Lacayo-Colt Plumbing & Heating

Nadia P.

Had such a positive experience and wanted to share the recommendation - Lacayo Colt Plumbing should be the business you call for all your plumbing needs. Rey Lacayo quickly responded to my inquiry for help, offered to schedule an appointment for the next day, and provided exceptional service. He found it to be a small fix - didn't even charge me - and saved me from a much more costly and time consuming repair job. He will be my go-to for repairs, and I recommend him. Can't say enough about the fantastic experience I had with his business.

A R.

Rey saved us $1,500.00. Yes, $1,500.00!


We called Rey at 5:10 PM on a Wednesday where we advised that our water heater pilot continues to burn out. He refused to provide a quote for a new water heater over the phone but instead said he would like to come take a look at 8:30 the next morning to assess the situation. He arrived at 8:30 and at first look said, ""You do not need a water heater you only need to clear the dust from the vent."" Apparently, our laundry room has a vent that we never knew about as it is not easily visible (positioned behind a furnace pipe). The flow of air from this vent is required so that oxygen enters the room in which enables the pilot to stay lit.

Rey, reinforced the fact that our problem was no doubt the vent as he could, ""smell moisture in the air"" as the fresh air was not entering the area.


We immediately cleaned years of dust from this vent and our pilot has since remained lit. We also, notice the damp smell is gone! We tried for several years to get rid of this smell but did not have any luck.

Finally, we want to mention that we called three other highly rated Yelp water heater specialist. They all stated, that we needed a new water heater based on the age of the water heater and quoted between $1,300 and $1,800.00 even thought our water heater is only 6 years old. I made Rey aware of this and he said, ""It's a scam that so many others will sell you a new water heater when you do not need.""


Thanks Rey!

Ken T.

Great service. These guys were fast, upfront about pricing, and incredibly polite making a big effort to avoid leaving any mess. We had our toilet back up, they snaked the sewer line and inspected it for free. Seems we finally needed to replace it. Tons of plant root had invaded the line. It was a huge job but they came back the next morning digging outside working under the house. When they finished you couldn't tell they were ever there! Two days of work and we only needed to stop using the water for an hour and a half. Fantastic!

Matthew A.

Rey is solid. Everything he quoted was accurate. His workmanship is tops. He cares about his customers and communicates extremely well. After many other experiences with horrible contractors, I am pleased to say Rey is different from the rest!

Rebecca D.

Rey is our neighborhood plumber, and has provided prompt, affordable service when we've needed it. He is a pleasure to work with.

Amy C.

Rey is the best! He was first recommended to us in 2005 when our water heater broke down. He was the third plumber we called for an estimate, and the only one who had a suggestion that didn't require us to tear up the floor of several downstairs rooms. (Earthquake damage had rendered the existing pipes useless.) Instead he installed a tankless heater, which saved us money on the original repair as well as on our monthly bill.

Since then, Rey has been our go to, and we recommend him to all our friends and family. Our house was built in 1926 and the plumbing is almost as old. We are on a tight budget, and he has provided us with options that we can afford. When our ancient single-vent floor furnace died two years ago, he replaced it and gave us warmth throughout the house, quickly and at a reasonable price.

Rey is professional and efficient, responds promptly and does great work. And he's a really great guy who's a pleasure to be around.

Lisa C.

We've used Rey for many years now. On our old house ,we had him put in a mini-split heater for a garage remodel and also had him put in a tankless hot water heater. In the past two years he's also helped with our new (fixer-upper) house-- replaced the sewer lateral; installed a new furnace and ductwork (so nice not to have a floor heater fire-hazard now!); and got our galvanized piping to last for the past two years.

We're now about to hire him for a hot water heater replacement and probably full re-piping. His team is efficient and his prices are reasonable.

M L.

Very professional, reliable, does the job right. Would be my dream plumber, but the sound is so terrible on his cell phone that I'm giving up on trying to set up appointments with him.

Leah H.

Rey Lacayo has flaked on scheduled appointments with us more than once. This morning we had an appointment to fix a semi-emergency plumbing problem (kitchen drain pipe busted, with out-of-town relatives due to arrive any minute). Not only did he not show up at the scheduled time, he didn't even call to tell us he couldn't make it.

Lacayo Colt Plumbing has done acceptable work for us in the past, but because of their lack of dependability, we will be looking for another plumber.

Amy G.

Lacayo Colt Plumbing and Heating is the only company I would use for plumbing, water heaters, furnaces, etc. We have had water heater and furnace replaced and a lot of plumbing work done. Rey Lacayo does an excellent job. He is reliable, gave us great advice about how long we could hold off on replacing our furnace (and when we couldn't anymore) and his prices are very competitive. He is also a great member of our community, supporting neighborhood schools.