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Question:When you clean a floor drain and into the 4-inch main line, what is the strongest cable that will pass through the trap...

There’s no better time to remind customers of all your capabilities than when you’ve opened a drain line and can talk about...

Every year, some sewer workers, farmers, construction workers and others die from exposure to hydrogen sulfide (H2S).Why should this be? The hazards...

Locating underground utilities is becoming more of a challenge as the vast array of lines in the ground continues to increase. As...

An old 6-inch vitrified clay pipe running along the face of a 100-foot cliff in St. Helens, Ore., had cracked. Sewage streaming...

The VeriSight push camera system from Envirosight LLC offers drain cleaners multiple sonde frequencies, interchangeable camera heads, digital recording capability, and self-diagnostics.The...

Mr. Rooter Listed on Magazine’s Top 500 ListMr. Rooter Corp. ranks 147 on the latest Franchise 500 list by Entrepreneur magazine. The...

The Municipal Pipe Tool Co. Inc. is an established and diversified firm, offering maintenance and trenchless rehabilitation for sanitary and storm sewers...

You tell your customers to do maintenance on their drain and sewer systems. Do you take your own advice when it comes...

The bull work gets done in the field, but it takes a strong office to make a contracting business run well. Every...

California plumber Farrell Brown’s success is an unusual mix of new and old.Brown has spent the past several years reinventing his business,...

The National Safety Council has not only called on motorists to stop using cell phones and messaging devices while driving – it...

Bigger, better, faster, more – this has always been the promise of technology, whether in business or personal life. We’ve all noticed...

A healthy business generates cash. But what to do with your earnings can be a more challenging question. For too many small...

When technicians at Frank Bonetti Plumbing need to take a load off on the job, they head for their Dodge Sprinter service...

There’s a scene in the movie “Tommy Boy” where the snotty David Spade character tries to teach the thick-headed party boy boss’s...

It’s a dilemma that perplexes many an inventor: You want to make sure that no one steals your great idea. At the...

When Bob Beall can’t be found on the premises of his Mr. Rooter franchise in Pittsburgh, Pa., he can surely be found...