Experts Reviews · Company report
Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup logoHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%80+43.6Reliability 24%74+17.9Value 14%50+7.1Replies to reviews 7%100+7.1Craft & service penalty87−1.3Momentum penalty82−1.8Experts Score= 73Grade B: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.73SCORE

Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup

Rockville, MD · Grade BLetter from the Experts Score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = under 20. · #68Position by Experts Score among all companies we track in this category. of 82 septic tank services · 4.8★ from 1,238 Google reviews

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Percentile vs other septic tank services (100 = best)Each factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (star average, share of 1–2★ reviews, price verdicts…); standing within the category can only raise it, never lower it.. Strongest: replies to reviews and craft & service; weakest: value.

SatisfactionSatisfaction · 54% of the scoreRecency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup is better than 80% of septic tank services.A
80
ReliabilityReliability · 24% of the scoreHow rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup is better than 74% of septic tank services.B
74
Craft & serviceCraft & service · 0% of the scoreGoogle review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup is better than 87% of septic tank services.A
87
ValueValue · 14% of the scoreCustomers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup is better than 50% of septic tank services.C
50
MomentumMomentum · 0% of the scorePenalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup is better than 82% of septic tank services.A
82
Replies to reviewsReplies to reviews · 7% of the scoreHow often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup is better than 100% of septic tank services.A
100

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Customers hired Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup for 8 kinds of job.

Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup for sump pump installation

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Jobs reviewedHow many Google reviews are tagged with this job.4
★ on this jobAverage stars on the reviews where the customer tagged this exact job (Google’s “Services” field).4.50
Usually paidThe price range customers picked most often for this job.$500–600
Category typicalWhat the middle half of customers paid for this job across all companies in the category.$706–$1.9k
Rank for this jobPosition of this company in the Job match ranking for this job among the companies we track.Its Job match: 61/100.How Job match is calculatedBuilt only from reviews Google tagged “Sump pump installation”:Stars on this job 55%Number of such jobs 25%Overall Experts Score 20%Stars are pulled toward the category average when a company has few tagged jobs, so 3 perfect reviews don’t beat 80 great ones. 4.3★ scores 0, 5.0★ scores full. Volume is compared with the busiest company for this job.#10 / 10

All 4 Google reviews tagged “Sump pump installation”

J5 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 3 years ago★★★

Their promise of 24/7 available didn’t come true, and neither their advertised discount. I placed a call on a Saturday morning and not until Sunday afternoon around 4:00 PM somebody showed up and charged for two hours.

Sump pump installation
ForbiddenLocal Guide · 31 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 3 years ago★★★★★

We had a failed sump pump issue which was floading. I called Roto Rooter plumbing and they had a technician who could be able to come within a few hours. Other companies I called said, they are not available until extra days.... The person who answer the phone was very nice an dpolite. The technician came on time…

Sewer repairSump pump installationSump pump repair+ Responsiveness+ Punctuality+ Quality
Jacob3 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 3 years ago★★★★★

Very fast and professional. Did a great job replacing our sump pump when it died. We found the issue around 2pm, they were here by 3pm, went to grab materials and pump was replaced by 6pm!

Sump pump installationSump pump repair+ Responsiveness+ Punctuality+ Professionalism
Marvin5 reviewsTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 7 months ago★★★★★

Rating only, no written review.

Paid $500–600Great priceSump pump installation

Price

$786+88% vs typical septic tank services

Bar = middle half of what customers paid · gold mark = category median.

Price verdictsGoogle asks reviewers whether the price was great, reasonable or overpriced; these are their answers.

Great price 14%Reasonable 59%Overpriced 14%Not sure 13%

Jobs customers hired them for

JobReviewsCategory typical
Drain cleaning105$228–$493
Toilet repair68$216–$593
Plumbing68—
Plumbing pipe repair44$322–$1.1k
Plumbing leak detection37$104–$618
Plumbing leak repair21$271–$1.1k
Water heater installation17$1.2k–$2.4k
Faucet repair13$295–$680

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