D&S Plumbing has an overwhelmingly positive review history spanning nearly two decades, with the vast majority of customers praising punctuality, responsiveness, friendliness, and technical competence across a wide range of plumbing jobs. Pricing is consistently described as reasonable, fair, and competitive — with multiple reviewers noting they beat competitor quotes significantly, and at least o...
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D&S Plumbing has an overwhelmingly positive review history spanning nearly two decades, with the vast majority of customers praising punctuality, responsiveness, friendliness, and technical competence across a wide range of plumbing jobs. Pricing is consistently described as reasonable, fair, and competitive — with multiple reviewers noting they beat competitor quotes significantly, and at least one technician offering a discounted rate based on a customer's financial situation. Project completion scores are strong but tempered by a small but credible cluster of negative reviews describing abandoned work, missed commitments, billing disputes, and at least one serious incident where a plumber's error caused flooding and required insurance litigation. Experience scores are high, with numerous reviewers citing technicians who diagnosed problems accurately, explained work clearly, and resolved complex issues efficiently. The negative reviews, while a minority, are specific and detailed enough to prevent top-tier scores in project completion and professionalism.
Flags & Warnings
• NEGATIVE REVIEW — SERIOUS WORKMANSHIP FAILURE (2022): One reviewer reported that a plumber failed to cap a pipe, causing the home to flood. D&S reportedly declined to accept responsibility, forcing the customer's insurer (Allstate) to pursue legal action and settle. This is a significant liability and integrity concern.
• NEGATIVE REVIEW — BILLING DISPUTE (2021): A customer alleged being charged for 3 hours of labor when camera footage showed technicians were only on-site for 1.5 hours at $120/hour. This is a credible and specific fraud allegation that materially impacts the pricing and professionalism scores.
• NEGATIVE REVIEW — ABANDONED JOB / SCOPE DISPUTE (2024): A commercial customer reported D&S failed to meet a deadline critical to a business inspection, completed only half the quoted job, then claimed the remainder was out of scope — effectively doubling the price. They also left a mess. This is a serious project completion failure.
• NEGATIVE REVIEW — UNRESPONSIVE / NO-SHOW (2017): A customer reported never hearing back from D&S after initial contact and had to hire another plumber for a sump pump replacement.
• NEGATIVE REVIEW — ABANDONED JOB (2014): A customer reported being told daily that the plumber would arrive, then receiving no further contact for over a month and a half, leaving a sewer line unrepaired.
• NEGATIVE REVIEW — POOR COMMUNICATION / SCHEDULING (2010): A customer reported being given vague scheduling commitments, receiving no callbacks, and ultimately hiring another plumber.
• NEGATIVE REVIEW — POSSIBLE DISCRIMINATION CONCERN (2023): A reviewer reported being told D&S was 'not accepting new clients' immediately after spelling their non-American name, after initially being offered an appointment. This is a reputational concern worth noting.
• NEGATIVE REVIEW — OFFICE RUDENESS (2018): One reviewer noted the office staff was 'quite rude' while praising the technician's work quality.
• NEGATIVE REVIEW — DANGEROUS MISDIAGNOSIS (2019): A technician reportedly told a customer nothing could be done about a sewer gas smell and suggested bleach. Another company later confirmed it was toxic sewage gas. This is a serious safety and competence concern.
• RECENCY NOTE: The majority of reviews (approximately 60+) are from 2025 and 2024, which is positive for recency weighting. However, several of the most serious negative reviews (flooding incident, billing fraud allegation, dangerous misdiagnosis) span 2019–2024, indicating these are not isolated historical anomalies.
• FAKE REVIEW AWARENESS: A small number of reviews are extremely brief and generic (e.g., 'Great service great people', 'Awesome and honest', 'unknown', blank text with 5 stars). These contribute minimal signal. No large-scale coordinated fake review pattern was detected, but 3–4 reviews with no substantive content were excluded from dimension scoring.
• SCORE MODERATION APPLIED: Due to the presence of multiple specific, credible negative reviews covering billing fraud, workmanship failure causing property damage, abandoned jobs, and a dangerous misdiagnosis, scores have been conservatively moderated downward from what the volume of positive reviews alone would suggest.
Reliability Statement
This WW Score is based on a large and diverse review set spanning 2006–2025 with strong recency, and is considered moderately reliable — the high volume of positive reviews is genuine and consistent, but several specific and credible negative reviews involving serious issues (flooding caused by technician error, billing disputes, abandoned jobs, and a dangerous misdiagnosis) introduce meaningful uncertainty, particularly around project completion and professionalism.
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