We hope that all of you are well and staying safe during these extraordinary times. For many of you, this is a daily challenge, because you’re doing a lot of heavy lifting, ensuring that the rest of us have the fresh water and clean conditions that we need to fight COVID-19. Although you don’t always…
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…
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…
A house full of family and friends, a mountain of food on the table, football on TV and water running across the bathroom floor from a clogged toilet. ‘Tis the season… When you get the call, there’s nothing better to have in your truck for just this emergency than a closet auger. That’s because it’s…
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…
How can we make our customers’ day-to-day life easier, more efficient and more productive? When plumbing tool manufacturers are developing the next great tool—that is the question they are looking to answer. Today’s plumbing contractors have several tools at their disposal that can make their days easier and more productive—allowing them to quickly diagnose a…
There is a drain cleaning tool for every drain. Our handy tool selection guide helps you pick the right tool for the job. Click here to see the full-size version or to download the pdf and take it with you. For more information, call the Drain Brains® at General at 800-245-6200, or email [email protected].
We don’t accord the modest flush toilet much thought or gratitude, but it is the visible portion of the most important public health invention in history. Without an effective way of separating our waste from our fresh water supply, we would still be living in a time of cholera, dysentery, typhus and a multitude of…
When we force ourselves to think about EPA regulations, we tend to imagine a bureaucratic swamp of Okefenokee dimensions, calculated to suck the entrepreneurial spirit out of independent contractors like plumbers and drain cleaning professionals. And yet, the Environment Protection Agency’s Clean Water Act may be one of the best things to ever happen to…
Creatively blend proven technologies with intimate market knowledge. Add a dash of innovative thinking – and a business can really grow fast! Just ask Preston Hall of All Pro Water-Flow. In less than two years, the Colorado-based entrepreneur single-handedly revolutionized how the world cleans RV, aircraft and boat holding tanks. And that’s resulted in authorized…
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