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Entries Tagged Septic System Pumping/Maintenance
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Pump Picks: How Do You Calculate Pump Size?
Septic pumpers who are branching out into onsite installation and maintenance often work off the designs of others. As educators, we often...
Blogs
Signs of Spring: Weight Limits
It’s that time of year again. Those of us in the northern part of the country are experiencing rising temperatures. With the...
Blogs
Dog Saves the Day – and the Septic System
If this isn’t a case for getting homeowners on a regular septic-pumping schedule, I don’t know what is.A piece published recently on...
Editorial
Help Customers Determine The Right Pumping Interval
QUESTIONWhen should I have my septic tank pumped?ANSWERIn a previous column, I covered the information a service provider can give to homebuyers...
Online Exclusives
9 Sins of Advertising
“Advertising must generate more in business profit than it costs,” says Tom Egelhoff, president of Eagle Marketing and author of How To...
Blogs
Trash and Treasure: Septic Tank Finds
A recently published study by researchers at Arizona State University estimates that every year a city of 1 million people will have...
Editorial
Is The Wastewater Industry Right For You?
This feature in Pumper reports noteworthy conversations that take place at the Pumper Discussion Forum, an online forum for industry professionals found...
Editorial
Iowa Pumper Serves Farm Community Customers
Working in rural northeast Iowa, Robb Harter started his liquid-waste-hauling business based on serving the diverse needs of his many farmer neighbors....
Editorial
Minnesota’s Schlomka Services Takes On Residential And Tough Industrial Pumping Jobs
What do you get when you combine a group of self-admitted workaholics who can’t say no to requests for additional services? In...
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6 Ways to Fix Your Crappy Marketing Plan
Some companies spend years developing their business — investing in equipment, systems, and people — and then expect the world to naturally...
Videos
Come for the Equipment, Stay for the Camaraderie
Fresh faces and new stories abound at the Pumper & Cleaner Expo (now called the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport...
Online Exclusives
Are You Heading for Tank Trouble?
A vacuum tank will hold vacuum without all the accessories. You can hook up a vacuum pump to a vacuum tank, evacuate...
Editorial
The Sani-Can Crew Fights Alaska’s Bone-Chilling Cold And High Disposal Costs To Keep On Pumping
Facing the challenging Alaska climate and running a business solo, Ronnie Ashbach has built Sani-Can/Lemeta Pumping & Thawing into a thriving company....


















