Best Choice Plumber & Drain San Antonio, TX (210) 953-5467

San Antonio · Licensed & insured · Weekdays 7 AM to 11 PM

The right call is usually the cheaper one.

Plenty of plumbers quote a replacement because it pays better than a repair. We would rather tell you the truth, fix what can be fixed, and be the number you keep. Emergencies, drains, sewer lines, water heaters and the slow leak you have been putting off.

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(210) 953-5467
  • Written quote before work starts
  • Repair recommended where it holds
  • Licensed, insured, permitted
  • Real arrival windows, not all-day blocks
Quoted firstYou approve before we start
Same dayMost weekday calls
LicensedState licensed & insured
GuaranteedWe come back if it fails

Repair or replace

The four jobs where plumbers oversell the most.

A replacement quote is always easier to write than a repair. Here is roughly how we decide on the four calls that get oversold most often, so you know what a fair recommendation sounds like before anyone knocks on your door.

No hot water

RepairTank under 8 years, no rust in the water, dry around the base. Usually an element, thermostat or dip tube.
ReplaceWater is rusty, the tank body is weeping, or it is past 12 years. Once the tank itself leaks there is no repair.

Recurring backups

RepairCamera shows grease or roots at one joint. Jet it, cut the roots, and it holds for years.
ReplaceCamera shows a bellied run, crushed clay or repeated breaks. Clearing it again just resets the same clock.

Low water pressure

RepairOne fixture only, or a pressure gauge reading over 80 psi. Aerator, cartridge or regulator.
ReplaceWhole house is weak and the supply is original galvanized. Those rust shut from the inside and no repair reopens them.

Slab leak

RepairOne located leak in an otherwise sound copper system. Open, fix, close.
ReplaceSecond or third leak in the same slab. At that point a reroute costs less than chasing them one at a time.

If someone quotes you a replacement without a camera, a gauge reading or a look at what actually failed, get a second opinion. That is true of us too.

What we handle

Sixteen jobs, most of them same day.

Residential and light commercial across San Antonio. If it carries water or gas through your building, it is on this list.

01

Emergency response

Burst lines, active leaks and failed heaters. Short-notice weekday calls.

02

Burst pipe repair

Split copper, cracked risers and failed supply lines cut out and replaced.

03

Drain clearing

Cable or hydro jet, chosen by what actually caused the stoppage.

04

Main line stoppages

Cleared from the cleanout so nothing comes back up through a fixture.

05

Sewer camera inspection

You watch the footage before anyone quotes a dig.

06

Sewer repair & replacement

Root intrusion, bellied runs and broken clay pipe.

07

Water heater repair

Elements, thermostats and dip tubes tested before anyone mentions a new tank.

08

Water heater replacement

When it genuinely is the tank. Permitted where the city requires it.

09

Tankless installation

Sized to your real fixture count, not whatever is on the shelf.

10

Slab leak location

Found electronically before a square foot of concrete is opened.

11

Whole-home repipe

PEX or copper, sequenced to keep your water on where possible.

12

Water softeners

Local water scales a heater fast and shortens every appliance you own.

13

Pressure regulators

Anything over 80 psi kills fixtures early. We gauge it, then replace.

14

Gas line work

New runs, appliance hookups, leak testing and pressure inspections.

15

Fixtures & disposals

Toilets, faucets, seized angle stops and leaking supply lines.

16

Freeze damage

Burst pipe and cracked hose bibs, plus insulation before the next hard freeze.

Why us

Three things you can hold us to.

Every plumber says they are honest. These are the specific commitments behind it.

You approve the number first

We diagnose, write a flat quote, and wait. Say no and you owe the trip charge only. No hourly meter running while you decide.

Repair gets recommended when it holds

If an element fixes your heater, we say so, even though a new tank pays us more. That is the whole reason to keep our number.

We come back if it fails

Workmanship is guaranteed. If the repair we performed fails, we return and make it right at no charge.

About us

Weekday plumbers who answer the phone.

We run Monday through Friday, 7 AM to 11 PM. That late window is deliberate: most people cannot take a plumbing appointment at 10 in the morning, and a 7 PM slot means nobody has to burn a vacation day over a running toilet.

Most people call a plumber twice a decade, usually on a bad day, which puts you at an information disadvantage. Plenty of outfits work that angle. We would rather be the number you save and pass to your neighbor.

Residential and light commercial across San Antonio, from a seized angle stop to a full sewer replacement.

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(210) 953-5467
Hours
Monday to Friday, 7 AM to 11 PMClosed Saturday and Sunday. Leave a message and you are first up Monday.
Based at
4230 N Foster Rd
San Antonio, TX 78244
Service area
San Antonio and the surrounding communities. Call to confirm your address.
Payment
Cash, credit and debit cards, check. Collected on completion.

Not sure if it can wait?

Describe it on the phone. We will tell you straight whether to book something for Thursday or shut the water off right now. That call costs you nothing either way.

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Questions

The ones we get every week.

What are your hours?

We run 7 AM to 11 PM Monday through Friday, which covers evenings after most people get home from work. We are closed Saturday and Sunday. If something breaks over the weekend, leave a message and you will be first on the schedule Monday morning.

Do you charge for an estimate?

There is a trip charge to come out and diagnose the problem, and we tell you that number on the phone before we dispatch. The diagnosis and the written quote are included in it. If you approve the repair, the trip charge comes off the total.

Can the price change once you see the job?

The quote we write after diagnosing is the price you pay for that repair. If we open a wall and find a second unrelated problem, we stop, show you, and quote that separately. Nothing gets added to your invoice without your approval first.

How fast can you get here?

Same day on most weekday calls, and often within a couple of hours for an active leak. We give you a real arrival window when you call rather than an all-day block, and we phone ahead when we are on the way.

Do you pull permits?

Yes, on water heaters, gas lines, sewer replacement and repipes where the city requires it. Unpermitted work turns up during a sale inspection and becomes the homeowner's problem, so it is worth doing properly the first time.

Are you licensed and insured?

Yes to both, and you should ask this of anyone who comes to your door. We carry state licensing and general liability coverage, and we can send the certificate before the appointment if you want it in hand first.

What is covered by your guarantee?

Our workmanship. If the repair we performed fails, we come back and make it right at no charge. What it does not cover is a separate failure elsewhere in an aging system, and we will tell you plainly rather than pretend one repair fixed the whole house.

Which areas of San Antonio do you serve?

San Antonio proper plus Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills, Olmos Park, Castle Hills, Balcones Heights, Leon Valley, Shavano Park, Hollywood Park, Stone Oak, Helotes, Converse, Live Oak, Universal City, Schertz, Boerne and New Braunfels.

Service area

Where we work.

San Antonio and the surrounding communities. Not sure whether you are in range? Call and ask, it takes ten seconds.

San Antonio
Alamo Heights
Terrell Hills
Olmos Park
Monte Vista
Castle Hills
Balcones Heights
Leon Valley
Shavano Park
Hollywood Park
Hill Country Village
Stone Oak
Alamo Ranch
Helotes
Converse
Live Oak
Universal City
Schertz
Cibolo
Downtown
Southtown
Boerne
Bulverde
New Braunfels