Dave's Sprinkler Repair

Great, he did exactly what he said he would do.

Came quick, did fine work. They are expensive but worth the money.

He was pretty upfront about what he could do. I had got an estimate before that was a lot more and got a lot less done. After he explained the system to me, it was obvious that I would have been ripped off by the other company. He saved me a lot of money. He lengthened the life of my irrigation system.

Very satisfied. He replaced the timer box as the old one that had been here for years went bad. He set up timer for the grass, shrubs and trees, explained to me about how the timer works, checked valves and sprinklers. Everything is working great now. He was able to come out the next day to do the work and showed up when he said he would. I would hire him again.

Dave was courteous on the phone and came out the next day. I went to the property on the day that he was scheduled to come out. He was working on the leak in the front yard. I asked him how it was going. He said, "we're f***ed". I tried to assist him in the repair; it was rough but he finally got the leak capped off. This repair was on the line going under the driveway. He capped the source side so the line under the driveway was no longer functional. That's not how I needed it to be repaired. While he was working on it, another leak popped up near the house which he did not repair because he had another appointment and didn't have the time. I hired another irrigation repair specialist to come out and they fixed the line in about 20 minutes. They also fixed the additional leak. I'm trying to be fair to Dave because I think he was having a bad day. However, I would have preferred that he had rescheduled instead of trying to do the job in the emotional state that he was in. His lack of professionalism wasn't acceptable and he probably should have cancelled instead of wasting both of our time.

It went well as disucssed prior to the work.

It went okay and a little pricey and one valve was still leaking.

He fixed a leak in the line going from the water line to the sprinkler valves. There is no leak anymore, but he put in 3 elbows that were unnecessary. He wasn't able to explain why he did this and left before I could make it home. He came and went before our appointed time, I wasn't home, so I couldn't look at the work or get his reasoning. I also couldn't talk to him in person and show him pressure issues with my sprinkler system. When I talked about it over the phone he dismissed it. He tried to sell me two new valves though there wasn't anything wrong with the ones I have. Overall, he had a gruff, unfriendly attitude. I guess he did a professional job, I don't see a leak anymore. I guess he was punctual because he came before our appointment, but he knew I wouldn't be home, that is why we set the time.

My formerly erratic drip system now works perfectly.

Very well. I would definitely hire Dave again.

This was the second visit to my home but on the advertisement he stated that they can fix most issues on the first visit. I informed him on my initial phone call that I needed my drip system remodeled and he did not state that he was incapable of the work during the first visit. He came out again and charged me for the visit and the issue still isn't fixed. I've spent $600 so far and now I need a landscaper to come out to fix the leak that I am still having. This service provider is being advertised in the magazine as a good service provider and he shouldn't be, and I did not receive the advertised discount on the second visit.

The vendor is unavailable due to health issues and travel. I will need to find another provider.

Great! Timely and reasonable rates.

We called him because we live in Chandler and his business address is in Chandler, too. We always try to select a business within our city to support our local businesses and also so they are relatively close. Still, we had to wait 5 days before he could get to our house to replace one valve on the drip system on our front lawn. It only took him less than 20 minutes to replace a $10 part. But the total bill was $130.00!! He charged us $10 for the replacement part and $120 for the service call. We were floored! Myhusband suggested that he should mention this extremely high service charge to customers when they call him for service. He seems to take the attitude that we should have asked him first. My husband thought he was a bit brusk and didn't come across as very professional from a customer service standpoint. We will never use him again.

As I said he was almost rude certainly was argumentative; and I would never pay anyone to come out and give me a quote. I always get 3 or more quotes for anything I have none around my home. I consider companies who ask money for quotes to have a poor customer service attitude.

It went very well. He came out and evaluated it for free and then came back. He was prompt, very professional, and very reasonable. I had used him in the past before knowing he was on Angie's List and I would highly recommend him.

Dave arrived and said the sprinkler valved is defective and needed to be change. 5 minutes later and $180 bill the valve was repaired but it wasn't a new valve. He reused the bottom half and fixed the top with new part. For the price and time spent, I would have liked an entire new valve, not a fix. Also he didn't test the system but no leaks were noticed. At the end of the day though the valve is fixed but the bill is still hard to swallow. All in all the job was done but I wish I had another alternative.

Once you get past his harsh exterior and overly honest personality, he does a fantastic job and I highly recommend him.

Being a one-man shop, I can see how it would be difficult for Dave to please everyone - especially during busy summer months. My experience with him was great. He gave me a 2-hour window to show up which I thought was a little much so he agreed to call when he was on his way which he did. I bought this house a month ago and the system had never worked - I had no idea why. He immediately got to work diagnosing my system, replaced a non-functioning valve, replaced various emitters and lines, added plugs and cautioned me that my old system would need to be replaced in the future. He very patiently taught me how to use the timer, gave me advice on schedule & maintenance for the different types of plants in my yard and I especially liked that he did not up-sell me. A contractor had previously told me I needed to replace my timer because it was "Home Depot junk" but Dave got it working just fine. Dave is obviously very knowledgeable about old and new systems just from the material used. I would definitely call Dave again.

The first time I called Dave he was very busy and said to call back in a week. I called back later and we set up an appointment. I have used him once before, 5 years ago. I called him this time because of a large leak. He showed up on time. I had about 10 leaks in the irrigation drip system tubing that he fixed. He also replaced a back-flow valve - I bought the part but had trouble getting the old one out. He tests out the system to make sure there are no new leaks and explains what he is doing. He was very thorough and also looked at the controller to check on the watering schedule. We discussed whether it was time to replace the whole drip system but he didn't push it. Total time was 1.5 hours.

He came in under his quote so he was reasonable. He did a lot for us. The guy is a tenacious problem solver. He knew up front that it might be hard to figure out what was going on. But he was game for the challenge. He also was really good about quoting his time correctly. I appreciated that because we have a huge lot, we had like eight things that had to be addressed. And he didn't take a break. He was basically was on it the whole time. I would definitely give him a good recommendation.

I've used him several times and he is honest. I just really like him. He is really good. I really appreciate that guy. I've recommended him to several different people too.

Dave spent 20 minutes on the phone with me to help me reset the sprinkler timer. He was courteous and helpful and patient. If the problem isn't resolved, I'll definitely have him come out to do the service. I appreciated his help and expertise.

Dave was great. On time, professional, honest. He was giving me an estimate to fix a sprinkler and then determined he could not fix it due to the materials used in building the irrigation system. I was surprised to pay for an estimate but Dave offered to do some additional diagnosis on the system since he couldn't fix it. I would call him again for repairs and he has repaired several other sprinkler problems in my yard.

I spent about $90 on that service. There wasn?t much interaction with them, but the work was good.