Growing a drain cleaning or plumbing business comes with many challenges. Finding new clients is only half the battle; creating a team...
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Free Cable Machine Setup Guide
A new free poster from MyTana illustrates common cable machine end tools, along with the applications and line sizes to which each...
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How To Restore Jetter Pressure
High-pressure jetters are ideal for cleaning drainlines of soft obstructions like sediment and grease, and for general flushing. With regular care and...
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Don’t Miss MyTana at WWETT 2018
Don’t miss MyTana at the WWETT Show at booth 2432 in Indianapolis, Feb. 22-24. Test drive cable machines, from the compact M500...
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Heated Jetter Package Clears Frozen and Grease-Choked Lines
Designed for powerful hot-water jetting, MyTana’s Hot Clean & Cold Weather Package contains everything you need to clear frozen and clogged drains...
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Frozen Waterlines: What to Do and What Not to Do
With the extreme cold weather over the last few weeks, freezing waterlines have been reported across the U.S.Water pipes that freeze most...
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Why Drain Cleaners Choose General
Why choose General Pipe Cleaners? Hear from some of the real plumbing and drain cleaning pros who visited the booth at the...
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Major Plumbing Contractor Trusts CPVC in Thousands of New Homes
There are few residential construction markets that have been more active in recent years than the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. For plumbing...
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Provide Your Customers Peace of Mind with CPVC
In the summer of 2016, the Jackson family reached its wits’ end: Their home in Battle Ground, Washington, a little over 10...
Blogs
How Plumbing Material Choices Impact the Trade
Thirty years ago, plumbers across the country were singing the praises of a flexible plastic pipe from Europe that resisted freeze damage...
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5 Tips for Selling Heat-Pump Water Heaters
Heat-pump water heaters (HPWHs) are one of the most energy-efficient options for water heating, taking care of a household’s hot water needs...
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Houston Plumbers Assist Customers with Hurricane Harvey Cleanup
Even as he was stuck at home on Aug. 28, Jim Michael, general manager of the Houston branch of Roto-Rooter, was anticipating...
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Applying PEX to Residential Repipes
There are about 133 million houses in the U.S. More than one-third of these structures (44 million) are over 50 years old;...
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Radiant Heat: A Primer for Plumbers
Perhaps you’ve been thinking about adding radiant heat to your list of plumbing services. Doing so can be a good way to...



















