Turn General Pipe Cleaners’ new Spider Cutter loose on your next drain cleaning job.This new double cutter, nicknamed “The Spider,” features both...
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Video Inspection Has Never Been Easier
The new Gen-Eye Prism video inspection system from General Pipe Cleaners lets you use a tablet or smartphone to monitor and record...
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10 Strategies for Creating Successful Testimonials
Testimonials are powerful. They create believability, credibility and a sense of security for customers. They help break down the natural barriers and...
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Plenty of Action at Inaugural WEQ Fair
Day 1 of COLE Publishing’s 2016 WEQ Fair in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, gave attendees the opportunity to not only see dozens of new...
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Where Would We Be Without Drain Cleaners?
As a teenager, I worked in the kitchen of a summer camp. I didn’t cook or care for the campers. I was...
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Should You Join a Chamber of Commerce?
For cleaning contractors interested in increasing their commercial client base, joining a local chamber of commerce is still a reliable source for relationship...
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Jetter Hose Repair 101
Sooner or later, contractors who rigorously inspect their jetter hoses will discover a nick or cut that requires a repair. While taking...
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Maximizing Jetter Hose Life
How long will a typical jetter hose last? Answering that question is as easy as trying to estimate when a jetter’s pump...
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Hot Tip Saves Toilet Removal
Ryan Gomiela, co-owner of Gomiela Plumbing Services (GPS Plumbing) in Melbourne, Florida, hates pulling and resetting toilets.When a customer called to say...
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Great Customer Service is More than a Catchphrase
Every drain cleaning company wants to provide good customer service, yet many fail at it. What seems like such a simple task...
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A How-To Guide for Training New Technicians
Today’s drain cleaning contractors have a tough job. With new technology, a constant decline in an experienced workforce and the need to perform...
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Contractor Learns the Power of Water Jets
Ruth Coleman, a schoolteacher in Somerset, Pennsylvania, came home to find her basement flooded. The whole house was tied into the floor...
J.C. Whitlam Mfg. Co. drain opener
Talon drain opener from J.C. Whitlam Mfg. Co. is formulated to quickly open drains clogged with grease, hair and other organic matter....
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Innovative Water Ram Gives Plumber a Competitive Edge
A clogged sink at a church prompted a routine call for drain cleaning help.
That’s when local plumbing professional Sylvan Tieger rode to...


















