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A recently failed chamber system in poor soil conditions at Víctor Hernández Building Elderly Housing in Puerto Rico forced the company to...

Change is one of the few constants we can expect. The onsite industry’s simplest device, the tank, is not exempt. The septic...

Ti Sutherland, owner of Sutherland Plumbing in metropolitan Portland, Oregon, doesn’t sweat the competition. Sure, Portland has a substantial population base of...

A warehouse in Minneapolis has its sewer clean-outs located in the warehouse floor. Because the clean-outs were vulnerable to forklift and heavy truck...

PipeAdvanced Drainage Systems GEO-flow GEO-flow corrugated HDPE pipe from Advanced Drainage Systems is a gravelless pipe distribution system that promotes an oxygen-rich environment for increased biomat...

During a recent workshop, we were discussing the operation and maintenance of aerobic treatment units (ATUs). As we talked about the trash...

A septic tank effluent pump (STEP) system allows neighborhoods to treat wastewater independently and avoid connection to a municipal sewer. However, these...

General Pipe Cleaners sectional drain cleaner The Model 88 sectional drain cleaner from General Pipe Cleaners clears 200-foot drainlines of tree roots and...

Ti Sutherland grew up in the construction trades.“From as far back as I can remember, I was swinging hammers at nails,” says...

Can I install my own system?This is a question professional plumbers and installers sometimes hear from homeowners who are faced with a costly...

During his design of the Shepherd’s Cove subdivision, a new housing development along the Potomac River in West Virginia, engineer Jim Hutzell...

PumpsFlygt – a Xylem Brand Advanced PSS Package Advanced Pressure Sewage Systems (PSS) Packages from Flygt – a Xylem Brand include an energy-efficient Flygt Progressive Cavity...

RapidView has announced that Wade Langley has joined the team as director of customer care. Langley brings 15 years of quality control and production management...

Plumbers who branch into onsite installation and maintenance often work off the designs of others. As educators, we often hear them say,...

Designed for heating systems, district energy, chilled-water systems and hot-water recirculation, the TPE-3 in-line pump from Grundfos features built-in sensors that monitor...

A homeowner building a new energy-efficient three-bedroom home in Riverton, Illinois, was looking for a low-maintenance, non-mechanical, septic treatment solution that used...

You need to properly equip your crews if you expect them to handle jobs effectively and efficiently. First and foremost, the equipment...

Many septic-pumping companies rely on the postal service to remind customers that their tank is due for a cleaning. Kurt Bohmer’s Professional...

When gas and diesel prices began to climb a few years back, your business probably faced a tough choice: raise prices to...