Ocelot Plumbing
Company Overview
Specializing in buildings that are more than 100 years old. Finding plumbing alternatives for unique houses in Oakland, Alameda, and Berkeley. Leveraging 25 years of knowledge in water heater setups. Ready to tackle distinctive plumbing challenges with innovative solutions.
Business Services
- Bathtub installation
- Plumbing inspection
- Plumbing installation or replacement
- Plumbing repair
- Shower installation
- Toilet installation
- Water pipe repair
Business Location & Hours
Mon: | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Tue: | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Wed: | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Thu: | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Fri: | 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Sat: | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Sun: | Closed |
Recommended Customer Reviews

Ruben is professional, on time, and very competent. We had a number of plumbing issues in an older home with non-standard plumbing fixtures. After trying 2 other plumbers that provided unacceptable service and did not get the job done (even though we paid them) Ruben came through; no BS, no problems, and we feel very good about the work. He even fixed the problems that other plumbers created. His rates are reasonable and he did not charge us for additional effort to find unique parts. We highly recommend Ocelot Plumbing.

great and totally reasonably priced plumber. came in for one simple thing and wound up fixing a few other issues we had and still charged us one price. will definitely call them again for future work as other local plumbers not only charged more but never really fixed the problem. i feel like these are the guys you call when all the other people can't do the job.

$140 dollars for a washer to be changed. This is pretty insane. Invoice stated ""Hot side faucet rebuilt"". Not quite, actually this was just a washer replacement. Prices charged are insane.

Ocelot Plumbing was great! They came same day I called. They came exactly when they said they would. My plumber was Alex and he was courteous and helpful. Explained everything to me and double checked that everything was fixed before he left. I definitely recommend them! -Jerry C.

I am so grateful to Ruben for fixing my clogged pipes. Trying to run a household without using water is so difficult, I was at my wit's end when I finally found Ruben (I had a back up in the main line for over a week while I wasted time with other plumbers who didn't fix the problem). He is knowledgeable, courteous, efficient, responsible, honest, thorough, and reasonable. That's what you need in a plumber, right?

It was a pleasure and honor to have Ruben and his team remove our old 25 plus year old undersized water heater and install a new high efficiency 50 gal water heater as well as reroute the gas line, redo some copper plumbing, add a pressure regulator( we never had one) and run new copper piping to the exterior spigot and install a shut off valve all in 1 day. Rubens' tradesman-ship is bar none the highest quality and timeliness of project completion was a pleasant surprise. He also gave my wife and I some design and plumbing ideas for our mster bathroom remodel. I would highly recommend Ocelot Plumbing for small or large plumbing projects!

We found Ocelot via Yelp when our bathroom sink just stopped draining. Ruben came over, explained everything and pointed out that our toilet was like 20+ years old. He was totally cool with us buying a new toilet and then doing the install.
His team was professional and thorough They were familiar with old house quirks. And didn't mind their supervisor, our fat orange tabby cat who despite us moving regularly chose to lay in the hall and ""help"".
Last night the back water pipe broke in my wife's hand and there was water everywhere. We called Ocelot and within 15 minutes got a call back. Ruben stopped by on his way home from an errand with his wife and turned off our water. He's at our house right now fixing the broken pipe and making sure we have water by the end of the day.

Can't say enough about Ruben and his team...they made it look so easy and did an excellent job of moving the washer dryer down in the basement. And also putting the dishwasher. If you want stuff done to the code and don't want to burn a whole in your pocket, you are in good hands.

I can't say enough nice things about the team at Ocelot Plumbing. Christina in the Ocelot office helped straighten out a scheduling conflict with great attention to detail and consideration for my situation. Better yet, she made sure two plumbers were at my house, bright and early the next morning, ready to fix what turned out to be only a small problem with my kitchen sink.
I've had some good experiences with service providers in the East Bay, but the folks at Ocelot have been easily among the best. Their work was great, their team was fantastic, they were considerate and helpful, and their attention to detail was beyond compare. I highly, highly recommend Ocelot Plumbing!

Our tenants complained about noises coming from their water heater for some time. We have had several plumbers come to work on that water heater, but in less than half and hour, Rubin diagnosed the problem of too much water pressure going into the water heater. He turned down the valve, lowered the amount of water going into the water heater, and the problem seems to be solved.