Technicians at Matt Mertz Plumbing had their work cut out for them three years ago when they tackled a badly clogged cast-iron sewer line that ran under the kitchen of a popular steakhouse in Pittsburgh.
The 50-foot-long, 4-inch-diameter pipe was roughly 50% clogged with scale that was causing repeated backups in a kitchen-and-bar area located on a lower level of the restaurant, says Matt Mertz, former owner of the company. (Mertz sold the business to Armstrong Comfort Solutions in 2021 and now is that company’s director of plumbing operations.)“They had a plumber there almost every week to jet or snake the
The Cost-Saving Benefit of Pipe Lining on Display
Matt Mertz recounts how his company helped a restaurant client avoid a costly and time-intensive open-cut excavation to replace a sewer line
Feb 14, 2023
| by Ken Wysocky |
