Editorial Articles

In some ways, the drain-cleaning business hasn’t changed in years. Drains and pipes still get blocked. Lines get inspected with push cameras...

Working on sewer and water pipes almost by definition means working in traffic at times. And accidents in which workers are hit...

Drain cleaners often charge a hefty premium for clogged-drain emergencies. Still, it makes sense to minimize such calls by educating customers about...

SewerVUE Technology Corp. has released a robot-mounted, in-pipe inspection system that incorporates CCTV with ground-penetrating radar (GPR). The SewerVUE Surveyor system accurately...

Huge numbers of Americans approaching retirement age have not saved nearly enough for their later years. The Federal Reserve reports that Americans...

I recently heard a best-selling author on a radio interview telling how he tackles his book projects. For every one of his...

For centuries, business contracts have been written on paper. Today, however, more and more contracts are formed electronically. The computer is quickly...

RIDGID Introduces SeeSnake Digital Adaptor The SeeSnake digital adaptor for the microExplorer inspection camera from RIDGID enables users to digitally record to...

Charlie Hall may call his sewer and drain-cleaning operation a “redneck enterprise,” but there is no smirking about the way he has...

Video inspection cameras are beautiful things to Frank Canora. His belief in pipe inspections led him to open Drain Visions LLC in...

Floor drains and downspouts backing up at a company’s training center near St. Louis, Mo., caught the attention of a general contractor...

One of the perks of being a drain-cleaning contractor is that every now and then, maybe only once in a lifetime, you...

Perma-Liner Featured on Extreme MakeoverPerma-Liner installer Grant Utilities Inc. of St. Paul, Minn., was featured in the Jan. 3 episode of Extreme...

Grayton Plumbing in Washington, D.C. doesn’t own a fleet of 20 trucks – it just seems that way. That visual sleight-of-hand is...

There are good reasons to go small in a pipeline-inspection system. One is to get into the inspection market and test the...

We all know it: Manual lifting strains the back, shoulders, and legs. And improper lifting causes injuries that can be serious and...

Competitive wages help companies attract and retain employees. But in the commercial and residential pipe-cleaning industry, where tough, dirty work can make...

It might seem impossible right now, but sooner or later, you will retire. And so will your employees. The question is, will...

We all see it: The Internet is changing the way companies advertise. No longer are choices limited to TV, radio, print publications,...