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$290 – $710
Typical plumbing job around $500
Steve Punsky Discount Plumbing is a Portland plumbing business; its website says it has "42 years of combined experience." Steve Punsky's Maine plumber license, MS7834, is active on the state registry. A 2024 customer wrote that Steve ruined their sink with sulfuric acid and that they spent about $1400 on the same stainless steel sink. That 2024 customer said he showed up with no tools or truck and said it wasn't snakable, while the second plumber they called snaked it directly under the kitchen sink. The 2024 customer wrote that he was nice but cost them a lot of money, and was still hoping he would reimburse them. The Better Business Bureau grades the business A+. On Google, it shows 1 star from 2 ratings.
Dingus didn’t renew his phone number and now I have it and he is salty about that
He ruined my sink with sulfuric acid and we had to spend about $1400 for the same exact stainless steel sink. My first red flag was he showed up with no tools or truck (he got a ride with a friend). he said it wasn’t snakable (but it was, as the 2nd plumber I called did just this, directly under the kitchen sink, without cutting the pipe that Steve said would have to be cut down in the basement had he had a snake with him. ) I called TJs and somehow got him. how does that happen? was TJs on vacation and the calls rolled over? he gave me a different # than I called but that happens, so wasn’t a red flag. TJs had 9 / 9 five star reviews when I called. Steve did offer to come clean it but we had tried everything he suggested plus more. he said he could fix it but it wasn’t fixable. I had a few experts look it And called a few more. I Learned sulfuric acid etches stainless steel. He was nice, but cost us a lot of money. I’m still hoping he’ll reimburse us.
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