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Cleaner Classroom: Jetting 101
Editor’s note: Cleaner Classroom is an online series focused on the fundamental functions of cleaning professionals and the basic tools used to...
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Should I Upgrade My Sewer Inspection Camera?
Question: I’m ready to upgrade to a new sewer inspection camera. I’m sure there’s a lot of new stuff out there. What should...
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Gen-Ear Water Leak Detection System a Sound Investment
The Gen-Ear LE from General Pipe Cleaners is a simplified, more economical water leak locator with stronger sound amplification than other systems....
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Longtime Rooter-Man Contractor Not Ready To Step Aside
Editor’s note: When we profiled Glenn Daigle in the January 2012 edition of Cleaner magazine (read “The Next in Line”), retirement didn’t...
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Bill Howe Builds Plumbing Empire
Bill Howe likes creating businesses, and that’s exactly what the entrepreneur has done.The owner of the Bill Howe Family of Companies in...
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Power Drain Cleaner Saves Apartment Complex Thousands of Dollars
When a national drain cleaning franchise quoted $10,000 to repair recurring clogs in a 37-year-old Oberlin, Ohio, apartment complex, the maintenance team...
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7 Startup Tips for Drain Cleaning Businesses
As the owner of a 25-year-old sewer rehabilitation and drain cleaning business, I’ve learned the ins and outs of growing a company...
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Pipe Freezing Kit Repairs Broken, Fully Pressurized Lines in Historic Landmark
“When you have hot water gushing through the kitchen ceiling of an historic landmark in mid-January, you don’t waste time fooling around.”That’s...
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A Closer Look at Fiberglass-Reinforced Lining
New-and-improved materials and technologies are part of the reason the drain cleaning and plumbing industry is so exciting. These advancements provide countless...
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California Cleaner Carries on Family Legacy
If Mendy Calegari had a favorite Beatles song, it might easily be “Eight Days a Week.” And even that amount of time...
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Waterblasting and 'The Hierarchy of Safety'
Waterblasting is dangerous work with several inherent risks. The best way to keep workers safe is to put as many obstacles as...
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10 Photos of Proper Confined-Space Entry Work
Confined-space entry work can be dangerous — and even deadly. Whether your workers clean tanks and pipes or plunge into manholes to...
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Troubleshooting Feed Problems – Part 2
In the last article we talked about how cables that become kinked or tangled inside your drum can masquerade as power feed...


















