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Entries Tagged Septic System Pumping/Maintenance
Blogs
The summer’s going great: Hear from Jay Brendel
If you talk to pumper Jay Brendel, of Brendel's Septic Tank Service, you’ll learn there’s no shortage of business in the Detroit,...
Online Exclusives
Troubleshooting: Reporting and Finishing the Job
For the past few months we have gone through a series of troubleshooting issues from the service provider’s perspective. A question I...
Blogs
Don't flush those wipes!
I’ve had a tremendous response to my June editor’s column about so-called “flushable’’ wipes. There have been several comments on Facebook, a...
Blogs
Rain, rain go away!
In some parts of the country, relentless rain and the residual effects of Tropical Storm Andrea this week have caused flooding that...
Online Exclusives
Septic System Education Grows Business
Two decades ago when I was new to the septic pumping business, I knew I wanted to grow the company. I just...
Editorial
Florida Legislators Do Away With 5-Year Mandatory Tank Inspections, Pumpers Lobby for Reinstatement
The repeal of a law in Florida requiring septic tank inspections every five years has implications for groundwater quality in the Sunshine...
Editorial
5 Pointers That’ll Make Your Trips to the Pump More Bearable Despite Fluctuating Fuel Prices
The price of gasoline and diesel fuel continues to bounce around, driven by everything from volatile weather to volatile world politics. Considering...
Blogs
I wouldn’t want to be a pumper in this community
In Pender County, North Carolina, apparently it’s common for folks to empty a septic tank by running sewage through a garden hose...
Blogs
Local governments pay toward septic system upgrades
Seeing a story about local governments helping pay for private septic system upgrades is getting to be a weekly occurrence for me....
Blogs
Want instant credibility? Seek certification and join a trade association.
Scammers recently targeted an elderly couple in Texas, charging them more than $2,000 to inspect their septic tank and adding insult to...
Videos
"A Watchful Eye" - OnSite Management - May 2013 Pumper Video Profile
"A Watchful Eye" - Pennsylvania's OnSite Management grows its maintenance contract business to provide quality, routine care for customers' septic systems and...
Editorial
A Watchful Eye
To improve cash flow, operate more efficiently, lower prices, and boost customer loyalty while fending off competitors, OnSite Management Inc. in West...
Blogs
A pumper takes up painting. Her canvas? The side of a septic tank.
She was no artist, but Marg Gale, of Gale’s Septic in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, picked up a paintbrush one day and...












