First, I called the listed number on here, 360-559-2869 and got an automated response about a test being successful.
Trust me it was not.
I have called 360-536-9845 Roto Rooter and 360-403-3134 Roto Rooter. All three of these numbers are for Roto Rooter, who is supposed to have emergency 24 hour service, but in reality they are for numbers for a call center, nothing but an answering service that can provide you with absolutely zero information
I have been jerked around for over 24 hours for my emergency. Which apparently is only my emergency as I have repeatedly told them there is only one bathroom in the house, and since the toilet and shower were clogged up, it is a freaking emergency for us.
Truth be known, no one ever wants to call a company like this. I was very relieved when the plumber showed up. HOWEVER
The plumber (Jesse) his "sales" tactic's left a lot to be desired. He insisted that he had to use the camera, to see what the problem was - a $475. cost. Literally he said, I have to do this to see the problem and fix it so do you want me to fix it or go? It was so rude, especially since I'd been waiting for over 24 hours at this point.
He wanted to show me everything, explain everything in detail, which normally would have been great. But, I'm not a plumber and to have him get frustrated and short with me, and then he started using foul language - was not cool. His apology just made it worse, because he said "I'm sorry I got short with you. I was frustrated because I've never had anyone not understand after I've explained". Which really pissed me off, I don't like anyone to insinuate that I am stupid just because I don't know how a septic system worked.
He stated to fix the problem, so I could shower and use the toilet, he "had" to cut off the inlet "T" because it was installed sideways and instead of being screwed on, it was glued on so it had to be cut. He also removed the screen between the line and the drain field (it helps keep stuff like grease out of your drain field) but was not able to put it back in. He just left it on the ground. SO that was not so great.
The good news is that it was greatly appreciated to have an experienced plumber took the time to explain issues in a way that I eventually understood.
The bad news...
The price...HIGH... $516. 80. I thought he would snake the pipe and be done, but nope. $516.80..And I'm going to have to have someone else come out, to replace the inlet valve "T" which was cut off and possibly the piping where the screen was in, as the installer chose a pipe with a 90 degree angle.. I'm sure it was easy to jam that screen in when installing the new system, it was all nice and dry.. Not so much so now.
Plus, I'm going to have the fun now of trying to get that money reimbursed by the home builder. I might not know plumbing, but I know enough with a new home build to get a one year warranty! read more