Drain Cleaning Consumes University's Plumbing Department

By Dan Hounsell, Editor

For Victor Welbourne, the task of ensuring his facilities' drains, pipes, and plumbing systems remain clear and operational is an in-house activity.

"I've been a plumber for 22 years, and I don't like to call in somebody else if it's something I should be able to do myself," says Welbourne, facility manager with the Facilities Maintenance Department with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

The challenge for Welbourne in keeping these tasks in-house is to provide the department's 11-person plumbing staff -- six plumbers and five helpers -- with the right selection of drain-cleaning and inspection equipment so they can address the many challenges created by UNLV's students, staff, and faculty.

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