Waterblasting

Most municipal wastewater utilities handle sanitary sewer overflows internally and have their own emergency response teams, but these services are...

Afew months ago this column discussed jetting safety and the tragic death of Chad Unverzagt, who was killed in a jetting...

Hot-water jetter cuts cleaning time Problem Chocolate and grease clogged lines at the M&M Hershey’s factory in Las Vegas, Nev. Companies using cold-water jetters...

Valve replacement assemblies The new line of aftermarket suction/discharge valve replacement cartridge assemblies from Advanced Pressures Systems (APS) is for Jetstream 15,000 and...

Xplore Technologies tablet computers The ix104C5 tablet computer from Xplore Technologies can withstand 7-foot operating drops to plywood and 4-foot drops to concrete....

Designed for indoor use on 2- to 4-inch pipes, the portable SJPE-1500 electric jetter from Shark Jetters and Pressure Washers, a division...

You may have the newest, biggest and brightest combination unit in the world, but if you don’t have someone capable of operating...

After more than 30 years providing basic plumbing services, Valentine Plumbing in Cortland, Ill., was at a crossroads. Owner Bruce Foster, who...

The Model 740 hybrid fuel hydrojetter from Spartan Tool LLC is available with either a 40 hp, electric-start Kohler gasoline engine or...

Jetting, the use of a high-pressure water stream to clean pipes and vessels, is frequently a core service offered by drain cleaners,...

When Tina Brown talks about her employees at Bastrop Tank Wash Inc. taking a tanker trailer for a “spin,” she’s not referring...

Warthog saves circus Problem A 2-inch PVC pipe almost 200 feet long in the fabrication shop of Ringling Brothers Circus in Palmetto, Fla., was...

Trailer-mounted jettersMax Flow trailer-mounted jetters from Amazing Machinery are available with a single jetter hose for large lines or dual jetter hose...

Rotary action eliminates grease Problem Grease clogs in the three major wet wells of Culver City, Calif., backed up the sanitary sewers. Officials needed...

Component camera system The Quick View camera system from Amazing Machinery is equipped with commercial grade camera head and cable. The unit has...

For years, Jeff Nold found it painful to watch a percentage of job profits flow into subcontractors’ coffers. So the manager of...

Brooke Nemeth had been in the industry for 10 years and had already served as president of one company when he decided...