Archibald Plumbing

★★★★★ 4.8 / 5 (66)
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: San Marcos, CA 92079
: (760) 814-3333
: http://archibaldplumbing.com

Company Overview

Being a certified service provider for Ao Smith and Bradford White Water Heaters, we offer repair services for all brands of water heaters, both new and old. Additionally, we focus on restoring older solar hot water systems.

As a family-operated company, we take pride in our work. As a second-generation plumber, I am passionate about my trade and I find joy in imparting my plumbing insights.

Business Services

  • Bathtub installation
  • Bathtub repair
  • Drain installation
  • Faucet installation
  • Faucet repair
  • Garbage disposal installation
  • 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
  • Shower installation
  • Shower repair
  • Sink installation
  • Sink repair
  • Sump pump installation
  • Toilet installation
  • Toilet repair
  • Water heater installation
  • Water heater repair
  • Water pipe installation
  • Water pipe repair

Business Location & Hours



Mon:7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue:7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wed:7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thu:7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Fri:7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

Recommended Customer Reviews

Terry W.
★★★★★

Archibald Plumbing always there when I need them. Great service, pricing and excellent attitude. I'll continue using them in the future. Thanks Michael A!

Fred T.
★★★★★

Needed a flammable vapor sensor replaced to get my water heater running again. The technician arrived in about an hour and the job was done, my heater running in another 20 minutes. Fantastic service!

Joshua M.
★★★★★

I called Archibald Pluming and they were about to come out the next day to fix a leak. Ryan was fast through and made for a great experience. I highly recommend when you have a plumbing issue Archibald is the answer they are the best.

Carol W.
★★★★★

I am so impressed with this company!! Michael and Ryan came to our rescue when our rental unit water heater broke!! They were quick, friendly and best of all the price was so reasonable for an emergency repair!! Can't say enough good things about this one!!!

N D.
★★★★★

Archibald Plumbing is our go-to for all plumbing problems. They are very prompt and reasonably priced. Their work at my place has always been very good. They have done everything from installing a toilet to fixing a garbage disposal to installing a water heater. I've even called Michael for a recommendation on an appliance guy, and he was really helpful. Five stars from me!

Mehdi Y.
★★★★★

I normally don't write reviews but when a company is this honest and saves me about $2000.00 to fix my broken water heater, l have nothing but rave reviews for them. Others wanted to come and replace the entire unit but Archibald plumbing found the the problem and save my water heater for a fraction of the cost of replacement. Thank you Archibald Plumbing for your service, honesty and integrity. I know who to go to next time. Your guys are awesome.

William H.
★★★★★

My water heater failed and was leaking all over my garage. This unfortunately happened on a Saturday evening. I called Archibald plumbing and spoke with Mike Archibald who explained to me that he could come over first thing Monday morning and replace the water heater but in the mean time he explained to me how my family and I could still use the shower when needed and how to stop the leaking in between using the shower and running the laundry until he could replace it which helped a great deal since we are a family of five.

That Monday morning Mike showed up with a new water heater and all the parts to replace it. Mike was very efficient and explained everything he was doing while he was doing it and why it needed to be done. Within an hour the water heater was installed and we had a working water heater with no more leaks. Thanks Archibald Plumbing for helping us so quickly.

Recently my Grams water heater failed as well. I was so impressed with Archibald plumbing that we had them replace my Grams water heater as well. Thanks again for all your help with our plumbing needs.

Hans S.
★★★★★

Awesome experience from start to finish. I had a bad 75 gallons water heater and wanted to replace it. Called a few plumbers for a quote with pictures of the old heater and all of them wanted top come by to look at it. Michael responded within minutes and gave a quote with a reasonable range.

I finalized the job and had him come the next day to install the water heater, with expansion tank and hot-water circulation pump for instant hot water throughout the house. The costs were pretty reasonable and the service was fantastic! I would highly recommend Archibald plumbing for all your plumbing needs!

Sammie J.
★☆☆☆☆

Showed up late, took approx. 1 hour to look at the jobs, gave me a bill for $218.00. Said he would get back to me with a price. Never heard back, & over 1 wk later I contacted him. He said he was too busy. I was not happy. He asked what I wanted. I said a partial refund, given that he was not going to do the work. He said OK. that was a month ago. He does not pick up, does not return my calls, and stole an outrageous fee for doing nothing. Don't get cheated by this guy.

Brandon M.
★★★★★

Mike saved our bacon, last minute, on a Saturday no less! We were having a new refrigerator installed from Best Buy and the technician said we needed to call a plumber. Why? Well, he claimed the water bob wasn't working and the problem must be from inside the wall because, even though the water to the house was shut off, he said water kept spraying out.

So, I text Mike from Archibald plumbing with an SOS! He was there within 15 minutes!! Of course, the technician had already taken off. Was there an actual problem? No! The technician just hadn't turned the valve off all the way. That's right...the Best Buy installer left my old fridge in my living room and didn't install my new one because he failed to turn a valve off all the way so he could unhook the water line from the wall! Unreal.

Thankfully, Mike got everything hooked up for us, gave us some pointers on what to look for and monitor with a new fridge, and didn't even charge us his usual Saturday fee because it ended up being such an easy fix. Amazing!

I highly recommend Archibald plumbing for any of your plumbing needs! We will definitely be using his services again!

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