Dave Riley's Drain Services
Downs, Newark, OH

Dave Riley's Drain Services Reviews

5 stars based on 95 reviews

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  Bobbie McGraw

  5.0

  I called Dave as a referral from a contractor after I had another company at my house to fix whatever was causing a sewage backup into my main bathtub. The other company removed a toilet, ran a camera into the line and said it stopped at about 6' in due to a "severe compaction." They charged me $350 for the camera, broke my toilet flange and charged me $150 to fix that and my toilet now sits 5/8" off the floor and rocks, and they told me they'd have to bring the hydro jet out and charge me $1100 minimum, with no guarantee that they could "drill through" the compaction. So $500 later, I still had a clog causing my sewage backup. Oh, and did I mention they removed the cap on the main waste line, put a bucket under it and didn't tell me that, so it ran all over my crawl space floor? That's another couple thousand dollars to have removed. Be VERY careful who you call. Dave came out and went directly to the crawl space to assess the plumbing setup, determined he'd have to pull the other toilet because that's how you get directly to the line (previous owner built a bedroom addition over the cleanout), cleaned the main waste line, didn't break my toilet when he put it back, and I haven't had a problem since. There was no compaction, just an old line that needed cleaned. Go figure! I just got off the phone with Dave to see if he could fix the toilet flange problem the other plumber caused, but he doesn't do flange work. I'll tell you that I'd hire Dave for anything that needed done around my house if I could talk him into doing it. He's just as honest, friendly, and professional as anyone you'll ever meet. We were chatting about the first plumber's incompetence today and he joked that, "All this time, I thought I was just a drain cleaner. Turns out I'm a Super Genius." He may have been joking, but what I know is I have someone I trust to help out next time I have a problem and that he saved me at least $1,100 on a totally useless hydro jet and who knows what else from that other plumber. He's a Super Genius by my standards! Call him. You won't regret it.

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  Danny Williams

  5.0

  I had 3 separate roto rooter employees try and clear my main line over two day. They told me it would cost thousands to fix and they would have to dig up my yard. Dave and his son cleared the line in about an hour. Very fun to talk to and just great guys.

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  Stephanie Olson

  5.0

  This guy has come to our rescue twice now when we had a clog down the line and took care of it. Super nice, gets the job done quickly, and local from the area. The price was so fair. Just to be clear, both times were spread apart like 2 years so, it was our issue. He offered to come back if it didn't work but they (his son joined him the second time) did such a good job each time that we never had to. They were super respectful of me as a woman who likes to learn and has a lot of questions. I would 1 million percent recommend them for any clog you may have. You would not be disappointed. I'm so glad we found them!

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