Pete the Plumber

We’ve called Pete the Plumber twice over the past five years. Once was to have a dishwasher and two toilets installed. The second time was to have a new hot water heater installed. Both times they arrived on time, did their work, were pleasant and polite and cleaned up after themselves. We had one issue with the bill, so we called to inquire and it was fixed immediately. Overall, we’ve been pleased with their service and would use them again.

It’s been less than a year and the flapper the plumber from Pete the Plumber replaced for me when they came last year, I didn’t ask them to — he did it just to be nice — is now making a hissing sound. He did tell me last year if the toilet starts leaking which it is now… To open up the tank and press down on the bulb so I’ve been doing that but what a pain in the butt.

Hey what can you say This company
Is doing good and giving great prices to Calgarians !

After we had another plumbing company (Need A Plumber) royally screw us around, we called Pete the Plumber and they were just excellent. They helped us solve an emergency over the phone. They totally know what they are doing and are so professional. I will never call another plumber again.

I recently bought a humidifier for our furnace from Home Depot and afte the installation found out that the model I bought wasn’t compatible with our furnace. I had Pete the plumber come out to see if they could do some bypass wiring to make it work. They said it couldn’t be done. They did however recommend one of their own. At first I was sceptical thinking i was about to be gouged for two visits, a take down of the one I installed and an install off the new one. Nope, the tech told me that that visit would be free of charge, they would take down the existing one free of charge as well. This was impressive. They returned the next week and did a professional job at a reasonable price. I was also able to return the one I bought from Home Depot for a refund. Overall a good experience. I will use them again if in need of heating or plumbing services.

Fast to respond, and did the job. Lower cost than I expected for emergency work.
Will call again when I need a plumber for sure.

YES! As good as it get. I have used Pete The Plumber a few times from years back. I am very certified with the service and how knowledgeable the staff are and honest.
Good recommendation… Work done right and on time. Price is reasonable. I will use them again if I need to…

Excellent advice and tips on how to extend the life of our furnace and optimize the heating in our old house. Very refreshing to receive actual help and not just a sales pitch! When the time comes we will definitely be purchasing a furnace though this company. Thank you Nathan!

I called Petes to inquire about getting my dishwasher fixed. They advised that there’s a $ 60 service call fee and $ 55 for every half hour after that. I called several other places and this was still the best rate so I booked them in thinking it would still be more when it was all said and done. Nope! I had the pleasure of getting Craig who showed up right on time, fixed the problem and handed me a bill for $ 119 including tax. He left me a very satisfied customer and I would use them again in a heartbeat.

The people were professional and the service was great. The people we dealt with were sincere and upfront with information, from the receptionist to the guy who came to replace the water heater. Will recommend to everyone.

Had an excellent experience with Pete the Plumber.
When we had our house built, the company we built with really screwed up our toilet pipes in the master bedroom. They came to «fix» it but from what I found out today, couldn’t even put the toilet back on properly.
«Pete the Plumber» came by and helped clear up the pipes and fix the problems. I’m really impressed! Very professional and excellent work.

Last year I did a renovation where I had PTP come in and give a quote to do the plumming. My uncle, a carpenter by trade, oversaw the quote and was impressed by the gentlemen they sent over. Day of installation one month later, a VERY VERY junior installer shows up and bascially my uncle had to tell the guy what to do and where to put the pipes and how even to install them. We were worried the installer did a poor job as we were not able to oversee everything he did. But there were no leaks and everything seemed ok.
This past winter, 6 months post install, one of the PTP installed pipes froze. My uncle came over and noticed their plumber had installed the pipe in behind insulation, not in front of it — as a result, when it got really cold, the pipe was touching the foundation concrete which is really bad during the winter… duh!
I had to completely redo half the work that I did. I could of called PTP but after their last work and the junior they sent over, they’re not touching my house pipes again. As the saying goes, kick me once…

Being an adult is super awesome. You can buy cars and houses! And then, when your cars get hail damage and your sink backs up, you get to pay to have them both fixed!
After living in my house for about four months, my sink decided to kick the bucket. We’d run water and it would come straight back up and fill the sink, carrying with it the bittersweet memories of bits of food we’d hoped to never see again in our lives.
Enter: The DIY plumbing adventure. I like to try and solve problems before forking out cash to have someone fix it for me. First, we hired LIQUID PLUMBER! We eagerly anticipated the concoction flying through my pipes like a psychotic Italian Mario, bashing grime on the head and clearing any leaks. That’s not what happened. Things didn’t improve in the slightest. Score one: old plumbing.
My roommate and I disassembled the pipes under the sink, only to find they were completely clear. Curious. We then took off one of the pipes a little further back — to find it full of gray goo. We cleaned this one too and decided to run the crappy $ 4.00 snake we bought at Canadian Tire through it. The snake broke immediately and wouldn’t go around any corners. Score two: old plumbing.
When that failed, it was time for a bigger snake. But first, I read on the internet that maybe a bird had come to live in my plumbing vent. After cleaning out the horrific bird’s nest in my STOVE vent (which has NOTHING to do with plumbing), my plumbing problem stayed the exact same (and I felt a bit foolish for not knowing how to tell the difference between the two vents). Score three: old plumbing.
Finally, the snake. We ran it 15 feet into my house before realizing it was coming out of my roof. Yup, it had gone UP the pipes instead of down and was now stuck sticking out of the top of my house. We freed it from its confines, hanging our heads in shame. Score four: old plumbing.
We snaked it just one more time, but hit a tiny little u-​bend that it couldn’t go around. No clogs we could feel, and no grime coming back. Score 5: old plumbing.
Discouraged, we reassembled the pipes, only to have them leak like the eyes of a single girl watching the notebook. Score… screw it, I’m done counting. We went and bought Teflon tape and new O-​rings. Reconfigured everything. Reassembled. Only one small leak now. Well, two — I was also crying a bit. Stupid, STUPID plumbing.
So we called Pete The Plumber and waited two days (they’re a busy little shop!).
They showed up 7 minutes early (I frantically ran to the door from my shower, a sight which I’m sure none of us enjoyed), snaked my pipes to 40 feet, took all of 30 minutes and left me with a functioning sink. HOORAY PETE!
Now — why two of them had to show up, I’m not entirely sure. They were pleasant guys, but I don’t know why it takes two of you to shove a snake down my pipes. Still, they got the job done and left me with a $ 161 bill, which isn’t cheap, but isn’t absurd.
Long story short: Don’t waste 5+ hours of your own time. Call someone with a mechanical snake who can enable you to wash dishes again. Pete was good; I might try someone else next time just to see if I can save a bit of cash, but their service was prompt, plumbers friendly and results speak for themselves.

Pete the Plumber came to our rescue! TWICE!
Our first incident was when our hot water tank just gave up and did not give us any hot water. We got it replaced with no problems and they were quite reasonable in price.
2^nd time with Pete the Plumber was just the wee hours of this morning. Our humidifier sprung a leak with water shooting out everywhere! We had a service agreement with another company who refused to come. We then called Pete the Plumber and the on-​call tech, Peter, came within the hour @ 12:45 a.m. We were so relieved!
I recommend Pete the Plumber to anyone.

Pete the Plumber gives good honest effecient service. What a refreshing change from some of the other plumbing companies I’ve tried.