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

A sanitary sewer overflow is a pressure-packed situation that calls for quick thinking and action, but creating a contingency plan with Xylem...

Remember when small camera systems were a novelty and only the biggest contractors in town had them? No more. Just check the...

Water jetters like General’s JM-1000 Mini-Jet and JM-1450 have become popular in the industry for their powerful cleaning power for clearing tough...

This blog post is a guest article provided by Michael Nalbone, a manufacturers’ sales representative from Arizona. Nalbone has more than 35...

With all the cooking and subsequent grease clogs, there’s no better time than the holidays to show the plumber in your life...

A house full of family and friends, a mountain of food on the table, football on the TV, and water running across...

Here’s an interesting safety tip courtesy of an unexpected source: actor Tom Hanks. Hanks was interviewed about his role in the movie “Captain...

How do you fight back against a fatberg? The first obvious step is to know your enemy. Fatberg is a term coined in...

Plungers are one of those iconic tools that symbolize the plumbing profession, yet it's been quite a while since I’ve seen one...

When thinking about marketing tools, the first things that come to mind are often things like social media, advertising, logos and promotions....

Driving home from a family vacation in Central Oregon, safety culture was the farthest thing from my mind. A construction zone funneled westbound...

Q. We use a large drum-type drain cleaner to clear tree roots. But my buddy swears by his sectional machine to do...

Last year I was manning a booth at an industry trade show when I saw an attendee frantically circling the General Pipe Cleaners Speedrooter...

It’s time to ditch the foam earplugs. First there was a cotton ball and petroleum jelly. Then came foam earplugs. They’ve reached...

A new year means new challenges; but, the new year also comes with new technology and workflows to meet those challenges. In...

High-pressure water cleaning systems have become the tool of choice for many drain cleaning professionals because of their effectiveness in dealing with...

If you’ve ever worked in a challenging, high-noise environment, then you know about the catch-22 between protecting your hearing and being able...

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...