THOMAS E CLARK

I don’t get some of these reviews. Thomas E. Clark has installed our furnace, fixed our humidifier, serviced our furnace and AC units all at a reasonable price (after all, it’s DC people) and they’ve done a great job. Trust me, I’ve had some contractors put in new water heaters, then spring a leak, then need to service a pump… all without apology or refund. These guys are the real deal and do quality work. Always happy with their service.

BEWARE!
I guess the DC and MD locations are tied together. I went by the ratings for the DC location when I setup an appointment.
I was floored by the estimate for replacing two undersink water valves and removing old dishwasher/​installing the new.
$ 900+
I know enough to know that was absurd. Still had to pay a $ 99.00 charge for them just to show up. BEWARE! BE SMART

We’ve used Thos. E. Clark for our heating/​AC and plumbing needs for the past 25+ years. They have been reliable and consistent in their work for all of those years, replacing galvanized with copper pipes, removing and reconfiguring radiators, fixing miscellaneous leaks, keeping AC and hot water heating systems operating, all at what we consider to be a fair price. The two previous reviewers obviously have not been long-​time home-​owners and do not realize the cost of professionals who will do competent work in their homes. Thos. E. Clark has always provided competent technicians, and they have always gotten the job done. AND, if you want your plumber to come on a Saturday, you’re going to pay for it. Clark’s prices are competitive, and they do not work that is unnecessary to pad their bill.

I called Thomas E. Clark to take a look at my furnace which had stopped pumping warm air into the system. The furnace was working but not sending warm air throughout the system. The tech took a look and the wand used by the furnace to know when to turn on needed to be replaced. Tech told me it would be $ 199.00 for the service plus $ 70.00 for the service call. Total $ 268.00. I researched the part online and it can be purchased for $ 12.00 to $ 20.00. Total time the tech was in my home, 45 minutes. The part took roughly 15 minutes to replace. The tech also quoted me another service at $ 199.00 as well. I guess all services start at $ 199.00 and go up from there.
I understand the need to charge a service call fee in case nothing is wrong or they cannot fix the problem but to tack on the charge in addition to the service is just unreasonable. I will not be using them again for any services in the future.

owning a home…
or rather, paying off a bank who owns your home while you occupy it, can be expensive.
occupying an older home can be even more expensive.
working so much that you don’t have enough time to do the minor repairs yourself, can be expensive.
case in point — my bathroom sink that i have been battling with over the past year. i’d tame the beast, then it would come back at me, and then i’d tame it again. the sink roared back and not being able to take time off from work, i was pretty much forced into calling a plumber to come in on a saturday.
not really an easy thing to do, so i went with Thomas E. Clark.
i scheduled an appointment. a window from 10am — 1pm was set up. i got a call at 10am saying that a plumber would be arriving in 45 minutes. he did just that. he snaked my sink, got it working properly, and didn’t leave a mess, all within about an hour. i asked a few questions. he answered them. damn galvanized pipes.
$ 69.00 service fee
$ 155.00 for the sink repair
i’m pretty sure i could have gotten someone cheaper, but since it was a saturday — i was pretty much stuck. i’m pretty sure that i could have rented a snake and done the work myself, but i wanted a little professional insight upon the state of my… errr, the bank’s 60 year old pipes. i got just a little insight.
all in all — they did the job and were completely professional.
the price???
i don’t know?
if you know of a person or company that can do this kind of work on a saturday morning at a better rate, please let me know.