They’d been pumping the latrine for hours — detaching the hose, unclogging it and restarting the truck’s vacuum over and over again....
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Doing the Dirty Work: Workhorse Backhoes Bring Productivity
Installing septic systems is a big piece of the revenue pie at Big Bore Drilling Certified Septic and Hydroflushing in Fresno, California....
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Do You Need to Invest in a Chip Card Terminal?
My 17-year-old son recently opened a checking account. He rolled his eyes and shook his head “no” when the bank teller asked...
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Jetter Hose Repair 101
Sooner or later, contractors who rigorously inspect their jetter hoses will discover a nick or cut that requires a repair. While taking...
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Jetter Investment Pays Off in Line-Thawing Work
When Fiedler’s Your Pumping Specialists purchased a Landa hot-water jetter, the timing couldn’t have been better. Owners Ted Popp and Jeff and...
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8 Payroll Tax Mistakes to Avoid
Maybe you’re weighing the pros and cons of hiring your first employee. Maybe you’ve had employees for years and have been handling...
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Changes in Speccing Equipment Leads Pumper to More Work
Back in the mid-1940s when Bob Overbey started his company, Overbey’s Septic Tank Service in McLeansville, North Carolina, it was primarily a...
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Teaching Homeowners Septic Do's and Don’ts
Considering the changing demographics and diverse customer base for Johnson Johns & Septic Service, it’s important for the company to emphasize customer...
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Solids: The Enemy of the Septic Tank
If a tank is operating properly, solids are retained and take up increasingly more volume. At some time they must be removed....
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Do You Have a Truck Replacement Plan?
If you were in business 10 years ago, recall what that business looked like. Did you have less equipment? Different equipment? In...
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Building a Biofilter
When it comes to dealing with odors at septage disposal facilities, biofilters are often the way to go.Biofilters are cost-effective and operators...
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Why Mentors Still Matter: Part 2
When a newcomer to the septic industry contacted him around 30 years ago asking about starting out in the business, Larry Garner...
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Septage Disposal Facilities Can’t Ignore Odor Issues
There’s one thing operators of septage disposal facilities cannot forget about: odor.While that may sound obvious, many operators have so much on...
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Why Mentors Still Matter: Part 1
“Few things are more powerful as a teaching tool than the example of success.”That’s what Tom McLaughlin, longtime owner of Metro-Rooter in...



















