Over the years, our customer service staff has collected tips to avoid various problems, tricks to get you out of jams, hints on the right tool for the right job, and so on. This Ask the Drain Brains blog is a selection of some of those hints and tips. You can search by category, for instance, Drain Cleaning, Sewer Cameras, Water Jetters, Cool Plumbing Tools and more.
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Every professional drain cleaner knows that regular sewer camera inspections are essential for identifying common sewer problems before they escalate. These inspections can detect early signs of damage, such as leaks or root intrusion, that may not be visible from the surface. By using a sewer inspection camera, plumbers can visually confirm the integrity of…
A Cautionary Tale When Working with Potentially Dangerous Professional Equipment Imagine this: A worker is asked to place a drain cleaning machine in a ditch full of water. Despite the frayed extension cord lying across the wet ground, the worker, wearing rubber boots, tries to use the drain cleaning machine and reports getting shocked. When…
With all the cooking and grease clogs, the holidays are the perfect time to show the plumber in your life some appreciation. To help, check out our “Drain Cleaner’s Holiday Gift Guide!” While these gifts might not fit in a stocking, they’ll definitely bring cheer to any drain cleaning or plumbing professional. And who wants…
As discussed in parts one and two of this series, tree roots relentlessly search for running water and nutrients in ways still poorly understood by science. Suffice it to say that tree roots are a part of our world and are not going away. Despite this, most plumbers and drain cleaners consider root incursions a…
By: Dave Dunbar In this three-part series, we are covering some of the most commonly asked questions about drain cleaning and inspection. If you haven’t read part one or two, you can find them here: part one and part two. How are plumbing contractors leveraging data and analytics to optimize their drain cleaning and inspection…
By Dave Dunbar Roots are your sewer pipes’ worst nightmare! As we pointed out in part one of this blog, tree roots are constantly hungry and thirsty, searching relentlessly for water and nutrients. Both are abundantly available inside the drainpipes that lead from our homes to the septic systems or municipal sewage treatment plants that…
By: Dave Dunbar In this three-part series, we are covering some of the most commonly asked questions about drain cleaning and inspection. If you haven’t read part one, you can find it here. What are some of the key benefits of proactive drain cleaning and inspection for both residential and commercial clients? How can contractors…
Marty Silverman, vice president of marketing at General Pipe Cleaners, a leading manufacturer of drain cleaning equipment for the professional and rental industries. He’s the third generation of leadership at the four-generation family-owned business. Marty had a chance to sit down with FocusOn Global Insights for an interview and chat about the rental market. When…
By Dave Dunbar How many times have you heard people blame customers for not getting their work done? For example: o “If it weren’t for all these phone calls, I would have been done yesterday!” o “I would have had this order to you last week, but I had to drop everything to take care of this…
By Dave Dunbar The art and science of drain cleaning is arguably the most challenging aspect of the plumbing trade, requiring patience, perseverance, creativity and determination. Root incursions can be the most difficult drain-cleaning problem for contractors in this field. Tree roots have an uncanny ability to find and penetrate all types and ages of…
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