Fixing Drains A Thanksgiving Tradition For Plumbers

You don’t have to hit the stores or surf the net to spend big on Black Friday. There’s a lot of people who end up paying for plumbing problems the day after Thanksgiving. “You know how everyone thinks about Black Friday, well, we think about in a different way,” Roto-Rooter serviceman, Jesus Machado, said. “Kitchen sinks. Kitchen sinks all day.” Fixing clogged drains and pipes is a Thanksgiving tradition for plumbers. “It was really gross and annoying. It was like three inches of water on each side of the sink. And random food particles,” Wendy Stevens said. “I told him not to put the peels down the sink.” Stevens is talking about her husband, who admitted he stuffed the garbage disposal with potato peels. “It had to happen on the day when I do the most cooking and on the day when I have the most pot and pans, so we had to have it fixed,” Stevens said. “We look basically at a 12-hour day on that day,” Machado said. Just halfway through Friday, and already, this is call number 45. “If you’re washing your dishes, try to have your strainer on, if a little bit goes in there, we should be good,” Machado said. “But sometimes, people think they’re a little trash can and they’re not.” Plumbing pros suggest always running hot water when you turn on the garbage disposal. Also, never toss anything bigger than half an inch down the drain. Turkey bones and turkey grease also belong in the trash can, not the garbage disposal. “I knew better, and hopefully now he will too,” Stevens said.