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Mr. Dan's Plumbing, Sewer and Septic
4.8(685 reviews on Google)
2285 US-78 Drive, Oxford
(256) 835-6244Plumbers in Oxford answer a town that keeps late hours: all three of the shops on this page run 24/7 emergency service, and together they carry 1,073 Google reviews at a 4.6 average. Water heater work is the shared trade, and two of the three shops also fit tankless units. Mr. Dan's Plumbing, Sewer and Septic, First Action Plumbing Services LLC and C Mac Plumbing LLC are the names behind those numbers.
Mr. Dan's Plumbing, Sewer and Septic holds the deepest review file, a 4.8 rating from 685 reviews. An emergency call that landed late in the day is one entry behind it: the technician who took the call identified the problem and worked it through to a fix.
First Action Plumbing Services LLC adds 335 reviews at 4.5, and its workload runs from drain cleaning to repiping. One household had gone four days without a working bathroom or kitchen sink before the blockage finally gave way and new pipes went in under the house. After hours calls happen there too, among them two visits to reset a toilet, made at no cost.
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What plumbers charge near Oxford
Planning bands from the federal wage survey for the Anniston-Oxford area, which covers Oxford, next to the statewide number for context. They are estimates, not quotes — call two or three businesses and compare the written numbers.
| Job | Anniston-Oxford | Alabama statewide |
|---|---|---|
| Plumber's hourly rate | $70–$110 | $70–$110 |
| Unclog a drain | $70–$300 | $70–$300 |
| Toilet replacement | $200–$620 | $190–$620 |
| Tank water heater replacement | $810–$1,760 | $810–$1,750 |
Full table: $80–$125 an hour in Decatur down to $60–$95 in Dothan — every area and every job, with the assumptions shown.
Best plumbers in Oxford
First Action Plumbing Services LLC
4.5(335 reviews on Google)
, Oxford
(256) 237-5007
C Mac Plumbing LLC
4.5(53 reviews on Google)
1625 Hamric Dr E, Oxford
(256) 854-2015The widest list in town belongs to C Mac Plumbing LLC, working out of Oxford since 2001 and covering Calhoun County from Anniston to Jacksonville. Drain cleaning is the headline, kitchens, bathrooms and main lines cleared with hydro-jetting and camera inspection, and the same shop tracks hidden leaks with acoustic listening and slab leak identification. Gas lines, sump pumps, commercial work, remodel and new construction plumbing, repiping and free estimates fill out the list, and C Mac works as a licensed shop.
That range makes the town a practical first stop for callers well beyond the city limits. Athens, Florence, Fayette, Trinity and Decatur carry pages of their own nearby, each with its own set of shops.
Hiring a plumber in Oxford: local notes
Central Alabama — Birmingham and its ridge-and-valley suburbs, Tuscaloosa, Anniston and Gadsden.
What the climate does here
- Ridge-and-valley red clay moves with the weather, and the region's older neighborhoods — Birmingham's pre-1950 stock above all — still run on galvanized steel and cast iron that age out together.
- Central Alabama sits in Dixie Alley: the April 2011 outbreak tore through Birmingham's suburbs, and post-storm re-pipes and meter sets follow every severe season.
- Ice storms are the winter signature — a thin glaze is enough to snap tree limbs onto service lines and cut power for days, which is why battery-backup sump pumps sell here.
- Summer storms drop intense rain on narrow valleys, so yard drains, area drains and sewer laterals take the water all at once.
Before you sign
- In Birmingham's older neighborhoods, ask whether the supply lines are original galvanized; a whole-house repipe quote is easier to take before the pinhole leaks start.
- Camera the sewer lateral before buying an mid-century house — big clay laterals under these neighborhoods root-in and belly where the clay soil has moved.
- Tuscaloosa, Anniston and Gadsden carry the same aging-mains issues as Birmingham with fewer contractors per capita, so book non-emergencies early in the week.
- Ask for the company's state registration and the individual's certification level — apprentice, journeyman or master — before any quote is scheduled.
- Check the certificate in the Board's own business search; the record here shows the license number and issue date, the Board shows the current status.
- Confirm who pulls the permit for anything beyond a like-for-like swap, and make the inspection schedule part of the written estimate.
Licensing: Plumbing is a state-certified trade in Alabama: the Plumbers & Gas Fitters Examining Board certifies every level from apprentice to master, and registered companies must carry a Principal Master. City building departments add local licenses and pull permits for code-covered work. Verify a license in the Board's business search (status and expiration live there, not here) — see Alabama Plumbers & Gas Fitters Examining Board. Before any job that digs, Alabama 811 locates buried lines free.
Common questions about plumbers in Oxford
Which Oxford plumbers work on water heaters?
All three shops on this page install and repair them: Mr. Dan's Plumbing, Sewer and Septic, First Action Plumbing Services LLC and C Mac Plumbing LLC. Tankless units are the specialty of Mr. Dan's and C Mac, so both a tank swap and a tankless upgrade can be handled in town.
Who covers Anniston and Jacksonville?
C Mac Plumbing LLC covers Calhoun County from its Oxford base, working from Anniston to Jacksonville, and has done so since 2001. Its drain cleaning runs from kitchen and bathroom clogs to main line hydro-jetting with camera inspection.
Who does repiping in Oxford?
First Action Plumbing Services LLC and C Mac Plumbing LLC both list repiping. First Action's crew has replaced the pipes under a local house, and C Mac folds repiping into a list that also carries leak detection, sewer lines and gas lines.
Is there an Oxford shop that takes gas lines and sump pumps?
C Mac Plumbing LLC carries both on its list, alongside commercial work, remodel and new construction plumbing and free estimates, and it works as a licensed shop.
Which nearby towns have their own plumbing pages?
Athens, Florence, Fayette, Trinity and Decatur each carry a page, so a caller whose address sits outside Oxford can still find shops working close to home.
How do I check a plumber's certification in Alabama?
Ask the business for its license number, then look it up in the Board's own business search. Listing pages on this directory show the license number and the year it was issued where a Board record exists; the Board's search is where the current status lives, so check there before you hire.
Are repipes as common in Birmingham as it sounds?
Yes. Birmingham's pre-1950 neighborhoods were plumbed in galvanized steel and cast iron, and that stock ages out in clusters — once one neighbor is repiping, the street usually follows within a few years. Most local plumbers quote whole-house PEX or copper repipes, and the listing tiles on this site show which businesses confirm repiping work before you call.