The Piscataway plumber is taking 15% off service for customers who mention the offer, as root-clogged sewer lines and holiday kitchens collide in Middlesex County.
Piscataway, NJ (PRUnderground) November 5th, 2026
Plumbers have a name for the day after Thanksgiving: “Brown Friday.” It’s the busiest day of the year for clogged drains and sewer backups, when a full house, a full kitchen, and a tired sewer line all hit their limit at once. To help Central Jersey homeowners get ahead of it, Edison Plumbing & Sewer, a licensed plumber in Piscataway, NJ, is offering 15% off service for customers who mention this Thanksgiving offer when they call.
The holiday backups the company sees aren’t always caused by what went down the drain that day. Many post-war and mid-century homes in Middlesex County still have their original clay sewer line running to the street. Over the years, tree roots work their way into the joints looking for moisture. Sewer roots can narrow a line for months without anyone noticing. Then Thanksgiving brings extra guests, extra showers, extra laundry, and a sink full of grease and potato peels, and a line that was barely keeping up backs up into the basement.
“A lot of the Thanksgiving calls we get are lines that were already half blocked with roots,” said Cristian Portillo, co-owner of Edison Plumbing & Sewer. “The turkey grease is just the last straw. If your drains have been slow for a while, now’s the time to get the line cleared, before twenty people are in the house.”
Co-owner Yussef Ibrahim said there are a few signs homeowners should pay attention to this month. “If the toilet gurgles when the washer drains, if every drain in the house is slow at the same time, or if there’s a patch of grass over the yard line that’s greener than the rest, that’s usually roots in the sewer,” he said. “We can run a camera down the line, cut the roots out, and jet it clean so it’s ready for the holiday.”
The 15% discount applies to service calls booked through November 30 for customers who mention the Thanksgiving offer. Edison Plumbing & Sewer serves Piscataway, Edison, New Brunswick, Woodbridge, Old Bridge, East Brunswick, and the surrounding Middlesex County area, with 24/7 emergency service available. To book service, call (908) 417-3246.
