Dirty Plumber
Company Overview
A family-run business, managed without commission-based practices.
We hold Nevada Plumbing Contractor #75615, with C-1D for Plumbing and C-1H for Hot Water Heaters. Community-focused, we are a local company affiliated with Plumbers Union 350. Each plumber on our staff is skilled to provide you with the best service. We specialize in hot water solutions. We install tanks, tankless systems, boilers, and hybrid tankless/boilers. If you need let us handle your requirements. If you need replacing an old tank water heater or upgrading to an energy-efficient tankless model, we will provide the best solution for your hot water needs. All work is performed local codes, including necessary upgrades to keep your system current. Since 2004, Reno, Sparks, Incline Village, and the surrounding areas of Washoe County. Dependability and excellence you can count on for all your hot water needs, using the most reliable systems available.
We rebranded in December 2012 For future security, we changed our name to Dirty Plumber, ensuring we are the first and only company with this name. We maintain the same ownership, and licenses, and no reduction in service as before. We have a new name, but we are still dedicated to serving you! We started Dirty Plumber to serve Northern Nevada honestly. We offer fair prices and trustworthy work. Choosing Dirty Plumber means you receive great service and quality plumbing you can't beat! Since 2004, we have been serving Northern Nevada.
Jack Riggi aims to be the best plumbing company in the area. He demands the highest quality work and settles for nothing less from himself and his team. His pricing is fair. We provide phone estimates and quotes to support you with your budget needs. He knows what it takes to provide a service because he will come to your home and perform the work. He is a hardworking, individual willing to go the extra mile to gain your business.
Business Services
- Bathtub installation
- Bathtub repair
- 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
- Toilet installation
- Toilet repair
- Water heater installation
- Water heater repair
- Water pipe installation
- Water pipe repair
Business Location & Hours
Mon: | Open 24 hours |
Tue: | Open 24 hours |
Wed: | Open 24 hours |
Thu: | Open 24 hours |
Fri: | Open 24 hours |
Sat: | Open 24 hours |
Sun: | Closed |
Recommended Customer Reviews

I selected this plumber because of his Yelp reviews and the first place I called couldn't give me an estimate until late in the evening. Since like most Americans I want things now, I moved on to the Dirty Plumber. I am glad I did. I had me estimate right away and the job was done the same day. He treated me with respect, did what he said he would do, did a little extra, and was just plain pleasant and friendly to deal with and actually had a personality. He seems to be working hard to do a great job and build a great reputation, and he succeeded with me. I recommend him highly .

Jack gets an A+ for the job he did replacing my 14 year old hot water heater. When I called Jack I made a point of explaining there were tight clearances involved to replace the old heater. He was undeterred and confident he could replace it. Although he said he could replace the heater that afternoon I said I'd first e-mail him photos of the tight fit so he could look them over. He agreed and scheduled the replacement for the next morning. Jack did a great job. It was quite an effort getting the old heater out and then replacing it with a far better water heater. I'll skip the details but the change out was complicated. Jack took the time to do the job right and stayed within his price estimate. Jack is truly a craftsman. He is also very fair in his pricing. I highly recommend Dirty Plumber.

So, I gave this place a bad rating because we were charged $93 for an hours work and the plumber was only at our house for half hour and only took pictures and gave suggestions what to do. Dirty Plumber took my original review down, now I'm just down right pissed. No wonder Dirty Plumber has great reviews...the bad are deleted off the page.

Best plumbing service I've ever received. I had a clogged bathtub drain once. This guy's prices are definitely fair and he is such a friendly person I was glad I went local on my plumbing job. I recommend this guy to anyone with either commercial or private plumbing issues, I would call on his services again any time!

This company is very professional and has great customer service. I called with a very ""dirty"" job and was not looking forward to the reactions. They got me in same day even though they were very busy! The gal who made the appointment was very gracious and friendly and Quinn who came was very nice and did an amazing job!! He didnt complain once. He Knew what to do without hesitation! And did it right. He even replaced the bowl wax which I had never heard of and probably saved us a giant mess! I was expecting a giant bill and it was way more than reasonable for such a horrible job that I didn't want to touch. Nice bunch of people which is hard to find in this world anymore. Thank you!!!!

I scheduled an appointment for Jack to install a thermostatic mixing valve to squeeze more hot water out of our water heater that was too small to properly fill our garden tub that my wife uses religiously. I had done my research and was very specific about what we wanted. Jack showed up within the two hour window as promised and realized shortly after that although he had the mixing valve he did not have some of the more standard parts to make the connection to the water heater. He left to pick up parts for about 45 minutes, returned and did excellent work installing it; he is a real craftsman with copper. He spent about 2 hours and 15 minutes installing it which was reasonable seeing the work he had to do. I was also BS'ing with him the entire time which didn't help him get done any sooner. In the end I was charged parts and 3 hours labor which included his trip to the parts store which is the only thing I had ANY heartburn about. In my opinion, if his truck wasn't stocked with what he needed for the day it really shouldn't have been on my dime. I'm a surveyor by trade and if I send a crew to a job site and they don't have enough materials to get the job done I can't charge them to go back to the shop and pick them up. I might feel differently if he had come across something unexpected or I hadn't been specific on what we were looking to accomplish.
In the end he was a great guy, very professional and did excellent work. He will be the guy I call when I need a plumber again.

Jack is super nice guy, who arrived on time, and was incredibly knowledgeable about his trade. He was able to give me a bunch of information about my toilets, and even some recommendations for the future if I plan to replace them. I plan on using Dirty Plumber for any other plumbing issues I have, and would absolutely recommend them to anyone.

After reading all the great reviews I decided to give Dirty Plumber a try for a water heater installation.
On the positive side, he really does seem to know his stuff. I believe I got a quality installation from an experienced plumber.
On the negative side I had four main issues that keep me from recommending him:
First, when he arrived the first thing he did was say the water heater i had gotten was total garbage. In fact, he said everything from lowes and home depot was total garbage. When a customer already has something, what's the point of doing that?
Second, my Job was quoted as a flat rate job and when it was done I was told the price was the same as I had been quoted so I wrote a check. He said he didn't have receipts so he'd have to drop one off later. However, the next day he called and said he needed basically 25% more money for the cost of the parts. He said he didn't tell me because he didn't have the parts receipts. Which makes no sense since he left my house to buy the parts and came back with the parts. Regardless, coming back the next day for more money on a flat rate job when no one, I'm mean no one, told me the price was going to go up for parts, isn't okay in my book.
Third, I ignored the fact he chewed and spit tobacco in my house because he covered the floor where he was working. However, as he was leaving and everything seemed good, bythe front door, he turned around twice as we were talking and spit on a rose bush of mine. What knd of manners is that?
Fourth, the effective price per hour was essentially $150, before the demand for more money. Really?
Net, if you are okay with a tobacco spitting, price inflating, very expensive, product bashing plumber, I whole heartedly recommend him. For me though, I will be using a different plumber in the future.

I called this Plumber because of the reviews. Thanks Yelpers! Jack arrived within the specified time frame and accomplished both projects within an hour. Granted they were not difficult...sprayer fixture broken and a home repair gone bad. But he respects your time and his and that's hard to find these days. This company would be my first call when (not if) we have more serious plumbing issues in the future.

Work has not yet been performed - will add comments once job is complete. Called at 8:30 pm with water heater problem. Call was returned 10 minutes later - now that's SERVICE! Problem to be resolved by 9:00 am tomorrow. Smaller is better - contrast this with the experience I had with Verizon this afternoon - I'm a 20+ year customer - don't want to get started. I don't deserve to get my blood pressure up again. Suffice it to say, so far this has been a dream come true! More tomorrow
** 03.11.2014_Less than 12 hours after my initial call to Jack, repair is done and at a lower cost than expected. Prompt, Clean, Thorough - Class Act!