Drain Cleaning Articles

The Maxi-Rooter from General Pipe Cleaners combines root cutting power and big capacity in a surprisingly portable machine. Driven by a powerful...

General Pipe Cleaners’ Hot-Shot pipe-thawing machine was selected by Rental magazine for the Editor’s Choice Award. The Hot-Shot was chosen as a winner for the...

Drain cleaners have put themselves in harm’s way during the pandemic. They’ve risked exposing themselves to a deadly virus to ensure that their...

Timothy A. Giard & Son Plumbing & Heating provides an array of services, from plumbing service and repair to septic pumping. As...

About 10 years ago, I went on a service call to unclog a main drain. The customer explained that her system was...

“There’s nothing like it. It’s fantastic for clearing scale from inside lines. It flies around pipe bends,” says Sylvan Tieger, referring to the...

Michael Williams of Just Drains stopped by the booth at the 2018 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show to...

I have a friend who is quick to label brands or movements with a mysteriously strong, almost cult-like following. Examples include Apple,...

Four hours of snaking couldn’t clear a kitchen clog. A drain cleaning technician from Steve’s Service Plumbing in Nampa, Idaho, would run the...

To continue the discussion of equipment maintenance (see Part 1 here), now we’ll take a look at strategies to preserve the life...

So picture this: you’re kneeling in wet grass next to a clean-out, shoving your Gen-Eye pipe inspection system slowly down into the...

One of the more interesting things that we’ve learned in General Pipe Cleaner’s 90-year history as a machine manufacturer is that you...

For years, plumbers have used cable machines to unclog pipes. With the new jetter technology used to clean drainlines and sewers with...

There’s an old curse that goes, “May you live in interesting times.” Well, we can put a check mark in that box because...