If he wasn’t having so much fun, Rod Tarbox might get discouraged about all the challenges he faces keeping sewers and drainlines...
Entries Tagged Jetter
Editorial
Potomac Plumbing Achieves Success Without Typical Business Stress
When it comes to plumbing and drain cleaning businesses, not everyone believes that bigger is better.
Stephen Sensabaugh is one such person. He...
Videos
Choosing Water Tank Size for Your Jetter? Let's Talk ‘Drawdown’
A question Jetters Northwest often gets asked is "How big of a water tank do I need for my jetter?" — especially when...
Videos
What Is a Buffer Tank, and Why Would a Jetter Need One?
In this video, Steve “Jonesie” Jones from Jetters Northwest breaks down buffer tanks. If the water supply for your jetter can’t meet...
Blogs
Waterjetting Equipment: Best Practices for Pros
Water jetters are an essential tool for drain cleaning professionals. Whether you are working with an electric water jetter in a residential...
Editorial
How to Decide Whether to Buy or Rent a Jetting Truck
You’ve been submitting bids left and right, and it finally paid off: You landed a year-long contract with a local municipality to...
Editorial
Product News - January 2026
Trelleborg Stefa Mini portfolio of seals
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launched the Stefa Mini portfolio of seals that are optimized for the demands of...
Videos
Chewing Up Tree Roots with a Reaper Jetting Nozzle
In this Get Jetting episode, Aaron Danneker and Steve "Jonesie" Jones of Jetters Northwest demo a 3/8-inch Reaper nozzle as it chews...
Videos
Jetter Troubleshooting: Low Pressure
Jetters Northwest is a product line of Seattle Pump & Equipment, which has been a jetter service center since the 1960s —...
Editorial
Case Studies: Business Diversification - Septic Pumping, Plumbing
Problem: Zurn Plumbing in Chamblee, Georgia, specializes in residential and commercial pipe relining, tackling old cast iron, concrete and terracotta pipes plagued...
Videos
Switching to Small-Diameter Hose on a Jetter
Steve “Jonesie” Jones explains how a jetter with a pressure-regulating unloader valve (or flow splitter), like the Brute 3012 from Jetters Northwest,...
Videos
Get Jetting: Demonstrating Jetting On/Off Control Remotely with a Valve
In a previous “Get Jetting with Jonesie” video, Steve “Jonesie” Jones discussed remote control of a jetter via a valve. In this video, Jonesie...
Videos
The Benefits of Propane-Fueled Jetters
In this video, Chris Boyles and Steve "Jonesie" Jones discuss the benefits of a propane-fueled jetter. Whether the jetting job is indoors or...
Videos
Get Jetting: Mounting a Jetter in a Service Van
In this segment of Get Jetting With Jonesie, Steve Jones covers the do’s and don’ts of different skid configurations for the Brute...




















