Company Facts
Fraser Plumbing of San Diego at a Glance
The work
- Best for
- repipes, sewer line repair and after-hours emergencies in older San Diego homes
- Primary service
- Plumbing
Where
- Headquarters
- San Diego, CA
- Service area
- San Diego
- Emergency service
- Business hours only
Money and guarantees
- Free estimates
- Not advertised
- Financing
- Not advertised
Editorial Review
Our Take on Fraser Plumbing of San Diego
The service list reads like a firm that has invested in equipment rather than just trucks, with camera inspection, hydrojetting, epoxy lining and trenchless repair all in house, and that is the useful distinction in a market full of drain-rod-only operators. A 4.8 from 301 Google reviews is a meaningful sample. The marketing leans hard on superlatives, so treat the copy as copy and judge it on the quote and the licence number instead.
Best for: repipes, sewer line repair and after-hours emergencies in older San Diego homes
What We Like
- 4.8 rating from 301 Google reviews, read on 26 September 2026
- California licence 1106710 published on its own website
- Deep repipe range covering copper, PEX, apartment buildings and HOA communities
- Diagnostic and trenchless capability listed, including sewer camera inspection and epoxy lining
- Separate commercial division covering grease traps, gas lines and commercial water heaters
- Hours published as 24 hours, seven days a week
Things to Consider
- Website leans on superlative claims such as best plumbers, which are marketing rather than verified fact
- No pricing is published, so call-out and after-hours rates need to be confirmed by phone
- A full-service firm is rarely the cheapest option for a simple single-drain clog
- Social links on the site point to generic platform pages rather than named company profiles
Google Reviews for Fraser Plumbing of San Diego
Customer ratings shown here come from Google. They are separate from our editorial review above.
Google rating
4.8
Based on 301 Google reviews
Review data updated September 27, 2026
Rating Distribution
- 5 stars95%
- 4 stars2%
- 3 stars0%
- 2 stars0%
- 1 star3%
iAbout this distribution
The distribution reflects the 301 Google reviews available when this profile's review data was last refreshed on September 27, 2026. Ratings and counts change continuously on Google, so figures here may lag the live profile slightly. We publish only the values returned by the source, never estimates for missing bands.
Editorial Ranking
Why Fraser Plumbing of San Diego Made Our Top 10
It holds position 2 in 10 Best Plumbers in San Diego, CA.
Areas Served
Based in San Diego, CA.
iAbout service coverage
Coverage is as the business describes it, cross-checked against where its recent documented work is. A company will often travel beyond the areas listed here for a large job and decline a small one at the same distance, so confirm your address before scheduling.
About Fraser Plumbing of San Diego
Plumbing in San Diego splits into two very different kinds of work, and this company advertises both. There is the urgent side, a water heater that has let go overnight, a toilet backing up in a rental, a slab leak showing as a warm patch on the floor. Then there is the planned side, repiping a 1950s house with failing galvanised lines, lining a restaurant's grease-clogged drain, replacing a sewer lateral under a mature front yard without digging a trench across it. Fraser Plumbing of San Diego lists services across that whole spread, and the commercial section of its website is unusually developed for a firm of this size.
On the residential list you will find drain cleaning, hydrojetting, sewer camera video inspection, trenchless sewer repair, slab leak repair, shower valves, faucets, toilets, water pressure regulators, backflow devices and water heater repair and installation, with heat pump water heaters called out as an option worth considering. Repiping gets its own set of pages, broken down by copper and PEX, and by building type, so apartment blocks and HOA communities are clearly part of the target market. Commercial offerings include gas line work, commercial water heaters, epoxy pipe lining, grease trap service, leak detection, pressure reducing valves, recirculating pumps, water filtration, smart shut-off systems and sewage ejection pumps. Water damage restoration is also listed, which matters when a supply line has been running into drywall for a day.
The evidence for how the work lands is the Google Business Profile, which showed 4.8 from 301 reviews when it was read on 26 September 2026. Three hundred reviews takes years to accumulate, and a 4.8 average across that many suggests consistency rather than a handful of happy neighbours. California licence 1106710 is published on the site, which is what you want to see before anyone touches a gas line or a sewer lateral. Hours are listed as open 24 hours every day. Read that as a dispatch promise rather than a guarantee that a fully stocked van is idling at 3am, and ask what the after-hours call-out charge actually is when you phone.
Local conditions shape a lot of this. Large parts of San Diego, from North Park and Kensington to the older streets of Point Loma and La Mesa, are built on post-and-pier or slab foundations with galvanised steel or early copper supply lines, so pinhole leaks and slab leaks are routine rather than rare. Cast iron sewer laterals in the older neighbourhoods scale up and crack, and clay laterals collect roots from the big ficus and palm plantings. That is why camera inspection matters before anyone quotes a sewer repair, and why trenchless lining or pipe bursting is often the sensible answer on a lot where a trench would destroy hardscape. Hard water across much of the county also shortens water heater life, so scale flushing and anode replacement are worth asking about rather than waiting for the tank to fail.
Before hiring, ask a few specific things. Whether the quote is flat rate or hourly, and whether a diagnostic fee is credited against the repair. Whether the City of San Diego or your local jurisdiction requires a permit for the job, which it generally will for water heater replacement, repipes, sewer laterals and gas lines, and who pulls it. Whether the camera footage is given to you as a file. What the warranty covers on both labour and parts, and for how long. On a repipe, ask how many days water will be off, how walls are patched, and whether patching and paint are inside the price or your problem afterwards.
Who does it suit? Owners of older San Diego homes facing a real pipe or sewer decision, and property managers who need one number for a portfolio of units. Landlords with scattered rentals will find the 24-hour posture useful. Fraser Plumbing of San Diego is probably not the choice for someone who wants the lowest possible figure for a simple sink unclog, since a full-service firm carrying cameras, jetters and lining equipment usually prices accordingly. Compared with the many two-van operations around the county, the advantage here is breadth and the ability to move from diagnosis to a major replacement without handing you to a subcontractor. Compared with the large national franchises, this is a more local operation with a long local review history. Get a second quote on anything above a few thousand dollars, as you would with any sewer or repipe proposal.
iWhere this information comes from
Company history, ownership and capability details on this page are provided by the business and reviewed by our editors for plausibility and consistency. They are not the same as the credentials block, where each item carries its own verification status and source.
Credentials
- Plumbing licence1106710Reported
iWhat verified means here
Verified means we checked the credential against the authority that issues it and recorded the date. Reported means the business told us and we could not independently confirm it. We publish both, labelled, rather than dropping what we could not check.
Reputation by Source
We show each source separately rather than blending them into a single score, because they measure different things.
Google
4.8/ 5
301 customer reviews
TenBestFind
Editorially reviewed
Ranked #2 in San Diego plumbers, September 2026
Project Photos
Business-submitted, reviewed by our editors
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Fraser Plumbing of San Diego FAQs
Is Fraser Plumbing of San Diego licensed?
Yes, the company publishes California contractor licence number 1106710 on its website. You can check the status and classification of any California licence yourself through the Contractors State License Board, which is worth two minutes before a repipe or gas line job. Ask for proof of liability insurance and workers' compensation at the same time.
Do they really answer calls at night and on weekends?
Published hours are open 24 hours, every day of the week, and the company presents itself as an emergency plumber. Treat that as a dispatch line rather than a promise of instant arrival, and when you call, ask directly what the after-hours call-out fee is and how it differs from daytime rates.
What areas do they cover?
The business is based at 5482 Complex St in the Serra Mesa area of San Diego and its site carries a service areas section covering the wider region. Confirm your specific suburb when you book, since travel time affects response on an emergency call.
Can they repipe an older San Diego house?
Repiping is one of the most developed parts of its service list, with separate pages for copper and PEX, plus apartment buildings and HOA communities. That matters in neighbourhoods with 1950s and 1960s galvanised supply lines. Ask how long water will be shut off, how many walls get opened, and whether drywall patching and paint are included in the quote.
How good are the reviews?
The Google Business Profile showed 4.8 out of 5 from 301 reviews when it was read on 26 September 2026. That is a large enough sample to indicate steady performance rather than a lucky streak. Reading the most recent reviews is still sensible, since staff and workload change.
Do I need a permit for a water heater or sewer replacement?
In most San Diego jurisdictions, yes. Water heater replacements, repipes, sewer laterals and gas line work generally require a permit and inspection. Ask your plumber to pull the permit as part of the job and to give you the closed inspection record, because unpermitted work can surface later during a sale.
Should they camera the sewer before quoting a repair?
Yes, and the company lists sewer camera video inspection as a service. A camera run shows whether the problem is roots, a belly, a crack or scale, and that determines whether spot repair, lining or full replacement is appropriate. Ask for a copy of the footage so a second contractor can review the same evidence.
Is Fraser Plumbing of San Diego licensed and insured?
We checked 0 of 1 credentials against the issuing authority. Verified items carry the date we checked; reported items are what the business told us and we could not independently confirm.
What areas does Fraser Plumbing of San Diego serve?
San Diego. Coverage is as the business describes it, cross-checked against where its recent documented work is. Confirm your address before scheduling, particularly at the edge of a service area.
Does Fraser Plumbing of San Diego offer emergency service?
Emergency availability is not listed for this company. If you need an urgent call-out, check the ranking for companies that do list it.
What warranty do they offer?
Warranty terms are not on file. Ask for them in writing before work starts.
How was this profile built?
Credentials come from issuing authorities, ratings from the company's Google Business Profile with the date we read them, and the editorial take from our own review of estimates, warranty documents and public feedback. Anything the business told us is labelled as reported.
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About This Business Profile
- Last reviewed
- September 2026
- Profile last updated
- September 27, 2026
- Google review data updated
- September 27, 2026
- Reviewed by
- Dana Whitfield, Senior editor, home services
- Sources checked
- Issuing authorities, Google Business Profile, Company website
- Sponsorship status
- No commercial relationship
Dana runs the editorial side of TenBestFind. She built the research process, decides which markets get covered next, and writes the plumbing and chimney rankings herself. Before this she spent eleven years as a consumer reporter covering contractor licensing and home improvement fraud.