My Plumber wanted more than $4600 to make repairs that another plumber made for $985.
I had a kitchen sink that was clogged. My Plumber came out, looked at the problem and decided to snake the drain pipes. That seemed to resolve the problem, but the sink backed up again a few days later. My Plumber returned, at no charge, to snake it again. They had an equipment problem where a piece of the snake broke off in the pipe and they had to return a day later to resolve that. That's understandable; problems happen and they took care of it. The real issue came out after their master plumber came out to run a camera down the pipes to find the lost part. That plumber said that he had identified the true problem with the drain and it was that there were flat spots in the pipes and debris was accumulating in them. They said that the pipes had to be rehung so that there was a steady fall. That was an accurate assessment according to two other plumbers that looked at it for me. However, My Plumber quoted me $4669 to replace the pipes in question. After consulting with the other two plumbers, the one I engaged to do the work completed it in about three hours and charged $985 for time and materials. If My Plumber wants to dispute this account of events, I welcome it. I have the quote and I have the receipts for the repair work that was done. They've done good work for me in the past, but if you use them, be sure to get a second opinion on their charges.
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