Sewer and Drain Cleaning

John Snyder knows what he wants. That hasn’t always been true of the owner of the Philadelphia plumbing and heating company that...

Many drain cleaning jobs require more power than a basic wet/dry vacuum can offer. But the “step up” options for portable vacuum...

Root intrusion is one of the most significant problems to discover in a sewer system. Roots thrive in sewer lines because they are...

I was hanging out in the General Pipe Cleaner’s booth at the WWETT Show in Indianapolis talking to customers when I met...

General Pipe Cleaners' high-performance nozzles increase water jet performance. They incorporate patented fluid mechanics to significantly increase thrust, pulling power and cleaning power...

I always start out using a spade cutter if it fits in the cleanout. The spade cutter will open most clogs and...

Every day, more than two dozen hydroexcavation and dry- and wet-vacuum trucks owned by Hurricane Hydrovac fan out across southern Ontario to...

Contractors know that General Pipe Cleaners’ Speedrooter 92 really can take a beating — from its frame braced at key stress points,...

General Pipe Cleaners redefines high-speed, flexible-shaft technology with the new Flexi-Rooter 100 drain cleaner. General added an integral motor, stronger rod and unique...

Instead of starting with a hollow cable and inserting the core, General’s Flexicore cable starts with the core and wraps the cable...

When calling a customer who has a main drain backup, you should avoid asking them how they are doing, even though this...

When Mark Ellefson decided to call his company Prodigy Plumbing, he knew he’d raised the bar high and would have to provide...

The Gen-Eye Hot-Spot pipe locator from General Pipe Cleaners makes locating easier than ever. Its total field antenna array and on-screen icons...

While working the General Pipe Cleaner’s booth at a trade show several years ago, I struck up a conversation with a drain...

Q. We’ve seen the ads for video pipeline inspection cameras, but I don’t see how I can justify the cost. Why should...

The sewer line of a Tallahassee, Florida, residential property suffered constant clogging. And repeated snaking failed to break the blockage. That’s when the...

In a previous series of blog posts with the title ‘How Not to Break Your Stuff’ (read them here: Part 1 and...