Best Sewer Maintenance Service in Chicago IL

Had a leaking toilet causing problems - called Rescue Plumbing and Pete and Noah were here in an hour. Fixed the problem quickly and were a pleasure to work with. Would highly recommend, good / fair plumbers can be hard to find

Every aspect of the service at John Baethke and Son Plumbing is extremely professional, from the booking and confirmation of the appointment through the completion of the work. The customer is given a time when they can expect the service person to arrive and then given a call when they are on their way. We have been lucky enough to have Yuriy doing the plumbing work for us on several occasions. He is not only a skilled craftsman but also a very hard worker. He makes an extra effort to complete the job as smoothly as possible. We have already used this company three times and their service has remained exemplary! Not many companies can claim that.

Gave me a 4 hour window and never showed up. Not even an update call out of courtesy. So I called and cancelled. Woman didn't even apologize. Just said OK thanks for letting us know. I guess this is what happens when you get too big to care. Big waste of my time. Not how I would treat 1st time callers and a potential longterm customer. I'll go somewhere else. Plenty of small businesses hungry for new business.

My company had an absolute emergency plumbing situation in the middle of a giant thunderstorm and Eugene and his team were so quick to come to our rescue! Him and the rest of the team were extremely polite, knowledgable and thorough with their follow up and I will definitely be using them again in the future!

The dispatcher from 24 HR Emergency Plumber Chicago INC sent a friendly and courteous technician who to me seemed very experienced. He provided me with all the information I needed to know and proceeded to execute the project to perfection. The dispatcher from 24 HR Emergency Plumber Chicago INC sent a friendly and courteous technician who to me seemed very experienced. He provided me with all the information I needed to know and proceeded to execute the project to perfection.

Staff were very courteous, Brian our plumber that repaired our issues was great. Would highly recommend.

This company is GREAT!! So professional and just a pleasure to work with. I will be using them again in the future.

Eddie removed a part of our wall and replaced our shower faucet mixer in which he turned a difficult tusk into an easy one. Very responsive and professional. We will definitely use him again.

Emergency leak of home hot water heater was professionally repaired in a timely fashion. We were satisfied with the service provided and would definitely recommend this company. for similar repairs.

Dave and Anthony were great! I was truly impressed- They are honest and have fair prices. I was really impressed by their service and work, not to mention they are forth generation. We had a problem with our basement toilet and we felt like it was impossible to fix but these two brothers worked together to find a solution and they did. They were very communicative, professional and truly honest people. We will be using them for any future plumbing issues and would highly recommend!! Thank you Yerkes for such great customer service experience.

Aidan was prompt, courteous, and helpful. He resolved our toilet clog in a matter of minutes, and while he was here helped us with a gas issue for an installation of a new washer and dryer.

Juan is our go to plumber in my old condo building, so I called him when I had leaking in my new house. He quickly diagnosed the problem and fixed it the same day. I was grateful for his efficient, honest work.

I had a really good experience working with Pete and Noah on a clog and catch basin cleanout at my condo building. They're professional and showed up on time. Pete is very knowledgeable and took the time to explain everything thoroughly and answer all my questions. We'll be calling them again to help us with future projects for sure!

I called Right Away plumbing to help solve my water hammer issue.

Day 1- Plumber Jorge shows up, drains water system, still have issue. He assures me that his colleague Tony, a master plumber will come the next day to help solve the issue. If he can't do it no one can.
I pay the pre-agreed price of $250 for the hour of work draining my system.

Day 2- Tony is convinced my issue is from air in the lines. Drainage #2 does not help. Tony tells me that removing the air chambers may help. Reading through many plumber forums, I never saw anything about air chambers causing water hammer. In fact, the reason they are installed is to prevent water hammer.... Interesting. But what do I know right? This is the master plumber we are talking about here.

Day 3- Jorge quotes me $388 to remove 4 air chambers. He removes them in 45 mins (and only removes half of 1 of them because it is hard to reach... Charge top dollar and only do half the job... what a joke). While the water is shut off and he is removing the air chambers, I tell him I want a shut off valve installed in between the shower and the sink to see if that helps isolate the issue. They scoff at the idea but I insist. This took another 45 mins. In fact, when they were installing the shut off, they almost put it in the wrong spot! I had to stop them as they were putting it in and tell them it was wrong!

They turn the water back on. Removing the air chambers did nothing. However, once they turn the shut off valve that I suggested, no more water hammer!

Jorge writes up the work order and charges me $650 for 1.5 hours of work. I am frustrated because removing the air chambers for $388 was already insane (but I was willing to pay for an EXPERT'S opinion). They add $250 for the new shut off valve install. I was NOT told that adding the valve would be an additional $250 charge. They should have told me before putting it in. Tony agrees to give me a $45 discount. I tell him that is not enough. He turns to Jorge and says, ok, pull out the new valve, we are leaving. Things were tense. I was frustrated with the price, and Tony was frustrated with me. Tony pulls out his licensed plumber card and puts it in my face to intimidate me. Very unprofessional. He says 2 plumbers for all this time, we are losing money! Well, removing air chambers and putting in a shut off doesn't require 2 plumbers. And neither of you figured out the cause of my issue, I did. I remain calm and collected the entire time, even though I am deeply frustrated.

I pay over $850 for them to drain my system, remove 4 air chambers, and add a shut off valve. And on top of being overcharged, I was bullied by Tony.

If it took their expertise to diagnose the problem, then I wouldn't have had an issue with the price because I wanted the water hammer gone. They are more knowledgeable than me with plumbing, I humbly respect that. But, it is painful to pay so much money knowing that in the end it was my suggestion that isolated the issue (while getting bullied).
Now, I am out $850 and I still have water hammer. At least I know now that my shower is the issue.

UPDATE: I search online forums and read that faulty cartridges can cause this issue. I replace the shower cartridge myself, and problem FIXED. You would think a master plumber would know this. Based on my reading it doesn't seem to be that uncommon of an issue. Now I'm left wondering if they purposely ripped me off, or just aren't very good at their jobs. What a shame. Be careful who you hire! It's sad that they have such good YELP reviews, they certainly don't deserve them.

I hope this review is helpful to others

-Peter Monteagudo, MD, MBA

I've used J. Blanton several times, and each time I've been both satisfied and impressed. I live in an older building with lots of weird issues, and Lou and Terry are two of the most knowledgeable, respectful, and patient guys with with whom I've worked. As old pipes and concrete crumbled in his hands, Lou's experience and knowledge limited the scope of the problem; moreover, he problem-solved a solution right on the spot that fixed the issue. He left it in much better condition than he found it. And again, I can't overstate how respectful and responsive each person at this business is. I hate when things go wrong with plumbing, but I will continue to trust Lou and Terry and the rest of J. Blanton when it does.

We needed to have a plumber on call for a very important event. Robin and the team were wonderful and helped us every step of the way to ensure we were ready if anything happened. I appreciate the team and will be using them again in the future.

Quick, professional, and quality work. Pete and Noah did a terrific job finding and repairing a leak.

They do good work, but the amount they up charge is unbelievable. Here are their rates: $198 for the first hour; $89 for each 1/2 hour after. I was charged for 2 1/2 hours of labor.

I had a plumbing job at 7 am and he spent 20 mins figuring out the situation. The plumber says he needs to get the part. I have camera footage of him leaving at 7:23 am and he comes back at 9:03 am with the part. He takes 10 mins to complete the installation and he’s out of my house at 9:15. I don’t receive an invoice until 3 weeks later (they used to give it to you on the spot) and this plumber writes his time out as 9:30 am. He has the audacity to upcharge me another 1/2 hour when he already billed me while he was out of my house for over an hour and a half from 7:23 to 9:03 am.

*edit: they made things right and gave me a credit, but still don’t think the plumber should’ve done that to me

The guy that came out was very nice and respectful. Came out during the quarantine literally was here in less than 20 minutes from when I called. Did the job in under 5 minutes and did a great job. I definitely recommend this place if you need a plumber.

I was in need of a plumber so I searched
for one on web and a couple places
pop up and i happen 2 pick chicago
plumber expert and let me tell you I made
the best choice on calling them. I talked to a very nice lady and she explained everything 2 me and told me she will
sent out Mike the same day they gave me
a time he will be at my house and he was
on time very respectful very nice very
helpful he pumped my catch basin and
the price was affordable. Then I had a
flood so i called Mike again and he came again and he came
with another man name Mario also respectful very nice and helpful them 2 2gether they get and do there job very well they walked around the property did camera viewing
and told me why i got flooded in the first
place them 2 men are the best they fixed
my flooding problem for the time being til the city fix their problem first then after that I will be calling Mike again cuz they are the best and i
will recommend this company 2 any1 that needs a
plumber thank u so much Mike and Mario