Lyman, SC Plumber: How Permits Work Through CC&I, and What to Fix First

How a plumbing permit moves through Lyman

The Town of Lyman says that since September 1, 2021 it works with CC&I on all permitting. The town's zoning side handles local approvals, and then the applicant contacts CC&I to finish the permit.

1. Contact Lyman's Planning and Zoning Administrator for town forms and approvals, at (864) 978-3490 or (864) 439-0680.
2. The town forwards its approvals to CC&I.
3. Contact CC&I yourself to complete the permit, at (864) 586-6111, 4795 S. Church Street Ext., Suite 2, Roebuck.
4. Submit applications through the online Citizen Portal, which the town advises using in Google Chrome.
5. Keep the permit number, because the inspector will need it.

Source: Town of Lyman: construction permitting

The town page also quotes state code, which says the owner must first apply to the building official and obtain the required permit before work on a plumbing system. Whether a given repair needs one is a question for CC&I, so ask before the work starts.

A toilet that runs, rocks or leaks at the base

A running toilet adds up on the water bill, and a rocking one is a sign the seal is failing. The cause is a few parts, and the repair is usually the same visit.

• Run food coloring in the tank for fifteen minutes to test the flapper.
• Check the base for damp flooring after a flush.
• Replace worn fill valves and flappers before they fail.
• Call if the floor around the toilet feels soft.

The page on fixing running and leaking toilets covers the repair choices in more detail.

Slow drains and kitchen backups

A kitchen sink that drains slowly, then backs up into the other bowl, is usually grease past the disposal. A hand auger helps a single fixture, but a repeat clog calls for a line cleaning.

Read garbage disposal problems if the sink empties through a disposal, and jetting out a stubborn line when the clog keeps returning.

Licensing and what to ask for

State law requires a license for residential plumbing work over five hundred dollars. Ask for the plumber's license details, and ask who is pulling the permit and with which office.

What to have ready before you call CC&I

• The street address and the owner's name
• A plain description of the work, such as replacing a tank water heater with a tank water heater
• The plumber's company name and license details
• Whether the job moves any pipe or only swaps a fixture
• A rough sketch if pipes are being rerouted

Having these in hand turns a long first call into a short one. The permit office can then say plainly whether the work needs a permit and what the inspection will check.

Lyman plumbing problems that can wait and ones that cannot

Water heaters: the repair or replace question

A heater that leaks from the tank body is finished. One that leaks from a fitting or does not heat can often be repaired. Choosing a replacement heater explains sizing and what to ask your plumber about permits, which in Lyman go through CC&I.

Street-side problems belong to the utility

A low-pressure complaint across the whole house, a main that sounds loud or water on the street are usually on the utility's side of the meter. Your bill names the utility, and the first call about anything outside your property line goes there.

• Ask whether neighbors have the same problem.
• Note when the pressure drops and for how long.
• Check the meter and the shutoff before you call.
• Ask the utility where its responsibility ends at your address.

Once you know the problem is inside the house, a plumber can take over with confidence. Tell the plumber what the utility said, because it saves a repeat trip and keeps you from paying for work on a pipe that is not yours.

Where Lyman sits on the map

Lyman is east of Greer in Spartanburg County. The map shows the town, and a call with your street address lets us confirm it.