Monthly Archives: March 2011

How to fix a clogged drain with a cellular phone.

Amazingly, drain and plumbing problems are among the easiest of all home repairs to solve. It’s not magic and no college degree is required… you only need to know who to call!
Plumbing, Drainage & Sewer problems can be a major headache if they’re not handled quickly and efficiently. More damage occurs, which can cost you a fortune. But our state-of-the-art detection, location, and restoration equipment can solve a plumbing problem almost as fast as you can call to report it. No kidding at all…
Digital video detection means you don’t pay for guesswork. You get a solution. Fast. So get it Done Right, Done Now.

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What is a backflow preventer?

As the name suggests, a backflow preventer stops water from flowing backwards-back into the public supply after it passes through a water meter and into a customer’s private plumbing.
This could happen if a sudden drop in water pressure created a suction effect (think of someone sucking on a hose to siphon gas out of a tank). Backflow can potentially contaminate the public water supply if, say, a hose is in a bucket or the private plumbing system is connected to some other source of contamination.
To prevent this, regulations require water utilities to identify cross connections between private plumbing systems and the public water supply and take steps to prevent backflow.
Charleston Water System does this by requiring residential customers with a pool or sprinkler system and all businesses to install a backflow preventer.

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Fix a Leak Week

Toilet leak?
Here’s how to find out: Put several drops of food coloring in the toilet tank and wait about 15 minutes. If color shows up in the bowl, you have a leak.

From dripping faucets
to running toilets, an estimated ten percent of homes have leaks that waste 90 gallons or more per day.
That’s why the US Environmental Protection Agency has declared March 14-20th Fix a Leak Week- to remind you to check for and fix water leaks.
Most leaks are easily stopped with do-it-yourself repairs. Or, replace old replace faucets, shower heads, and toilets with WaterSense labeled products that use less water.
For tips, visit the EPA’s WaterSense web site at www.epa.gov/watersense.

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PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release

What a Set of Pipes!
Local Plumbers Knowledge Goes Down the Drain

CHARLESTON, SC – March 7, 2011 – The professional plumbers of a local business recently attended an industry expo in Kentucky focused on advanced plumbing and drain cleaning technology and returned to report that their experience went down the drain.

Rooter Man Plumbers of Charleston, Mt. Pleasant and Summerville recently attended the 2011 Pumper & Cleaner Expo held at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Lousiville, Ky. It is the world’s largest annual trade show for environmental service professionals and the 75th-largest trade show in the United States as ranked in TradeShow Week Magazine.
Attendees included plumbing professionals in the following areas:
- Septic system installation & service contractors
- Drain and sewer cleaning & repair contractors
- Portable restroom operators
- Industrial maintenance & cleaning contractors
- Municipal water & sewer system maintenance managers

“The state-of-the-art in plumbing, sewer and drain technology is always advancing,” says Nelson Huggins, Rooter Man owner. “At Rooter Man, investing the time and money to attend an industry event like the Pumper and Cleaner Expo means that we are better able to serve our customers when they experience a clogged drain, need drain cleaning or jetting. We believe we are the best informed, best prepared plumbing team in the area.”

The annual expo not only featured the newest technology, it also included an Education Day where plumbing professionals had the opportunity to attend educational sessions and panel discussions.

“We offer fast & dependable service at reasonable rates, seven days a week, 24 hours a day. We are a local, full-service, professional sewer & drain cleaning company. We service chain stores, realtors, plumbers, municipalities, condos, industrial complexes, as well as the general public. “At Rooter Man, no job is too small or too big.”