The toilet runs or refills on its own
A flapper or fill valve. A twenty-minute fix.
Thousand Oaks · Repairs
Plumbing repairs in Thousand Oaks
5.0 on Google (20 reviews) CSLB Lic. #339618 Family shop since 1977
Plumbing repairs in Thousand Oaks, ten minutes from the shop in Westlake Village. Most of our calls are small: a running toilet, a dripping faucet, a humming disposal, a valve weeping under the sink.
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. You get the price before we start. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
- Ten minutes
- City of Thousand Oaks Building & Safety.
- One year on our labor. Thirty days on drain clearing.
- 91362, 91360, 91320
“When I called him out and he immediately came my house within 2 hours and did a really quick and great job for my bathroom.”
“Dan showed up right on time for our appointment. Much better service and pricing. We will definitely use Dan's Plumbing in the future.”
“Did a terrific job of diagnosing the issue over the phone prior to repair. Small footprint, quick results, up and running in no time.”
Around here
In Thousand Oaks
On the east side of Thousand Oaks, plumbing repairs are mostly small and usually take one visit. In December 2025 a leaking shower valve here got a new cartridge. The house's leak monitor showed high pressure, so we tested the regulator, found it had failed and replaced it. Lang Ranch's original angle stops and supply lines are coming due together.
Neighborhoods: Lang Ranch, Sunset Hills, North Ranch, the Westlake side of the boulevard, the older tracts off Erbes Road, central Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park.
The job
How it goes
The truck carries fill valves, flappers, supply lines, angle stops, disposals and cartridges for the common faucet brands, so we can usually fix it while we're there.
We also look around the repair. If high pressure wore out the toilet valve, the next one will go the same way, and we'll tell you. Nobody here works on commission, so we don't add work that isn't needed.
Call if
What you notice, and what it usually is
A dripping faucet or spout
Usually a cartridge or a seat.
The disposal hums and does nothing
Jammed, or the motor's gone. A jam clears on the spot.
A weep under the sink or behind the toilet
An angle stop or a supply line. Fix it before it lets go.
Pipes bang when a valve shuts
High pressure or a loose line. We check the regulator first.
Tell us what it’s doing and we can usually narrow it down on the phone.
Work in Thousand Oaks
Recent jobs
A new toilet in a guest bathroom
In central Thousand Oaks. We pulled the old toilet in the back guest bath and set a Toto Ultramax with a new wax seal, a new supply line, caulk at the base and a soft-close seat.
A shower leak that turned out to be pressure
A leaking shower valve got a new cartridge. The house's leak-monitor app showed high pressure, so we tested the regulator at the front of the house, found it had failed and replaced it.
A main line blocked with flushable wipes
Snaked the main from several points and pulled out a pile of wipes. Same month, another house: roots in the main, cut out with a chain knocker and checked with the camera.
From the blog
Job stories: repairs
Four steps
How a job goes
- 01
You call
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. Tell him what it’s doing.
- 02
We look
We come out, find the cause and show you, with the old part in hand when there is one.
- 03
You get a price
Before anything starts. Repairs are time plus parts. Bigger jobs get a written bid.
- 04
We do the work
Small repairs usually get done the same visit. Bigger jobs get a start date we keep. Permitted where needed, and the house left clean.
Common questions
Repairs in Thousand Oaks: things people ask
How fast can you get to Thousand Oaks?
Often the same day. The east side is ten minutes from the shop, and Newbury Park is the far end. Call and Dan will give you a time.
Does the oak tree ordinance affect a sewer repair?
It can. The city protects oaks and their root zones, so a trench can't always take the shortest route. We locate the line from the surface and plan around the trees first.
Do you fix it the same visit?
Almost always. If it needs a part we don't carry, you get the price and the wait before we order it.
Can you repair an old faucet?
Yes, if the body's sound and the brand still makes the cartridge. Some no-name big-box faucets have no cartridge you can buy, so those get replaced.
Can you replace a toilet with one I bought?
Yes. We set it with a new wax ring, supply line and bolts. We can also supply the toilet.
What people say
“Expert & precise repair, trusted to last. Excellent customer service skills, including exceptional cleanup. Truly, this plumbing company found the solution quickly in each and every case.”
“My 12 year old water heater started leaking yesterday so I texted him, and he called me right away to help me turn off the water and gas. And he was here next day with a new water heater installed.”
“If you're looking for a plumber who actually knows what they're doing look no further than Dan's plumbing. We use them on all of our projects”
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Leak detection in Thousand Oaks
Tracking down a leak on the east side of Thousand Oaks depends on the neighborhood.
Water heaters in Thousand Oaks
The late-nineties Lang Ranch houses in Thousand Oaks are all coming up on their second water heater at once.
Drain cleaning in Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks protects its oaks by ordinance, and that matters for drain cleaning when a clog turns out to be in the sewer.
Sewer camera & repair in Thousand Oaks
In Thousand Oaks, a sewer camera inspection shows where the line has failed and whether a repair can stay out of a protected oak root zone.
Repiping in Thousand Oaks
Repipes in Thousand Oaks come from the older east-side tracts, where sixties and seventies copper has pinholed more than once.
Gas lines in Thousand Oaks
Most gas line jobs on the east side of Thousand Oaks lately have been outdoor kitchens and fire pits.
Tankless in Thousand Oaks
Tankless work in Thousand Oaks is mostly conversions, and the gas line from the meter gets upsized for a whole-house unit.
Pressure regulators in Thousand Oaks
Pressure regulators in Thousand Oaks hold back street pressure that comes in above the 80 psi the code allows on the east side, and higher above Lang Ranch. When one fails, fill valves, angle stops and faucet cartridges go one after another. In December 2025 a shower valve here needed a new cartridge and the regulator had failed too, so we replaced both.
Slab leaks in Thousand Oaks
Most slab leaks in Thousand Oaks come from the sixties and seventies tracts off Erbes Road and along Westlake Boulevard, with the copper in the concrete. Lang Ranch houses are thirty years younger and rarely have one. Once the leak-locating specialist we bring in marks the spot, it's a spot repair or a reroute overhead.
Tell Dan what it’s doing.
Most problems get sorted out on a short call. Ten minutes from the shop. Leaking right now? Shut off the main, then call.
Or send the details and Dan will call you back. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.