Toilet Repair & Everyday Fixture Service
Toilet repair, a dripping faucet, a disposal that quit mid-grind: the small stuff is easy to put off and easy to fix. One call covers all of it. All Star Plumbing handles the everyday fixtures, usually the same day, with the common parts already on the truck. The visit costs $0, the price arrives in writing before any work, and a small job gets quoted like a small job.
- Same-day fixture service
- $0 service call
- Free written estimate before any work
- Licensed, family-owned since 2008
What does toilet repair include?
Toilet repair is the fixing of the toilet’s working parts: the flapper, fill valve, float, flush handle, wax ring seal, and supply line, plus resetting or replacing the toilet itself when the fix is bigger than a part. It’s one branch of everyday fixture service, which also covers faucets, sinks and their traps, shower valves, and garbage disposals. All Star Plumbing repairs and installs all of them, usually same day, with a $0 service call.
No Service Call Fee
It costs nothing for us to come out and look. You get a free written estimate before any work, on any fixture.
Fixed the Same Visit
Flappers, fill valves, cartridges, washers, wax rings, and supply lines ride on the truck. Most fixture calls end in one trip.
Small Jobs Priced Small
A fill valve is a fill valve, not a project. We quote the job in front of us, and batching several little fixes into one visit is welcome.
Which fixtures do we repair and install?
The five workhorses of a home, and the fixes they actually need. Every visit starts with a look and a written price, and most end with the problem gone the same day.
Running Toilet Repair
A toilet that runs traces to one of three parts: the flapper (most common, and a cheap fix), the fill valve, or the float and chain. It wastes gallons a day until it's fixed, so this small repair pays for itself.
- Flapper, fill valve, and float service
- Food-coloring test confirms a leaking flapper
- Usually fixed in one short visit
Toilet Repair & Installation
Beyond the tank parts: wax ring seals that let go, toilets that rock on the flange, cracked tanks, and full toilet installation when replacement is the smarter money.
- Wax ring and flange resets
- Leak-at-the-base diagnosis
- New toilet installation, sealed and level
Faucet Repair & Installation
A dripping faucet is usually a worn cartridge, washer, or O-ring, a quick faucet repair on a fixture worth keeping. On an old, corroded unit, faucet installation is often the better value, and we'll say which is which.
- Cartridges, washers, and O-rings
- Drips and handle problems fixed
- New faucets installed and tested
Sinks, Traps & Supply Lines
The plumbing right at the sink: leaking traps, worn supply lines, failing angle stops, new sink hookups. Small parts that cause outsized puddles when they let go.
- Trap and tailpiece leaks fixed
- Supply lines and angle stops renewed
- New sink connections plumbed
Shower Valve Replacement
A shower that drips or won't hold temperature usually needs a cartridge, a straightforward fix. A failed in-wall valve body is a bigger job, and we'll tell you honestly which one you're facing before any work.
- Cartridge swaps, most cases
- In-wall valve body work when needed
- Temperature and pressure balanced
Garbage Disposal Repair & Installation
A humming disposal is jammed, not dead: often freed on the spot. One that's leaking from the body or truly burned out gets replaced. Garbage disposal installation comes with the splash test, not just the switch test.
- Jams freed, resets done right
- Leaking or dead units replaced
- New disposals installed and tested
How a fixture visit goes.
Fixture work is the small end of plumbing, and the process respects that: no drama, no discovery projects, no upsell to a bigger job than the one in front of us.
Four steps, usually inside a single visit.
Look, and name the actual problem
A running toilet, a drip, a hum: each has a short list of causes, and a few minutes of checking finds the one that applies. You get told in plain words what failed and why.
Quote it in writing, with the honest fork
Part repair on one line, and where it's genuinely worth considering, fixture replacement priced next to it. Old and corroded sometimes beats repaired-again next year, and sometimes it doesn't. The numbers decide, not the pitch.
Fix it from the truck
Flappers, fill valves, cartridges, washers, wax rings, supply lines, and angle stops ride with us, which is why most fixture calls end the same visit they started. If yours needs an ordered part, you'll know before we begin.
Test it like you'll use it
Toilets get flushed and checked for refill and silence. Faucets run hot and cold under watch. Disposals grind under load with the splash guard on. Supply connections get dried and re-checked before we leave.
Repair the fixture, or replace it?
The honest answer changes fixture by fixture, and it's mostly about age and condition, not brand loyalty. Here's the logic we bring to each one, in the open.
Where both paths are reasonable, you'll see both priced and pick with real numbers.
Running toilet, sound porcelain: repair.
Flappers, fill valves, and floats are inexpensive parts on a fixture built to last decades. This is the classic small fix, and it stops real water waste.
Old high-flow toilet, repairs stacking up: replace.
A decades-old toilet that needs its third round of parts is also using far more water per flush than a modern one. At some point the replacement pays you back.
Dripping faucet, decent fixture: repair.
A cartridge, washer, or O-ring swap ends the drip for a fraction of a new faucet. Worth it on any fixture you'd otherwise keep.
Corroded, mineral-crusted faucet: replace.
When the finish is pitted and the internals are seized, a repair fights the fixture. New parts in a corroded body rarely hold long, and we'd rather not sell you the same fix twice.
Shower valve: cartridge first, body only if it's truly gone.
Most temperature and drip problems end at the cartridge. In-wall valve body replacement is real work, and it's only on the table when the body itself has failed.
Disposal: reset before replace, always.
A hum means a jam, and a jam is freed, not replaced. Replacement is for units leaking from the body or genuinely burned out. We check the cheap answer first.
Our thanks to the people who keep our communities running.
A 5% discount, up to $200 off, for first responders, military, healthcare workers, teachers, seniors, and nonprofit staff. Mention "Community Heroes" when you call, and we'll take care of the rest.
- First Responders
- Military
- Healthcare Workers
- Seniors
- Teachers
- Nonprofit Employees
Applies to repairs over $500. Cannot be combined with other promotions. Proof of eligibility may be requested at the time of service.
Three offices, one fixture line.
Fixture calls dispatch from all three All Star Plumbing offices with a 60-minute response, and the common parts are stocked for same-day fixes. One number reaches the team closest to you: (866) 986-4842.
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San Diego / Rancho Bernardo Office
11956 Bernardo Plaza Dr, Suite 147, San Diego, CA 92128
(858) 727-5807Open 24/7. Dispatch answers day and night.
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Murrieta Office
26193 Jefferson Ave, Ste C, Murrieta, CA 92562
(951) 783-4260Open 24/7. Dispatch answers day and night.
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Aliso Viejo Office
65 Enterprise, Suite 400c, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
(949) 541-6940Open 24/7. Dispatch answers day and night.
What stands behind the small jobs.
You don't need a corporate dispatcher and a $99 trip fee to fix a plumbing problem.
Call (866) 986-4842 to Talk to a Plumber TodayAll Star Plumbing since
Family-owned, fixing the everyday fixtures since 2008.
Fixtures repaired and installed
Toilets, faucets, sinks, shower valves, and disposals across our service areas.
Bonded & insured
A licensed California plumbing contractor, bonded and insured.
Same-day, same-visit
Common fixture parts ride on the truck, so most calls are finished the day you make them.
The small jobs, in customers' words.
Verified Google reviews from All Star customers.
Couldn't find out why my toilet was running but John came in and replaced my fill valve for a good price. Couldn't be more pleased definitely would recommend!!!!
Great company great people! Helped with renovations on our house quality work.
John was very through, explained everything, came out same morning of call, fixed with angle stops the one that severely leaked and a second one I had him fix for maintenence. He took the time to answer all questions. Everything works the way it should
What does fixture work cost?
Fixture jobs are the most predictable work in plumbing, which is why we can promise the structure even though every home differs: a $0 visit, a written price before work, and a quote that matches the size of the job. Here's what moves it.
What the quote depends on
A part, or the whole fixture
A flapper, cartridge, or washer is the small case. A full toilet, faucet, or disposal replacement costs more because the fixture itself is most of the price. When both are sensible, you see both quoted.
The grade of fixture you choose
On replacements, the fixture you pick sets most of the number. A basic faucet and a premium one install the same way; the difference is the hardware, and that choice is yours.
What surrounds the fixture
A seized angle stop, a corroded supply line, or an out-of-true flange adds work the fixture itself didn't ask for. If we find one, it goes on the estimate as its own line, before you approve.
One fix, or a visit's worth
The trip is the same whether we fix one thing or four. Batching the running toilet, the dripping faucet, and the slow-filling tank into one visit spreads that trip across all of them.
Why does my toilet keep running?
One of three parts, almost always. The flapper, the rubber seal at the tank bottom, wears out and lets water seep through (most common, and the cheapest fix). The fill valve can fail and never shut off. Or the float and chain are misadjusted. A running toilet wastes gallons a day, so whichever part it is, fixing it promptly is real money saved.
How can I tell if the flapper is the problem?
The food-coloring test. Put a few drops in the tank, don’t flush, and wait fifteen minutes. Color appearing in the bowl means water is seeping past the flapper, and the flapper is your answer. No color but the tank refills on its own anyway? Look at the fill valve instead. Two minutes, no tools, and it tells you exactly what to say when you call.
Can I replace a toilet flapper myself?
Often, yes, and we’ll say so. It’s a twist-off part behind a shutoff valve, and hardware stores carry universal ones. Where it goes sideways: the wrong flapper size, a corroded flush valve seat the new flapper can’t seal against, or a toilet that keeps running after the swap. If your fix doesn’t hold, the $0 visit finds what the flapper wasn’t.
Why does my faucet drip even when it's turned off hard?
Because the part that actually stops the water, a cartridge, washer, or O-ring, has worn out, and no amount of handle force fixes rubber that’s gone flat. Cranking it harder actually accelerates the wear. It’s a quick repair on a fixture in good shape, and on an old corroded faucet it’s the sign to weigh a replacement instead.
What does shower valve replacement involve?
Two very different jobs share the name. Most of the time it means the cartridge, the removable part that mixes hot and cold, and that’s a straightforward same-day fix for drips and temperature drift. Less often the in-wall valve body itself has failed, which means opening the wall side, real but honest work. We tell you which job yours is before anything starts.
My garbage disposal just hums when I flip the switch. Is it dead?
Probably not. A hum means power is reaching a motor that can’t spin: a jam. Kill the switch, never reach inside, and check for the reset button on the unit’s base. Freeing the jam (from below, with the hex key most units include) usually revives it. A disposal that leaks from the body or stays silent after a reset is the one that’s actually done.
When is it smarter to replace a fixture than repair it?
When the fixture around the part is failing too. Corroded internals, pitted finishes, repeated repairs on the same unit, or a decades-old toilet using far more water per flush than a modern one: those are replace signals. A worn part in a sound fixture is a repair signal. When it’s genuinely close, we quote both and let the numbers argue.
Can you really fix a fixture the same day I call?
Usually, yes. Fixture failures repeat across homes, so the truck stocks the parts that fix most of them: flappers, fill valves, cartridges, washers, wax rings, supply lines, angle stops. Same-day service is the norm for repairs, and for straightforward replacements too. The exceptions are special-order fixtures, and you’ll know that before we start, not after.
A small fix waiting around? Get it done today.
A licensed tech, a $0 service call, and a written price before any work. Small jobs quoted small, and most finished the same visit.
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