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Preventive Maintenance Contracts Keep Crews Busy
Editor's Note: This article was published as part of a profile on O'Connor Plumbing, which was the cover story in the September 2015...
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How To Load Cable Into a Drum
The Drain Brains get asked all the time: What direction does the cable go? Follow Dave Dunbar’s three rules for loading cable...
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Natural Drain Additive System Prevents Odor and FOG
DrainXcel all-natural pipe cleaner from Brookside-Agra features a blend of bacteria and enzymes that eliminates odor and digests organic materials, including fats,...
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Snakes in a Toilet
You’ve perhaps seen or heard of actor Samuel L. Jackson’s blockbuster movie Snakes on a Plane, but have you ever been called...
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Inspection System Saves Landlord Big Bucks
It all started with a clogged sewer line at a Tulsa, Oklahoma, residential property. The frantic renter immediately called a local plumber,...
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General’s Summer Sales Promotion: Get Blistering Hot Stuff For Free
There are just a few days left of summer, but there’s still time to take advantage of General Pipe Cleaners’ Summer Promotion.Through Sept....
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Extend the Life of Your Tools
“When we make one mistake, we end up making two!”My high school basketball coach used to scream this adage as we ran...
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Video: Contractor Uses CCTV to Rescue Pup Trapped in Drain
A newborn puppy — still too small to open her eyes — was rescued in Phoenix Aug. 21 after being trapped in a...
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Running a Business ‘Like an Ambulance Company’
Be available and be efficient. That’s how Tri-County Power Rodding co-owner Norm Galligan has approached business for the nearly 40 years he...
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Extend the Life of Your Cable Machine
You just got a brand-new cable machine for your drain cleaning work. How do you make it last as long as possible?The...
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Efficient Root Control
Municipal sewer work is all about efficiency. RootX has taken that idea to heart with the introduction of the FDU300 applicator, a...
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Don’t Sell Yourself Short
Cleaning is not an easy business. You have to be willing to deal with the filthiest situations imaginable, and do it professionally...
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Trailer Jet Blasts Big Lines Clean
The JM-2512 Typhoon trailer jet from General Pipe Cleaners blows away blockages in big lines and long runs. The Typhoon delivers 12...
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Cleaner Classroom: Jetting 301
Editor’s note: Cleaner Classroom is an online series focused on the fundamental functions of cleaning professionals and the basic tools used to...
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Your Directional Guide to Pipe & Utility Locating
Marty Silverman of General Pipe Cleaners shows you how the Gen-Eye Hot-Spot pipe locator makes locating easier than ever. Find out why...
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Small Jetters Can Deliver Big Results
There aren’t just two words in the English language that can define versatility, power, profitability, efficiency and great customer service. But in...
















