Smelly Mel's Plumbing
Company Overview
Established in 1988, Smelly Mel's Plumbing is a family-operated company offering complete plumbing services throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Feel free to reach out to us for any plumbing issue. Our team is here to support you.
We are your go-to plumbing service at Smelly Mel's Plumbing & Rooter Service. From minor repairs to major installations, we manage it all.
With our rapid response times, you’ll never be left waiting for a plumber. We prioritize our customers, which means we act swiftly to address your plumbing and rooter needs. Smelly Mel’s Plumbing Inc of San Francisco is a family-owned company that has been providing the San Francisco Bay Area with complete plumbing solutions since 1988. We encourage you to contact us for any plumbing challenges you may encounter. We are here to support you. Best Plumber South San Francisco.
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
- Toilet installation
- Toilet repair
- Water heater installation
- Water heater repair
- Water pipe installation
- Water pipe repair
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

Smelly Mel's was surprisingly quick in setting up a same day appointment. They kept me in the loop with texts on their anticipated arrival. The tech was professional and efficient. The price was very reasonable and he was up front with details of the bill. I highly recommend them!

Needed help while visiting my parents home unclogging a toilet and called in and got great customer service from the get go, plumbers came within the scheduled time frame that was given and the plumbers got the job done. Very kind and professional. I would highly recommend this company for all your plumbing needs!

Quoted my 80 year old mother $1600 for a hundred and twenty foot snake that the next highly rated company charged $200 for. Trying to take advantage of people in ""high income"" area is my guess. Assholes.

5 stars: The technician (Dominic) was on time (came at the beginning of a 3 hour window), friendly and courteous (answered all my questions regarding the repair), and did a good and efficient job (replacing a leaky valve).
Minus 1 star:
I initially made a Friday afternoon appointment - I even left work 3 hours early to wait for them. No one showed up after three hours of waiting, and I had to call to find out that the technician's previous job was taking extra time, so they had to reschedule me.

Great service. Professional workmanship. Called in the weekend in a major pinch. Nobody showed up. Called smelly mels. Technician had leak patched up very quickly. Came back out and finished job. Excellent job!!.

I highly recommend Smelly Mel's, their techs are so incredibly professional and the owner was so helpful. The tech was on time. The tech wore bootees on his boots, he treated my home with respect. He made the leak we had look brand new. The tech was so friendly and understanding that I have a little baby so he made sure everything was super clean and done promptly. I will always use them. Thank you again Smelly Mel's

Great service! Travis is the greatest! On time and quality work!

Travis and his team at Smelly Mel's were terrific. Very upfront about expectations and service options. Final recommendation was for the basic option and they did a fast efficient job completing the work and providing recommendations for future. No pressure, just honest insights and straightforward advice for a multi-unit buildings needs. Will absolutely continue using them.

Great customer service and solved my problem quickly. Highly Recommend this company. Thanks Chris for resolving our issues.

Was a slightly hesitant to call a company with the word ""Smelly"" in its name but since my problem was a ""smelly"" one (backed up/clogged/broken sewer line) I took it as a just a funny/memorable name and gave them a call as a 2nd opinion/estimate. The first company could not commit to get out to do the job (required trenching and replacement) in a timely manner (within 3 days) while Smelly Mel's did. Not only that, but they came in less expensive and yet did a fantastic job (cement work was flawless as was the plumbing itself). Willie (one of the techs I dealt with) was funny and communicated all of the issues and progress well.
I highly recommend them!