Fritz’s Drain Service

He was quick to arrive, quick to clear the clog, significantly less expensive than the usual suspects, and even offered a guarantee!

Fritz was really professional with their drain service. Our kitchen pipe was clogged up over th holidays and despite using both househould and industrial snakes to try to unclog the pipes in our wall, we ran out of ideas on what we could do to fix it. The issue was so serious that I considered if I couldn’t get it fixed in time, I might have to man up and walk over to my ex-roommate’s place to embarrassingly ask to use her washer and dryer for laundry… no jokes! @_@
On the day of the service, Fritz sent Juan over. Juan was professional. He finished some of his job early and called to see if I would happen to be at home earlier than my scheduled appointment so he could come and even fix it earlier. I was more than happy to let him come early so I could get on with my work! :) Juan was friendly and knowledgeable. After telling him that we had tried to snake the pipes ourselves already and where some of the issues were, he got right to work, took just 10 – 15 minutes to snake the kitchen pipes far into our walls where the clog occurred and *magic* the sink worked again! :D
The charge was very reasonable. Juan gave me receipt and told me that the unclogging/​drain service is also under 30 day warranty (e.g. I could call again within 30 days if the issue resurface and they could come fix it for free). I was so glad I could leave for work a few hours earlier than I thought I could! :)
Highly recommend Fritz for plumbing/​drain services! They are knowledgeable, professional and fair with their price! We know whom we we will be calling the next time this issue happened again! :)

Every time I have called Fritz — he was there and took care of every thing! I wouldn’t call anyone else!

When Your Drain Is On The Fritz, Call Fritz!!!
Over the years I have instinctively called the two big names with the initials RR. Every time they left, I felt violated! the last time it was $ 400 for about a 15 minute, 10′ bath sink drain auger job! They are always trying to sell you on something more, whether it be a camera, water jet, or highly marked up drain cleaner! After the last time I had enough!
After the big summer storm, I had a storm drain clog. I first ordered a ½″ x 50′ auger from Amazon, that didn’t do it. I then rented a ½″ x 75′ (it measured 5/​8″) powered auger from Home Depot. After a day with that, and three days total trying to avoid calling the RR’s, I saw one of them had a $ 88 special, and broke down and called them. Of course, it didn’t pertain to my problem! WTF?! The other one had a $ 50 off «special». They quoted me (thru a manager) a min of $ 336.94, or $ 286.94 after the «special». I then turned to Unilocal!
Fritz came right to the top with the best rating. I called them, and you get to talk directly to the owner, Fritz! I had to wait a few days because they only have one crew. Today I had a 1:00 appointment. Nobody shows! I am starting to think «here we go!!», at 1:10 the phone rings. It Fritz the owner and he apologizes, and said the guys are running about 20 minutes late. I thought that was great customer service! The guys (Juan and Mike) show up and go to work. They started with their small auger to try to save me $! Knowing I had tried with no avail with a bigger one, I was cautiously optimistic. They fought it for quite awhile, which made me a bit worried, but it also kind of made me feel better for failing myself! They got it, and I could now run two garden hoses down it full steam without it backing up!
I don’t know if I should post the cost here since every job might be different, but lets just say it was Well under half of the Min the one RR quoted me, even with their «special»!! And I have no doubt they would have raped me for even more than that, they always have!
So, learn from my mistakes, there are other, and Better options out there! These guys are great, and I will be using them from now on!
PS I forgot to mention that I was a little outside of their service area, but they still accommodated me!

Used them twice. Recommended to my family, they also had great experience.
2013: I tried to fixed the clog on the bathroom sink, destroyed the thread on the pipe. I couldn’t un-​clog the drain, but I also made the matter worst. I searched on Unilocal,and called Fritz. Fritz (owner) came the same day and un-​clogged the drain and fixed the mess that I made for the price for regular service call plus a small discount (maybe I am just a cool dude). After he left, I found a slow drip from the pipe because I destroyed the tread on the pipe. I called Fritz again and ask if he can fix that for me. He came back an hour later with sealant and new connector, fixed the drip for me. I asked him how much for the job, he said free…
2015: This time the tub drain is clogged. I didn’t mess around this time. Called the next morning and got the same day appointment. Fritz didn’t come (I was a bit disappointed at first because he is just a nice dude). Juan and one more person came to help this time. Juan was a bit more talkative that’s why I remember his name. Juan and guy un-​clogged the drain in the quickest. Service call price was still the same as before.
Overall amazing business. I will use them again. Oh, by the way, they don’t sell you new pipes and lines.

Perfecto! Could not be happier. We were shocked late Thursday evening to find brown water backed up in the basement of our 1928 Wallingford home. The main drain leading out was plugged! I called somebody on Friday morning highly recommended on Unilocal,but they couldn’t get anybody out for a week and referred me to Fritz. I left a message at 7 AM and got a callback about 30 minutes later. They got somebody scheduled to come here at four, but then I got a call back saying they had had a cancellation and could be here at noon. I was met here by a knowledgeable and professional young Mexican guy and his apprentice of same demographic. They snaked out my drain for 150 bucks, told me how to prevent future problems and got the problem completely solved with absolutely no up-​selling and trying to make a simple job into a 30,000 buck job. Five star plus service and result.

Great local company! Fast response for a clogged tub drain. Juan and Mike are professional, respectful, tidy, and fast. I would use them again.

Amazing!!! I spent 5 days trying different methods to clear the clog in the kitchen sink and they did it in one hour. Juan and Mike are knowledgable, know exactly how to tackle the problem and the rate by far is the best around town. **saving their phone number in my contact list**

Had a great experience with these guys. I had a slow shower drain that I could not get clear on my own. Two gentlemen showed up at exactly the scheduled appointment time and went to work immediately. They cleared the drain in about 15 minutes, charged me a fair price (cash/​check only), and went on their way.
Professional, friendly, fast, painless drain clearing service.

These are great — we had a plugged main line in our home which we just moved into.
We had previously had roto-​rooter come out and they wanted ~$ 450 to snake a main line! After I told the RR guy that $ 450 for an hour’s worth of work was robbery, the price changed to $ 350 —clearly RR is in the gouging business… don’t worry RR, you’ll be on the receiving end of a negative review shortly.
So, we called Fritz on the recommendation of our real estate agent. Very professional, fairly priced, and efficient. Would highly recommend them to somebody else.

As the story goes clogged drain in the kitchen. We can’t cook so I try go about fixing it myself. Snaked, Vacuumed, drano, with no avail. This goes on for 3 days.
Read the reviews called the number. And Fritz answers it. Said he will arrive by 1pm and sure he does. Parks his car in front of my building grabbed his tools and followed me up 3 flights of stairs. I told him what I already did. He assessed the problem and quickly went to work.
Very Jolly gentlemen who knows his craft. As he has been doing it for over 40 years.
Save your time and money. These guys are dependable, honest, and fair.
Local company that deserves your business. I always support local.
Drain is working. Dinner is served. We are happy Unilocalers.

I called Fritz’s as the toilet would begin to bubble during our morning showers. Immediately after I explained what was happening I was told «you have a blockage somewhere between your toilet and the street». Nice to get a diagnoses right then and there! The crew came out today and was ON TIME, which seems rare nowadays. They were courteous and respectful. They snaked the drain which was filled with roots and other grossness, recommended a different brand of toilet paper and even cleaned up after themselves. All in all, it took them an hour, snaked the drain a couple of times with the 150 foot snake and did clean up! Plus, there is a 30 day warranty. How great is that?

Bathroom sink and tub stopped draining yesterday. The drain pipes in our 1911 bungalow are too small and grow a black funk that might make an interesting research topic. Called Fritz. Problem solved in less than 24 hours. (I normally snake my own drains, but this pipe geometry was beyond me.)
I have used Fritz and his crew for years. They are unfailingly fast, friendly, professional, and damn good at what they do. Did I mention they removed the sewage that had backed up into my mom’s basement shower unasked and at no extra charge?
Fritz is a legend. You want him and/​or his crew to do your work.

Used Fritz’s Drain Service for the first time today, based on a referral from a friend and the good reviews on Unilocal.They were fast, efficient (cleared the roots out of my sewer line in about 20 minutes) and priced very reasonably. The techs were friendly and gave me some great advice to keep my pipes «healthy». Highly recommend over the other Rooter-​type services!

I have an older house and have tree roots drilled out of the line every other year to make sure things stay clean. I called Fritz’s drain previously and the service perfomed was fine. The cost was about $ 250 for a straight drill out of one line.
This time I called them our and asked for the drains to be cleaned out again. They came out and said there was no issue with the drains and unclogged a toilet for my renters… not why I called them. Mailed me a bill for $ 120.
Now 5 ½ weeks later, I have water pouring into my basement. When I called, they said they could not come out until almost noon. I expressed my frustration and his response was ‘I’ll cancel the invoice from the last servies… call someone else.‘
The other plumber that came out, put a camera down the line and said it was almost complely blocked up… which is what I had expected. That level of growth is not possible over 5 weeks in the middle of winter.
Clearly…this vendor has been deleted from my list of providers.
Update: Interesting… as soon as my review was written, the owner called me back and told me that he now intends to charge me for the full service that was initially provided. So, just know that honest feedback receives retaliation.

Fritz was great — fixed our clogged tub in no time. Wish I called him earlier, it would have saved me a lot of trouble.

Fast friendly service with a 30 day warranty. Cleared up my utility sink quickly and reasonably. Fritz himself did the work! Thanks much!

Juan and Mike came over to work on our problem with a leaky pipe and clog. They were prompt, professional, and super nice. I will only use Fritz’s for future needs. Thanks for coming back a second time and being earlier than the scheduled appt. and calling. That rocks! Thanks for the doggy tips! ;) See you next time we need something!

Had a great experience with Fritz’s Drain Service. We had a blocked bathtub because we have an old drumtrap pipe. Spoke to Fritz directly and he gave me a very upfront and competitive price to fix the problem ($ 117 before tax). He sent two guys out to my house within an hour of calling and they fixed the problem immediately. While one of the guys was getting the payment information ready the other took a quick look at a leaky faucet for me and fixed that too as a favor (didn’t charge me). They also gave me a 30 day guarantee that my bathtub drain wouldn’t clog.
Can’t ask for more. We’ll definitely be using Fritz’s again.

These guys rock! Came out to fix my sink in my new place. It was leaking, wouldn’t drain properly… etc. The guy from a different place installed it incorrectly, and the two guys that came out from Fritzs’ fixed it all up. They filled it for me and drained it to show me there were no leaks. Very thorough and professional, and it wasn’t like an awkward house call, we were able to talk casually and the guys were super nice.
Definitely will be using and recommending them in the future!