Plumbing Do's and Don'ts for Commercial Tenants.
A printable reference card for every break room, mop sink, and tenant welcome packet. Five rules to follow. Five things to never do. Who to call when something goes wrong.
FOR PROPERTY MANAGERS
The $0 Investment That Prevents $800 Service Calls
Every commercial drain stoppage has a cause. Across thousands of service calls, the pattern is clear: the majority of tenant-space blockages come from three things — grease poured down drains, items flushed that shouldn't be, and slow drains ignored until they became complete blockages.
The common thread: nobody told the tenant.
Most tenant-caused plumbing damage isn't malicious — it's simple lack of awareness. Nobody explained that "flushable" wipes aren't actually flushable in commercial systems. Nobody mentioned that coffee grounds expand with water. Nobody posted a sign by the mop sink.
Print this reference card. Laminate it. Post it in the break room and next to every mop sink. Include it in every tenant welcome packet.
The cost: less than $1 per copy. The cost of one prevented service call: $300–$800.
Prints on standard 8.5" × 11" paper — ready to laminate and post
Plumbing Do's and Don'ts
For Commercial Tenants
Do
Don't
Quick Responsibility Reference
Your Responsibility
Building's Responsibility
“The cheapest plumbing repair is the one that never happens. A two-dollar laminated card on the break room wall makes that possible.”