Sewer and Drain Cleaning

When Mike Jackson established Modern Plumbing in Avon, Indiana, in 2004, he decided that drain cleaning would be an essential part of...

Michael Williams of Just Drains stopped by the booth at the 2018 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show to...

I have a friend who is quick to label brands or movements with a mysteriously strong, almost cult-like following. Examples include Apple,...

In each issue, Cleaner magazine captures the work that contractors do through both words and pictures. When photographers accompany profiled contractors on job sites,...

Dalton Coveyou has spent his young life taking care of others, so it’s no surprise he’s finding success in the service industry.As...

With the assistance of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, a second SAE standard has been published for vacuum excavators and sewer cleaning...

David Sierra still remembers the day about three years ago when he opened the clean-out on a 6-inch-diameter sewer line that was...

Four hours of snaking couldn’t clear a kitchen clog. A drain cleaning technician from Steve’s Service Plumbing in Nampa, Idaho, would run the...

To continue the discussion of equipment maintenance (see Part 1 here), now we’ll take a look at strategies to preserve the life...

So picture this: you’re kneeling in wet grass next to a clean-out, shoving your Gen-Eye pipe inspection system slowly down into the...

Collections system workers are injured or killed almost every year using pneumatic plugs. This entertaining, yet informative video highlights the dangers associated with the use of...

Any contractor who cleans restaurant grease traps and interceptors knows there’s rarely a convenient time for customers. While municipalities typically require regular...

When RIDGID released the first versions of the FlexShaft drain cleaning machines in spring 2019, they were met with an overwhelmingly positive...

High-speed drain cleaning machines have been getting attention recently as a fast way to clear drainlines wall-to-wall, while also being able to...

It’s not unusual for technicians at Colepepper Plumbing & Drains in San Diego to encounter thick rust and scale in cast iron...

One of the more interesting things that we’ve learned in General Pipe Cleaner’s 90-year history as a machine manufacturer is that you...

If pumping out grease traps is part of your service offerings, it’s inevitable that equipment will become coated with grease and need...