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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Advice for training to operate drain cleaning equipment Manufacturers usually have a wealth of knowledge, including instructional videos and training programs, that can help companies with training to safely operate drain cleaning equipment. In addition to manufacturers, area reps, as well as the wholesalers and distributors that sell and support drain cleaning equipment, are another…
With the current world health situation, many rental stores that rent our drain cleaning machines have asked us if they should be concerned about disease transmission, particularly COVID-19, through wastewater? People have been increasingly and understandably anxious about the transmission of Coronavirus, HIV, hepatitis, tetanus, dysentery, and other diseases through wastewater. Plumbers, drain cleaning specialists and…
With the current world health situation, many contractors have asked us if they should be concerned about disease transmission – particularly COVID-19 – through wastewater. People have been increasingly, and understandably, anxious about the transmission of Coronavirus, HIV, hepatitis, tetanus, dysentery and other diseases through wastewater. Plumbers, drain cleaning specialists and maintenance personnel face health…
Prior to taking off, the pilot and flight crew of an aircraft complete a pre-flight checklist. This list of tasks improves flight safety by ensuring that no important steps or issues are overlooked. Failure to correctly conduct the preflight check is a major contributing factor in aircraft maintenance. Take charge of your own safe operations…
So, picture this: you’re kneeling in wet grass next to a clean out and shoving your Gen-Eye pipe inspection camera system slowly down into the drain. The push rod is stiff, but slippery, and it is just flexible enough to permit you to negotiate the 90-degree turn at the bottom of the clean out and…
A horror story A man tells his helper to put a drain cleaning machine in a ditch filled with water. The frayed extension cord lies across the wet ground. The helper, wearing rubber boots, tries to use the machine but complains he is getting shocked. The man calls his helper a sissy and gets in…
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