How to Decide Whether to Buy or Rent a Jetting Truck

Back to the E-Newsletter Archive Jetting equipment is a serious investment with potentially big payoffs. Analyzing your business’s situation can help determine whether buying or renting is the right move.

01.13.2026

Residential and commercial drain and sewer cleaning, inspection, and rehabilitation news for industry leaders

Elevate Drain Cleaning with Smart Inspection Strategies

A thorough drain inspection not only identifies the source of a problem but also prevents repeat blockages, reduces guesswork, and helps you present customers with confident, data-backed solutions. Read more

Sponsored by: RIDGID

Money Manager: How to Decide Whether to Buy or Rent a Jetting Truck

Jetting equipment is a serious investment with potentially big payoffs. Analyzing your business’s situation can help determine whether buying or renting is the right move. Read more

Water Tank Options Plentiful for Brute Van Jetter

The redesigned 150-gallon tank is now taller and thinner, measuring only about 20 inches wide — expanding configuration options for your van or trailer. View video

Sponsored by: Jetters Northwest

In Your Words: Advice and Insight from 2025’s Featured Contractors

Every month contractors share their best advice, industry insights, and the challenges they face on the job. Here's a look back at some of what contractors shared in the pages of Cleaner magazine in 2025. Read more

A Fully Equipped, Versatile Sewer Jetter

The STB4012K trailer-mounted cold-water sewer jetter has a 300-gallon capacity at 4,000 psi and features a fuel-injected Kohler gasoline engine powering a direct-drive gearbox, plunger pump, stainless steel valves, and 80-mesh water filter. Read more

Sponsored by: Cam Spray

News About Vac-Con, Core & Main, and Electro Scan

Recent industry news for sewer and drain cleaning professionals. Read more

“Matching the machine to the material is critical. If the vacuum system isn’t optimized for the type of debris you’re collecting, you risk slower operations, clogged equipment or worse — safety hazards.”

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