AAA Goforth Plumbing
Company Overview
We are still open and ready to serve you!
We are implementing necessary measures to ensure safety during this period. We recognize that plumbing emergencies can arise unexpectedly. Count on AAA Goforth to resolve your plumbing problems. Reach out to schedule your plumbing service. Should we be out of the office, leave a message, and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Our services include drain cleaning, fixing water leaks, backflow certification, replacing fixtures, and installing water heaters. As a family-owned and locally operated business, we have proudly served the Ramona and backcountry areas for thirty years. Senior citizens and military members can take advantage of our discounts.
Clayton Goforth launched a small drain cleaning company in San Diego in the 1950s. His business thrived, and he later retired to Ramona in the late 1970s. Marie Goforth, his wife, kept the San Diego branch running. Clayton took on a few jobs in Ramona for extra income, but health issues in his early 50s led him to pass the business to his son, Steve. Steve expanded the business to cover all plumbing services, often working late into the night and rising early to continue. He has dedicated himself to building a reputable plumbing service and delivering top-notch plumbing solutions to the residents of Ramona.
Steve grew up in San Diego but moved to Ramona as a teenager, graduating from Ramona High School in 1981. He learned the drain cleaning trade from his father and has since mastered all plumbing aspects, including small and large repairs, remodels, and custom projects. He holds two certifications in backflow testing and is qualified to install and repair PE gas piping.
Business Services
- Drain installation
- Drain repair
- Faucet installation
- Faucet repair
- Garbage disposal repair
- Gas line installation
- Gas line repair
- Hot water recirculation pump installation
- Hot water recirculation pump repair
- Plumbing inspection
- Plumbing installation or replacement
- Plumbing repair
- Sink installation
- Sink repair
- Toilet installation
- Toilet repair
- Water heater installation
- Water heater repair
- Water pipe installation
- Water pipe repair
Business Location & Hours
Mon: | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Tue: | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Wed: | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Thu: | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Fri: | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Sat: | Closed |
Sun: | Closed |
Recommended Customer Reviews

Extremely rude not professional at all. If I could give negative stars I would. My 65 yr old my was waiting for them to show up. When they arrived they announce their presence by yelling. ""We r here"" my mother tried to explain what the problem was his response was ""we don't want to hear it!"" They refused to walk in the house, and check out plumping stuff. Then they had my mother helping them! By turning on and off all the stuff in the house. (Toilet & sinks) while barking orders at her. I am pretty sure she isn't on their payroll. I don't recommend them.

Called to schedule to request an appointment and left a message since no one answered. No one ever returned my call.

I found a leak coming from the slab beneath my water heater. Goforth was recommended and I contacted them. I was given a time frame of 830-930 in the morning. Prior to the appointment, I received a call and could tell they weren't interested in coming out to do the job. They showed up after the time frame and reiterated that they couldn't do anything to help me as they didn't have fancy equipment for leak location. I asked if they could tell me what the leaking line fed to and they told me no. They did tell me they would have to remove the water heater, rip open the wall, and jackhammer the foundation. After about 10 minutes they talked their way out of doing the job and left. I contacted Anderson Plumbing and they came out same day. Their technician didn't have any fancy equipment and yet he was able to troubleshoot the problem and reroute a line to fix it without removing the WH or using a jackhammer. He made two small holes in the dry wall to make his repair that I can easily fix. Do not waste your time with these folks as they aren't interested in doing their job. One star is only because you can't leave it blank.

My hot water heater stopped working after only two years, and I had a horrible time trying to find a company who could help me, and honor the manufacturer's warranty. I think I made 8 phone calls before I found AAA Goforth. Steve, the owner, was fabulous. He went above and beyond to help me. He spent time on the phone troubleshooting with me in the event I could fix it myself and avoid having to pay him. He was completely booked for the week, but he found the time to fit me in between his other jobs. What really blew me away was when he called me first thing the next day to make sure things were still running smoothly. Wow. I can't remember the last time I experienced such incredible customer service. Way to go-forth!

Our property line clean out is within inches of our driveway. Unfortunately, it's gotten run over more than once and we noticed over the weekend that the pipe had gotten clogged. Drainage was backing up towards the house and was not getting to the main sewer line. We stopped using water in the house in fear of the drainage backing all the way up and started calling plumbers.
We called AAA Goforth Plumbing over the weekend and requested a call back on Monday. They called first thing Monday morning when they opened and made it out the same day to look at our clean out. Both of the gentlemen that showed up were very nice and got right to business clearing the clean out. They were able to clear whatever obstruction was stuck and our drainage was running smoothly again. They didn't try to sell me anything unnecessary and gave me advice on how to prevent the clean out from getting broken again if a car were to run over it.
I would highly recommend AAA Goforth plumbing to anyone in need of a plumber and we'll be using them again in the future if ever we need plumbing services.

Dealt with these guys twice. Personable, experienced, not too pricey. Would recommend.

Have used this company for years as my parents have. (The Deerings). They are on time or the office calls and tells you a new ETA. Honest and capable, personable and professional, they are the best.

We had a pipe in the kitchen that had been severed and repaired with tape by a previous owner (unbeknownst to us). The broken pipe was discovered after we replaced the sink. We called AAA Plumbing yesterday morning and Steve said he'd arrive yesterday afternoon which he did.
Steve was very honest, knowledgeable and helpful. He fixed the severed pipe very quickly and efficiently. We are very happy with his work! We'd hire him again!!

Straight forward and easy to work with. No surprises and they will try and save you a buck even when its not in their best interest.

We had a drainage problem and it turned out to be roots in the main drainage pipe. Before calling AAA I went to Homedepot to rent a snake which unfortunately wasn't long enough.
So we finally hired them on a Saturday afternoon. Within two hours they showed up, explained exactly what happened, which shape the drainage was in and what we will have to do in the future.
They got the job done perfectly and fast.
In the end, it would have been cheaper, easier and faster to hire them than to rent equipement from Homedopot and do it myself.