So, we've used Roto-Rooter in the past.  Who hasn't?  Today we called Roto-Rooter to handle a leaky master bathroom shower.  My husband figured a washer needed to be replaced, and was sorry he couldn't make it over to do it himself.  Must be slow right now. . . I got a call with an estimate saying the entire valve needed to be replaced and the total would be $325.  When I said, \"Huh? My husband thought it was just the washer.\" I got back in response, well, it's an old house, when we get in there, yada, yada, yada, better to just replace it all.  So after alerting the hub, he called to find out what the guy was talking about and got a different reply. . \"I'm sure it will be less than that, we'll let you know how it goes.\"  Fail. Beware of gender abuse.