Turn your old toilet into a water miser without replacing it

Thursday, October 29, 2009 by Roto Rooter Bloggers

The newest toilets use only 1.28 gallons per flush. They save water but they're not cheap. I'm testing new parts for Roto-Rooter and I recently replaced all of the guts inside the most used 1.6 gallon toilet in the house. I replaced the fill valve with a new valve that uses less water, has a leak detection system and automatically cleans the tank of scale and debris (not the bowl).

Next I installed a new dual-flush system that allows users to press one button for a low-power half flush that easily expels urine. A larger button handles solids and wads of toilet paper using a full flush. So far, so good. My toilet is now using a fraction of the water it used to at a fraction of the cost of a new toilet. This is one of the best bathroom plumbing solutions I ever saw and the most sensible toilet repair Cincinnati ever saw!

My water bills will no doubt reflect the savings. Soon a Boston plumber at a Roto-Rooter office and a Seattle plumber at Roto-Rooter and almost every location in between will be installing these and other sensible water-saving parts as we go greener than ever before. 

Commercial Plumbing Services

Thursday, July 3, 2008 by Paul Abrams

Roto-Rooter is the largest provider of complete commercial plumbing repair and commercial sewer cleaning. A lot of people I talk with seem genuinely surprised to learn that Roto-Rooter does commercial plumbing work. Most people tend to think of us as just a residential drain cleaning company. Quite a few people still don't realize that we offer plumbing services at all beyond the drain and sewer cleaning services that made us famous.

As a matter of fact, Roto-Rooter is the plumber of choice for many of the major restaurant chains, grocery stores and even, food plants, soft drink bottling plants and breweries. We offer services ranging from grease trap pumping and maintenance to water jetting, boiler repair, water service line installation and repair and much more. As a matter of fact, no commercial plumbing job is too big or too small for Roto-Rooter. Surprised? I thought you might be. If you manage a business, large or small, and you want to do business with a plumber you can trust to provide 24 hour plumbing, 365 days a year, please check out the Roto-Rooter web site to learn more about us.

If you would prefer to browse a local Roto-Rooter page to see specific services offered by your local Roto-Rooter, since services do sometimes vary by market, click here to see a list of local locations and the services they offer. Or if you would like to go straight to plumber Boston, plumber Detroit, Plumber Salt Lake City, plumber Houston, click on the blue links to see their respective Roto-Rooter pages.

Searching for us?

Friday, June 20, 2008 by Paul Abrams
Feedback on this week's kitten rescue in Columbus, Ohio has been fantastic. We've heard from people all over the country who thanked Roto-Rooter for rescuing the kitty. Thanks for taking the time to write!

On another topic, we are examining the ways people search for Roto-Rooter on line. It's sort of fascinating to learn the key words people use to find us. The following are common terms used to find a good plumber: plumber Boston, Plumber Philadelphia, Plumber DC, plumbing contractors, plumbing repair, plumber Phoenix, plumber Houston, 24 hour plumbing and sewer cleaning.

Fortunately, plenty of web searchers still just use the Roto-Rooter name to search for us, often linking the Roto-Rooter name and the name of their city. Whatever works is fine with us. Our popular on line scheduling system is simple to use and allows customers to quickly set up an appointment around their busy schedule. We know people are busy so we try to staff up at times when people need us most.

Service on Saturday or Sunday is not a big deal. After all, that's when people are home from work and that's when people are busy wrangling with plumbing problems and sewer repair work. That's life so it's our job to be available when you need us. We've got skilled plumbing contractors standing by ready to handle your job.

Your Neighborhood Plumber

Wednesday, May 21, 2008 by Paul Abrams

People searching the Internet for plumbing solutions often use the word plumber followed by the city in which they live. Searches such as: plumber Boston, plumber Houston, plumber Providence, plumber Detroit and plumber DC are common. While Roto-Rooter is certainly the best known plumber across the country, we're also your neighborhood plumber. Your local Roto-Rooter plumber is in fact your neighbor. Most of our service technicians go out their front door in the morning, start the van and go directly to their first plumbing job. It's usually right there close to his home because Roto-Rooter uses a GPS system embedded in most technician cell phones to dispatch the plumber to the closest plumbing job. Roto-Rooter's computer system matches the types of plumbing jobs to the plumbers with the best skill set to handle the task. This keeps our customers happy, saves gasoline, and allows our service technicians to really get to know the people in their own neighborhoods. Chances are good that The Roto-Rooter plumbing contractors who come to your home are your own neighbors. So the next time your call Roto-Rooter for a licensed plumbing specialist, introduce yourself to your neighbor. If you like him, you can request him for all future service calls.