So, um, last night our kitchen sink stopped draining. We tried the plunger - it didn't work. Tried liquid drainer, didn't work. Tried an auger that we bought last night from the home of pot (home depot), didn't work. Oh crap.. time to call the plumber. That is something that luckily, we have never had to do, until last night. I left a message with the answering service at Roto Rooter to have someone call me back. They called first thing this morningand were able to come out on a non-emergency call at 10am. Not too bad of a turn around time anyhow, right? So, Joe from Roto Rooter showed up and quoted us a charge of $257.95 to unclog the drain. Ugh, that seems like a lot for what was to be a 5 minute job. So, we said ok, and off he went to clear the drain. Two hours later, he is still here, and the clog was way the hell down the pipes, through the basement...
All in all, it took 2 1/2 hours to clear this thing up! He advised us to remove our garbage disposal all together, and not to use one again. Apparently in older houses with older pipes, garbage disposals are very bad. Wonderful, since we JUST bought the thing...
Nonetheless, the problem is fixed, thanks to Joe at Roto Rooter, and to be honest, that was a decent experience. He was very friendly, seemed really honest, and should we need a plumber again, I will ask to have him back out. He was really fantastic and pleasant to deal with. So much so, that I think I will call Roto Rooter to compliment his work and his great attitude.
THANKS!
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