$49.99 sewer service - Page 2 - Plumbing Zone

SewerRatz · 05-24-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ironranger

Time to stop the complaining and start doing something about it. Sounds like a service call fee to me, nothing wrong with that! Get in the home and make it happen captain. If not then get left behind.

The reason we are complaining about it is the home owners expect us to power rod their drains for a low flat rate fee like that. Let me come to your town and advertise all over the place $49.99 to unclog any drain. Once the word is out people will tell you to take your high priced self and go where the sun does not shine. I am lucky that these guys in my area has given themselves such a bad reputation people now know better.

smellslike$tome · 05-24-2009, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SewerRatz

The reason we are complaining about it is the home owners expect us to power rod their drains for a low flat rate fee like that. Let me come to your town and advertise all over the place $49.99 to unclog any drain. Once the word is out people will tell you to take your high priced self and go where the sun does not shine. I am lucky that these guys in my area has given themselves such a bad reputation people now know better.

How often do you pass them at a house in town where they are digging something up?

SewerRatz · 05-24-2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by smellslike$tome

How often do you pass them at a house in town where they are digging something up?

I see them digging here and there about once a week.

Protech · 05-24-2009, 02:05 PM

At $50 to clear the drain, I think I would rather just call them every month to open it rather than pay to fix it.

How long would you keep a used car if every time it broke it only costs $50 to fix? I would never buy another vehicle.

SewerRatz · 05-24-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Protech

At $50 to clear the drain, I think I would rather just call them every month to open it rather than pay to fix it.

How long would you keep a used car if every time it broke it only costs $50 to fix? I would never buy another vehicle.

The local news had an exposie on these guys once. One of their scams is to put the rod in the line feed it in 10 feet and then have their helper put his foot against the drum to make it sound like they are on a blockage, after an hour of their little show they tell the HO they can not get the line open and it needs to be dug.

UnclogNH · 05-24-2009, 04:39 PM

Bet they burn through techs like crazy.

UnclogNH · 05-24-2009, 05:05 PM

Was thinking adding leak detection. Nope city offers for free town water only.
Not worth buying excavating equipment. Everyone has an excavator in the family. Trailor jet nope not enough commercial drains. Plumbing is mostly Hack handy man or diy. Stuck doing drains.
Have a few older plumbers around here Have a good working relationship with them. If I or they need help or a second man is only a call away.
I bet those $49.99 guys are cut throats with each other and don't work well with others.

Bollinger plumber · 05-25-2009, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by SewerRatz

I offer to TV the line free with my main line rodding only if I had a hard time getting through a spot or I suspect the blockage is happening at the 4" CI building drain to 6" clay building sewer transition. This way I can show them the trouble spot and give them a price to repair that spot and while we are ad it install an outside clean out. Other wise I run my 4 by 6 cutter through the line and if all is uneventful I do not bother with the camera.

but do you go unstop a kitchen sink and tell the ho that the reason it is stop up is because of a broken or root infested sewer main. When you repair the bad spot do you tell the ho that the rest of the sewer is bad and needs to be replaced. This is what this guy does I was ashamed and embarassed to work for him.

SewerRatz · 05-25-2009, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by al,s sewer

but do you go unstop a kitchen sink and tell the ho that the reason it is stop up is because of a broken or root infested sewer main. When you repair the bad spot do you tell the ho that the rest of the sewer is bad and needs to be replaced. This is what this guy does I was ashamed and embarassed to work for him.

Ah I understand now. Yea that is shady. I worked for this guy once,he passed some gas while standing by the kitchen sink and he then called the HO over and said " Ma-am you smell that?" Lady says " Oh god thats awful smelling." He'd reply, " Yep that their is sewer odors , every drain in this house needs to be rodded." I walked out the door and walked home. I couldn't work for a guy like that.

Bollinger plumber · 05-25-2009, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SewerRatz

Ah I understand now. Yea that is shady. I worked for this guy once,he passed some gas while standing by the kitchen sink and he then called the HO over and said " Ma-am you smell that?" Lady says " Oh god thats awful smelling." He'd reply, " Yep that their is sewer odors , every drain in this house needs to be rodded." I walked out the door and walked home. I couldn't work for a guy like that.

I worked for this guy for 5 yrs but it took its toll on my health. It really bothered me to watch him lie to these people. I shouldn't have continued working for him but jobs around here are not easy to get. But you live and learn and I swear I will never do it again. I will live under an overpass and eat dog food if I have too.

05-24-2009, 02:05 PM	#14
Protech ٩(͡๏̯͡๏)۶ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Polk County, Florida Posts: 7,167 My Photos	At $50 to clear the drain, I think I would rather just call them every month to open it rather than pay to fix it. How long would you keep a used car if every time it broke it only costs $50 to fix? I would never buy another vehicle. __________________ Plumber, Repiping, Replumbing, Leak Detection, Solar Water Heater, Drain Cleaner, Pipe Leak, Polk County Plumber, Lakeland Plumber, Winter Haven Plumber, Haines City Plumber, Bartow Plumber

05-24-2009, 04:39 PM	#16
UnclogNH Drain Cleaning Specialist Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Hampshire, In a town time forgot. Posts: 2,037 My Photos	Bet they burn through techs like crazy. __________________ Charging less does not mean more call volume it just means you have to work harder to reach your goals.

05-24-2009, 05:05 PM	#17
UnclogNH Drain Cleaning Specialist Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Hampshire, In a town time forgot. Posts: 2,037 My Photos	Was thinking adding leak detection. Nope city offers for free town water only. Not worth buying excavating equipment. Everyone has an excavator in the family. Trailor jet nope not enough commercial drains. Plumbing is mostly Hack handy man or diy. Stuck doing drains. Have a few older plumbers around here Have a good working relationship with them. If I or they need help or a second man is only a call away. I bet those $49.99 guys are cut throats with each other and don't work well with others. __________________ Charging less does not mean more call volume it just means you have to work harder to reach your goals.

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