A bad economic downturn rarely is good news for business owners.But for entrepreneur Stacy Creech, the owner of Creech’s Plumbing in Wilson,...
Entries Tagged Onsite System Installation
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3 Things to Know About Scouring Velocity
A reader sent in some great questions regarding scouring velocity in pressurized systems.
“What is your understanding of scouring velocity?”Scouring velocity is meant...
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Inspections, Repairs and New Onsite Systems Drive Jon and Gale Houseknect’s Growing Business
When Jon and Gale Houseknecht bought a stagnant pumping business in 1995, they set about streamlining it for a new world.
They disposed...
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In Minnesota, Recruiting and Retaining Workers is Job No. 1
Jake Bell: owner-operator, along with my father Jon Bell and my uncle Chad Bell, the founders
Business: Bell Excavating Inc., Stillwater, Minnesota
Age: 36Services we offer: We...
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A Complex Treatment Solution is on the Menu
For generations, Desposito’s Seafood Shack has been a staple establishment for Georgians and tourists looking for an authentic southern-style seafood experience in...
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Managing Customer Expectations: Make Your Onsite Customers Happy in Advance
Your customer just spent the last 25 years perfecting their landscaping, spending thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours working on every...
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Top System Plan Drawing Software for Onsite Installers
When it comes time to draw onsite system plans and site plans for soil tests, the method many of us have used...
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A Low-Maintenance Advanced Treatment Option for At-Grade Systems
Rick Tipple and Tammy Bovay, owners of RT Septic & Water Systems near Edmonton, Alberta, prefer to install at-grade systems and mounds...
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Spreading Out the Flow From Two Days of Services Allows Downsizing the Drainfield, Saving This Arkansas Congregation Money
When NewLife Christian Church built a second campus in Gravette, Arkansas, it needed a wastewater system to serve the congregation.
The church, its...
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It’s Like Killing a Fly With a Sledgehammer
Sometimes it’s easy to see when numbers don’t add up. I examined city and county budgets for many years as a local...
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Installers Rick Tipple and Tammy Bovay Utilize Cisterns Where Wells Are Impractical
For RT Septic & Water Systems there’s more to serving homeowners than treating wastewater.
The company, founded in 2016, installs about 100 septic...
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Why Is Using a Pump Curve So Important?
I received a call from a customer in panic mode. They just had their pump replaced and it wasn’t working — even...
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How to Choose the Right Float Switch for Your Septic Pump
There was a day when you ordered a pump and you said, “and a float switch.” How times have changed. Now you...
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Geiger Septic Service Helps With Feel-Good Project on a Storm-Damaged Property
March 3, 2019, was a painful day for Lee County, Alabama, residents. An EF-5 tornado swept through the town of Beauregard leaving...



















