About us

You talk to Ryan.

Ryan’s Pumping Service is a family-owned and operated business in Gilroy. Ryan Eaton has spent more than two decades in the septic trade, and he still runs the truck himself.

Ryan Eaton with his family, standing together outdoors on a lawn
Ryan and family

Built on showing up.

The business runs on hard work, showing up when we said we would, and treating every property like it’s a neighbor’s. Because it’s a family business, you don’t get a rotating crew of strangers: you get Ryan, from the first phone call to the last lid going back on.

He’s diagnosed and inspected just about every kind of system there is: newer tanks with risers, old cesspools, pump chambers, tanks nobody’s opened in a decade. The equipment is modern and kept spotless (people notice the truck), but the approach is old-fashioned: explain what you found, answer the questions, clean up before you leave.

Why we don’t do repairs.

We decided early that we’d pump and inspect, and that’s all. It means our inspections come with no conflict of interest. When we tell a buyer, seller, lender or county that a system is in good shape, nobody has to wonder whether we’re angling for the repair job.

The truck

You’ll know it when it pulls up.

A 4,200-gallon stainless tank, polished. It says something about how the rest of the job gets done.

Ryan's polished stainless vacuum truck parked on a gravel drive under oak trees
Ryan standing beside his 4,200-gallon stainless vacuum truck at a rural property
Red suction hose run down a hillside to an open septic riser beside a retaining wall
What customers say

What it’s like to work with Ryan.

5.0

50 reviews on Yelp and 29 on HomeAdvisor, all five stars. BBB A+, zero complaints.

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5 out of 5 starsYelp · Jul 2023

Happy to have found Ryan's! Personal service with the years of experience you want. On time and knowledgeable. Family owned and it shows. Recommending him to everyone.

Chuck M.Gilroy, CA
5 out of 5 starsYelp · Jul 2023

Professional and knowledgeable. He was able to get his truck down my narrow driveway where another company left and said it couldn't be done . Highly recommend

Tom E.San Jose, CA
5 out of 5 starsYelp · Apr 2024

Another satisfied customer! Ryan was extremely responsive, punctual, and so helpful in determining if his services were even needed when I explained my situation. (I know very little about septic tanks besides the fact they need to be drained periodically.) Cannot thank him enough for taking extra time on his way home to confirm that we should keep the appointment I had scheduled with him. He arrived when he was supposed to, took care of the dirty business quickly with only a request for a water spigot to clean up, explained how my aged septic worked, and provided a recommendation that could answer my questions about septic consolidation. His rates were competitive. Had forgotten to ask what methods of payment he accepted... cash, Zelle, and credit cards. If you're on the fence, highly recommend you give him a call!

Tanya M.San Jose, CA
Free estimates · Residential + commercial

Need the tank pumped or a septic inspection?

Call or text Ryan, or send a request. Free estimates, and a straight answer about what your system actually needs.