Sewer/Drain Cleaning

Water Cannon pressure washers deliver a wide swath of low-pressure 180 degree F hot (with a water heater) or ambient temperature water...

The type of nozzle you choose is the most important factor when it comes to cleaning sewer lines efficiently, yet it is...

When Scott Spencer took over Jim Dandy Sewer & Plumbing in Seattle at the end of 2012, he found a company with...

Let’s put it all out there. Plumbers have to go through years of apprenticeships, training and testing to earn required licensing. Most...

Drain and pipeline cleaners and plumbers all have a story to tell, whether it’s about that peculiar object you found lodged in...

Benji Grimes joined Drain Surgeons in Arnold, Mo., with a business degree and experience in construction and real estate development, but he...

Learn how employee input on equipment purchases and job development helps this team build a reputable portfolio and increase calls from contractors...

Three top plumbing apprentices received awards in the annual Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors–National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundation's Plumbing Apprentice Contest, held in October in...

You’re on the job and have successfully cleared a drain. There’s just one problem. Now the snake you pulled out of that...

The New England Pipe Cleaning Company (NEPCCO) of Watertown, Conn., is a full-service contractor with a talent for taking on large-scale municipal...

Rapid inspection device uses acousticsProblemCharlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Division in Charlotte, N.C., wanted to reduce sewer overflows without cleaning the entire 4,100-mile system. Officials...

Roger Goertz and his wife, Stacey, purchased their Mr. Rooter Plumbing franchise in Houston, Texas, in 2003. Stacey was very involved with...

Drawing in new customers while holding onto existing clientele is a constant — and growing — challenge for any business, but there are...

Usually when you lower cameras into sewers and slide down manholes, it’s fairly predictable what you’re going to find, but sometimes you...

New technologies and condition assessment programs along with a more knowledgeable customer base have transformed the way drain cleaning and plumbing contractors...

Four years after establishing his company in the Northern California suburb of Rancho Cordova, Bill Heinselman was stunned when he was offered...

For more than 25 years, blockages and backups were a way of life for the owners of a two-story pier-and-beam house in...