Editorial Articles

Contracting professionals share ideas on upsizing a water jetter and selecting the right equipment to suit the application

In most cases, an IRS income tax audit is nothing to fear. The keys are to keep calm and make sure you’re accompanied by a professional.

Mike Williams of Just Drains LLC in Philadelphia, Pa., supports big plans with solid business practices and constant, aggressive promotion

The recession affects everyone, but you don’t have to be part of the doom and gloom. A positive attitude and positive action are more essential now than ever.

Efforts to limit cell phone use while driving are picking up steam. Here’s how some contractors balance mobile communication with the need to drive safely.

The unpleasant but sometimes necessary step of layoffs during a business downturn requires attention to employees’ rights and to legal procedures

Mr. Rooter Listed on Magazine’s Top 500 List; NASSCO Introduces Sewer Grouting Web Site; Perma-Liner Receives Keeping America Strong Award; Spartan Tool Names Nesky VP of Sales; Flexible Pipe Tool Acquires Shamrock; REHAU, DBI to Produce Municipal PVC Pipe

The VeriSight push camera system from Envirosight LLC offers drain cleaners multiple sonde frequencies, interchangeable camera heads, digital recording capability, and self-diagnostics.

An emergency cured-in-place pipe repair enables a veneer mill in Oregon to pass its Department of Environmental Quality inspection

Here are some tips for understanding utility locating technologies and selecting a unit to suit your everyday working conditions

It’s always worth revisiting the dangers of hydrogen sulfide, the highly toxic gas most often associated with sewer fatalities

Contractors protecting their customers’ long-term interests find that a drain-cleaning service call often leads to more work to correct the root causes of stoppages

Contracting professionals share thoughts on the proper cable configuration for reaching from drains into laterals with potential blockages

The Municipal Pipe Tool Co. uses a simple testing protocol to identify sewer leaks – which often become repair business opportunities

An understanding of individual state laws, good records and a big supply of antacid tablets can help you survive a sales tax audit

Milwaukee-area drain cleaner’s trucks are integrated with inventory software to keep field technicians organized and well stocked

I read Peter Kenter’s article, Routing Roots (Tech Perspective, Cleaner, December 2008) with great interest, and I found that I agreed with many of the comments made by David Bradford of Shamrock Pipe Tools.

It’s not so hard to do these days. And there are many good reasons, for social good and personal benefit, to lighten the load on the environment.

Optimism pervades the exhibit hall as Pumper & Cleaner Expo attendees discover the latest technologies for pipe and drain cleaning, repair and maintenance