This is the neighbors horse. He is waiting for me to bring him a carrot, but I am waiting for the plumber who is coming to unplug my drain! Something about the first of a new year, freezing cold temperatures and my drain not doing the draining thing that seems to go hand in hand. So I had spent about a week trying to get the silly sink to drain and convincing myself that the sink taking 3 hours to empty out was normal. Right up until Monday morning when I finally called the guy who pumps my septic tank and asked him for the number of the guy who unplugged my line last time. I knew the septic tank did not need pumped and he agreed. So I bit the bullet and made the call.
And here is a look inside the plumbers truck. Some how I got a feeling that this was going to be alright. The man who owns the company is named Clarence. His helper was Jerry. They were both very nice and so polite!
First thing that has to happen when you have a septic tank is the removal of the concrete lid. That was a little tricky since it was frozen in place, but Jerry got that done with the help of his trusty pry bar.
And here is the birds eye view of my septic tank.
See the steam? You know it was really cold out there! So Jerry got his trusty roto rooter out and began grinding away.
When American Septic and Sewer Pumped my tank last year he said I had roots in my line and that my septic tank was in good shape. He told me then that I would only need to have it pumped every four years. That made me happy. I had the lines roto rooted then so I was pretty sure that was the problem now. And I was right. These two guys went right to work and in less then 20 minutes I was good to go. Jerry came in and cleaned out under the kitchen sink and ran the snake through there. Then he put everything right back where he found it.
I would recommend these guys highly for any plumbing you may need done at your house. And since I have a septic tank and expect high bills when work needs to be done I was very, very pleased with his rates. Going to put his number somewhere that I can find it when I need it and not going to bother with those silly yellow pages.
And just in case you are in need of guys that work reasonably and are honest, down to earth fellows that clean up after themselves, here is thier contact info
C & J Drain Cleaning and plumbing:
719-947-2521 (NORTH)
719-568-7660 (SOUTH) I use the South one.
