Editorial Articles

As Ian Stewart and his brother, Stuart, began charting a course for their new company, ESP&P Industrial Services, a simple but effective...

Excavating Equipment 1 // RAMVAC AX Air ExcavatorThe AX Air Excavator from RAMVAC Vacuum Excavators by Sewer Equipment is mounted on a non-CDL chassis for operator efficiency. The truck...

Many owners of small- and medium-sized businesses face a simple dilemma on a daily basis: They are really good at providing the service their...

So you see a colleague violating a safety procedure while operating a combo vac truck. Or breaking an office ethics protocol. Or doing...

General Pipe Cleaners has been a fixture of the drain cleaning industry for nearly a century. A division of General Wire Spring, the...

There was a time when Guillermo Alvarez was socking away money to buy a trailer-mounted water jetter so his company, Rooter Warrior Plumbing...

Sometimes choosing topics for the regular columns in Cleaner — Money Manager, Better Business, Safety First — is challenging. Obviously the main goal is to bring...

"Drain Mob” might conjure up images of menacing thugs straight out of The Godfather. But the San Diego, California-based Drain Mob is...

O’Hare International Airport, a veterans hospital in Milwaukee and the Wisconsin state capitol don’t appear to have anything in common. But one thing...

Restoration 1 and bluefrog Plumbing + Drain recap 2020Waco, Texas-based brands Restoration 1 and bluefrog Plumbing + Drain capped off 2020 filled with...

1 // Coxreels swivel options for the 1125 SeriesCoxreels offers two upgraded swivel options for the 1125 Series cable reels. The medium-pressure (up...

Every drain cleaner knows that not all jobs are easily accessible. Often a drain needs to be accessed from the basement, which...

ITpipes welcomes new business development managerMark Grabowski has joined ITpipes as business development manager. As business development manager, he will oversee enhancing...

1 // Milwaukee Tool M12 FUEL compact band sawMilwaukee Tool’s M12 FUEL compact band saw is light and compact, and users can easily...

Sewer line cleaning and inspection were once distinctly separate industries. However, that line is getting blurred as inspection camera equipment becomes more...

Root problem eliminated on lakeside easement Problem / A neighborhood in Liberty, Missouri, had a heavily root-bound easement. Access was difficult, as the 1,280-foot line...

Cable Machines 1 // Electric Eel Model CThe Model C dual-cable sectional drain cleaner from Electric Eel runs up to 200 feet of 1 1/4-inch, self-feeding dual cable in...

Do you ever feel like there is way too much appreciation shown in your workplace? If you said no, you’re not alone. Your...

Cleaning a residential sewer line with roots can be a challenge. If you have traditional drain cleaning equipment and a jetter you have...