Many factors have contributed to the dramatic and rapid growth at Colepepper Plumbing & Drains, which morphed from a one-man operation into...
Entries Tagged Inspection Camera
Editorial
Product Focus - June 2020
Electronic Leak Detectors
1 / General Pipe Cleaners Gen-Ear LEThe Gen-Ear LE from General Pipe Cleaners allows users to pinpoint water leaks in...
Editorial
Rapid Results: Fast Turnaround on Pipeline Inspection Reports
Sometimes it’s hard to stand out among competitors. Companies that inspect and assess pipelines, for instance, follow a familiar routine: Clean them,...
Editorial
One-Man Operation Big Dawg Plumbing & Backflow Meets Every Customer Demand
Buffalo, New York, is old and cold. The city dates from very early in the 19th century, and its average January temperature...
Editorial
Bizzy Bee Plumbing Sets a High Bar for Professionalism and Customer Service
When Robert Schwachenwald moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, and established Bizzy Bee Plumbing in 2011, he had one service truck. He focused...
Online Exclusives
Seeing is Believing: Contractor Tabs Inspection Cameras As Most Valuable Part of Equipment Inventory
Campbell Plumbing & Drain Cleaning in Eastlake, Ohio, owns a fairly large inventory of equipment for an operation its size — a...
Editorial
Quick Fixes for Common Inspection Camera Problems
Inspection cameras are a critical tool on sewer cleaning and pipe rehab projects. So when a camera breaks down on a job,...
Editorial
Buying One Piece of Equipment Can Change Your Entire Business
It may sound implausible that one new piece of equipment could dramatically change the fortunes of a plumbing company. But that’s exactly...
Editorial
Relining Natural Gas Mains Is Not for the Faint of Heart
In a calculated strategy implemented more than a decade ago, Progressive Pipeline Management (PPM) decided to invest in trenchless pipe lining technology...
Videos
Show Customers Real-Time Inspection Video with Wi-Fi
General Pipe Cleaners’ most popular camera, the Gen-Eye POD, now comes with optional Wi-Fi. The camera was already easy to use, but...
Editorial
How Unmarked Vans and No Advertising Earned DrainPro $1 Million
Building a successful drain cleaning business without any advertising may sound about as plausible as an old clay pipe sewer line with...
Online Exclusives
In Photos: Cleaning Contractors out in the Field
With the two profiles Cleaner magazine features each month, we capture the work that contractors do through both words and pictures.When photographers accompany contractors...
Editorial
A Full Equipment Arsenal Gives Ohio Contractor a Competitive Advantage
A recent residential pipeline rehab project completed by All Drains Drain Cleaning and Plumbing Repair vividly illustrates the southwestern Ohio-based company’s recipe...
Editorial
PipePatch Gives Plumber a Competitive Advantage
Roughly four years ago, plumber and drain cleaner Chris Bontempo wanted to offer his customers a sewer line replacement method that was...





















