Spartan Tool Blog

A customer recently asked us about the pin punch length used to remove the coupling pin between the cable and anchor cable on a Spartan Mechanical Drain Cleaner such as the Model 1065, Model 2001 … Read More >

Stumpy. Chances are if you’ve been around the drain cleaning industry for a while you know a technician with that nickname, someone missing all or part of a finger torn off by a drain cleaning cable.

It used to be … Read More >

Everybody uses chemical drain cleaners, right? I mean, nobody calls a plumber FIRST – instead they try to clear the clog themselves. That slow running or clogged sink drain after Thanksgiving dinner can be fixed by something you buy in … Read More >

Disease Lurks Deep Underground

Disease prevention and avoidance are important issues to discuss whenever Sewer and Drain safety concerns are considered.  Let’s face it – sewer and drain cleaning is a dirty, nasty business.  Every major health concern … Read More >

Operating a drain cleaning machine is serious business. Safety concerns need to be paramount. Over the coming weeks we will discuss a number of issues regarding safe and hygienic drain cleaning, a series we call The “Seven Major Hazards of Sewer and Drain Cleaning.” Today the focus is on … Read More >

We’ve talked about pressure needs with hydro jets in a previous blog, but an equally important characteristic to consider is the flow of your jetter.

Again, the basic premise of a hydro jetter is to use pressurized water to scour the inner diameter of a pipe, and then use the flow of the water to move … Read More >

Ask a dozen people that question, and you’ll get a dozen different answers. Here’s how we think about this issue:

Whether you call it a hydro-jetter, water jetter, trailer jetter, jetter, sewer jetter or sewer flusher, the basic premise of these units is all the same. You use high pressure water to clean debris … Read More >