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A worker in uniform uses a video inspection camera to examine the inside of a storm drain in a parking lot as part of routine stormwater inspections for compliance and safety.

Why Stormwater Systems Need Regular Inspection

A worker in uniform uses a video inspection camera to examine the inside of a storm drain in a parking lot as part of routine stormwater inspections for compliance and safety.

What a Stormwater Camera Inspection Can Reveal

A large industrial hose is jetting water from a leak at the metal connector, causing water to pool on the ground.

Preparing Your Property’s Drains for Minnesota Storm Season

Oil slick on water surface creating swirling iridescent patterns with dark patches showing through, highlighting the importance of regular oil separator cleaning.

How an Oil/Water Separator Actually Works

A worker in blue coveralls uses a hose to clean a sand trap in a drainage trench at an industrial facility, performing maintenance with wet floors and equipment visible in the background.

What Goes Into a Sand Trap Cleaning Visit

Oil slick on water surface creating swirling iridescent patterns with dark patches showing through, highlighting the importance of regular oil separator cleaning.

The Slow Warning Signs Before an Oil/Water Separator Fails

A house with a snow-covered roof and large icicles hinting at possible ice dams hanging from the eaves on a cloudy winter day; snow blankets the yard and surrounding neighborhood.

Ice dams in Minnesota

Restaurant Fryers

Restaurant Grease Do’s and Don’ts

Restaurant Fryers

Grease Trap Basics Every Restaurant Should Stay Ahead Of

Wearing gloves, a person pours hot water from a black kettle into a kitchen sink near a faucet—steam rising from the water—a common step in what to do when dealing with frozen drain lines before calling emergency service.

Frozen Drain Lines? Here’s What to Do Before Calling for Emergency Service

A person in work overalls and gloves kneels to inspect or clean a grate in the floor of a car wash bay, with a car waiting in the background.

Slow Drains and Strange Smells? Signs Your Car Wash Sand Trap is Full

Restaurant deep fryer station used in commercial kitchen grease recycling and grease trap maintenance.

Why Restaurant Grease Recycling Matters: 3 Things Every Owner Should Know

How do you clean a garage floor drain full of debris?

Sand Trap Maintenance – Annual Service Needs

How to Thaw Frozen Underground Pipes

How To Thaw Frozen Pipes Underground

Four people roll up a wet carpet in a flooded living room, surrounded by towels and buckets—Drain King delivers a 24/7 action plan for any drain emergency.

What To Do in a Drain Emergency: Your 24/7 Action Plan from the Experts at Drain King

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