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Looking at 43 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently highlight the excellent customer service and the helpful, polite, and professional staff who ensure work is done correctly and efficiently. People appreciate the prompt service, with engineers arriving on time and resolving issues quickly, often on the same day. Many also commend the tidy work and clear explanations provided by the engineers, making the overall experience pleasant and reliable. However, some customers were dissatisfied with the service, citing issues like plumbers not arriving for appointments or taking too long to complete jobs. There were also concerns about pricing, with some feeling overcharged or being quoted for unnecessary work, and others experiencing poor communication and a lack of follow-up from the company.

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Price

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I was pleased with the service I received. When the first treatment did not solve my particular problem I had a second visit to look at what had been done and suggestions made as to what further work... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

EDIT / I got contacted by the company following my initial review. They recognised their initial job was not up to their standards. They apologised and offered a full refund to help with redecorating... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Engineers were prompt and on time to my call about a blocked drain. Said the drainage pipes needed to be replaced as old and made of fibre. After explaining what needed to be done, the job was done... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Engineers were punctual and efficient in sorting out two blocked/partially blocked toilets. Camera images of gully and toilet plumbing reassured me that the work carried out was necessary/complete.

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Company details

  1. Drainage Service
  2. Water utility company

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We are No1 PHD. Here for all of your plumbing, heating and drainage needs!


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4.3

Excellent

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

845 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

All the workmen who came were pleasent…

All the workmen who came were pleasent helpful and new what they were doing.
when finish they left the site clean.
keept me informed of what was going on.

14 March 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mr Aitken,
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Plea for human rather than computer encounter…

The experience for the customer is best when
conducted with humans, not computers

26 March 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mrs Hubert-Chibnall,
Thank you for your 4* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst firm I’ve ever come across in my…

Worst firm I’ve ever come across in my 96 years.
Engineers never turn up
Had blocked toilet which I had from 16/02/25 when I phoned them .
Engineer came then and said it was pipe work that was causing the blocked.
Paid £2700 to have path dug up get toilet unblocked,
From 16/02/25 to 16/03/25 the toilet stayed blocked.
I then rang on 12/03/25 but each day no engineer came .By 16th they promised they would come in morning but they didn’t
My granddaughter rang up and the emergancy engineer came at night and the first thing he said after trying the toilet ,you have a blockage in toilet and did a good job finding it was plastic from a Bloo blocking it .
He did a good job
Following this review, the company has responded to my concerns and made a concerted effort to make amends, for this I am grateful.

12 March 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mrs Lardner,
Thank you for taking the time to speak to us. We genuinely appreciate you bringing these concerns to our attention, as it allows us to review and improve our services where needed. We have now issued a substantial refund for any inconvenience caused to yourself and we will endeavour to make sure that incidents like this will not arise in the future.
If we can be of any further help please do not hesitate to contact us.l
Kind Regards
No1 PHD

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Arrived to clear a drain on time, diagnosed the problem and cleared the drain within half an hour.

10 March 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mr Sanger,
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The engineer was very helpful

The engineer was very helpful.Got to work very quick,new where to look for problem.
But unable to solve problem,as very large of work required.

10 March 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mr Moore,
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great Staff

THe engineers that came out (on several occasions) were extremely, polite helpful and efficient

7 March 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mr Goodman,
Thank you for your 4* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

efficiency

efficiency

7 March 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mr Eyre,
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

All well explained

All well explained . Trades personnel arrived on time , were keen to explain the outcome of the work & showed me on camera . All left clean & tidy.

2 March 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Jenifer.
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt efficient service

Prompt efficient service. Kept informed of progress, delays, what was happening and very pleasant engineer

23 February 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Rachel,
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent communications and a prompt…

Excellent communications and a prompt service.

8 March 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mr Plowden,
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

A pleasant efficient operator

A pleasant efficient operator, a credit to your company.

2 March 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mr Hicks,
Thank you for your 4* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely faultless service

Absolutely faultless service. This company visited my 82 year old Mum who lives on her own. Jamie, the technician was polite and friendly and put my Mums mind at ease immediately. He looked at the problem and gave 2 options of either cleaning out the drain or replacing it. The dearer option wasn’t in my Mums price bracket. He could see she wasn’t in a strong financial place, so he offered to clear the drains for FREE. What a gent. So grateful that companies like this still exist. Highly recommended. Thank you

10 March 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mr Catlin,
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It was a very stressful experience

It was a very stressful experience. They did sort out the problem. However having said the paper work wiould arrive in 10 days we repeatedly had to email and ask for it and it took two months, the Loss adjuster was not happy with its vaugeness. The system of costing is very vague and just kept going up. We would not recommend.

12 December 2024
Unprompted review
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Ms Scott,
Thank you for taking the time to speak to us. We genuinely appreciate you bringing these concerns to our attention, as it allows us to review and improve our services where needed. We are deeply sorry that your experience did not meet the standards you expected.
Kind Regards
No1 PHD

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Polite workforce

Polite workforce gave lots of confidence In what they were doing and explained what they were doing

5 February 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mr Meadows,
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mitch was helpful and friendly and…

Mitch was helpful and friendly and worked hard to find the problem.

6 March 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Juliette,
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

On time, efficient handling of the problem.

Arrived on time for initial visit to blockage - required CCTV inspection, identification of the scope of the problem. Problem detailed and costed. Payment made at that point.
Team came back as planned 2 working days later, laid new drains and cleared the site. Overall good and timely service. Job done with warranty.

14 February 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mr Douglas,
Thank you for your 4* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Problem resolved.

The PHD operatives arrived on time, surveyed the blocked system and got to work quickly.
They were polite and informative and got the problem resolved. Thank you PHD.

26 February 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Helen,
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very punctual and very able to complete…

Very punctual and very able to complete the necessary repair work efficiently10

10 February 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mr Nock,
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards
No1 PHD

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Blocked outside drains

My drains were blocked outside Harvey came and cleared them and placed liners inside the pipes. Great service very friendly and left the outside area clean. Would highly recommend this company. Thanks.

1 March 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mr Liisa,
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards
No1 PHD

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

On time and efficient

On time, quick, efficient and courteous.

7 January 2025
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Reply from No1phd

Dear Mr Taylor,
Thank you for your 5* review. It is always such a pleasure to receive such positive feedback, which we will pass on to the engineer. If we can be of any further help in the future we would like to offer you a 25% returning customer discount.
Kind Regards
No1 PHD

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