My garbage disposal got jammed and I called a few plumbers to see who wanted to take the job. Because Aurora Plumbing offered a free estimate, I decided to give it a chance, even though they made me wait for almost a week before showing up. They came and proceeded to write an estimate to 'attempt to unjam it' (no guarantees, of course). The estimate was for more than $300 after tax.
Since I can literally pay for a brand new one plus it's installation for less than that (you can buy them at Lowes starting at $89), why should I pay over $300 just to unjam my old one?
Also, here's the thing: I have lived in apartment complexes for the last 10 years and I know how long it takes for a plumber to unjam a disposal as this happens every once in a while when a glass breaks or something goes accidentally to the sink (between 5 to 20 min depending on how bad it was, and depending on whether they had to dismount it or not). Assuming this time it had taken 30 min, that would make their hourly rate about $600. Kind of pricey, if you ask me.
I'm sorry, but this is just not a great way to doing business.
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My garbage disposal got jammed and I called a few plumbers to see who wanted to take the job. Because Aurora Plumbing offered a free estimate, I decided to give it a chance, even though they made me wait for almost a week before showing up. They came and proceeded to write an estimate to 'attempt to unjam it' (no guarantees, of course). The estimate was for more than $300 after tax. Since I can literally pay for a brand new one plus it's installation for less than that (you can buy them at Lowes starting at $89), why should I pay over $300 just to unjam my old one? Also, here's the thing: I have lived in apartment complexes for the last 10 years and I know how long it takes for a plumber to unjam a disposal as this happens every once in a while when a glass breaks or something goes accidentally to the sink (between 5 to 20 min depending on how bad it was, and depending on whether they had to dismount it or not). Assuming this time it had taken 30 min, that would make their hourly rate about $600. Kind of pricey, if you ask me. I'm sorry, but this is just not a great way to doing business.