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Murphy & Son Plumbing & Heating is the outfit customers call David Murphy for directly — reviewers use his first name more than the company's, and the same story shows up again and again: he answers fast, even outside business hours. One reviewer says he showed up on a Saturday evening at 6:30 pm with a spare part in hand; another says he called back first thing on a Sunday morning and was at the house within the hour. The written record runs from 2010 to 2019, and it holds up job after job. A 2015 review credits him with fixing a leak seven other plumbers couldn't solve, installing a new valve and finishing within two hours. A 2011 account describes him diagnosing a broken part, sourcing a cheaper replacement locally, and still completing the repair for a fair price. On furnaces and boilers, a 2019 review recalls a holiday-day repair finished in about an hour, and a 2016 review credits him with resolving a stubborn boiler and pump issue. Its Better Business Bureau profile carries an A+ grade, and BBB describes its work as plumbing and heating for both residential and commercial customers, covering new installs, repairs and additions. Angi and HomeAdvisor both show a 5.0-star average from 25 reviews each — the same set of customer accounts mirrored across both platforms rather than two separate bodies of feedback, so it's one record, not two. For a furnace, boiler or water heater problem — especially one that can't wait for a weekday appointment — this looks like a solid call built on a long run of hands-on, personally-delivered work; since the written reviews stop in 2019, it's worth asking directly about current availability and response times before booking.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Murphy & Son 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
They responded quickly and came to my house on a holiday. They performed a thorough inspection and diagnosis of my furnace. They completed the repair and my furnace was up and running in one hour.
He was on time and did great work.
David did a great job, put in the effort and time to resolve the issue with my boiler/pump. Very knowledgeable and friendly.
Murphy & Son was able to solve a problem that 7 other plumbers have looked at before. Not only did he solve it but he installed a valve and was complete within 2 hours. Very Very pleased.
Very. Good and done in a timely manner.
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Persistent problem-solving5.0
Rapid emergency response5.0
Reliable scheduling5.0
Bathroom remodels5.0
Handles complex diagnostics4.8