Mixed results. I lost my heat one night and in the AM I called their service number and they were able to send someone over that AM. That was really impressive considering I have never used them before. A+ for that. Where things were less than ideal.. I told them my boiler was older and they sent a younger guy who did not seem to know as much as I would have liked about my system. He started off suggesting I need a new system (likely, but not a lot of detail other than "its old"), he then suggested I might consider rebuilding the expansion tank as its likely the diaphragm was bad (older designs like mine do not have diaphragms). After 2 visits that day from my younger tech (he forgot his tools), he was able to diagnose and replace the Aquastat to get theheat back on, but I still had the "bang" that occurs when the heat kicks on (happening for a year, well before the no heat situation...). So I called and the woman basically said "We will have that tech speak to one of our more experienced techs and get back to you, but if you do not hear from us in a week give us another call"... No returned call..... Seems I am likely in the market for a system, but they don't seem interested in investing any "non billable time"... So while I greatly appreciate their quick service, I do not have enough information to make a decision and so I am speaking to other heating contractors about repair/replacement options. Its shame as they are in my town and I would have preferred to give them the work if possible. I drive by their shop almost every day... read more

In the past Ray Flanagan serviced my boiler successfully. At this point, I am having some concerns and I called him. He recognized my name and he gave me a time and day. He never showed up and he never called. I called to ask where he was and I haven't received a response to this day. read more

Business owner did not show up first day as planned. Services were completed to satisfaction days after. However, credit card was charged double. After several phone calls and no answer text messages were sent in a response. Said we would receive the refund by a certain date. It was over $1000. We did not receive the refund and proceeded to process a fraud claim with the credit card company and go to law enforcement. Once law enforcement reached out to the company only then did they process the refund. Turns out the companies owner has a history of issues with law enforcement and irregular finances. Hindsight is 2020. read more

Charged me more than the original bill they presented me. They did not call back after leaving several messages. Didn't respond back after leaving several emails. I believe that they overcharged us, but I have not had anybody else in to prove that. Very disappointed with the customer service. read more

thanks for your quick response but 4 hours to fix a toilet-?@150 per and your man left the house twice to get parts? total cost $700? way too much peter smith read more

this company is unprofessional and uses drugs on the job I would definitely recommend you do not use this company I'm still waiting on $1800 they owe me after they refunded me with a bounced check read more

Great service.. quality work... excellent customer service.... Always responds ... Very dependable read more

Called Ray Flanagan Friday at noon about leak under kitchen sink, they arrived at 3:30 and I was back up and running at 4:30. Great service in a timely manner at a fair (1 hr. Charge) price. Exceeded all expectations. read more

We didn't personally use this company for plumbing.. in fact we worked with this company doing boiler removal or any type of removal they needed for their jobs. They have owed our company a bill for like 2 years of like $700 they just never paid and had the audacity to try to schedule us to do another removal so they could settle their bill with us. We refused until they pay their debt and they didn't like that and hung up on us and still to this day in 2023 still have not paid us for work we had finished for them years ago. Company is garbage read more

The sinks in my bathroom and kitchen were completely clogged, the washer was backing up into the kitchen sink and there was an awful odor coming from the laundry room. The team snaked the kitchen drain pipe and checked to see if a trap was properly installed for the washer drain with minimal mess and damage to the kitchen. After unclogging all the drains, Phil advised as to how to care for the laundry drain and measured for a bathroom sink replacement. I appreciate the respectful manner in which the whole team performed their work and explained the issues to me. I recommend them based on the service I received. read more

I called RF to help me with a leaking kitchen sink over a week ago. The tech came 8 days ago and was super nice, however he left me with a non fully functioning sink. I have called them several times to find out what is happening, what the plan is, etc. I understand the supply chain is a mess right now, but the total lack of communication is unacceptable. I will be calling another plumber on Monday in hopes that they can fix the problem. This customer service is not ok. read more

Our hot water heater exploded and flooded our basement on July 4th called Flanagan plumbing they walked me through shutting off the water on the phone and came out that morning to bring me shop vacs and floor fans to help with the clean up. They came back after the holiday and replaced my whole oil system which was ancient, with a new gas system and did an very clean neat job. I was Very pleased and will continue to use them. read more

Ray Flanagan Heating & Plumbing - New Navien system - General Contractors Near Me - Fairfield, Connecticut

Do not use this company! They never will give you anything in writing before or after the work. ( to date I have requested a itemized bill and they never will give me one). They are over priced and don't' guarantee any work they do. They did work on my furnace and after a week it was leaking in a place it didn't leak before. The leak was in an area they had been working. After spending $1,200 they came back out and charged me another $300.00. They never told me they were charging me again for work that wasn't done right in the first place. Owner does not care. read more

My 87 year old mother called Ray Flanagan Plumbing for a leak. Two people arrived and told her they required an $1100 retainer. They cut two holes in the walls, took off faucets and a diverter in her downstairs bathroom and left without correcting the leak. Another plumber came back a few days later and put back the faucet/diverter but never found or fixed the leak. I had to call another plumber who found the leak (a dishwasher hose had failed), fixed the leak and charged me $300. I have spoken with Flanagan's office 3 times now and asked for an itemized bill, a refund of any money from the retainer that wasn't used and a call back from Todd (Flanagan) the owner. No response, no refund of unused funds. I called the police to see if they would get involved but they said "it's not a criminal matter" but a civil one so I should hire an attorney...which I will. This is clearly elder abuse. Do not use these guys. They are not professional and will take advantage of you! read more

We won't use Flanagan Plumbing anymore after many tries. Sometimes the plumber who shows up is competent. Usually not. They're expensive and they seldom get the job done right the first time. They told us they'd get our water tested for us so we drove to their office and handed them the sample in the bottle they provided. Six months later and multiple phone calls and still no test results. They are neither reliable nor consistently competent. Use them only if you're prepared for a hassle. Dennis S. read more

You can call to make the appointment, but 9/10 times they will not show up without several harassing phone calls. The plumbers who do show up to get the work done are great and they've been helpful, but we've honestly had so many issues where they do not arrive for the appointment and there is no notice from them that they aren't coming. This past week and a half was the last straw. We were without heat for a week last week and they came and informed us that the damper on our steam boiler was broken and needed to be replaced. We set up the appointment for the following day and my husband stayed home and waited for them and missed out on half of a days worth of pay. No one came. Several calls to the office went unanswered. I called that afternoon to complain and didn't even get a voicemail. An email to the owner went unanswered. Save yourself a headache and find another company. read more

doesn't follow through did work at Julians pizza 11 months ago. Paid a agreed amount and after 11 months get a bill for 400 for landscaping. Did not know he was a landscaper read more

Garbage. Made an appointment a week in advance. Never showed, all calls go to their "answering service" who take a message, never responded, never got any reason why the no-show. read more

I hired this company to snake out my washing machine drain. Two so called plumbers showed up. They had no idea how to do this job properly. The did not have the tools needed with them. After me showing them where to get a direct access to the pipe and not have to go through the pipe traps the did the best they could with the tool they had. I lent them a garden hose to flush the pipe out with fresh water. They then took the pump chamber apart in my basement to see if that was the problem. It wasn't clogged. Little did I know that they didn't tighten all the fittings they took apart. When my wife did the laundry the pipes came apart and flooded my basement very bad. What a mess. I called there office five time and explained to the secretary what happened. I asked her to please have the owner call me. After a week no call back. I paid them a lot of money and this is what I get. Do not hire this company. They are terrible and don't stand behind there work. It took me eight hours to clean up there mess and have to through out a lot of ruined things. Please don't use them !!!!!!! read more

We contacted this company on a recommendation from someone. They no showed without a call, and then cancelled again on two more service requests on the day of the appointment. Totally unprofessional. I would not recommend this service to anyone. read more

Was told they could do my job the following week. Never followed up. I called four times asking about it. Just got tap dancing and zero action. I even asked if they could refer me to someone else of they were not interested. What can I say I am disgusted I trusted their good reviews. Now I'm in a crunch because it's getting cold. This is one of the worst companies I've dealt with. I cannot recommend them. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid. read more

Terrible. Stay AWAY. They gave me a 2 hour window for a quote, and showed up late. I should have known that this was a bad start. I had one of their people tell me that they can do the work prior to a holiday weekend, only to cancel try and reschedule for two weeks out. There are a lot of great companies out there to choose from, this is not one of them. read more

Called for a backed up sink - was quoted one price on the phone. Once the problem was resolved they charged over double what we had been quoted. They claimed it was because the job was more difficult than anticipated and had required two plumbers. HOWEVER they arrived with two plumbers - meaning they knew it was going to cost more and simply lied about the quote. On top of this the plumber was rude when we questioned the price. Based on attitude alone, I would not feel comfortable having them in my home again. While they fixed the problem I was exceptionally disappointed with the ethics of the company and would never use again. read more

I cannot thank Todd from Ray Flanagan enough for helping me tonight. On the coldest night of the year my furnance decided to stop working. Called Ray Flanagan and spoke to their answering service. Within 5 minutes Todd called me back and within the hour he was at my house working on the furnace. I now have heat and they have a new customer. I cannot recommend them enough. Thank you Todd! read more

The worst plumbing experience of my life. Ray Flanagan took $125.00 from me in order to diagnose the problem we were dealing with (that's $125.00/ hour US). Then they promised a solution across the New Year holiday and didn't show. I have not showered in two days. My sewage outflow was not as urgent as simple furnace fixing. Expect to spend 15 minutes or more waiting on their answering service. Their "after hours" technician never replied. Their techs are not the problem. Their office manager Kerry cannot hang up on you quickly enough. She is rude, brusk, worthless. Hope they go out of business soon so aged plumbers can retire and give work to younger plumbers who are trying to eat. read more

We had an emergency plumbing issue on a Friday of a Holiday weekend. I read the previous review and called Ray Flanagan. They were very responsive and came out within the hour. The problem arose with the quote they provided. It's hard to believe, but Flanagan's quote was more than 5 times as expensive as two other quotes that I received later. Luckily I did this comparison shopping. I urge everyone to get additional quotes - it saved me a lot of $. read more

Following Hurricane Sandy, Ray Flanagan Inc., was doing a brisk business pumping out basements in the beach area of Fairfield, where my home is located. As I had 4' of water in my lower-level family room, I approached one of the company's employees (who at the time was pumping out my neighbor's basement) to see if I could arrange the same service at my home. The employee checked with his manager and told me that the company could pump out my basement as soon as its current job was completed. Shortly thereafter, the employee and his manager walked over to my home, investigated the situation and -- without even moving their truck -- ran a large hose into my lower level and began pumping. So far so good; then the bill came. For less than 4 hours of man time (2 employees x 2 hours), I was charged $330 in labor or $82.50/hour which, based on my findings, is more than twice the average hourly rate for plumbing services nationally. What's worse was an additional $150 charge for "material" added to the invoice. When I called to explain that no materials had been used at my home, I was told the charge covered the pump's gas and "cleaning." But even if 5 gallons of diesel fuel had been used, that amounts to less than $20. And as "cleaning" isn't a material at all, any such charge should have been captured under "labor." Now, I've no idea how many houses Ray Flanagan pumped out in the days and weeks following Hurricane Sandy, but I'm guessing the number was significant. And to charge each customer $150 for gas and "cleaning," on top of its exorbitant hourly labor rates, smacks of the worst kind of post-disaster price gouging. I contacted the company to inquire, and it was quite unapologetic. read more

I've used Ray Flanagan for 20 years, and have found them honest and competent. For one job, my renovation contractor used a less expensive outfit, but although their work was good, they were a small shop and never were there to answer the phone. When you need a plumber, you NEED them to take your call! So I've been back with Flanagans for 5 years now and they are always reachable and reliable. I think that the negative ratings due to late or schedule changes are due to unreasonable expectations about what it takes to do a plumbing job -- they work at the previous job until it's fixed and can't call that in advance over the phone, but they do notify you. Get real. read more

Horrible. Came to do straightforward plumbing job- charged close to $2000, failed 4 months later- and my contractor discovered that the job had been farmed out and was completely a mess. Knew they were to blame when they fixed it without any debate- but will never trust them again. Stay away. read more

Very professional and responsive company... I would highly recommend them to anyone in need of a plumber. Used them a few times and they have always took good care of us. Once was an emergency on a Sunday morning. read more

We had a leak running down the wall in our hallway on the main floor of the house. After the quick removal of a small patch of sheetrock the source of the leak was identified. They drove to get the part and replaced it the same day. This was the first time I used them. Would definitely call again! read more

We've used Flanagan at a number of properties and always have a good experience. Staff is responsive and work is quality. Highly recommended. read more

I had one of the most stressful experiences with this company. They completely lack professionalism, and don't give a shit about their customers. Go with another service for sure. Read on for a long and detailed description of my dreadful experience: I had a broken hot water heater, which ended up having a bad igniter. This also prevented my heating system from working, since it uses hot water. This occurred on a Thursday night, which caused me to call Friday morning. They were quick to come out and diagnose the problem. The plumber was there for almost 3 hours, and my roommate said he left at one point for almost an hour. All of this to diagnose a broken igniter. So the plumber leaves, and writes on the note that we need to call the water heater company and order a new igniter and have it shipped to our apartment so he can install it on Monday. Does that make any sense to me? No, not really, but I call anyway. The company (Polaris, were very friendly on the phone), stated that any generic igniter replacement can be used in lieu of the Polaris igniter. So my plumber "of 13 years", doesn't know this, and didn't want to take 5 minutes out of his 3 hour visit to even call the company who makes the water heater to figure this out. This leads me to calling a plumbing supply store, provided by Polaris, possibly thinking I'm a plumber. The supply store states that they do not sell to individuals, and only sell to contractors. Okay, so back to square one, all the meanwhile I have no heat or hot water. So I call these guys and leave them a message, stating that I can't buy the part from the supplier, and it really shouldn't be my responsibility either. They never returned my call. Monday: I call them asking for an update. "We pulled the paperwork, and have ordered the igniter. We will have it tomorrow (Tuesday)". Tuesday. I call them asking for an update. "Oh sorry, there was a delay in the shipping it will be here Wednesday, we will call you when we're 20 minutes out." Wednesday. I call them asking for an update around noon. "The driver left now, he will be there shortly". I rush home from my office, and proceed to wait over an hour for the guy to show up. Then for him to finish his cigarette. He comes in, looks at the part, recognizes that it doesn't actually fit the unit. So he decides to attempt to Jerry-rig it, and saw off the ends to it will fit the bracket. He comes back in, and calmly states, "It broke, I am going to run to the supply store to try to get another." So he leaves, stating he will call me. Two things about this, A) If he could run to the supply store and get a replacement, he could've done that at any time, it's freakin Wednesday. B) He never called, so I call him, to which he stated "I'm at another job, I couldn't get the piece, we'll overnight it and I'll come back tomorrow." Awesome, thanks dude. I have a job too and sat on my ass for an hour while you decided not to call me back. Thursday: I call them asking for an update. "The shipment won't be here until tomorrow". Apparently "overnight shipping" doesn't define which night it will be shipped over. Friday: I call them asking for an update. "The part is in, and we'll be there in 20 minutes". I've heard this before, so I left 40 minutes later, what a smart move that was because I only had to wait 5 minutes. The same plumber comes into my apartment for a 3rd time, he knew his way around, almost as though we were friends. He installs the new igniter, and we get everything running again. On to the billing. Labor = $120/hr, for this top notch service They billed me 3 hours, 1.5 for diagnosis. 1.5 for installing the part. Probably threw on another 30 minutes when this guy was eating a PBJ in the truck. They billed me for PLASTIC GLOVES and TAPE. Is that a joke? No it wasn't a joke, it was $2.00. Apparently "operating expenses" never occurred to these people. They billed me for the part, obviously. "But don't worry, we didn't bill you for the one I broke". Yeah, no shit. We left off with the nice quote of, "I won't leave your apartment until you pay me. If you don't I will go and remove the igniter." Nothing ends a quality professional experience like a threat. Do yourself a favor and find another plumber. read more

Well, I should have looked at the reviews first (other than the suspicious 5 star). I hired this company to fix a small leak that was dripping into my dining room. They came and were polite and courteous, and they didn't charge too much. Unfortunately the leak continued. When I called them again they agreed to return and correct their mistake, but the plumber that showed up then invented the clearly spurious excuse that in fact this was a new leak, although it was in the exact same place, and I was charged once again (now their price didn't appear so reasonable). I can only hope the leak is fixed now, but I doubt it, and I will probably have to pay another plumber a third time to have this small leak fixed. read more

They were so professional. We had some blocked drains and toilets and we had had several plumbers during the course of the year come and unblock it but it was literally a band- aid solution. Our main line was blocked due to tree roots. They came the next day, dealt with us and the landlords and removed all the tree roots and fixed the problem. They helped in every way they could and kept the line of communication open at all times. I would never use another plumber. Thank you Ray Flanagan. read more

Based on my experience with Flanagan, I would never recommend using them. Ray Flanagan was hired to perform a simple toilet repair and after three trips to my home the toilet was still not fixed properly. Flanagan had the audacity to materially overcharge charge me for a repair that they never made. I refused to pay Flanagan and their attorney threatened to take me to small claims court. I called another plumber to fix the toilet and the issue was resolved in 30 minutes and I paid them in full upon receipt of the bill. read more

To anyone who has ANY plumbing issues, you have to call this company. I had a couple of lead pipes that leaked in my kitchen ceiling (I thought all the lead was gone), and I called them to help asap. They answered the phone immediately on my first call, listened, and scheduled me asap. They showed up ON TIME. They were so nice, professional, and knew more than any plumber I've ever had. The best thing was that they recommended how they could help at minimal cost as opposed to trying to inflate the price. I then hired them back for another job, and once again, perfect. This company operates at the highest level of integrity. You will not go wrong by hiring them. read more

We did a whole house renovation two years ago, and our builder used "his guy" for all new plumbing throughout as well as all fixture installations. We have had to have Ray Flanagan out on 2 separate occasions in the last year to repair the other guy's work. They have always been very friendly, quickly repaired the issues and are very honest and affordable. I wish we had hired them to do the whole project from the start. Highly recommend their services! read more

first off they way i was dealt with on the phone was not professional. and they charged me $400 because they had to bring a carpenter to cut to holes on my wall and screw them back with 8 scews and also replaces a 1/4 coupling and i got charged $400. i would not reccommend them to anyone. !!! neither p and m landscaping contractors they charge too much and its a rip off. read more

I had a warranty issue with a State Select water heater. Ray Flanagan is listed as a warranty service provider. Initially they came out and said the unit needed new gas valve and thermocouple. Made me call the manufacturer to order parts because they did not want to be involved and they complained to me that they don't get fully paid by the manufacturer for their time. Really? Then get off the list of service providers. That's not the end user's issue. Anyway, they replaced the parts that i got for them and the water heater pilot is still going out like before. i call them and they say they don't want to be involved anymore. Now they are making up a story that it is the fault of the original installer. Really? Why didn't you say that in the first place. I'll tell you why, because they don't care. i called manufacturer and they apologized for my having to deal with this type of attitude and to try someone else on the list. After reading some of the other reviews i see there is a common theme with Ray Flanagan of helping themselves, but not other people if things get too tough to figure out. Don't use Ray Flanagan because you might end up with a bigger problem than you bargained for and then have to get another company to actually solve the problem for you. Hope this helps somebody find a plumber who actually wants to help the customer. read more