John the Plumber
Company Overview
Is your toilet overflowing? Need assistance with your plumbing issues? Reach out to us and we'll tackle all your plumbing challenges at a price that won’t break the bank. We pride ourselves on being quick, professional, and reasonably priced and we make the process pleasant. And remember: if we can't fix it, you owe us nothing!
John Nelson, a skilled plumber and co-owner of John the Plumber with his wife Sarah, entered the plumbing field many years back while working at his father's business, Nelson's Plumbing. In 2000, John launched his own venture, Cal City Plumbing. In 2012, they renamed it John the Plumber to reflect his growing service area. Same reliable plumber, same excellent service, just a new name.
Today, John is no longer a solo plumber but leads a team of four full-time plumbers and apprentices and serves a larger area than ever before.
John operated his business alone until he encountered the woman who would later be his wife. Sarah excelled in marketing and customer service and was excited to support John in his business growth. In 2011, John the Plumber received the Small Business of the Year award in California City and in 2017, the same honor was awarded in Tehachapi. Sarah oversees all the business operations, from human resources to marketing while John leads the charge, leveraging his plumbing knowledge and enthusiasm to help many clients every month.
Business Services
- Bathroom remodeling
- Bathtub installation
- Bathtub repair
- Drain installation
- Drain repair
- Faucet installation
- Faucet repair
- Garbage disposal repair
- Gas line installation
- Gas line repair
- Plumbing inspection
- Plumbing installation or replacement
- Plumbing repair
- Remodeling
- Sewer installation
- Sewer 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: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Tue: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Wed: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Thu: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Fri: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Sat: | 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM |
Sun: | Closed |
Recommended Customer Reviews

John and his crew are great to work with. They came out when a water main was leaking and worked with me to fit me in their already tight schedule. They were responsive, fast and honest. Use them often and highly recommend. Thanks John the plumber for top notch service.

I received great service from John the Plumber. Mark was very professional and had my leak diagnosed and repaired in short time.

A rude and apathetic business. After several calls for emergency plumbing services (leaving messages), staff handling the call said, ""You're not on the schedule yet, and we'll get back with you."" I said that I have an emergency repair that needs to be addressed. In a rude tone, I got... ""We are very busy... You will have to wait until sometime next week!"" No... I need to find a plumber that offers service. Bye John the Plumber!

If I could give more than five stars I would. John and his staff have done many jobs for us over many years. Sink installations, swamp cooler repairs and just this week taking care of roots blocking the drains. These guys are great. Always prompt, always friendly and always at a reasonable price. I highly recommend them.

Definitely recommend! Wouldn't trust anyone more! Very knowledgeable, honest, trustworthy and more than fair prices. He's been taking good care of us and my parents for a very long time and he's always done a great job! If he says it needs to be done, it needs to be done. Thank you to you and your staff for continuing to provide quality services within a reasonable time, fair pricing and never compromising your integrity while doing so.

John the Plumber provides outstanding service. He was prompt, courteous and more than helpful. His work was clean and professional and he explained everything in great detail. I can recommend him without reservation.

John is the best. First of all, honest, secondly, fair pricing, and also reliable and knowledgeable. What more can one ask? Highly recommend John.
Max and Jane

Based on Yelp reviews I called John the Plumber and I'm sorry I did. We recently moved into the Tehachapi area and our property uses a septic system. I'm not familiar with this and had no idea why waste water was coming out of the ""clean out"" in the back yard. He said to not do more than one load of laundry a day as we were probably putting too much water down the drains. Well waste water kept coming out no matter what we did and I finally asked him to stop by a few months later. He looked at it and said the leech field was probably the problem and to check into that. I had no idea where the septic tank was and assumed it was under the clean out, using my backhoe I attempted to located the septic and of course damaged the sewer lines. Repaired the damage and again no matter what waste water would come out the clean out. The actual problem was a blockage in the sewer line near the septic tank, the ""clean out"" is there to prevent waste water from backing up into the home. It took 4 different ""professionals"" stopping by before the problem was fixed. I cannot believe how such a simple problem was so difficult to figure out. If the waste water can't get into the septic tank it will back up and come out the clean out, now I know.

I have a rental house in Golden Hills, but I live in Thousand Oaks. John came recommended by my niece who sells real estate in Tehachapi. I was having septic issues. John doesn't do the septic work I needed (He does certifications), But he went to my property to get eyes on what my problem was. He spent his time calling and texting me to let me know the issues I was facing. John and Meg were both super helpful. I know they didn't make money off of me this time, but for my future plumbing needs, I wouldn't call anyone else in Tehachapi other than ""John the Plumber"".
Thanks John

After having a terrible experience with Blazer Septic Services, John offered to give a second opinion for a very minimal fee! He also said he could come out the following morning. Very courteous, and truly looks out for the homeowner's best interest!