Moore is an unincorporated community on US 221, a mile west of I-26 and south of Spartanburg. It is apple country, home to Niven's Apple Farm, and to Price's Post Office, listed on the National Register in 1969. The housing is a mix of older rural homes on larger lots and newer subdivisions drawn by easy interstate access.
Because Moore is not incorporated, there is no town building department. Plumbing and gas permits come from Spartanburg County Building Codes, and county inspectors handle the inspections.
Water in much of the area comes from the Woodruff-Roebuck Water District, which names Moore among the communities it serves and treats its water at a plant near where the North and South Tyger rivers meet in Roebuck. Sewer is not universal here, and many homes are on septic. Natural gas depends on the road: some areas have a utility main, and others rely on propane.
Gas Guys answers 24/7 and is a short drive down US 221 or I-26 from Spartanburg.
Moore at a glance
- Natural gas
- Varies: Piedmont, Greer CPW or propane. Moore lies near the edges of both the Piedmont Natural Gas and Greer CPW territories, and homes off the mains use propane. Your gas bill tells you which applies.
- Water
- Woodruff-Roebuck Water District (most of the area)
- Sewer
- Mostly septic; public sewer in some neighborhoods
- Permits
- Spartanburg County Building Codes
- Housing
- Older farmhouses and rural homes on larger lots, plus newer subdivisions near I-26 and US 221.
Plumbing and gas in Moore: what to know
Know your gas supplier
In an area like Moore, check your bill before calling about gas. A utility main means the utility owns the meter and the line to it. Propane means your supplier owns the tank and regulator. Either way, the piping from there to the appliances belongs to the homeowner, and that is the part we install, test and repair.
Long service lines on big lots
Rural lots mean long water lines from the meter at the road, and on gas, long buried runs from the meter or tank to the house. A leak in a buried water line shows up as a high bill or a soggy strip of yard. SC811 does not mark buried private lines, so we locate them before digging.
Septic systems
Homes on septic need the house drains and the tank treated as one system. Slow drains everywhere at once point to the tank or field, which is septic contractor work. One slow fixture or a clog that keeps coming back is usually in the house plumbing.
New subdivisions, different problems
Newer homes near the interstate are usually plumbed in PEX with plastic drains. Their problems are fewer and different: a fitting weeping under a sink, a relief valve dripping because a closed system has no expansion tank, or a toilet fill valve that runs all night.
Farmhouses with add-ons
Older farmhouses are often plumbed, replumbed and expanded by different owners over the years, with additions tied into the original lines. Mixed pipe materials, an undersized drain serving an add-on bath, and a long run that takes a minute to get hot water are typical, and each fix should account for the rest of the system.