Joe the Plumber

Brooklyn H.

This review is for Joe The Plumber, 6124 16th Ave, Brooklyn, NY, tel: 917-295-5243

I received Joe's name from a neighbor and called him to replace the anode in my 65 gallon A.O. Smith water heater (sold by Sears as a PowerMiser 9). The A.O. Smith does not make that size water heater anymore, so I am trying to stretch the life of the current water heater by replacing the anode every 3-5 years. For those unfamiliar with water heaters, the anode rod is a sacrificial piece of metal (usually magnesium or a zinc-aluminum alloy) that hangs in your water heater and prevents the tank from rusting. It takes the hit and oxidizes (ie: rusts) instead of the metal in the tank.

I contacted about 7 different plumbers, but only 2 plumbers were willing to come and replace water heater anodes. Of those two plumbers, the other plumber replaces only large commercial water heaters anode
rods at nearly double the cost, so the choice was easy. Joe came the next week with plumbing crew, figured out how to remove a 4 foot long anode rod with less than 16"" head-room above the water heater, and managed to squeeze in a new anode rod. The total cost was $250, which seemed fair the actual cost of replacing the water heater in about 5 more years if I did not replace the anode rod.

L M.

We've been using Joe for more than 20 years. He calls back right away, is incredibly prompt, checks his work like 5 times before he leaves and stands behind it. And he's a great businessman as well as a plumber. Does not overcharge - although he's certainly not the cheapest. Cannot reccomend him more!

Matt D.

I needed a plumber to help setup a natural gas line outside for an outdoor grill & a smoker. There was already a pipe right at the back of the house in the basement that someone simply needed to shoot out the back and and a valve. I got multiple quotes and Joe had the one in the ballpark for the job, others quotes 2 or more times his price.

Joe and his brother arrived on time, were extremely efficient and very professional. I had purchased a new grill and it hadn't arrived yet, so Joe told me to just call him when it arrives and they will swing back and set it all up. They were great.