Some problems introduce themselves loudly, while others stay quiet until they're impossible to ignore. A clogged drain belongs to the second group. It's a small rebellion happening out of sight and ...

If you drop a valuable item such as a ring down your toilet, many times you can reach in and get it. But how about a valuable that's gone down the drain? Instead of paying for a plumber, try sucking ...

Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest. That's the case with a gem I encountered from Family Hack, a blog created by the Davis family of Charlottesville, Va. At least that's the family's home base, ...

Along with warmer weather comes the increased possibility of drownings in swimming pools and spas. Too often, the deaths are because a youngster becomes entrapped by the suction of a vacuum drain. To ...

Vacuum trucks were scheduled Monday to begin sucking out the silt, sand and trash from drains still affected by the September 2008 hurricane. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is paying to deep ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A fleet of five trucks that are vacuumed equipped are in the shop more than on the street cleaning storm drains. The equipment is called Vac-Con and according to the city's ...