New technology has enabled plumbers to provide a no-dig no-mess pipe relining solution to stormwater and sewerage pipe problems to their customers. Pipes had to be dug up first, which took a long time and cost a lot of money. Landscape and concrete driveways can be left unaffected by pipe relining. The Relining Company Australia is the best choice in this regard.
How does relining pipework?
Relining a pipe is inserting a new pipe inside an old, damaged one. Depending on the extent of the tree root invasion, entire networks or small portions of pipe can be simply repaired with minimal disruption.
The first step in determining whether pipe relining is appropriate is to clean the area to be relined with a high-pressure water jetter to remove any tree roots and debris. After that, the drain camera is installed to examine the amount of pipe damage and whether it can be relined. Once the plumber has this information, he or she may determine the problem areas and provide an estimate before beginning the relining operation. Relining can be done on entire lengths of pipe up to 70 meters long.
- Depending on the size of the reline area, a flexible cloth liner is cut to size.
- The liner is then resin-impregnated and fastened to a lengthy rubber tube using an air hose.
- It is put into the pipe and then pulled or forced into position with ropes or pushrods. A camera is also in the line during this time to check the liner is properly inserted.
- The air hose is used to inflate the long rubber tube, expanding the liner to its full size inside the pipe, once the precise installation has been determined.
- After that, the resin-coated liner is allowed to dry for anywhere from 1.5 to 6 hours.
- After the resin has dried, the rubber tube is deflated and extracted, leaving a new flawless pipe inside the old broken one.
- The camera is reinserted to inspect the work and confirm that it is successful.
- A robotic cutter may be used to trim the liner or reopen junction branches if necessary.
No-dig pipe relining has a number of advantages
● Tree roots will be able to make their way back into a pipe using the dig-up approach, thanks to the flexible connection pipe between the new and old pipe. Once a section of pipes has been relined, tree roots are unable to enter it.
● It is not only faster and more convenient than the old “dig up” process, but it also produces a considerably smoother surface, making it an excellent substitute.
● It causes the least amount of interruption and consumes less time and money than more traditional approaches.
To dig out a pipe under a bathroom floor, for example, the tiles and concrete would have to be torn up. This would necessitate removing fixtures and jackhammering through the floor to reach the pipe. Depending on the size of the pipe that needs to be replaced, it might be a little part of the entire bathroom floor. So that no damage is done to the walls, they would need to be wrapped up. The floor would then need to be re-concreted and re-tiled, as well as the actual repair. This procedure could take up to two weeks, if not longer. It’s not ideal to be unable to use the bathroom for two weeks.
Conclusion:- Relining takes a day or less to finish and is easy to do with little bother and mess, not to mention the labor savings!
