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Best plumbers in Anaheim, CA, according to AI

We ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and 8 more AI assistants the questions real customers ask — like “Who are the best plumbers in Anaheim, CA?” — and publish who they name. Here is this month's answer, ranked by how often they name each business.

Short answer · October 2026

As of October 1, 2026, Barker and Sons Plumbing & Rooter is the plumber AI assistants most recommend in Anaheim, CA, named by 8 of 12 assistants. Roto-Rooter and Dymek’s Freedom Plumbing rank next.

Updated monthly · next update November 2026 · no business can pay to be listed

Covers Anaheim and nearby areas including Irvine, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa.

AI's top plumbers in Anaheim for October 2026

Every business below was named by the AI assistants themselves when we asked for plumbers in Anaheim, CA. The more assistants that name a business — and the more often — the higher it ranks.

Barker and Sons Plumbing & Rooterbarkerandsonsplumbing.com Named by 8 of 12 AIs · 13 times Google AI OverviewsChatGPTMicrosoft CopilotDeepSeekGeminiMeta AI+2 Open AI profile #2

Roto-Rooterrotorooter.com Named by 4 of 12 AIs · 8 times Microsoft CopilotGrokMeta AIPerplexity Open AI profile #3 Dymek’s Freedom Plumbingfreedomplumbing.com Named by 4 of 12 AIs · 7 times Google AI OverviewsChatGPTGeminiPerplexity Open AI profile

RankWho the AIs name most often, and most in agreement.
AIs that name itHow many of the 12 assistants we asked put this business in their answer.
vs last monthUp, down or new since the previous monthly edition.

Every plumber AI named (25)

Tap a name for that business's AI profile: rank history, which assistants name it, and who's just ahead.

Rank	Business & the AIs that name it	AIs that name it	Times named	vs last month
1	Barker and Sons Plumbing & Rooter barkerandsonsplumbing.com Google AI OverviewsChatGPTMicrosoft CopilotDeepSeekGeminiMeta AIPerplexitySiri AI profile Is this your business?	8 of 12	13	▲ 1 places up
2	Roto-Rooter rotorooter.com Microsoft CopilotGrokMeta AIPerplexity AI profile Is this your business?	4 of 12	8	▼ 1 places down
3	Dymek’s Freedom Plumbing freedomplumbing.com Google AI OverviewsChatGPTGeminiPerplexity AI profile Is this your business?	4 of 12	7	▲ 2 places up
4	Splash Plumbing splashplumbing.com Google AI OverviewsAlexaGeminiSiri AI profile Is this your business?	4 of 12	5	new
5	All Star Plumbing & Restoration allstarplumbingandrestoration.com Meta AIMistral AI profile Is this your business?	2 of 12	4	new
6	Rooter Hero Plumbing & Air rooterhero.com Microsoft CopilotMistral AI profile Is this your business?	2 of 12	4	▼ 3 places down
7	Saddleback Plumbing saddlebackplumbing.com DeepSeekMistral AI profile Is this your business?	2 of 12	4	new
8	Ted & Bros Plumbing tedandbrosplumbing.com ChatGPTClaude AI profile Is this your business?	2 of 12	4	new
9	The Rooter Company ClaudeMeta AI AI profile Is this your business?	2 of 12	4	▲ 9 places up
10	All City Plumbing, Air & Electrical ClaudeGeminiMeta AI AI profile Is this your business?	3 of 12	3	new
11	J's Plumbing Google AI OverviewsGeminiSiri AI profile Is this your business?	3 of 12	3	▲ 14 places up
12	Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Orange County ClaudeMicrosoft CopilotMistral AI profile Is this your business?	3 of 12	3	▼ 5 places down
13	Clean-Out King's ChatGPTClaude Is this your business?	2 of 12	3	new
14	Scott English Plumbing scottenglishplumbing.net Microsoft CopilotGemini Is this your business?	2 of 12	3	▲ 3 places up
15	OneStop Plumbers – Plumbing & Leak Detection Claude Is this your business?	1 of 12	3	new
16	Viper Rooter and Plumbing Claude Is this your business?	1 of 12	3	new
17	A-1 Total Service Plumbing ClaudeMicrosoft Copilot Is this your business?	2 of 12	2	▼ 5 places down
18	Bill Metzger Plumbing billmetzgerplumbing.com Google AI OverviewsGemini Is this your business?	2 of 12	2	▼ 8 places down
19	EZ Plumbing USA ezplumbingusa.com Meta AIMistral Is this your business?	2 of 12	2	new
20	Linear Plumbing linearplumbing.com ChatGPTGemini Is this your business?	2 of 12	2	new
21	Mike Diamond Services mikediamondservices.com DeepSeekMistral Is this your business?	2 of 12	2	▼ 15 places down
22	Purdy Plumbing & Drain ClaudeMicrosoft Copilot Is this your business?	2 of 12	2	new
23	Anaheim Plumbing Pros anaheimplumbingpros.com Mistral Is this your business?	1 of 12	2	new
24	Klean Plumbing Claude Is this your business?	1 of 12	2	new
25	NexGen HVAC & Plumbing Microsoft Copilot Is this your business?	1 of 12	2	new

Sample: 35 answers from 12 of the 12 assistants asked, on 3 question phrasings, edition of October 1, 2026. 34 unverifiable names (likely hallucinations) dropped.

Business links point to each company's own website — found in what the assistants cited or wrote, a business listing that returned this exact business by name, or the business's own domain — and every one was loaded and checked to name that business before it was published. A name without a link is one we could not confirm.

Asked the ways customers actually ask

The same assistants, the same week, three phrasings of one need — ranked separately. A business that wins “best” but loses “most affordable” is losing a different customer each time.

I need a plumber in Anaheim, CA. Who do you recommend?

Best affordable plumber near Anaheim?

Who are the best plumbers in Anaheim, CA?

41 sources the assistants read

Every site behind this month's answers, ranked by share of all citations, with how many assistants relied on each. Earning a mention on the pages near the top is what moves a ranking — and nothing on this page can be bought.

01 expertise.comDirectory & reviews 7.4% 3 of 12 assistants
02 homeadvisor.comDirectory & reviews 5.9% 4 of 12 assistants
03 yelp.comDirectory & reviews 5.9% 2 of 12 assistants
04 thumbtack.comDirectory & reviews 4.4% 2 of 12 assistants
05 serviceagent.ai 4.4% 2 of 12 assistants
06 freedomplumbing.com Ranked #3 · Dymek’s Freedom Plumbing 4.4% 1 of 12 assistants
07 angi.comDirectory & reviews 4.4% 1 of 12 assistants
08 bestprosintown.comDirectory & reviews 4.4% 1 of 12 assistants

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09 rotorooter.com Ranked #2 · Roto-Rooter 4.4% 1 of 12 assistants
10 trustanalytica.org 2.9% 2 of 12 assistants
11 facebook.comDirectory & reviews 2.9% 2 of 12 assistants
12 splashplumbing.com Ranked #4 · Splash Plumbing 2.9% 2 of 12 assistants
13 prolificplumbinginc.com 2.9% 2 of 12 assistants
14 airtasker.com 2.9% 2 of 12 assistants
15 callbarkerandsonsplumbing.com 1.5% 1 of 12 assistants
16 cslb.ca.govLicensing 1.5% 1 of 12 assistants
17 m.yelp.comDirectory & reviews 1.5% 1 of 12 assistants
18 firstoptionplumber.com 1.5% 1 of 12 assistants
19 clean-outkings.com 1.5% 1 of 12 assistants
20 tedandbrosplumbing.com Ranked #8 · Ted & Bros Plumbing 1.5% 1 of 12 assistants
21 nextdoor.comDirectory & reviews 1.5% 1 of 12 assistants
22 scalplumbing.com 1.5% 1 of 12 assistants
23 linearplumbing.comRanked #20 · Linear Plumbing 1.5% 1 of 12 assistants
24 mrrooter.com 1.5% 1 of 12 assistants
25 a-1totalserviceplumbing.com 1.5% 1 of 12 assistants

+ 16 more sites cited less often, together 23.4% of citations.

36assistant answers collected

68citations from 41 sources

61businesses named

3×12question phrasings × assistants

No business can pay to be ranked · how this is measured

Is your business in this answer?

12 assistants answered “Who are the best plumbers in Anaheim, CA?” this month and named 25 plumbers in Anaheim, CA. Which side of that list you are on decides whether a customer asking that question ever hears your name.

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Common questions

Who is the best plumber in Anaheim, CA, according to AI?

As of October 1, 2026, Barker and Sons Plumbing & Rooter — named by 8 of 12 AI assistants, 13 times in all. Roto-Rooter and Dymek’s Freedom Plumbing rank next.

How many plumbers did AI assistants name in Anaheim, CA?

61 businesses were named across 36 answers from 12 assistants, on 3 phrasings of the question. 25 of them were named often enough to rank.

How often is this ranking updated?

Every month. This edition covers October 2026; the next one publishes in November 2026. Each business's move since the last edition is shown in the "vs last month" column.

How is this ranking measured?

Fixed, unbranded consumer questions — including "Who are the best plumbers in Anaheim, CA?" — are put to the same assistants every month. Named businesses are resolved to one entity, a name mentioned only once is dropped as unverifiable, and a cell publishes nothing until enough answers accumulate. No business can pay to appear or to rank higher.

The questions we ask

The prompt set is fixed and unbranded, so month-over-month movement means the assistants changed their answer — not that we changed the question.

Who are the best plumbers in Anaheim, CA?
I need a plumber in Anaheim, CA. Who do you recommend?
Best affordable plumber near Anaheim?

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Copilot answer in live, web-connected mode; Grok, Meta AI, DeepSeek, Mistral answer from model knowledge only, and Siri and Alexa through the voice stack. Each is labeled in the methodology.

More Anaheim rankings

Every category we track in Anaheim, CA, measured the same way.

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Plumbers in other cities

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