Excellent company to have your meters tested for the city annual requirement. Highly recommend.read more

From the owner: Hempel Backflow Testing, an Oregon small business, has been performing backflow tests, repairs and…read moreinstallations,for over 30 years, utilizing specialized tools and highly-trained technicians, renowned in the backflow business industry. Our family business, which originated with the founder, Tom Hempel, continues today under the guidance and ownership of Richard Ross who continues to deliver innovative and excellent service to many communities and residents throughout the Willamette Valley.

Found this company on a flier along with 3 other backflow company that was sent to my mailbox…read more Chose this because it was the cheapest. Called several times but no one answers. Left a voicemail and Tammy called back and an appointment was arranged. Was quoted a fixed rate but when the job was done they added an extra "repair" charge that was not mentioned on the call. I've had backflow tests by different companies in the past couple years and none of them added an extra charge. I guess there's a reason they're the cheapest in town.

This company left a flier on my doorstep the previous year. I hired them thinking that they were…read morethe previous company I had used the year before. They came out to provide my annual back flow test. I was informed that a repair was needed. I confirmed the repair. At the end of the month I received a warning letter from the city saying my water would be turned off. I contacted the lady by text to let her know. She assured me that she would call the city and let them know that the repair was scheduled to be completed. A few days before the end of the month, I called the city to confirm that my test passed. Service still wasn't done. I called the lady multiple times but she wouldn't respond by text. Part of the service included digging out the dirt from the box. I dug out the box myself and let her know that the box had been cleared when I first confirmed the repair. All that was needed was a washer. My son witnessed a guy come back out but he wasn't there long enough for my son to get me. He was in and out pretty quickly. That afternoon I couldn't start my sprinklers. I spent about an hour trying to figure it out on my own. I called the lady multiple times but she would only answer by text. This was during business hours. The guy hadn't turned the water back on before he left. It took me using a hammer to tap it open. I was charged $97 for the back flow test, a washer, and I would assume full price for a second test, as well as an hour of my time trying to turn my water back on because the employee failed to do so. Maybe that's going rate? I feel like I might have been over charged, especially with the late notice and having to figure out how to muscle my water back on, after paying the company to do a service. The company I used before charged me a one time backflow fee, replaced the washer for a repair, with no charge, all in the same visit. I was able to call the water company to get the contact information for the previous company. I will use them moving forward. Just very unprofessional. I would not recommend Salem Backflow.

We had a main line plumbing issue and weren't able to use our bathrooms. We needed service ASAP…read more Called another company and they said the earliest they could help was a week out. Roto-Rooter employees came early the next morning and fixed our problem quickly, and they did a thorough job. We saved $75 too by donating cans to their food drive.

If I could give zero stars, I would. Absolutely horrific. Ask for unclog a pipe and ended up with a…read moregiant bill for remediation when I did not ask or approve the extra work. And the pricing was outrageous! Very dishonest and have zero professionalism. RUN!! You're better off you-tubing and DIYing something than hiring these guys. Unbelievable at how unprofessional. You see the adds and hear the commercials, they have to be talking about a different outfit. Unless the price gouging is what pays for the ads. And insanely rude. I think that is what I'm the most blown away about it how rude and dishonest Andrew is.

Hot Water Tank Replacement…read more.. My hot water tank ruptured on a friday night.I posted my job within a couple of hours.Zach from EZ PLUMBING contacted me.. Gave me a fair estimate for a weekend appointment on saturday.. he showed up relatively on time with his supervisor [ his 7 year old son..who actually ran tools and helped] zach did an excellent job was friendly very courteous. Gave me a five year warranty and the first service included. I highly recommend. Zach and EZ PLUMBING.. Did such a good job that I even tipped the supervisor.

Auto responded quickly to inquiry here on yelp. Even had a convenient book a consultation tool…read moreright here. Booked the appt. Made sure I was home during the appointment time. No show. No call the day of or before, despite it showing and stating the appointment was booked. My advice: dont use so many technology advertising/booking tools if your business doesnt have the capacity to integrate them into your schedule properly. People will use booking tools you provide and expect them to be honored the same as a booking over the phone.

I called Evergreen a couple of months ago because of a corroded, leaky pipe in the basement. Peter…read morecame by, gave me an estimate that seemed reasonable, and did the work quickly and efficiently. This was no small feat given the weird crawl spaces in my basement, that he had to crawl into in order to replace some pipes. Somehow he was amazingly cheerful about this! Of course, given my 1890 house, fixing that pipe uncovered a clog further along in the pipes that was stopping up my sink. So today James and Mason came out, cleaned it all out, showed me what the pipes look like on their very cool camera device,and now everything works like a charm. I thought the prices were very reasonable, and the estimates accurately reflected the final cost. All along, everyone I dealt with was great, from Marcus on the phone setting up the appointments, to Peter/James/Mason doing the work at the house. They were friendly, professional, explained everything, left everything neat and took care of the small details, and were very nice to and amused by my dog, who was doing his best to "help" their efforts. Haha, "help." Overall, this is now my only go-to place for plumbing/drainage problems - which are likely to be a recurring thing given the age of my house. I forget which other maintenance person recommended them, but I'm glad they did. I've had leaking pipes in the past where the leak was so bad that the water had to be shut entirely off, and the companies I dealt with then could never tell me anything more than "well, we're really busy, we MIGHT be able to get out there next week" etc. It was always nerve-wracking, calling different places to see which ones could come out first. I can't imagine that being an issue with Evergreen, given how prompt they've always been.

Beware and get all pricing prior to scheduling or having work done. I was charged $382 for labor on…read morea 40 minute job for an $18 part. What's worse, is the service tech didn't understand how they did the pricing because "it is all one cost". Had I known I was paying almost $600/hr for service, I would never had agreed to it. I only found out the pricing AFTER it was installed when we asked if it was covered under our warranty, and he talked to a manager. The service tech was excellent, but the transparency of pricing was not. UPDATE: the service manager credited me $182

I've used this outfit for the past two years. Last year went without a hitch; convenient and pretty…read moreseamless. This year (2022) I went with NW Backflow again because they make it convenient and and I expected things to go without a hitch as did the 2021 test and passing results. Unfortunately, this year did not go so well. I came home to see that my beautiful Rhododendron tree had been butchered and hacked by the test technician (Rachel the owner) unnecessarily! I was fuming. I got into contact with Rachel and I was told that the valve box was inaccessible (which is not true) and the at the tree limbs were "poking at her hair" so she took it upon her self to butcher the tree that is located adjacent to the valve box claiming she couldn't conduct the test without doing so and that the fine print in her "terms of agreement" granted her the right to do so with impunity. Never once did she apologize, empathize and or make it right by offering to refund the $45.00 test fee which really floored me the most. Her cavalier and callous attitude will be the reason I will NEVER use NW Backflow again and I vehemently oppose anyone else using them either. There's other options out there people and I suggest you give your hard- earned money to a better company that cares about its clients.

Have always (more than 5 years) used NW Backflow for testing. They…read more respond quickly and follow through with reports as required. Have no reason to use any other company for this service as I am completely satisfied with their service.