ACL Inc. Andrew Carothers-Liske

David R.

The solo plumber from heaven. Showed up at 8:00 a.m. to fix one kitchen problem,
noticed and fixed another minor one (""I know that's annoying""), then volunteered to fix a leaky toilet I was going to do myself (""you're paying for an hour, and I haven't been here that long yet""), all the while smart, knowledgeable, energetic, engaged. Felt like getting twice our money's worth, and a personal pleasure to get to know.

Mike C.

andrew is great on many levels. He is a great plumbing architect when he designed and built the plumbing solutions on both our basement and kitchen. He also is a fantastic day to day problem solver and plumber. he is always available and willing to help at all hours of the day. Highly recommended

Jannik C.

Have a state water heater. Probably called 12-15 places before Andrew...nobody fixed this brand or even knew what to do. With 20 minutes over the phone he knew exactly what the issue was, the part that was required, and where to get it. By the next morning we had hot water again, and couldn't be happier with the service and price. Highly recommended!

Sandra H.

Andrew Carothers is now my Go-To Plumber of choice. I called. He picked up the phone. I described my problem. He suggested I send him a pic via text and he walked me thru the solution. I was off and running to the correct plumbing warehouse armed with the info I needed to get the parts on the first trip. I then went home and installed the necessary part to fix the problem! I give five stars because he gave me the information I needed and walked me thru the solution. He was recommended to me by my neighbor who received the same recommendation from her next door neighbor. So this 5 star rating is essentially reflecting 3 separate positive outcomes with Andrew Carothers.

Eliot G.

Put a toilet in flawlessly Smart, friendly, helpful, reasonable. Not a big plumbing outfit with a fancy truck. Rates are fair. He's not cheap or expensive. He knows what he is doing. I now know I have a plumber in the family.

Jessica W.

What a great find. Andrew was recommended to us by our friend Anthony Suega (a fantastic tile guy and general contractor). We had an emergency situation. I called Andrew, he picked up right away and came over later that evening.
Andrew is SMART (Stanford educated), an excellent plumber, fast, thorough, efficient, and professional. He came quickly because we had a situation that was potentially very dangerous involving a gas line. He came at 8:30 pm, crawled under the house, found the issue right away and it was done within an hour. The whole thing cost me $132 (vs. the $400+ quoted by Mr. Rooter of Oakland who also were unwilling to crawl under the house to find the problem.)
That's probably all you need to know because if you are looking for a plumber, look no further. And do not under an circumstances work with Mr. Rooter in Oakland (see my review of their business to get the full rant about why those guys are the worst.)

Frost P.

Very good. We had 3 relatively small plumbing problems. I called Andrew on a neighbor recommendation. He appeared in an hour and fixed all 3 problems in another 2 hours, having had to visit a plumbing supply house for one specialized replacement part. He is fast and thorough. Will certainly call him again if we have problems.

Peggy N.

I highly recommend Andrew Carothers-Liske. He was recommended by friends, and they were right. He and his assistant just did a great, skillful job on the water mains for our small condo association and charged us a very reasonable price. I would definitely use his company again and will refer others to him.

Jules W.

I have to continue to give Andrew major thumbs up because he is so great! I seriously don't know what we would do without him. Anytime we call he gives great advice, does great work, and we can rely on him.

Donna M.

Andrew Carothers-Liske is the best plumber imaginable. I'd (well, almost) pay his way here from Omaha if I had to--but fortunately I don't. He is one of those classic Bay Area ""career change"" tradespeople that chose being an independent plumbing contractor for personal reasons I'll let him share--but not because he lacked other options. He is one of the smartest, best informed and most competent people I've ever known. He can and will do anything from completely plumbing a new construction project to routine repairs to working together with a property owner on a plumbing project. ( He particularly likes doing energy saving installations like on-demand water heaters.) Andrew works quickly and generally responds promptly when contacted--there's no office overhead or bureaucracy. And I've saved the best for last: He will absolutely crack you up, with everything from his ""four rules of plumbing"" to spot-on impersonations. It's a wonder he's not on Saturday Night Live instead of fixing the drain in my kitchen! I honestly don't know his hourly rate, but I've always felt that whatever he charges it is reasonable, fair, and beats the hell out of wasting time and money with people who may be ""cheap"" but don't know a third of what he does. If you have a plumbing project, HIRE THIS MAN! (Note: He did NOT solicit this review.)

Donna M.