(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 24, 2009 )--Cincinnati, OH – The Thanksgiving weekend is anything but a holiday for Roto-Rooter plumbing and drain cleaning professionals who often sacrifice family time for a bigger paycheck. Thanksgiving feasts are responsible for so many kitchen sink and sewer clogs that the day after Thanksgiving is the single busiest day of the year for all of Roto-Rooter’s locations. Roto-Rooter’s Atlanta residential and commercial plumbing customers, like all of Roto-Rooter’s customers nationwide, depend on Roto-Rooter for drain and sewer cleaning, especially during busy holiday gatherings.

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. Incoming calls to Roto-Rooter should jump just under 50% over an average Friday. The four-day Thanksgiving weekend traditionally represents a 21% increase above any other Thursday through Sunday period of the year. Added revenue will likely approach a million dollars for Friday alone. It is unclear whether the economic slowdown will impact emergency calls this year.

Many Americans take part in Thanksgiving celebrations with eleven or more people, and Roto-Rooter’s local Atlanta plumbers, and plumbers at all of its locations across the country, stand ready to assist homeowners with their clogged sink, blocked toilet and garbage disposal clog problems. “Often, a house already has partially clogged drainpipes that aren’t noticeable until holiday guests arrive and overwhelm the system,” said Paul Abrams, a spokesman for Roto-Rooter.

Atlanta residential and commercial plumbing customers and plumbing customers across the country face a variety of potential plumbing challenges at Thanksgiving time. By following these recommendations, Thanksgiving hosts can avoid a visit from their plumber over the holiday weekend:

• Never pour fats or cooking oils down drains. They solidify in pipes. Instead, wipe grease from pots with paper towels and throw in trash.
• No stringy, fibrous waste in the garbage disposal (poultry skins, celery, fruit & potato peels). Disposals can’t sufficiently grind these items.
• Make sure disposal is running when you put food into it. Don’t wait until it’s full to turn on.
• Wait ten minutes between showers so slow drains have time to do their job.
• Never flush cotton balls, swabs, hair or facial scrub pads down a toilet. They don’t dissolve and they cause clogs.
• If you need a plumber, call before the holidays to avoid delays and holiday service charges.

Whether plumbing customers need drain or sewer cleaning, or repairs for clogged toilets or garbage disposals, Roto-Rooter, the largest provider of plumbing and drain cleaning services in North America, is ready to provide rapid 24 hour service.

About Roto-Rooter

Roto-Rooter was established in 1935 and operates businesses in 115 company-owned territories and 500 independent franchise territories serving approximately 91 percent of the U.S. population and 55% of the Canadian population. www.rotorooter.com

For more information please contact:

Paul Abrams
Roto-Rooter Public Relations
Roto-Rooter Group, Inc.
2500 Chemed Center
255 East Fifth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4726
513-762-6434
paul.abrams@rrsc.com
http://www.rotorooter.com

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