When Hurricane Irma finally hit Florida on Sept. 10, it struck as a Category 3 storm instead of the Category 5 storm...
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Plumbing Franchise Expands into Florida
One of the fastest-growing national plumbing franchise networks in the U.S., bluefrog Plumbing + Drain, is opening its first Florida location in...
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Plumbers Practice Holiday Generosity
From Salvation Army red kettle campaigns to Christmas toy drives, there is no shortage of giving back this time of year. Plumbers...
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From PEX Piping to a ’55 Chevy Work Truck: The Top 10 Stories of 2016
Here’s a collection of the most-read stories on PlumberMag.com over the past year. If you missed any of these, now is your...
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Lead Abatement: Treat Water or Replace Pipes?
It’s a tough question.Replace all the lead pipe in your drinking water system, including home service laterals, or add corrosion-control chemicals at...
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BlueWorks Finds Big Success Lining Small Pipes
Some contractors focus on residential work. Others target larger jobs in the municipal market. BlueWorks Inc., based in Clearwater, Florida, has combined...
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Mobile Mess: Overwhelmed Trailer Park Receives Massive Replacement
As demand for sites at a mobile home park in Cedar Point, N.C., developed, the owners added more spaces with sewer connections....
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Regular Septic Tank Pumping Puts Money in Your Pocket
Here we go again. A group is yet again attempting to kill legislation in Florida that would improve septic systems and promote...
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Family Matters: Septic Pumper Stands Behind His Kinship
Bryan Turner sees a little of himself in his son, Brandon, when they work together in the family’s onsite installation company. “I...
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Strength in Diversity
Tough times require complex solutions. “Everybody was doing what was rational, and I didn’t see it working,” says Glenn Martin, owner of...
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Death sends a message: Don’t take chances with hydrogen sulfide
Workers face many dangers in the underground world of wastewater. Sadly, the life of one young worker was taken last week when...
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Hidden treasures uncovered
You never really know what you’ll find when you take apart a plugged drain line, clean out a storm sewer or start...
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Long Reach
Looking to broaden services, build new business, increase productivity and protect employees, the owners of Florida Flow Control in Wellington, Fla., decided...
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Just One Call
They wanted to be a one-stop-shop for problems with underground utility lines: to find it, fix it, and leave the client in...















