Commercial Plumbing in Newnan, GA

Signs a Newnan business should call a plumber

• A backflow test that's due or a device that failed
• Restaurant drains slowing every week
• Restroom fixtures running between uses
• Hot water that fades during busy hours
• Water spots on ceiling tiles below a restroom
• A car wash or salon with low pressure at peak use

Local conditions in Newnan

Newnan is the Coweta County seat on I-85, with a historic downtown of antebellum architecture and mostly newer growth around it; the median home dates to 2004. Newnan Utilities provides electric, water and wastewater service, drawing surface water from Line Creek, Sandy and Brown Creek and White Oak Creek into large storage reservoirs, and treating wastewater at the Wahoo Creek and Mineral Springs plants. It disinfects with chlorine and chlorine dioxide. The utility's contact line is 770-683-5516. Addresses in the 30263 and 30265 ZIPs outside its service area may have another provider.

Newnan Utilities' backflow program is specific about who needs a preventer: irrigation systems, commercial properties, fire sprinkler systems, medical facilities, car washes and restaurants. Devices must be tested when installed, every year after that, and whenever they're moved or repaired, by someone with current backflow prevention certification. Newnan Utilities doesn't test devices itself; reports go in through its online submission system. The utility also offers a line-inspection request form and publishes guidance on lead and copper pipes and frozen pipes.

Inside city limits, the City of Newnan Building Department administers the plumbing code and issues permits from the second floor of City Hall on LaGrange Street, 770-254-2354.

What affects the cost

• The type and number of backflow devices on the property
• Grease load in a restaurant line
• Diagnostic time with a camera or leak locator
• Off-hours work around patient or service hours
• City permit and inspection steps

What happens when you call

You'll be connected with an independent local plumber who takes commercial jobs in Newnan. Describe the business, the fixtures and devices involved, and when the space can be closed. Medical offices and restaurants often need work before opening or after closing, so mention your hours. If the call is about a backflow device, have its location and the last test report handy; a failed device has to be repaired and retested, and the new report submitted to Newnan Utilities. If anyone smells gas, leave and call 911 and Atlanta Gas Light at 877.427.4321 from outside.