ARS/ Rescue Rooter
Fast Response
Reviewers confirm quick response
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Premium / Upsells
Membership programs detected in reviews
2 concerns
Inspection failure with weeks of no phone follow through — reviewer warns: 'Make sure to pay them nothing before they pass inspection' and had to escalate to the local office in person to get any response, upselling concerns
Trust Score: 0/100 · Based on 553 reviews
Our Verdict
#12 of 13 in Milpitas, CA
- Whole-house repiping
- You're highly price-sensitive
Hire if: You need high-quality work that holds up over time
Hire if: You need a plumber who actually shows up when scheduled
Caution if: You need rock-bottom prices with zero flexibility on the quote
Caution if: You need guaranteed sub-hour response for true emergencies
How they score across what matters
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What they do well (and don’t)
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What 553 Reviews Tell Us
Emergency Response
Full-home repipe completed with new water heater, toilets, and faucets on a 3-bed/2-bath — reviewers cite 'high quality workmanship, prompt communication, hard-working' and restored water pressure
What To Watch Out For
1 of 5 reviews cites a furnace install that failed inspection with weeks of unreturned daily calls before the customer bypassed the phone and went directly to the local office to get resolution
1 review mentions membership programs or upselling
Inspection failure with weeks of no phone follow through — reviewer warns: 'Make sure to pay them nothing before they pass inspection' and had to escalate to the local office in person to get any response
Upselling concerns
Quality & Professionalism
Full-home repipe completed with new water heater, toilets, and faucets on a 3-bed/2-bath — reviewers cite 'high quality workmanship, prompt communication, hard-working' and restored water pressure
Communication
Full-home repipe completed with new water heater, toilets, and faucets on a 3-bed/2-bath — reviewers cite 'high quality workmanship, prompt communication, hard-working' and restored water pressure
William praised for choosing the right tankless water heater for home size rather than upselling; explained everything clearly and worked on pricing with the customer
1 of 5 reviews cites a furnace install that failed inspection with weeks of unreturned daily calls before the customer bypassed the phone and went directly to the local office to get resolution
Pricing
William praised for choosing the right tankless water heater for home size rather than upselling; explained everything clearly and worked on pricing with the customer
Customer reviews
Reviews from Google, Yelp & more
Jerry installed a property line clean out for us. He did a great job and kept us up to date on the progress and next steps the whole time.
We had a great experience working with William at ARS. He was easy to talk to, extremely knowledgeable, and had an answer to every question. He made us feel completely comfortable throughout the process and never made us feel uncomfortable asking questions about our water heater. William also worked with us on pricing and made sure we chose the right tankless water heater for the size of our home, not just a quick upsell. We upgraded from an old water heater to a tankless system, and William explained everything clearly so we felt confident in the decision. Knowing this system should last us the next 20 years made the upgrade even better. A special shout out to Mario as well, he had a great personality and brought smiles to our whole family throughout the process. Overall, an amazing crew: professional, friendly, and genuinely caring. We highly recommend ARS and this team to anyone considering a water heater upgrade.
Fully recommend ARS/Rescue Rooter. Jerry, Richie, and William did a full repipe with new water heater, toilets, and faucets on our 3/2 home. High quality workmanship, prompt communication, hard-working, and always friendly… Can’t ask for better than that! We are super happy with a job well done and grateful to have our water pressure back. Would hire them again without hesitation.
Rescue rooter/ARS might answer your phone call and might install what they ask to install. In my case they install furnace but did not pass the inspection and failed to fix what had to be fixed. Calling them daily results in lots of promises but nothing progress. Make sure to pay them nothing before they pass inspection(if at all)!!!! Changing the feedback higher. The reason? I work-around the phone -responsiveness by going directly to the office where I got good response from the local. The attendant even scheduled me a visit in two days time. The visit is planned for tomorrow so if all goes well I change the review higher pending the service.
Rafeal came after some very good communication on their side. He was very good at his job and is excellent on recommending more services. If you have cash to burn, this is a great company to do business with, however to give you an idea of what your in for, a 24' sewer snake and camera costs $349, a cleanout was quoted at $1300, and a in place clay pipe replacement and adding a cleanout: $8270. Rafael claims that these prices are median for the business, and I have to admit that I don't know what other plumbers will charge, but this all seems on the high end to me. They wouldn't quote anything over the phone.
Business details
Service area
Based in Milpitas. Serves 11 nearby cities within 20 miles:
ARS/ Rescue Rooter