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Roto-Rooter’s Norfolk Plumbers Make “Going Green” Easy

June 9th, 2010 by Roto Rooter Bloggers

Roto-Rooter's Norfolk plumbers have been “going green” long before it became a buzz word. We are doing environmentally-beneficial work every day by fixing water leaks, which save water, and completing sewer repairs – which prevent raw sewage from getting into the soil and contaminating ground water supplies.

On a daily basis, you can help save the environment and save your money as well. Roto-Rooter is the Norfolk plumbing company to call for this kind of service. Our experienced licensed plumbers are part of the ROTOGreen program. They will can install a new dual-flush converter in your toilet tank, allowing you to choose between a water-saving flush mode for liquid waste and full-power flash for solid waste. This improvement will save on average 15,000 gallons of water per year and $105.00 in water costs for a family of 4.

Call Roto-Rooter's Norfolk plumbers at 757-564-9692 to start helping the environment by wasting less water. For more information, visit our web site for more “green” tips.

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Home winterization tips

December 1st, 2009 by Roto Rooter Bloggers

Today’s chilly morning is a perfect reminder that when our actual winter arrives in the Hampton Roads area it will be sudden. You should take preventive actions before it's too late and it costs you a lot of money to repair frozen pipes. Plumbing experts at Norfolk Roto-Rooter recommend taking these early precautions before winter arrives.

Disconnect outside water hoses. If left connected during freezing temperatures, water in hoses will freeze and expand causing connecting faucets and pipes to break.
Inspect outside faucets. If dripping or leaking, make necessary repairs or call Norfolk Plumbers before a freeze.
Cover outside faucets using a faucet insulation kit.
Set your water heater thermostat to 120° F for optimum performance while reducing the risk of scalding.
Clear leaves and debris from roof gutters and downspouts to ensure proper drainage throughout the winter season.

Roto-Rooter Norfolk plumbers will help you with winterizing your home, just call us at (575) 671-7686 and we will be glad to accommodate you into the winter season!

Name: Norfolk Plumbers

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Our Busiest Time of the Year

November 20th, 2009 by Roto Rooter Bloggers

The Thanksgiving weekend is anything but a holiday for the Norfolk plumbers of

Roto-Rooter who often sacrifice family time to help others. Thanksgiving feasts are responsible for so many kitchen sink and sewer clogs making the day after Thanksgiving the single busiest day of the year for Roto-Rooter.

Most Americans take part in Thanksgiving celebrations with eleven or more people. Big holiday meals require a busy kitchen, meaning lots of grease and food go down the kitchen drain into the garbage disposal. Holiday guests require extra showers, wash cycles and toilet flushes. Often, a house already has partially clogged drain pipes that aren’t noticeable until holiday guests arrive and overwhelm the system.

Incoming calls to Roto-Rooter Norfolk typically jump just under 50% over an average Friday. The four-day Thanksgiving weekend represents a 21% increase above any other Thursday through Sunday period of the year. Advice from Norfolk Plumbers will be if you need a plumber call before the holidays to avoid delays!

Call (757) 671-7686 & feel free to check our Web site. Get it right; Get it Roto-Rooter right!

Norfolk Plumbers

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No more water wasting.

October 20th, 2009 by Roto Rooter Bloggers

There are some things in your house that you don’t know about that may be costing you a lot of money. It has a lot to do with wasting water. Roto-Rooter’s Norfolk Plumbers can give you some helpful tips to indicate if you are wasting money and water. 1. Leaking faucets are a leak culprit. One drip per second ads up to 20 gallons wasted per day. A small steady stream can waste up to 30,000 gallons a year!

Faucet parts are easy to replace and you can find them at almost any local hardware store or you can call the professionals at Roto-Rooter, your reliable Norfolk plumber and we can repair your faucet for you. 2. “Running toilets." You may not always hear or see your water running in your toilet but to make sure that you don’t have this problem you can put a few drops of food coloring in a tank and wait 15 minutes. If colored water appears in the toilet bowl, you have a leak.

3. Locate your water meter then turn off all the water in your house. Read the meter and write down the numbers. Wait an hour without using any water and then check the meter again. If the numbers have changed then you have a leak somewhere in your house that’s costing you money. Call your neighborhood Norfolk Plumbers at Roto-Rooter and we can come and fix your problem anywhere in the Hampton Roads area. We hope these tips will help you save money, if you cannot make repairs of your own call us. You will recover the repair costs on your water bill in no time!

Name: Norfolk Plumbers

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We can help you with a broken pipe

October 13th, 2009 by Roto Rooter Bloggers

Norfolk plumbers will assist you 7 days a week 24 hours a day. Call 1-800-GET-ROTO and get your pipes inspected with our specially made fiber optic cameras, which allow for a visual inspection of underground sewer lines and other piping. This allows us to determine the condition of the inside of your home's pipes. A bit about the process is below:

A flexible rod with a high-resolution video camera on its tip is inserted into the pipe for inspection. It will be able to identify if your sewer line needs to be replaced, if a pipe is broken or damaged by roots in your house in the Hampton roads area.

We would like to make the job as painless as possible! Our professionals will use the "open cut" or "trench" method to gain access to the area surrounding the damaged portion of a pipe. A backhoe may also be used to open and refill the work area. Typically, a job of this type doe not take more than a day to complete; the water will be running and the drains in your home will be working in less than 24 hours!

-Norfolk Plumbers

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Roots in your pipes.

October 8th, 2009 by Roto Rooter Bloggers

In the Norfolk area as anywhere else root intrusion in pipes is one of the most common causes of pipes to clog and brake. If not disturbed, the roots will completely fill the pipe with multiple hair-like root masses at each point of entry. A complete blockage may occur if the roots are not removed and root growth impeded. The increased pressure caused by roots often breaks the pipe and may result it total collapse, which requires repair or replacement. One of the biggest roots found in the Hampton Roads area was a root that grew from a customer’s sewer line to the city man hole is was approximately 2 feet in diameter and 4 feet long.

If roots have entered your pipes a Norfolk Roto-Rooter technician can remove the roots using powerful cutting blades on the end of a drain cleaning cable. Your experienced neighborhood Norfolk plumber will recommend the application of Roto-Rooter ® Root Destroyer™ to retard future root growth. Roto-Rooter® Root Destroyer™ will kill only the roots growing in the pipes and will not affect the rest of your tree’s root system or the health of the tree. Simply pour the recommended dosage into your toilet bowl and flush the product into the line twice a year. Roto-Rooter® Root Destroyer™ is available only from your Roto-Rooter service technician in Hampton Roads area or at the local Norfolk Roto-Rooter office.

Name: Norfolk Plumbers

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A sucessful water heater installment

October 1st, 2009 by Roto Rooter Bloggers

Norfolk Plumbers provide excellent plumbing service. We work 24 hours 7 days a week, if there is a plumbing problem in your house and you live in the Hampton roads area feel free to call us at any time 1-800-GET-ROTO.

Recently, we received an appreciation letter from our customers Jay and Linda O. from Yorktown. Here is a sampling of what they wrote:

"Brad responded Tuesday, September 22 when our 19-year old hot water heater failed. He provided me with the right specifications to purchase a replacement hot water heater, and then returned to the house to install it. When it got late in the evening, we thought Brad would tell us he’d return in the morning to finish the installation, but we were wrong. Brad stayed on the job until the installation was complete, and our hot water restored. He departed at 9:00 p.m. that evening, only after he was certain that the installation was complete. The work site was clean and he even helped me load the old water heater into my truck for disposal.

You have a dedicated professional in Brad Milner, and we wanted you to know that from two very satisfied customers! We will come back to Roto-Rooter for any of our plumbing needs in a future. ..”

We strive to keep our customer service at the highest level and look forward to becoming your Norfolk neighborhood plumbing professionals!

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Appreciation letter

September 29th, 2009 by Roto Rooter Bloggers

Norfolk Plumbers provide excellent plumbing service. We work 24 hours 7 days a week, if there is a plumbing problem in your house and you live in Hampton roads area you can call us any time 1-800-GET-ROTO. Recently we got an appreciation letter from our customers Jay and Linda O. from Yorktown. Here is part of this letter word by word: “…Brad responded Tuesday, September 22 when our 19-year old hot water heater failed. Brad provided me with the right specifications to purchase a replacement hot water heater, and then returned to the house to install it. When it got late in the evening, we thought Brad would tell us he’d return in the morning to finish the installation, but we were wrong. Brad stayed on the job until the installation was complete, and our hot water restored. He departed at 9:00 p.m. that evening, only after he was certain that the installation was complete, the worksite clean, and helped me load the old water heater into my truck for disposal. You have a dedicated professional in Brad Milner, and we wanted you to know that from two very satisfied customers! We will come back to Roto-Rooter for any of our plumbing needs in a future. ..” We strive to keep our customer service at a high level and look forward to becoming your Norfolk neighborhood plumbing professional!

Name: Norfolk plumbers

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A drain cleaning secret

September 28th, 2009 by Roto Rooter Bloggers

Your neighborhood Norfolk plumbers can help you with any kind of plumbing or drain cleaning problem. How can I prevent clogging up a line again? Is a common question and we’ve got some answers. There is product that only Roto-Rooter has that can keep your drain lines clean for an extended period of time if used properly! It is called “Roto-Rooter Pipe Shield”. Here are the reasons why Hampton Roads Roto-Rooter plumbers recommend using Pipe Shield regularly:

It treats the whole plumbing system, all the way down the line — not just at the trap
It is specifically formulated to break down long-chain fatty acids — the number one cause of drain clogs
It is highly concentrated — one gallon makes 64 treatments — that’s a year of treatments when used monthly as directed.
It is safe for the environment — no harsh, toxic chemicals
It helps keep your pipes “Roto-Rooter Clean.”

To order your supply of “Roto-Rooter Pipe Shield” and to get it delivered to your home call 1-800-GET-ROTO and one of our Norfolk plumbing technicians of Roto-Rooter will be glad to assist you and answer any questions you may have about this product.

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Cooking-Related Tips

September 23rd, 2009 by Ray Lee Master Plumbers

Norfolk plumbers of Roto-Rooter offer drain cleaning and plumbing services. We work holidays and weekends 24/7. Due to current economic conditions, more people are staying at home and cooking instead of going out. This causes more cases of clogged kitchen sinks, especially in the Hampton Roads area. Many Roto-Rooter Plumbers located in Norfolk and surrounding areas have offered these helpful tips, so all your Norfolk plumbing problems go down the drain:

Don’t pour fats or cooking oils down drains. Just throw them away in a wastebasket.
Stringy, fibrous waste (poultry skins, celery, fruit and potato skins) can cause a kitchen sink clog because garbage disposals can not sufficiently grind those items.
Make sure your garbage disposal is running when you put food in it. It’s important not to wait until it’s full to turn it on.