“What tools pay for themselves a thousand times over? And that’s a conservative estimate,” says Zachary Jurkowski of Montreal Contractors, in Montreal,...
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Product Focus - December 2020
Ashland Pump SW Series
The SW40, SW50 and SW75 Series from Ashland Pump are equipped with cast iron vortex impellers. The nonclogging vortex design on the fractional...
Online Exclusives
Regular Maintenance Extends the Life of Built-to-Last Drain Cleaner
When Mike Jackson established Modern Plumbing in Avon, Indiana, in 2004, he decided that drain cleaning would be an essential part of...
Videos
Convenient 5-Foot Cables for Work in Small Spaces
In a smaller space like bathrooms, basements or rooftops it’s much easier, and safer, to use 5-foot cables. The cable sections are available in...
Videos
Rodrunner Brings Flexibility to Drain Cleaning
The Rodrunner is a unique sectional machine. It can be operated two ways: as a walk-behind “lawnmower-style” machine when you have the...
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What’s the Difference Between Drum-Type and Sectional Drain Cleaners?
Q. We use a large drum-type drain cleaner to clear tree roots. But my buddy swears by his sectional machine to do...
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Root Cutting Power Plus Big Capacity
The Maxi-Rooter from General Pipe Cleaners combines root cutting power and big capacity in a surprisingly portable machine. Driven by a powerful...
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Oregon Plumbing Pro Cuts Roots and Downtime With General’s Maxi-Rooter
A lot changes in a decade, but for A. Pederson’s Plumbing in Dallas, Oregon, you wouldn’t know it by looking at one...
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Hot-Shot Pipe-Thawing Machine Wins Editor’s Choice Award
General Pipe Cleaners’ Hot-Shot pipe-thawing machine was selected by Rental magazine for the Editor’s Choice Award.
The Hot-Shot was chosen as a winner for the...
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General’s ClogChopper Has Tieger By the Tail
“There’s nothing like it. It’s fantastic for clearing scale from inside lines. It flies around pipe bends,” says Sylvan Tieger, referring to the...
Videos
A Must-Have Tool for Any Plumber
Seth Mikulin of SureFlow Sewer & Drain says the Kinetic Water Ram from General Pipe Cleaners gets him out of a jam,...
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Innovative Kinetic Water Ram Gives Plumber a Competitive Edge
A clogged sink at a church prompted a routine call for drain cleaning help.That’s when local plumbing professional Sylvan Tieger rode to...
Blogs
Choosing the Correct Cable for Your Sectional Machine
I have a friend who is quick to label brands or movements with a mysteriously strong, almost cult-like following. Examples include Apple,...
Editorial
Product News - September 2020
General Pipe Cleaners AutoCutPL tubing cutterThe AutoCutPL plastic tubing cutter from General Pipe Cleaners offers a fast, easy way to cut PEX...



















