Although this might seem like a trick question to many drain cleaners and contractors, there are two trends developing in the plumbing world that could change your answer AND your perspective on water jetters! First, more and more contractors are telling me that most of the grease that is gumming up the plumbing in today’s…
When General Pipe Cleaners trains a new Drain Brain for our customer service department, one of the first things that we teach is how to recommend the right drain cleaning tool for the job. After all, this happens to be the most important step to successfully opening a drain, and opening the drain is the…
In this series on how to NOT break your stuff, we’ve talked about how your attitude towards the job, as well as the quality and type of equipment that you use, can affect the longevity of your tools. Contractors who are patient and careful on the job and who practice preventative maintenance after the job…
In this series on How to NOT Break Your Stuff, we’ve talked about how your attitude towards the job, as well as the quality and type of equipment that you use, can affect the longevity of your tools. Contractors who are patient and careful on the job and who practice preventative maintenance after the job…
I have a friend who is quick to label brands or movements with a mysteriously strong following – much like a cult! Examples include Apple, Tesla, Starbucks, the Grateful Dead and, oddly enough, sectional drain cleaning machines and cables. The sectional cable cult, if in fact it is one, has a long and venerable history,…
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…
If you work in the plumbing and drain cleaning business and have the task of hiring new talent, then it should come as no surprise that our country is in the midst of a serious skills gap in the trades. There are many factors to blame for this, such as the stigmatization of blue-collar labor,…
Water jetters like General’s JM-1000 Mini-Jet™ and compact, electric JM-1450™ water jetter have become popular in the plumbing industry for their powerful cleaning results for clearing tough stoppages. Recently, General enhanced the performance and cleaning power of these machines by introducing its new, high-performance stainless steel braid jet hose in a variety of lengths. The durable…
Plungers are one of those iconic tools that symbolize the plumbing profession, yet it’s been quite a while since we’ve seen one in a contractor’s truck. I think because most homeowners already have a plunger sitting behind the toilet to address clogged toilets, plumbers feel the need to lead with a more professional drain cleaner…
There’s a popular philosophical question that asks, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” While the question has become somewhat of a cliché over the years, its message is still relevant and can apply to countless scenarios in the real world, especially…
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