The Pocket Plunger

H R.

Antonio was fast and helpful.
Good work and a super nice guy.
I have found my plumber!

Robert C.

I don't normally write that many reviews for Yelp, but I had such a great experience with The Pocket Plunger (Antonio) that I felt obligated to. Reliable, trustworthy, with very reasonable prices. He is definitely my new go-to plumber in the Sacramento area. I'm so glad I called him!

It was the day after Thanksgiving and BOTH toilets were clogged.... not knowing what to do we called a number of plumbers on Yelp. Many were not working, but lucky for us Antonio was available.

We called in the morning and he said he could be here between 12 and 1PM. I expected him to be late since that seems to be the norm with a lot of these service guys, but he was here as promised. On top of that, he fixed the clog within 30 minutes and charged us a very reasonable price.

Overall a great experience AND he was a very friendly guy.

bryan w.

From other testimonials I decided to hire The Pocket Plunger, (Antonio) for three separate plumbing jobs in and around my house. Antonio has been my plumber ever since.

1. The first project was a broken hot/cold handle for the bathtub. I started noticing the handle was becoming loose and finally it broke. This job made me the most nervous because I thought I would have to replace the entire bathtub faucet, but he was able to fix it without replacing the entire unit and it has worked great ever since. That was over 3 years ago now.

2. The second job was an outside sprinkler pipe that was leaking. I didn't even think at first that he could do outside jobs as well, but when I told him what was going on he immediately came over in the extreme outside heat and got to work.

3. The third job was a maintenance flush for my hot water tank. I had recently found out that it is a good idea to flush your water tank to extend the life of the tank. Basically you drain the tank and flush it with fresh water to clean all the minerals that are at the bottom of the tank. What impressed me the most on this job was the fact that Antonio showed me exactly what he was doing so that I could do it myself in the future.

Nothing But Positives: Promptness, extremely fair prices, and professionalism! Thank you Antonio for being The Best Pocket Plunger! I really appreciate your work. P.S. I have also referred him to my sister and brother and they have also loved his work.

Anne S.

Excellent service! My garbage disposal stopped working and appeared to have a leak, so I called several companies to get an estimate for having a new unit installed. I was given an estimate over the phone and ""The Pocket Plunger"" easily had the best rate. Antonio, the owner of the company, even mentioned that he may be able to fix my old disposal without replacing it. I scheduled an appointment for a few hours later that day and Antonio arrived right on time, even a few minutes early. As it turns out my garbage disposal did need to be replaced, but he was able to finish the job in no time. Professional, friendly, and reliable service! I will definitely be using The Pocket Plunger for all of my future plumbing needs. Thanks Antonio!

A. E. A.

I wouldn't recommend Antonio for plumbing work. We hired him for two plumbing jobs, and both times he struggled with technical aspects of the work. During the first project, he went grossly over budget, and his pipe solution is much more crooked and fragile than it needs to be. During the second project, he suggested an expensive and ridiculous solution, so we called another plumber for a second opinion. The project turned out to be an inexpensive, straightforward fix. I'm sad to write this review, because I really wanted to like his work because he seems like such a nice guy.

Also, we asked our local hardware store for a plumber recommendation when we were unhappy with his work, and they mentioned that they were familiar with his work and that they felt he didn't know enough to complete jobs efficiently and correctly.

Terra C.

Came out quickly, couldn't fix the problem so he didn't charge me one cent! Amazing guy, amazing company, highly recommend! Professional, kind, and very helpful. He couldn't fix the problem even though he tried very hard. He gave me advice on what to do and gave contact info to another company that would be able to help me further.

Miz M.

The request for Pocket Plunger service was for my home. The first time I used his service was on rental property, which he performed a repair on garbage disposal. The charge was $39. At the time, I have not met him until my home had garbage disposal issue. I was looking forward to meeting him for the first time. I also hoped to have a good lasting relationship with this company for future repairs on the rental property and my home. The reason I chose him was his willingness to use text as the means of communication. Not many plumbers are up to date with technology. This was my favorite thing about him.


On his first visit for an estimate, he took a look at my garbage disposal. He said that it needs to be replaced. The garbage disposal was crap. I bought it from Costco two years ago. He recommended Badger garbage disposal. I offered that I will take care of the materials because I like to buy things on my reward credit card. He only takes cash or personal check. So, he agreed to it, which it was a plus. He offered $149 dollars for his labor to replace the disposal. We negotiated it to $129 and scheduled another appointment for the repair.

I got the materials before the appointment. He showed up on time and was courteous. Unbeknownst to him, I bought power cord for the disposal because it was not included. I hid it and wanted to see how he responds to this issue. You see, it's possible to remove the power cord from the broken disposal to install on the new one. This doesn't apply to all cases, but its common. He quickly pointed out that I needed the new power cord., not even suggesting that the old dispoal's cord for the new disposal. I asked him about using the old power cord. He nodded. Ummm... This says something about his character as a plumber. I even helped him by installing the old cord to the new disposal without his request.

He replaced the disposal and reconfigured the drain pipes. On the last piece of drain pipe, the trap, it broke. I didn't have the part for the trap. He offered to close the deal by upping to $189 dollars if he goes to store to get the final part and install it. I politely declined the deal. I paid him $129 in cash, and then I went to the store to get the $5 part and installed it myself in under 2 minutes. Then it worked perfectly.

In light of this situation, I decided that he does not have professional integrity for his plumbing business. I can imagine that it's easy to take advantage of people's ignorance on plumbing, which it seems to be his business model.

Kathy S.

Prompt, courteous, professional.

After seeing the great reviews on here, I called Antonio to see if he could fix my leaky shower. He came exactly on time, with the tools and materials he needed to do the job. And it turned out to be a difficult job. The cartridge behind my shower knob had corroded, and was very difficult to remove. But after a huge amount of effort, Antonio was able to get the old one off, and then quickly installed the new one. It was a much tougher job than anticipated, but he still stayed with his original estimate.

NOTE: Although everything I said above still holds true, I do have a complaint. My toilets had been ""running"" constantly. Antonio looked at them and said they were one piece toilets and would be very difficult to work on. He could replace them for me for $400 each. I then had someone else look at them, and for $10 and about 15 minutes of work, the flappers were replaced and the problem was fixed. So I have to amend my review, as I feel Antonio tried to sell me something I didn't need.

Rosa W.

Antonio is the very best plumber ever! I found him on Yelp, of course. He fixed a clogged pipe in our mother's home that other plumbers could not address. He did such a great job that we called him back to fix a long term slow leak that she had with her kitchen sink plumbing. He was very through in his assessment of the problems and did not cut corners in the repair. He went the extra mile to provide the best service with a smile. He is a perfectionist in his field. We feel so blessed to have met such a skilled expert. He was very kind and fair with his fees for service. We highly recommend his professional services without hesitation.

Mindy J.

Antonio did not go over his estimate even though the work was more than what was expected. He put in a hot water heater for me plus did some extra work cutting and rerouting some old gas lines. He is the best plumber I ever had do work for me. I'm almost 60 so I know what I'm talking about. Call him you will not be disappointed. A++