When Gary Sprague first saw the Arctic Blaster more than a decade ago, he was intrigued by the premise behind it: Using pressurized steam to thaw frozen pipes. After technicians tried out the machine, the general manager at Koberlein Environmental Services in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, was more than intrigued.
In fact, Koberlein Environmental Services now owns five Arctic Blasters, a testament to their pipe-thawing ability. The company — which does everything from cleaning drain and sewer lines to pumping septic tanks and grease traps in northeastern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York — still uses water jetters and cable drain machines to clear
