Best Heating Work in Portland OR

Things I’ve hired green box to do for me in the last 2 years:
Replace my water heater with a new tankless
Replace my furnace
Install a water line for my fridge
Convert my range connections from electric to gas
Install a range hood vent
Install a new AC

Easy to deal with, even during the shutdown times. Good prices. I had a best effort furnace quote during the plague. When they came on site, they noted the furnace didn’t need to be as big as quoted, installed smaller, I paid less and it works great. Only issues I’ve had with them were of the times: lockdown delays with inspections, supply chain delays, etc aka not their fault and they did their best to work around and accommodate to help things go as smooth as they could.

I have requested my own scope creep a few times talking with them ie, oh, you can do that? Every time there was a clear estimate provided and agreed to before doing the extra work and it was at my request, not them selling me on extras.

I would and have used them again.

I was quoted $3500 by a technician named Zach to fix a pinhole leak in a brass fitting. The work would require less than eight dollars of material, and less than 30 mins of labor to fix. I believe this business is more interested in sales and judging people for what they think they can get from them, than actually helping people to fix simple plumbing problems. He couldn't quite explain how he came to the price he wanted, and could only refer to his expertise and advanced training for why it was going to be thousands of dollars. I ultimately payed a better, more honest man from Kruse Pluming to fix the leak. It was less than $200 and he was done in 30 mins and the work remains guaranteed.

I contracted with DeTemple for a bathroom remodel. I paid the contract price and then they continued to send me bills for work that was clearly within the scope of work included in the contract price. The plumber who completed most of the work was surly and complained constantly. I would not use this company again.

This is not their address. What a waste of time.

These guys no called no showed on me twice over the course of a week and offered to reschedule a week later. Seriously? Not to mention the terrible bind they left me in. Very unprofessional.

We wanted a tankless water heater and called several plumbers. Cornel’s was the only company that responded promptly and gave us a heads-up that we would also need to replace our gas line. We’re so glad we went with them because our inspector definitely would not have approved the installation otherwise! They showed up on time, removed the old water tank AND the massive supporting concrete block, which we were not expecting but so happy to see gone, and installed the gas line and tank in just a few days. The town inspector was nearly giddy with the size of our gas pipe and was impressed with the work. Everything works great and we’re happy.

Very profesional services!

Rick at Fast Water Heater (FWH) installed a new water heater in my home on 3/25/2014. I found the water heater at Home Depot; Home Depot referred me to Fast Water Heater for the install. This was not a same day install, if that makes any differrence. I have no ties to FWH, the plumber Rick, or anyone else involved in this review.

To summarize, I would definitely use FWH again and would definitely recommend them, and Rick, to my friends. Assuming FWH does other types of plumbing work, FWH/Rick would be my plumber of choice.

Someone at FWH called me the same day I was at Home Depot to purchase a water heater. The person that assisted me on the phone was great and very knowledgable. FWH was going to pickup, install, and take away my old heater. The water heater I wanted Home Depot was no longer carrying (it was on close-out); and there were questions regarding physically fitting the water heater into the space where the old one was and whether the power line could handle the water heater. With the help of FWH, I double checked both fit and available power and then FWH checked on their computer to see what Home Depot had available. With the expertise of FWH, we picked a water heater and scheduled an install for the following day within a two hour window. Not having to wait all day or all morning/afternoon was a pleasant surprise.

The install day we got a call from the plumber asking if he could come early. This was good. The plumber was Rick; he was licensed and knew what he was doing. The way the old water heater was installed was not to code so he took the time to explain to me exactly what -- any why -- he needed to do certain things to meet code. I know there are a lot of people that question codes, but being an engineer I know that most times there are very good reasons for the codes. It did raise the cost but the raise was not significant and reasonable; this rings especially true after comparing the before and after.

Rick did an excellent job installing the water heater and redoing the plumbing to meet code; the work Rick did is exempliary. Before Rick, the plumbing was a rat's nest; after Rick it's clean and neat and easier to deal with. Obviously I picked the water heater so I'm hoping it lasts; FWH gave excellent advice along with telling me they would not install an open-box water heater. Apparently they have had problems with open-boxes so they will only do new sealed-box heaters; this is good advice, imho.

I don't know about labor pricing as I didn't have time to run around and get estimates. From previous plumbing work I've had done, I'd have to say the price was fair (as in not overpriced nor underpriced) for the work -- no gouging, no games -- and that the work was excellent. I appreciated that Rick reused the few pieces worth reusing from the previous plumbing (certain brass fitting) rather than simply tossing them.

All in all, dealing with FWH and Rick was a pleasant experience. It's nice to find a locally owned (Pacific Northwest) company that does quality work at a reasonable price and, from talking with Rick, treats their employees well.

Dylan very clear on what he was doing and why, and how to respond to future emergencies Polite and fine presentation good representative of company

I have used Mick's Plumbing a number of times. Honest, reliable. I wouldn't consider anyone else.

The establishment had a few large neon signs that said OPEN, it was not open during business hours at 3:30 pm on Sat, 14 July. Zero public parking, the place is a bust!