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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Each month, Plumbing & Mechanical shares its best tool tips and ideas for saving time and money, which are submitted by its readers. In this blog series, we share some of our favorite Tool Tips from the pages of Plumbing & Mechanical, as well as examine the General Pipe Cleaners’ products we would recommend for…
A clogged kitchen sink at a church prompted a routine call for drain cleaning help. That’s when local plumbing professional Sylvan Tieger rode to the rescue – with something different. With nearly five decades as a plumber, including three years of US Navy service, Tieger offers a full range of plumbing, drain cleaning, fire suppression…
We like to address some of the questions the Drain Brains at General often get asked. Today, we answer the question: How do I repair my Kinetic Water Ram from General Pipe Cleaners? This video demonstrates how to easily troubleshoot and repair your General Pipe Cleaners drain cleaner tool – the Kinetic Water Ram. Dave…
An innovative, handheld drain cleaning tool from General Pipe Cleaners is helping Pro-Tech Drains of Lachine, Quebec, maintain its competitive edge and boost its profitability. The lightweight, compact Kinetic Water Ram® safely, quickly and cleanly clears clogged sinks, toilets and tubs with the power of clean, compressed air. But when he first saw it, President…
Kids do the darndest things—like stuff pea gravel into new underground conduit for residential outside lighting! That’s what Bob Shumway, owner of Shumway’s, a maintenance and landscaping service in Rockford, Illinois, discovered when trying to snake electrical wiring through the buried pipe. “I initially tried fish tape,” Shumway recalls. “But, I couldn’t get past the…
“I don’t want competitors to know I use this tool. Some customers think I have super powers!” That’s Omar Taylor talking about the lightweight, compact Kinetic Water Ram® from General Pipe Cleaners. The innovative tool safely, quickly and cleanly clears clogged sinks and showers, toilets and tubs with Kinetic Energy. And it’s given the…
Plumber Magazine asked General Pipe Cleaners’ Marty Silverman how to use General’s Kinetic Water Ram® at the 2016 WWETT Show. According to Plumber Magazine, “The Water Ram from General Pipe Cleaners does something no other drain cleaning machine does: clear small lines without using a snake. It uses a shock wave to clear the line, without…
“It takes longer to write up the bill than to unclog a drain with that tool.” That’s how Dale Smith describes the Kinetic Water Ram® from General Pipe Cleaners. The lightweight, compact device safely, quickly and cleanly clears clogged sinks, toilets and tubs with the power of compressed air. It’s also given Smith a clear…
Q. When working with slow draining shower and bathtub drains, it’s difficult to get the snake though the trap. Do you know of a better way to keep shower drains clear? A. The best tool for clearing a clogged or slow draining shower or bathtub is a Water Ram. Bathtubs often drain through drum traps…
Q. It happens every holiday season – Thanksgiving, Christmas, whatever – people cook the turkey, pour the grease down the drain, then call me when the grease clogs the line. What drain cleaning tool would you recommend that will clear the line fast so I can get back to my family? A. The best tool…
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