Online ExclusivesDrain Cleaner Creates His Own Destiny Drain Cleaner Creates His Own Destiny Slow and steady wins the race — and a new market — for a Kentucky contractor. Check out his story. By Marian Bond July 14, 2014 Filed Under Drain Cleaning Pipeline Inspection Customer Service Small Business Kentucky Plumbing Sign Me Up! Join your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox. Sign up Digital! If you don't want to bring your iPad into the bathroom, we can send you a magazine subscription for free! Subscribe to Print! Drain Line Services Owner Steve Dabney jumped into the drain cleaning industry in 2006 with no field experience, but dedicated himself to learning everything he could. He bought his company two years later and has found a valuable niche serving large commercial facilities in his service area around Louisville, Ky. (Photography by Shaun Ring) During the economic woes of 2008, right when he bought Drain Line Services in Louisville, Ky., Steve Dabney says he held on by the skin of his teeth. “I was in something fairly new to me as the economy was crashing,” he says. “I was looking at potential markets and how... Please login or register to view Cleaner articles. It's free, fast and easy! Popular Stories August 05, 2024 Top Features of the Gen-Eye X-POD Plus Sewer Inspection Camera August 05, 2024 All Jetter ‘Horses’ Are Not Created Equal August 02, 2024 This Drain Cleaner is Job-Tested Tough August 02, 2024 Deluxe Hose Reels for Easy Jetting August 01, 2024 Compact Brute Jetters Offer Pros ‘Rooter-Class’ Power and Features August 01, 2024 How to Use General's Flexi-Rooter 100 Flexible Shaft Drain Cleaner Discussion Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments.