Red's On Time Plumbing
Company Overview
As a family-owned company, Red’s On Time Plumbing has been providing dependable plumbing assistance for over four decades across San Luis Obispo County. Our licensed professionals can manage your plumbing needs, including drain cleaning, sump pump services, water heater installations, repiping, sewer services, gas line services, and much more. Situated in Atascadero, we offer quick, reliable, and cost-effective service across the Central Coast of California. Give us a call today, and one of our skilled plumbing professionals will provide a free quote. Let us demonstrate the exceptional service you expect!
Founded in 1982, Red’s Plumbing has been a staple in the community for decades. We continue to be family-owned, and while we now operate as Red’s On Time Plumbing, we maintain the high standard of service that residents and businesses along California’s Central Coast expect. We are honored to be the longest-running family-operated plumbing service in the San Luis Obispo area. We are dedicated to serving our local community is unwavering.
Having more than four decades of plumbing expertise, we understand plumbing. Our professionals are trained, certified, and fully insured, providing top-quality work for all tasks, whether it’s a straightforward plumbing issue or a major repiping job. We are proud to have an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, which reflects our commitment to customer satisfaction and the standard of our craftsmanship.
Business Services
- Bathtub installation
- Bathtub repair
- Drain installation
- Drain repair
- Faucet installation
- Faucet repair
- Garbage disposal installation
- Garbage disposal repair
- Gas line installation
- Gas line repair
- Hot water recirculation pump installation
- Hot water recirculation pump repair
- Plumbing inspection
- Plumbing installation or replacement
- Plumbing repair
- Sewer installation
- Sewer repair
- Shower installation
- Shower repair
- Sink installation
- Sink repair
- Sump pump installation
- Sump pump repair
- Toilet installation
- Toilet repair
- Water heater installation
- Water heater repair
- Water pipe installation
- Water pipe repair
- Water purification system cleaning and maintenance
- Water purification system installation
- Water purification system repair
- Salt delivery
Business Location & Hours
Mon: | Open 24 hours |
Tue: | Open 24 hours |
Wed: | Open 24 hours |
Thu: | Open 24 hours |
Fri: | Open 24 hours |
Sat: | Open 24 hours |
Sun: | Open 24 hours |
Recommended Customer Reviews

I'm new to the area, and have tried three different, well reviewed plumbing companies as I have done work to remodel my home. I would have to say Red's has been my clear favorite. Clear, reasonable pricing. Excellent, detailed work ( done with care ). And just a very friendly, customer focused team. They really want to understand what is important to you, to disrupt your home and day as little as possible, and then ensure they have fixed things exactly as you would want before they leave. And as their name implies - they actually are ""on time"" ( usually early ). And everyone is friendly, personable, and makes you feel important as their customer. Five stars on the work. And probably Six stars ( if it were possible ) on their customer focus.
If you want fair, transparent pricing - along with on time, exceptional work done with a focus on you as the customer, I couldn't recommend Red's more highly.

Very professional and knowledgeable. The plumber's gave us good information regarding what our problem was.

Charged me $650.00 for this. Told me they do not fix the drywall and never followed up with written bill.

Red's Plumbing replaced a water heater for me. Every aspect was done with total professionalism. And Oscar and Philipe were very nice to deal with. My cold water valve was a gate valve that was not quite completely shutting off and they said it was probably still good enough. I asked them to replace it anyway with a better quality ball valve. This shows they don't try to sell you things you don't need. They upgraded my gas valve and setup to bring them up to code (they were at one time, but the code has changed.) They have an extremely well equipped truck and I imagine they can do almost anything without having to ""go get parts.""

Red's replaced my gas water heater with a heat pump water heater that purrs like a kitten while keeping me supplied with plenty of low-cost hot water. They did a great job with a somewhat complicated installation because my gas water heater wasn't installed according to code. This one was done right! And they helped me get a $3,300 rebate, as well!

Omg Sean is a life saver. Got to us quick . Fixed our problems. Professional. Works clean. Really nice person. I highly recommend Reds!!

Needed a new drain installed on a shower/tub combo. The plumber was an hour late with no communication. I had to call multiple times before someone picked up to tell me the plumber was running late. Once he finally arrived, he installed some parts and quoted me what seemed like a reasonable price for the work. He said he would need to come back another day as he did not have parts. Understandable. Set up a new appointment that got postponed. Still understandable, life happens. When he finally arrived the following week, he reported he spoke to his manager, and it would actually be 3x the quoted price. Unfortunately I am selling my house and needed the work done. The plumber was very friendly and the work appeared to be quality but if I had to do it over again I would not use this company. This company is also attached to Benjamin Franklin's plumbing. I will be leaving a review there as well.

Oscar saved our day! We had a whole system clog and he fixed it within a half hour. Super expensive weekend call, but we didn't have a choice. Very professional, quick, helpful, and understanding. Just quite pricy when you have to call them on a Saturday!

Mike from Red's did an amazing job! After contacting him, he was able to arrive within the hour and remedy our problem! No hassles, just great business! Thanks Red's!!!

Fantastic!
My house in Paso Robles is old, and I've used many plumbers in the area because of sewage lines clogged with roots and breaks in the line. No company in the area comes close to this one -- incredibly professional, attention to detail, polite team of workers, and responsiveness.
Red's put in a new sewage line, which required hand digging down ten feet to the neighbor's yard and removing and replacing a concrete walkway and part of my kitchen floor. Not a small job. Complicating this was making sure that my dog did not get out of the fence -- he weighs 90 pounds and can run like a demon.
Chris, who did most of the digging among other tasks, was amazing, and worked incredibly hard. (Our dog loved him.) Johnny always called back, answered my questions promptly, and didn't treat me like a ""stupid woman."" They dug up and refilled a massive amount of clay dirt and didn't leave a mess. The rebar they placed in the concrete is probably the best in the house.
And it didn't go over the estimate! Who could ask for more? I'm extremely happy with their work and wouldn't think of using any other company in town.