I believe this is a scam! Unable to light the pilot on my gas hot water heater, and seeing I had water and rust dripping onto and around the gas burner - I called 'Clinton Hill Plumbing' and explained that I needed a new hot water heater/tank. The man that arrived simply didn't appear to have the knowledge of a licensed plumber (was not local and definitely a subcontractor). He fiddled with the rusted ignition/gas burner - then attempted to tell me that I needed to replace the ignition/gas burner part (with no mention of fixing the water dripping directly onto the pilot light). That is, he was suggesting a quick fix remedy that would have had doused the pilot and had gas in my basement. When I told him that his suggestion wouldn't work, and we needed to replace the whole unit, the man then told me he had no way of bringing a new hot water heater to my house (in Clinton Hill). This moronic process cost me $245.
When I called the 'Clinton Hill Plumbing' and asked their manager and location, the woman answering (in the middle of the day) couldn't answer the questions.
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