Johnny Drain’s Sewer & Drain Cleaning

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I called Johnny on a Sunday night and left a voicemail. I received an immediate text back letting me know that he would be available Monday morning between 11 – 12. On Monday he arrived at 11:30 — fixed the problem very quickly and was VERY neat. Johnny was very professional and nice :). I would highly recommend him!

Johnny Drain is great! In a world where finding a good and HONEST plumber is difficult, Johnny is a great find. Our sewer line was backing up — a problem we encountered a few years ago due to the growth of tree roots. Roto Rooter fixed this problem for us a few years ago — while their solution worked, it was pricey. This time around, we called Johnny based on a lot of positive feedback on Unilocal.He responded very quickly (called him at 1pm, he came by the same evening at 7pm to accommodate our work schedule — he would have come earlier if it wasn’t for our schedule) and was very professional, courteous, and thorough. Although we thought we knew what our sewer line problem was, he listened to our thoughts and took his time to diagnose the problem himself as well. He thoroughly cleaned out our sewer line with the snake /​auger tool — going all the way out to the main with a 3 to 4″ blade. He also threw in a new sewer line cap at no charge. His pricing was straightforward and extremely reasonable. Johnny is our new go to plumber for sewer line issues. Highly recommended — very nice, professional, and HONEST!

I was very impressed by Johnny’s work. I have had a lot of problems with plumbers in the past, but he is honest, competent and reliable. He did a great job for a fair price and didn’t leave a big mess. I recommend him highly.

John arrived and explained what needed to be done. He used an industrial snake in an attempt to clear my sewer line. It could not be done using that method so he refused to charge me. He dutifully explained why he was unable to do so. I did not have debris or roots clogging my line. It could only be a combination of mud, dirt, grease or anything else stuck in there. He explained why a water jet would be my next choice. If the water jet didn’t work, I’d be in big trouble. Half an hour later, the line was cleared and I was able to get on to business. I would call john again and recommend him to anyone. Thanks JOHNNY DRAINS!!!

HIGHLY RECOMMEND JOHNNY! I’ve used Johnny for years. Always done a great job and given it his all. I’ve had blocked sewer lines, kitchen sinks, bathroom leaks, and shower body problems. Always fair, reasonable, and gets the work done. He knows his stuff. Sometimes though — as others have commented and I’ll comment here too — does take a couple of phone calls to reach him, but he doesn’t avoid you. He’s a good guy who gets busy, understandably. But I’ve ALWAYS waited for his work, because he is the best. (I used other companies before — «EcoSewer/​Ed is Crap», Roto, $ 49, etc — so I should know, unfortunately.) And as for Johnny, yesterday, he replaced a hot water pipe within my bathroom. Worked tirelessly to break up the already damaged walls, assess the problem and fixed it. I’m such a big fan of him/​his work, that I gave him 4 bottles of Snapple Regular Ice Tea, a favorite drink of his, while he worked. Trust me, if you need a plumber, call Johnny. I’ve had for last 5 – 6 years.

First, the important stuff — Johnny saved me about $ 1,500 by steam cleaning and video taping my main sewer lateral (4″ line from under house to the city sewers), versus other options for the same work, and about $ 6,000 if I had listened to the guys that wanted me to replace my lateral. Had ALL the equipment you could ever not even expect in the back of his van. Serious specialty equipment. I was very impressed. I rehab houses professionally in California, but manage a building for my family in Queens. So, during a fast visit to NYC, Johnny saved the day, and a good amount of money. Fast, honest, competent, great prices.
The fun stuff… Johnny is a CHARACTER! Talks like he’s living in a Quentin Tarantino movie. If he put on some weight, a bit of makeup, and rehearsed, I bet you would think that John Travolta had switched careers. I watched him pretty much the whole time, and he kept me amused with stories about other jobs he’d done, and people he’d met. I guess if you make your living on a sort of emergency basis cleaning the sh*t, and whatever else clogs up people’s drains, you know how they live pretty darn well.
So, CALL HIM, and keep him well employed as an excellent specialty plumber! They are WAY harder to find than movies stars

I wanted to see about getting some plumbing work done in two bathrooms so I called and left a message. Didn’t hear back after a couple of days so I sent a text. No response… that’s not good business any way you look at it. Thank goodness it wasn’t an emergency! ***And for the record I do not work in the plumbing business as this dear plumber just accused me of since he didn’t like my review. Check my profile, the picture I’ve attached and check your phone Johnny.

Hands down, this guy is the best. I’ve used him twice to deal with nightmare sewer backups in a commercial building, and both times, he cleared them.
These days, it can be pretty hard to find good service for a reasonable price when it comes to trades. It seems like there are no end of these 49.99 guys who end up costing you over a thousand dollars by time they get done with you *or* the guys who will just straight up quote you like $ 750 right off the bat before they even arrive to see what the problem is. That’s part of the reason this guy is such a gem. He shows up when he says he will (how rare that is, in and of itself…) and takes a minute to actually understand the problem at hand.
On top of all this, he’s friendly and a good conversationalist too.

I’ve called Johnny for a total of three times now. The second time was for a few clogged bathroom drains. Johnny came and took care of the problem promptly and for a good deal. Johnny is one of the most punctual guys I know.
The third time was for the complete replacement of my kitchen drain system from the basket strainer under the sink all the way to the hook up to the wall. Johnny came out on Memorial Day Saturday with only two hours notice. This guy is non-​stop. He did a great job and his prices are reasonable for the high quality work.

Johnny is the man!!! Called him this morning at 6am and he was here by 6:45am!!! Snaked out my blocked up sewer from the street to the house and in the house. Very professional and neat. Johnny had me back in business before 8am. He also changed the caps in my house. He didn’t break the bank and I will use him again if there ever is any plumbing issues. I highly recommend using him and save his number.

True professional. I had a backed up tub that affected the bathroom sink also. It was a total headache. I called expecting some sort of automated answering service but I spoke directly to Johnny (my lucky day). We set up a time to meet and he arrived at the time we agreed on. He was very polite, and really, just a nice guy. He looked at the problem and we talked about it, within 15 minutes the problem was solved. His work was neat and clean and he knew exactly what he was doing. His rates are not the cheapest, but its really not expensive either. I think he charges a fair price for the work that he does. I have definitely added him to my speed dial for any future plumbing needs.

Absolutely honest, professional and patient. While I didn’t actually employ Johnny, he spent several minutes on the phone with me explaining why my new gas stove wasn’t working. He certainly didn’t have to share his knowledge with me and he certainly could’ve scheduled an appointment and charged for a visit or extra stuff. But he was candid and sweet and suggested a handyman could do the job of opening the line.
His openness made me write this review and if I ever really need a plumber, Johnny is who I’ll call.

I called Johnny and he came out ASAP. He did a great job and even helped me clean up the mess and with the price! Hopefully I don’t have to call him again but if I do Johnny will be the one I call. Thanks Johnny!

Instead of Eek! I thinks not, I went with Meh. I’ve experienced better which is two star. Reason is out of fairness since I didn’t get to experience the quality of his work, but I’ll speak from the customer service stand point.
My 2^nd floor bathroom sink had a very stubborn clog that I couldn’t clear. My neighbor suggested trying the $ 49.95 service folks but their Unilocal reviews didn’t instill any confidence in them. Searched for a local plumber and found Johnny Drain. Seeing the 4 star reviews lead me to give him a try. Checked his website for services and more information and it was pretty repetitive. Click on a specific service and the same information is shared amongst all of them, nothing in detail to that specific service. Oh well, not everybody is great and making websites so I call the number. Phone rings for a bit and then goes to voicemail. I leave a detailed message and a text message also as suggested via his voicemail. 24hrs pass and no response or call back. My better half calls the next day also leaving a detailed voice message and still no call back. 2 days later we buckled down and tackled the clog and finally… finally cleared it.
This review is not in regards to the quality of service.
Are they still in business?

I tried to have Johnny come out to install the shutoff valve today, and because of the previous 3 star review he came out here and then declined the work.
Perhaps ⁴⁄₅ stars would have been a better initial rating, but ³⁄₅ is perfectly accurate given that he was willing to waste not only his own but also my time to come tell me that the reason he didn’t call me back 5 months ago was that something had come up. OK.

You know how drain service guys come over and give you a whole shpiel and then do a half-​ass job? Forget them! Johnny Drain is the real deal!
He takes his time to listen to what your problem is and goes through every step to solve it. He’s a one man marvel.
Our washing machine was shooting water out during the rinse cycle and Johnny put in a new trap and snaked that sucker clear.
Call him if you have a drain or sewer issue, you will not regret it!

I had originally called 2 other plumbing services. The first was Roto Rooter who could not quote me over the phone. They insisted on having to see the problem which they did and then quoted me $ 1400+ to fix the problem which was insane. The service person didn’t even really go into look at the problem. He just eyeballed it and quoted me his insane price. I did not end up using them.
The second plumbing service was $ 49.95 guy sewer and drain aka Northern Sewer and Drain. I called into their office. The girl who answers the phone was a bit rude and aloof. I ended up using them due to their pricing. They snaked the drain and were not able to solve the problem. It was not $ 49.95 as they ended up charging me $ 100+ which did not solve the problem. They then quoted me the same $ 1400 that Roto Rooter had quoted me to do their «water jet service» which was the next resort to get the drain unclogged.
I declined to use $ 49.95 guy’s «water jet service as they were just as expensive as RotoRooter. The most annoying part of the whole thing was that the service person who they sent was pretty pushy about selling me their services even though I told him it was too expensive. I felt as though I was being sold a used car and had to keep saying NO!
Eventually he dropped the quoted price and quoted me a lower one as he could see I was not going to budge from the original price even though he kept «pushing». At that point I was pretty irritated since he could of just quoted me the original lower price and not try to nickle and dime me in the first place. He just kept saying «I get paid by the hour regardless if I do the job or not.»
I did not end up paying for their service since at this point I was pretty irritated and annoyed at the pushy salesman talk to pay for their service since snaking it the first time did not solve the problem and they charged me a $ 100+ for nothing unless you count the pushy salesman talk.
I ended up calling Johnny Drain. I called him and asked for a quote without mentioning the previous prices of the other services. His quote was very reasonable and a lot lower than what the other two services were charging. I ended up paying for the water jet service and also having a dryer checked out.
Johnny was great. Real friendly guy who was very knowledgable and also had great prices for the plumbing services he provided. When quoting me a price he gave me one that was a lot lower than the other guys and also was very prompt and professional. I felt at ease going with his services as the Unilocal reviews rated him very highly. The clogged drain in the basement was taken care of and solved within 30 minutes. He also provided a seniors discount for my folks and that dropped the price a bit from what he had quoted me on the phone for a further discount.
I would definitely recommend Johnny for any plumbing problems you may have. An honest guy who takes pride in his work and knows what he is doing. It’s hard to find a very honest and fairly priced plumber. I tried to do this by looking through the yellow pages and a lot of them were pretty shady. I’ll definitely be looking to retain Johnny’s plumbing services for the future and highly recommend him. Thanks Johnny Drain!

I called Johnny in again when I entered my basement one Saturday morning only to discover the bathtub and toilet overflowing with raw sewage. My dad and I were exasperated when our snake delivered no results, and so I called Johnny after 12AM on a Sunday. Not only did he answer (I expected his voicemail), he offered to come within an hour. Instead, I postponed for later that afternoon.
He quickly identified the obstruction (seems grout, thinset, compound, etc. from an earlier renovation project and other debris had accumulated in my drain) and cleared it. Further, he predicted that I would need to address another pipe in my home in order to effectively cure the matter. Nevertheless, we decided to hold off on this issue. I was elated to have running water again when… basement flooding resumed. Johnny returned and sure enough, the pipe he had advised about earlier was the source of our problem this time around.
He knows his stuff and seems to have every tool for every kind of drain problem. I appreciate his willingness to share industry insight (how to prevent blockages, etc.) and to show up at a moment’s notice.
In short, if you have a plumbing problem, call Johnny Drain.

If you think your clog is not a big deal, Johnny is fine. He is courteous and tries his best.
But if you have a major clog and need to do major work, he is not the right person to call. I was charged over $ 550 to fix my clog and replace some pipes. It hasn’t even been one month and my pipes bursted twice. He came once to fix the burst but for the past 10 days, he hasn’t picked up my phone calls, hasn’t returned any of my calls even though i left him a couple of voicemails and text messages.
I can not use my sink properly because of this.
I will have to spend more money, hire someone else and get this fixed.
Thanks but no thanks at all Johnny Drain.