J. Blanton Plumbing

Barry S.

Chris Loebbaka and and Avram came to my house early on Saturday, quickly diagnosed the location and cause of a clog, fixed it and left the bathroom in immaculate condition. They walked me through exactly what the problem was, what it would cost to fix it, what they were doing, what the found, and how we could avoid the problem in the future. Both technicians were courteous, polite, clean and professional. I will use J Blanton Plumbing again when the need arises and will ask for Chris by name. I highly recommend them.

Dawn B.

We have used many different plumbers in the 11 years we have owned our home. Last year, we hired J. Blanton to help address sewer gas issues and other problems in our basement. Jack's team was great and for the first time in 11 years, we no longer have sewer gas fumes in our basement. They did fantastic work and were friendly on top of it. We have since had our water heater replaced by J. Blanton, and had work done on our boiler. The office team is amazing, and Jack is very professional. When I have had questions or concerns, he has addressed them immediately and well beyond my satisfaction. Yes, their prices may seem high but in my experience, you get what you pay for. When you work with J. Blanton you know you'll get quality service. We have found a plumber we can rely upon.

Mary R.

We had a basement drain back up in January and called Jack Blanton, as always. Problem fixed on the coldest day of winter! Return of the drain problem in April due to roots not found the first time.
Jack sent Ken and Mike immediately to rod again; they arrived promptly and used the camera and rodding to diagnose and fix the problem-no charge, as the work is covered for 3 months. Great customer service!

J I.

I am a landlord of a condo located in the city and one day the hot water heater stopped producing hot water. I asked my tenants to describe the issue. After they told me what the water heater was doing, I immediately knew what the issue was because I had fixed it before when I used to live there. Due to the fact that I do not live close to my tenants, I called J Blanton for assistance. Scheduling an appointment was very easy and they were going to come out the next day to analyze the issue. The next day arrived and the technician called my cell phone to tell me what the issue was before any work was done. The technician said I needed to replace the thermopile and the flame sensor for $455 or buy a new water heater at $2,420.

I advised the technician that I have had this problem with the hot water heater before in the past. I told him how I fixed it in the past and I requested he clean the sensor before I purchase the equipment he recommended. The technician then told me he would not clean the sensor because it was the thermopile. I then told him how to clean the flame sensor with a fine grain sand paper and it apparently went in one ear and out the other. A short time later I told him I would not be doing any of the work he recommended to me (because he did not attempt to fix what I knew was the issue).

Due to his actions, I was forced to travel into the city that night and attempt to fix the issue myself. Once I got to the condo, I opened the flame sensor bay (unscrewing 2 screws) and scrubbed the tip of the flame sensor with some sand paper. About 10 minutes later, I put the 2 screws back in, and turned the power back on. The hot water heater fired up without any issues. It was fixed! I was willing to pay someone to do this for me but J Blanton wanted to make the big bucks off of me and it didn't work.

Jeff C.

My experience with Blanton was great. They had to return to fine tune my tank less hot water tank however they were very responsive and on time to take care of my problem. I would highly recommend them.
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Kyle B.

I really appreciate that they have a receptionist who always picks up when you call them and is very friendly, rather than most companies who you have to leave a message and wait for a return call. They always do what they can to get a plumber out as soon as they can, and thoroughly explain the problem and give you options.

Rima P.

These guys really know what they are doing. And, they are super helpful and explain everything with great detail. No questions were stupid questions and they really paid attention to detail. One example is that, before installing our new toilet, they cleaned the tile around the hole and painted the wall behind the toilet in case the new toilet was not the same size as the old toilet. And, they even had cleaning supplies in their truck that they thought would more gentle on the tile floor than what I had. Amazing. Who does that? I will be using them again and would highly recommend them.

Stephanie N.

We love J. Blanton. They do great work and are so clean and efficient!!! Boomer and Mike are the best and our dogs even love seeing them!!!!! We have an older home and they even give us recommendations on keeping our plumbing needs down. We would highly recommend them to anyone!!!! Projects big and small.

Brian K.

Ridiculously expensive! $180 to swap out a shower head (I was providing the shower head, not them). For small jobs, don't waste your time. At least the preposterous estimate didn't cost me anything - just wasted my time.

Ty J.

I am an investor and was working on a full remodel of a dated and damaged 2-unit+basement building in Chicago. I found J Blanton Plumbing on yelp when desperately needed a good plumber to fix and install various items at the building. The overall condition of the plumbing was in pretty bad shape, but to keep this short I would just say that I've worked closely with Jack (the owner) and his crew, and they are 100% professional, no short-cut workers. Some items were not cheap to fix but good value and the results are inspection proof as I am also dealing with city inspectors. For serious pluming needs I would definitely recommend J Blanton Plumbing.