained what I needed to do . It turned out I needed a new boiler to…read morereplace my old one. Julio had it installed and working within a few days. He also made sure I was happy with it and he made sure the old boiler was hauled away. He also made sure it was swept clean . I would recommend them to my friends.

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Had a nice leak and was panicking. Called Joe around 9pm and at 914pm he responded. I was super…read moreimpressed with the speed and the service. A tech came out in the morning and fixed everything while not upselling anything else. They will be my go to if and when I need any other work done.

They showed up on time and quickly addressed the issue. I tried everything to unclog a pipe. He cut…read morecleaned out the abs pipe and replaced a problematic metal pipe section. Everything is flowing nicely