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BrassCraft Zip-It The Zip-It tool from BrassCraft is a fast and easy way to clear clogged and slow-running drains. This durable plastic tool is suitable for use...

Establishing individual goals and objectives for your plumbing staff can be stressful, especially if this is a new concept for your company....

Q. I'm planning to expand my business from remodeling to doing a little drain cleaning work to increase my income through the...

In order to remain competitive, plumbing contractors typically operate and maintain a wide array of equipment that is subjected to daily use...

Jim Walker’s family-owned plumbing business had been around nearly 40 years when the recession hit and his staff was reduced from 50...

A Massachusetts homeowner spent thousands on a new porch and landscaping, only to have a 3-foot-tall vent pipe next to the porch...

Properly abandoning the soil treatment area is vital to the success of a complete onsite system replacement.Often when an onsite system is...

The pipe wrench head adapter from Lowell Corporation can be attached to a 1/2-inch drive ratchet, breaker bar or torque wrench. Originally...

BrenLin Company Seal-r Seal-r riser lids from BrenLin Company create a strong seal between the septic tank and the riser, designed to eliminate water infiltration. They...

Past discussions on excessive corrosion around outlet baffles on concrete septic tanks prompted a recent conversation with a septic professional who noted...

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...