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Inspection

Common Drain Cleaning & Inspection Questions, Part Three

In this series, we cover some of the most commonly asked questions about drain cleaning and inspection. For instance: How are plumbing contractors leveraging data and analytics to optimize their drain cleaning and inspection processes?

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Airflow

Q-PAC Multimotor Plenum Fan for 24/7 Hospital Airflow

Q-PAC, a leader in the design and manufacturing of commercial HVAC fan systems, highlights the Q-PAC Multimotor Plenum Fan, engineered to keep air handlers in healthcare facilities running without interruption so critical spaces stay operating.

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Drain Cleaning

4 Tips You Need To Know About Drain Cleaning

If you use a drain cleaning tool in the wrong application, it won’t clear the drain properly, and you could damage the machine or injure yourself. Here’s a list of clogged drain problems, and the recommended drain cleaning tools for each.

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Hannay Reels

Hannay Reels 1500 Series Hose Reel With Space-Saving Stacking Kit

The 1500 Series Manual or Power Rewind Reel from Hannay Reels is lightweight and compact, making it ideal for handling long lengths of hose. The reel has various uses, such as lawn care spraying and pressure washing.

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Basement

Ask the Drain Brains: Solving Basement Flooding Problems

Q: We maintain apartment buildings by the river. When heavy rains come in the spring and fall, the river rises, causing basement floor drains to back up. Is there a device that can prevent a major mess?

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Motif

Swisslog Healthcare Introduces Motif Tabletop Packager

Swisslog Healthcare, a leader in pharmacy and transport automation, launches Motif, a compact tabletop strip packager designed for accuracy, adaptability, and performance in a streamlined solution.

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Pipes

Ask the Drain Brains: The Best Way To Handle Frozen Pipes

Q: I dread winter. Every time an arctic blast moves south, the pipes freeze in one of my buildings. What method do you suggest to thaw the pipes and get the water moving again?

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Canvas

JLG Advances Job Site Innovation With Canvas

JLG Industries, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms, announces the acquisition of the core technology developed by Canvas, a San Francisco-based construction robotics technology company.

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Pipe Thawing

City Workers Really Warm to General’s Pipe Thawing Solution

Frozen water lines are such a problem in Ft. Lupton, CO, that they earn a special page on the city’s web site. So, city crews sought a fast way to minimize the potential damage from burst pipes: they got a Hot-Shot 400® from General Pipe Cleaners.

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v10

Carrier Launches i-Vu® Pro v10

Carrier introduces i-Vu® Pro v10, a next-generation building automation system (BAS) designed to help facilities of all sizes enhance operational efficiency, collaboration, and resilience.

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