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Meadowbrook Plumbing & Heating is a shop where the same name comes up again and again: Russ. Reviewers describe him personally diagnosing the problem, explaining it in plain terms, and getting parts swapped the same visit — the kind of straightforward service that turns a stressed homeowner into a repeat caller. Water heaters are the clearest thread. One reviewer got a brand-new unit installed a day earlier than scheduled after Russ returned the initial call immediately; another needed a hot water system fixed and had it working again quickly. Shower and fixture repairs come up too — a quick shower fix, and in a 2025 review, a homeowner described how Russ untangled a shower whose water temperature had gone haywire after a previous plumber's repair. Eight Google reviews run from 2024 through 2026, all five stars, with two landing in the past six months and neither raising a complaint. One review is worth noting for what it says about how he handles a job outside his scope: rather than force through a repair he wasn't equipped for, Russ recommended another service and explained what to expect from it. There isn't a written complaint in the record to weigh against the praise, and the history so far runs on Google alone — worth keeping in mind if you're looking for a second source before calling. For a water heater swap, a stubborn shower, or a leak that needs a straight answer about what's wrong, Meadowbrook is a reasonable first call; confirm licensing and pricing directly when you do.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Meadowbrook Plumbing & Heating. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$290 – $710
Typical plumbing job around $500
We’ve used Russ several times for various plumbing needs. He always explains what is causing the problem and how he is going to fix it. Excellent work
Russ is the best in the business. He is super responsive, knowledgeable, and professional. He quickly diagnosed an issue with my hot water system and had everything in working order in no time. He goes above and beyond in every way, we had an overall great experience.
Great Job and great work!! Russ came into my house and identified the problem. Short time later, after he replaced the parts that needed to be replaced, he was done. Best part of experience was not only the great work and time frame of repair but the great price I received once work was completed. Thank you again Russ!!
Russ is awesome. He was able to come out right away and fix our shower issue quickly. I would highly recommend.
Russ is a godsend! After a previous plumber tried to fix a dripping pipe in my mom's shower of her '50s ranch house (original plumbing) he fixed the drip but made the whole shower unusable with the water temperature all screwed up so it went from scalding hot to ice cold without touching anything. This other plumber came back to look at it charged her $100 and told her that there was nothing that could be done and it was just because it was old plumbing and she would have to have him rip everything out and put in more modernized stuff. This sounded ludicrous to me so I looked around and found Russ with Meadowbrook plumbing. He came out promptly was very nice and does a free assessment. He spent a good deal of time looking at everything and trying to puzzle out why this was happening. We came to the conclusion that we would try to replace some parts and see if that fixed it and if it didn't then we would have him do the work to replace to a more modernized system. He came back out tinkered some more, puzzled some more and finally figured out that the previous plumber hadn't replaced the seats along with the stems. There was a washer or something causing most of the problem. He replaced the parts necessary and got the shower working! He charged my mom a very reasonable price considering how much time he had spent trying to figure out what the heck was going on. I also really appreciated that he explained what he was doing and what his thought process was. You can tell that he's a plumbing teacher as well! I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone and will use him again in the future if necessary. Thank you so much Russ you're a Christmas miracle!
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Transparent diagnostics5.0
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