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In technical terms, a recession occurs when the gross domestic product falls for two consecutive quarters and employment also declines. For business...

How’s charm school, grace?”“Have a nice trip?”If you’ve ever been on a work site, you’ve heard these (less than original) comments when...

Remember when small camera systems were a novelty, and only the biggest contractors in town had them? No more. Just check the...

Mike Roberts, general manager of the Mr. Rooter franchise in Phoenix, Ariz., has retrieved his share of ladies’ rings from sink traps,...

In a fast-paced eight years, Wayne and Dot Barme watched their startup drain-cleaning business, Wayne’s Drains, grow from a first-year gross of...

Pipes blocked by tuberculation, mineral deposits or concrete often are prime candidates for replacement. Paikert/Intruder hydro-torque cutters from NozzTeq® Inc. provide an...

Cloverleaf Tool Names Rawlings General Manager Kevin Rawlings has been promoted to general manager for Cloverleaf Tool Co. Rawlings has 12 years...

Question:I’m putting together a new jetting system. The one I currently have does 9 gpm at 3,600 psi. It does a pretty...

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

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

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...

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

In 1930, Mississippi became the first state to adopt a general sales tax. Since then, all but four states have jumped on...

The chances of Flat Rate Plumbing technicians heading for a job without the right parts are about as good as people failing...

I read Peter Kenter’s article, Routing Roots (Tech Perspective, Cleaner, December 2008) with great interest, and I found that I agreed with...

Some say that when it comes to global climate change, the debate is over: Carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s atmosphere are rising,...

The 29th Annual Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International drew an optimistic crowd to the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Feb. 25-28.While...

I’d like to share with you a letter I once received from a contractor’s wife. The letter basically speaks for itself. “Ten years...