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"I'm so happy with the service and pricing I got from Bakers Plumbing and Heating. It's a family-owned business but they have several crews dedicated to each of their services, so the furnace crew put in our new furnace quickly and professionally. But it's run like a small family business where you're likely to talk to the owner and he wants to make sure you're happy with the work. Can't recommend them highly enough."

"Contractor did a very professional job.  He accepted the job, when other contractors either didn't want to waste their time with it, or wanted us to wait 6 months or more for them to do the work, and charged a fraction of the fee all the other contractors wanted to charge for the job.  Great guy, and we will definitely use him in the future. <br />"

"We had an absolutely excellent experience with Water Works. We started having a water softener leak on New Year's Day in the late evening. We called, left a message and received a call back within 20 minutes from the answering service letting us know that a plumber would call us the next morning at 11am. The 11am call came on time as promised and informed us that we could expect a plumber between 11:30 and 12pm. Dan Feduke was our plumber. He came to our home within the given timeframe and was able to fix the problem with no issues. He was professional, knowledgable, and very efficient. It took less than an hour for the entire issue to be fixed! We will certainly be using Water Works for any future plumbing needs we have and would recommend them highly!"

"It went very well. After a bit of a wait, I received a very comprehensive report of 88 specific items as well as bacteria, fungi and particles. Each Item detected over the EPA drinking water limits had an explanation sheet. Also provided was a contact person at the company to address any questions you had about the report findings. I thought the service was well worth the $300 just for the peace of mind. I intend to use the company on an annual basis going forward."

"The owner or main supervisor/salesperson gave me an estimate of $1,300.00. I paid 2/3 up front and the rest the day the cover (not the pulley system) was completed. I paid this in cash and was told that this represented a cash discount and a senior discount. PUNCTUALITY: excellent. AVAILABILITY: Excellent, easy to contact, until the last attempt. Some things were done very well, others less so, so the job needs to be divided into: TIMING: Owner pressured me to do it the next day because "the ground will freeze"; this was nonsense; it won't freeze to the point of being difficult to dig holes for at least a few weeks yet. There was a very small amount of snow two days later, now melted. His rush prevented me from ordering a proper block-and-tackle, so I tried to design one, using pulleys I had in the house. GUARANTEE: one year; I requested 5 years but they declined. I agreed that I was responsible for the design and function of the block and tackle, since I thought of it after I got the estimate. I thought that hanging it would take only a few minutes. BUILD COVER: grade A-. Workmanship by handyman A for support structure and cover (hinged roof piece): excellent. Materials for support structure: good. Materials for cover/roofing: fair (plywood's center ply is disintegrating near edge, so its layers come apart when a nail goes through near the edge, minimum quality shingles, no layer under roofing, so the plywood is poorly protected from precipitation); concrete to support posts of structure starts below frost line, but ends below soil surface, support posts are therefore exposed to soil. I'll have to dig it up and paint preservative on the wood if I want it to last. On the plus side: The roof cover works fine, it passed town inspection, oil delivery man will be able to open it. BLOCK AND TACKLE to allow me to lift cover: Grade C. With what I remembered of high school physics, and online instruction, I tried to design a block and tackle system. Handyman A installed it, slightly modified, competently. The design didn't give adequate mechanical advantage; the cover was still too hard to lift. I agreed to pay $ 155 for them to come back the next day to put in a better system, and I redesigned it. I obtained some double pulleys at a hardware store. I made a careful diagram of how to hang the pulleys and run the rope, as well as a step-by-step guide. When handymen B and C arrived, handyman B told me that my rope wouldn't pass through the pulleys, and they had me pay them, and they left. I realized that handymen B and C had not looked carefully at my diagrams. They had a misconception about how to pass the rope through the pulley, and the rope passed through the necessary openings just fine. I called the owner, and they came back the same day. I couldn't be there, got home after dark. In the AM, I looked out the window and saw a diagonal rope: my design had no diagonal rope. They hadn't followed the very specific, detailed instructions I had left. I called and left a message that the diagram had not been followed. I did not hear back. It's not safe for me to get up there to restring it, so I have now ordered 2 prestrung block and tackle units on line, and I probably will be able to use the existing hooks to hang them."

"My mom called JMS Plumbing and heating for a second opinion on her furnace that had been taken out of service and tagged by another company. The other company had turned off the gas, cut the thermostat cable and tagged the furnace.  The other company told my mom that the furnace had a cracked heat exchanger and bad burners. <br /> Jim Romer from JMS Plumbing and Heating went to my mom's house on a Saturday to check out the furnace.  My mom asked me to be there and meet with him because she doesn't know anything about furnaces.  At first glance of the furnace Jim was betting that it could be fixed and didn't have a cracked heat exchanger.  He explained to me that some companies will tell people they have a cracked heat exchanger and scare them about carbon monoxide poisoning just to sell new furnaces.  Jim said that CO poisoning is a real danger if there is in fact a cracked heat exchanger, but that he doubted this furnace had one. <br /> Jim turned the gas back on and lit up the furnace.  He noticed that only one out of three burners was lighting.  He said that sometimes the burners get clogged up or corroded and that they need a good cleaning with a wire brush.  He cleaned the burners and cleaned the orifices and reinstalled the burners.  The furnace worked fine after that.  He tested the furnace with a CO meter and found no issues.  He said that the heat exchanger wasn't cracked at all.   <br /> Jim charged my mom a very reasonable amount for the service.  In fact, he probably could have charged a lot more considering he came out on a Saturday! <br /> Jim seems to be a man with integrity and I wouldn't hesitate to call JMS Plumbing and Heating in the future with any plumbing or heating needs. <br />"

"Excellent service! The technician arrived on time, quickly diagnosed and fixed the problem. Over the years, I've had several home appliance warranty companies. Without question, Complete Appliance Protection is the best one I've ever contracted with. Their monthly price is a little higher than most, but I do have their best protection plan with $0 deductible. You get what you pay for..."

"Waterboy Waterworks completely removed our old boiler (it was about 50 year old!) and water heater, and replaced all with new equipment. They did a wonderful installation, removed all the old stuff, went up and down our basement stair a hundred times it seems! Then they installed the new units with all new connections. They worked hard and left the area very clean. They were also very nice (and understanding) to my handicapped brother (and his questions). They are wonderful to work with, showed up on time, explained the new unit and what was available, and did a fantastic job. We would definitely use them again. In fact, we would use no one else. Great customer service and great people!"