Whether you manage an office, run a bustling restaurant, operate a specialty coffee shop, beauty salon, or other commercial property, understanding and addressing your unique plumbing needs is critical to your operation's success. From routine maintenance to emergency repairs, having a local, licensed, and insured commercial contractor like Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Wichita, KS, at your disposal ensures your business remains operational, compliant, and ready to serve your customers. With specialized expertise in various commercial settings and services, we offer the professional care and the fast response necessary to handle plumbing challenges across various industries, keeping your business running smoothly and efficiently.
Office Buildings
Many businesses have offices that require plumbing maintenance. Whether you run a law firm, a doctor’s office, or have office space in a larger facility for your administration personnel, clogged drains are the most common problem they face. Sink and toilet drains get clogged when your customers or employees attempt to put things down the drains that are not flushable or suitable for sink drains. These clogs can lead to backed-up sewage and overflowing sinks or commodes, which puts your restrooms or break rooms out of order until you remove the clog.
Leaking faucets are another problem. These cause water damage, increase water bills, and interrupt your business as you spend valuable employee time or your own time managing the mess instead of running your office. If you need a plumber on speed dial to quickly and efficiently handle those office plumbing disruptions, contact us at Mr. Rooter Plumbing. With our professional care and discretion, we will get you back running your office in no time.
Restaurants
Restaurant plumbing is more complicated than office plumbing. If you operate a restaurant, big or small, you must follow additional regulations to keep your plumbing up to code. For instance, water outlets must have a higher flow than standard residential faucets, often only 15mm in diameter. You need faucets large enough to provide a higher water flow and must be ADA-compliant. Your drains must be easy to clean and capable of handling large volumes of water and debris. You need your drains to remove wastewater quickly without losing water pressure.
Your restaurant plumbing should have an air gap or an approved backflow prevention device. This gap or device prevents contaminants from entering your water supply system, which could lead to food contamination. Your restaurant also has gas lines that need to be maintained. You must regularly test and tighten these valves to prevent gas-related accidents in your restaurant.
Besides your sinks and drains, your restaurant has several appliances that require plumbing maintenance. Your ovens may have gas lines, which you must monitor and keep in good condition. Garbage disposals often create problems with your drain system and need to be cleaned. Dishwashers are essential to your restaurant and require efficient access to hot water. Your hot water heaters that heat your water are also vital to your business. You may also have ice machines or a water filtration system. Finally, restaurants rely on bathrooms and bathroom utilities to work correctly and keep them safe when serving and selling food.
If you own and operate a restaurant, you know how essential it is to have a reliable plumber on call. If you are in the Witchita area, contact us at Mr. Rooter Plumbing for a free estimate. Our professional plumbing team is here to handle your restaurant plumbing needs and keep your food service up to code.
Coffee Shops
Coffee shops are often smaller than restaurants and have fewer utilities with plumbing maintenance requirements. However, the plumbing regulations for coffee shops are very similar to those of restaurants. Coffee shops must have a sufficient supply of hot and cold running water because they often use sinks instead of dishwashers to clean their utensils. Regulations require that water for manual dishwashing reach at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
All food service equipment in coffee shops, such as ice bins, ice makers, and dipper wells, must drain through indirect drain connections. Your coffee shop also requires a three-compartment sink for washing, rinsing, and sanitizing dishes and a separate hand-washing sink. If you operate a coffee shop and need assistance maintaining your plumbing, contact us for a free estimate. We will get your plumbing flowing so you can keep the coffee brewing.
Beauty Salons and Spas
Beauty salons and spas have special plumbing needs. To stay in business, you must have quick access to ample water at the correct temperature. You must have the proper pipe diameter to supply enough water to reach all your water outlets throughout your facility. These outlets may include shampoo bowls, bathrooms, and color dispensary sinks. If you have a larger facility, you may also require a kitchen sink, a dishwasher, laundry facilities, and additional client needs such as showers, tubs, sinks, and pedicure stations. This plumbing can get complicated quickly, and long piping spans, with many water outlets, will also affect your overall water pressure.
Your beauty salon or spa must have a sufficient water supply and excellent water pressure throughout the facility. You also need access to hot water from an efficient industrial water heater. While restaurants require large amounts of hot water at peak operating hours, others, like salons, need constant hot water throughout the day. The two significant characteristics of commercial water heaters are storage capacity and input. Water heater efficiency boils down to the amount of hot water the tank can store and how much power the burner uses to heat the water to the correct temperature.
Larger tanks will hold more hot water and last longer, while smaller tanks will deplete and refill faster. You must find the right balance between capacity and recovery for the size of your salon or spa. You don’t want to risk running out of hot water during your busiest business hours. Our licensed commercial water heater installers can identify the commercial water heater options for you based on your facility layout and your hot water needs.
Why Wichita Counts on Mr. Rooter Plumbing
For over 25 years, business owners and commercial property management companies have relied on Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Wichita, KS, when issues arise. From the moment you call to when the job is completed, you can count on our reliable and professional team to ensure your issues are dealt with quickly, minimizing your downtime. We aim to get your business back up and running so you can leave your plumbing problems in the past. With the Neighborly Done Right Promise™, you can rest assured the work we perform is done right the first time!
If you are experiencing issues and need service or repairs, don’t wait until they become a larger problem. Contact us today. We will come out, give you a free, no-obligation estimate, and be ready to start the work the minute you say go.