Zippy Drain
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4 concerns
Pricing bait and switch on quoted work: technician quoted one price with customer approval, then company called back claiming 'wrong flapper' was quoted and demanded 288% markup on a standard hardware store part, Failed warranty/redo work: drain backed up after initial service and customer faced rude treatment and abandonment when seeking correction, Payment processing failures followed by aggressive collections: company charges late fees on invoices for services they failed to bill properly, upselling concerns
Trust Score: 0/100 · Based on 268 reviews
How they score across what matters
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What 268 Reviews Tell Us
Emergency Response
Fast service on straightforward jobs; one reviewer noted technician was 'fast and professional'
What To Watch Out For
Pricing integrity issues: initial quote of $156 for flapper changed to $288 after technician left site, with additional $135 service charge even if customer declined; company still charged visit fee for work not completed
Work quality failures and poor accountability: customer reported drain backed up after initial service; subsequent callback attempt resulted in rude staff response, 20+ minute hold, and no callback
Administrative and communication breakdowns: payment information provided prior to service was never processed; company failed to respond to follow-ups and later added late fees to invoices
1 review mentions membership programs or upselling
Pricing bait and switch on quoted work: technician quoted one price with customer approval, then company called back claiming 'wrong flapper' was quoted and demanded 288% markup on a standard hardware store part
Failed warranty/redo work: drain backed up after initial service and customer faced rude treatment and abandonment when seeking correction
Payment processing failures followed by aggressive collections: company charges late fees on invoices for services they failed to bill properly
Upselling concerns
Quality & Professionalism
Fast service on straightforward jobs; one reviewer noted technician was 'fast and professional'
Work quality failures and poor accountability: customer reported drain backed up after initial service; subsequent callback attempt resulted in rude staff response, 20+ minute hold, and no callback
Communication
Work quality failures and poor accountability: customer reported drain backed up after initial service; subsequent callback attempt resulted in rude staff response, 20+ minute hold, and no callback
Administrative and communication breakdowns: payment information provided prior to service was never processed; company failed to respond to follow-ups and later added late fees to invoices
Pricing
Pricing integrity issues: initial quote of $156 for flapper changed to $288 after technician left site, with additional $135 service charge even if customer declined; company still charged visit fee for work not completed
Administrative and communication breakdowns: payment information provided prior to service was never processed; company failed to respond to follow-ups and later added late fees to invoices
Customer reviews
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I have worked with Zippy multiple times and they have met/exceeded expectations. Technicians are pleasant and knowledgeable and the office ladies are pleasant to work with. Kudos
Nate came over and unclogged our bathtub drain today. He was very pleasant, was very nice to our kids and even said hello to all of our pets. He was fast and professional and very reasonably priced. Would call Zippy 100% next time we need help. 10/10
They provided the service. They wanted payment prior to service. I called in and provided the payment information. They never ran it for either of the two buildings. Then a fellow board member reached out to see what was up. They didn’t respond. Now after reaching out again they finally sent something to the other board member to get it paid and sent an invoice for the other building to me with late fees. Does mail not exist to send a bill out anymore?
Hired for a commercial job, tech arrived on site and gave us a price of $156 to replace a flapper, which we approved the technician to proceed with the replacement, the office called back and said they found additional issues and would need to quote, we received a bid the next day to replace the flappper for $288. when questioned they said that the tech on site quoted the "wrong flapper" and a plumbing manager was needed to quote the correct flapper and there is an additional $135 to return to site. Upon receiving the pictures, this is a standard 3" flapper available at any hardware store. The technician should have repalced it while on site and the price should have been honored. They stated if we did not approve the new price of $288 they would still charge us the $135 even though they chose to leave site and completed no work. Under no circumstances should a simple flapper replacement cost anyone $300.00. Response from the company is untrue the technician received approval verbally and received an emailed approval as well. Once that approval was received they called back and said there was additional work to be done and a new quote would have to be sent. Hire this company at your own risk.
Called for a drain clean, 1st guy to come out was nice but he didnt have the stuff to do the job so he had to have someone else to come by. The next guy to come by replaced the toilet seal and called it good. But it was not good, drain backed up again so we tried calling to get someone to come correct their mistake but the lady was rude over the phone then put us on a 20+ min hold and never got back to us. 0/10, go find someone else who will do the job right the first time.
Business details
Service area
Based in Grimes. Serves 8 nearby cities within 20 miles:
Zippy Drain