Universal inspection monitor locates a break in a sewer line
Problem: When a technician with Handy Plumbing in Corpus Christi, Texas, was unable...
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The Value of a Professional Utility Locator
Every year major league baseball players travel to Florida and Arizona in February to work on the fundamentals of the game.
They spend...
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Safe Digging Begins With Good Utility Locating
April is National Safe Digging Month, and one of the top messages being promoted at this time is the importance of knowing...
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Smoke Testing a Valuable Component of Contractor’s Diagnostic Toolbox
In his more than 55 years running O’Fallon (Missouri) Sewer Service, Leonard Earnest has seen quite a few technological changes. He says...
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The Many Ways to Pinpoint Water Leaks
There are a number of different technologies and tools that can aid a utility's water loss management, each with its advantages and limitations.
In...
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The Best Money-Makers of 2017
Covanta Environmental Solutions of Milwaukee has trailer-mounted vacuum units built in-house that it calls VacSimizers. They combine a 5,000-gallon tank and a standard...
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Company Looks at Fine-Tuning Operations Following Rapid Growth
An important part of growth is knowing when to slow down and take stock — a concept exemplified by C&L Water Solutions...
Editorial
Utility Locating Boosts Business for Excavation Contractor
When Pat Aubin founded AEI Subsurface more than four decades ago, the company’s primary focus was site preparation for residential construction projects....
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Utility Locating Contractor’s Experience Pays Off During Massive Bridge Project
Mission critical work is defined as anything deemed vital to a business or project. That pretty much describes what AEI Subsurface does...
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‘Grab and Go’ Inspection Systems Offer Wi-Fi Capability to Send Video from the Job Site
The popular, lightweight Gen-Eye POD video inspection systems from General Pipe Cleaners now offer optional Wi-Fi capability.The optional Wi-Fi transmitter inside the...
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Take Care of Your Inspection Camera to Avoid Costly Repairs
Adam Teets can sympathize with contractors using an inspection camera to discover a problem in a line.“You see the object causing the...
Videos
Learn How to Pinpoint Water Leaks with the Gen-Ear
General Pipe Cleaners' Gen-Ear LE water leak locator is a simplified, more economical tool with stronger sound amplification than other systems. Use...
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Get the Most Out of Your Locating Equipment
With some machines, a consistent regimen of preventive maintenance is critical. Oil needs to be changed out and components need to be...
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Find That Buried Plastic Pipe
Plastic main and service pipe is well accepted in the industry and has some advantages. But it also has a major disadvantage...
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Product News: June 5, 2017
MyTana MS11-NG2 inspection systemMyTana Manufacturing’s MS11-NG2 is built for durability, ease of use and exceptional image clarity for 3- to 6-inch lines....
Editorial
Location and Leak Detection, Drainline TV Inspection Equipment
Fixed monitoring helps utility curb nonrevenue water lossProblem: The HaGihon – Jerusalem Region Water & Wastewater Utility has a water distribution network...
Blogs
Resistance: A Sewer Crawler’s Worst Enemy
More than 55 percent of motor failures occur because of overheating caused by excessive resistance (Bright Hub Engineering). The two biggest enemies...















