First off. Let me say that I don't hand out five star rating easily. It has to be earned, and I must say that this is the first time that I can think of where there was not even a consideration in my mind for 4 stars or less.
Long story short:
This was a very refreshing experience where the service was prompt, honest, and high quality. I really can't say enough good things about them. While I hope to not have to use them again anytime soon; it isn't because of any fault on them. However, the next time I do have any major plumbing issues, they will be the only, repeat-only, ones I will call.
The long story:
We woke up one morning to no hot water in the lines. I checked the main breaker panel and the distro box to the water heater and they were fine. I then pulled the access panel off the top thermostat and found that the internal breaker had tripped. I reset it and checked the lower thermostat. I found that the thermostat and breaker had fried, melted wire insulation, and melted some of the surrounding insulation.
I called Lile Plumbing on a recommendation. I expected to have to wait a day or two to get someone out to look at it and was already makinging plans for a couple of days of no hot water. Those plans were not needed. They said they would be out within one hour and advised me of the visit cost. Sure enough, he was at the house in about 45min. He looked everything over and told me what I already knew. No BS, no up sale. The waterheater was from 2006, so it was already past the expected lifespan and out of current production. I already knew that parts would be hard to source, even if I wanted it fixed. As far as I was concerned, the internal wiring was damaged and too suspect. He gave me the full rundown, including all the costs. He quotes only for fixed amounts, no hourly charges. I agreed to the quote and asked how long it would take to get the new unit in, thinking it would be at least a day. He replied that it would be delivered by the time he got the old one disconnected and ready to be removed. Delivery was just as he said. They removed and replaced the heater and got everything cleaned up as if they hadn't been there.