Independent guides to the companies and products homeowners run into when a drain blocks. We are not affiliated with any of them, we are not paid by any of them, and we have tried to say the useful thing rather than the flattering one.
Service companies
Roto-Rooter
The name that became a verb. Company-owned branches and franchises, nationwide.
Mr. Rooter
A franchise network founded in 1970, part of the Neighborly group.
RooterMan
A long-established franchise, and a useful lesson in why 'Rooter' is on so many vans.
Zoom Drain
A drain and sewer specialist rather than a general plumbing company.
Products
Drano
The manufacturer's own instructions, and where plumbers disagree with them.
Liquid-Plumr
A different chemistry to Drano, aimed at the same clogs, with the same limits.
Enzyme & Bacterial Drain Cleaners
Slow, preventive, and genuinely useful — for a completely different job.
How we wrote these
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