Emery Plumbing
Company Overview
Emery Plumbing has served homeowners and businesses in Hilo, HI since 2001. Run by the Mingo family, they handle everything from urgent repairs to remodeling projects. You can rely on their experience and skill for any plumbing job.
John Mingo, with 35+ years in the trade, heads the company with a commitment to customer service. He's recognized for his willingness to help in a crisis. His plumbing and water heater expertise is why so many trust Emery Plumbing.
Emery Plumbing delivers a wide range of plumbing services. The contractors sets up gas and water lines in homes and businesses throughout the Big Island. They handle septic systems and cesspools, business plumbing, and home renovations. To help customers save, they provide no-cost estimates on all work.
If you're a homeowner or business owner in Hilo, HI, contact Emery Plumbing at (808) 960-8828 to schedule a consultation.
Since relocating to Hilo in 2001, with Hawaii licensing, bonding, and insurance, Emery Plumbing has become a leading installer of pipes for custom homes and handles both remodel plumbing projects. They've installed many septic and cesspool systems and tied residential and commercial buildings to public sewer lines.
John and Christine Mingo have always been hard-working and adventurous. They met in San Francisco in 1985, they traveled the world, with four years in Papua New Guinea. Christine worked as a manager for Qantas Airways during that time. Kamara, their daughter, was born in Brisbane, while her brother Josh lived in Oakland, California.
Business Services
- Bathtub installation
- Bathtub repair
- Drain installation
- Gas line installation
- Gas line repair
- Plumbing inspection
- Plumbing installation or replacement
- Plumbing repair
- Sewer installation
- Sewer repair
- Shower installation
- Shower repair
- Sink installation
- Toilet installation
- Water heater installation
- Water pipe installation
- Water pipe repair
Business Location & Hours
| Mon: | 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Tue: | 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Wed: | 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Thu: | 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Fri: | 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Sat: | 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM |
| Sun: | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Recommended Customer Reviews
Would not recommend Emerys Plumbing called them to fix a water heater and they said they would be here waited ,Then they called me to say they had a emergency so they would come later so I waited ,,they called me back and said they would be at my house in 45 minutes Waited and waited .Then they called back again and said they would come at 6pm so I waited again ,Then they called back and said the boss said they're not coming . What kind of professional person is John making his workers call instead of him ,I'll never call Emery's plumbing ever again!!!!!!
We hired Emery Plumbing to complete commercial plumbing for our coffee shop and couldn't be happier with the results. John and Christine were very communicative throughout the project. They were both professional, and the price was worth the quality work that was completed. It's obvious that John and Christine really care about their customers beyond the standard work relationship and want to see them succeed. Honestly, if I could give Emery Plumbing 6 stars I would! I can't recommend them enough.
It is hard to put our experience with Emery Plumbing into words. We are buying a house near the lava field in Pahoa, but contracted for the work while still in California. SO2 had badly compromised the major plumbing components as well as the gas line. They provided us wonderful guidance as they explained alternatives and relative costs. We elected to purchase a demand LPG water heater after John explained why it was superior to electric and dampened our fear of LPG. We initially decided to go with an outside heater, but after John surveyed the job, he explained why an inside heater made more sense and we changed our purchase. John also suggested we put in new gas lines and proceeded to add the appropriate valve and did an immaculate job running the line overhead and created a work of Art fastening the heater to the building. He sent pictures and video, and identified that the old line was so affected by the SO2 that it was a miracle there was no fire or explosion previously. Christine runs the office and is a user friendly consummate professional. John is clearly a talented plumbing artist with great creativity and technical skills. They did what they promised and then some, showed up on time and never complained about how troublesome the job was. We know their team took a lot more time than they expected for this fixed cost job, and they never complained. We cannot ever imagine using another plumber in Puna. It is a shame the scale only goes to five stars. They clearly deserved more.
Shelley H.Plumber John and his wife Christine were so helpful and friendly. John came up on a Sunday to help me with an emergency plumbing issue. Then he came back just a couple of days later to do a long-standing water heating issue that I wanted corrected. John lives off the grid himself so he understands catchment and solar energy issues. Everything is running smoothly now. I would recommend these guys in a heartbeat :-)
Keith N.I normally don't say anything when i have nothing nice to say, but I draw the line when I know I am getting ripped off. After not honoring their advertised 'Residential Emergency Service Plumbing', I had a leaking external pex line, they told me they couldn't get to the job done till the next day. I had to send 2 reminders the next day for them to come take a look at the active leak and the job consisted of a simple cut and adding a pex coupler. The 2 pex crips and coupler easily less than $10. As a professional plumber, the labor should have been less than 30 minutes. They quoted me, $400!!!!!! I feel they did that because they new I was on the mainland and a property landlord. I would never take advantage of people like Emery plumbing tried to take advantage of me...what a shame!!!!!
Nick B.Emery plumbing is amazing! My mom had a problem with their solar water heater, we called emery plumbing, John came over within a day or two, fix the issue and explained everything clearly and politely for my mother who is hard of hearing. I for sure would recommend them to anyone
Brittany A.I can no longer recommend. Service has become lack-luster as John now has workers completing jobs with little to no oversight. Caught one of his employees peeing on our lilikoi, which we pick and eat. Good thing I saw it or we would have picked pee'd on fruit. We've seen a decrease in workmanship as well. Yes, the work is guaranteed but the price of the job doesn't match the quality any longer.
Called for an appointment, got one, then on the day they are supposed to show-up, they cancel. Seems like they know how to book an appointment, but keeping it is a problem. Not a very professional way to do business, especially when you carve out a day, waiting for them in vain.
Charli L.Very rude, cut me off because I am a facility maintenance company. I do work with 100's of contractors on all of the islands and do not have a problem. Rude and unprofessional.
John is the plumber to call on the East dide of the Big Island. Inside, outside this is the guy I trust, He knows his business and he does Gas Lines too.















