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Loyal Customer Sticks With General’s Long-Lasting Cables and Equipment
Longtime customer Mike Jackson, owner of Modern Plumbing in Avon, Indiana, has owned a lot of General Pipe Cleaners machines. Jackson appreciates...
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Pipe-Thawing Machine Heats Up Plumbing Pro’s Business
Time is critical to Steven May, owner of Steve’s Plumbing Service in Petoskey, Michigan.“In both our commercial and residential work, speed is...
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Clear Drains From Rooftop to Basement
The inexpensive, lightweight Mini-Rooter Pro from General Pipe Cleaners has lots of timesaving features. For instance, you can remove the drum in...
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Failure is an Opportunity for Growth
It doesn’t feel good to fail on a job, and it usually costs you something: money, pride, status, credibility. But the more...
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Turn Bad Customer Reviews Into a Positive
The ideal situation would be able to talk to unhappy customers and resolve issues before they lead to a bad online review. Thanks...
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Your Questions About Flat-Rate Pricing Answered
Some of you are using the coronavirus chaos to work on business operations. If you weren’t, my email inbox wouldn’t be blowing...
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Superior 5E Electric Smoker Finds Faults, Odors, Leaks and Inflow
When testing laterals, building plumbing, or pumping or inspecting septic tanks, smoke testing is a quick and effective way to find plumbing...
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Add Portability and Versatility to Your Sewer Inspection Cameras
The new Gen-Pack Battery Adapter from General Pipe Cleaners lets you operate your sewer inspection camera system in remote locations where access...
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New Gen-Eye X-POD Plus Sewer Camera Features Gen-Pack Battery Adapter, Wi-Fi and Distance Counter
The new Gen-Eye X-POD Plus sewer camera system from General Pipe Cleaners now includes the Gen-Pack battery adapter, Wi-Fi transmitter, and an...
Blogs
Flex-Shaft Technology: The Next Big Thing
Drain cleaning professionals ignore new technology at their peril. As in most industries, if your competition has equipment that is better, faster,...
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General’s Flexi-Rooter: The Next-Generation Flexible Shaft Machine
General Pipe Cleaners has rethought high-speed, flexible shaft machines with the introduction of the Flexi-Rooter, the next-generation flexible shaft machine. General added...
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Master the Art of Inventory Control
With anywhere from $5,000 to upward of $10,000 in materials, work trucks can all too easily turn into black holes where thousands...
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Why You Should Want a Warranty Program
A comprehensive warranty policy can provide a critical differentiation point from your competitor. It’s surprising how few septic service and plumbing companies are...
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How to Future Proof Your Business
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that none of us can predict what tomorrow will bring. Lockdowns, economic unrest,...
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Don’t Let Office Chaos Chase Away Your Best Technicians
There are two parts to a septic services or plumbing organization — the business office and the field staff.
Each area is important and...
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Oregon Plumbing Pro Cuts Roots and Downtime With General’s Maxi-Rooter
A lot changes in a decade, but for A. Pederson’s Plumbing in Dallas, Oregon, you wouldn’t know it by looking at one...













