If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Bud Humphries, owner of R.A.H. Solutions, took this message to heart three years ago. The upstate South Carolina-based contractor had historically provided commercial and industrial plumbing service and drain cleaning but knew there was more to explore in the trade. 

A calibration roller system is used to evenly distribute resin in the liners used in CIPP repairs. It works by feeding the liner onto a roller while the resin simultaneously fills the liner. This process is known as the “wet-out” stage of CIPP rehabilitation. While the new manual and electric rollers from PRT both fulfill this purpose, they operate in slightly different ways. 

“Game changer.” That’s how Travis Savy, technical director of the pipe lining division at Savy & Sons, describes SpeedyLight+ light curing system for CIPP.

The power of routine maintenance cannot be overstated, especially when it comes to sewer rehab and repair equipment. These tools experience serious wear and tear, and sewer lines are often dirty and unpredictable. While this technology is built to withstand rough environments, it isn’t infallible; just a few minutes of cleaning and care per day can help protect your equipment down the road. Looking after your gear helps to extend its service life, avoids downtime from unexpected damage, and can lower overall cost of ownership. 

Quick-Lock point repair sleeves are an effective, easy-to-install trenchless pipe repair solution. Nick Sebastian, PRT’s East Coast territory sales manager, gives rehab pros the low-down on Quick-Lock’s features, applications, benefits and more. 

Cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) installation is made more difficult by active infiltration, which occurs when groundwater seeps through cracks, joints or manholes into sewer pipes. New CIPPs should be tight-fitting and jointless to seal off any possible points of entry for infiltration. Unfortunately, CIPP does not eliminate infiltration from entering the existing host pipe. Infiltration is dangerous to the installation process because too much flow can wash the resin off of the new liner and/or prevent the liner from installing correctly. However, the type of cure used for installation can make a difference in the effects of infiltration.

Plumber magazine recently featured the Micro S Light+ in a story following Norman Hostetler, a trenchless specialist at TCI Plumbing in Goodfield, Illinois. Hostetler explains how the Micro S Light+ has vastly improved his process for opening up branch lines after lateral relining. He notes that the system lets him cut reinstatement time in half.

PRT’s Micro S Light+ is a small-diameter cutter suited for prep and reinstatement work in drains and laterals alike. The system is designed for 3-9” pipe rehab, but don’t let its smaller circumference fool you—the cutter has an air-powered motor delivering maximum torque.

When a pipe rehab crew installs a CIPP liner, they typically do the job in just a few hours, and then move on to the next project. But that’s not the end of the story. CIPP is designed to last for decades, and the wastewater systems that use it need to be confident in its efficacy. In most cases, installers are required to submit a sample of every liner installed for third-party testing. Only once testing is complete and the results are approved and reported is the job really “done.”

It’s easy to get complacent in a job. When you do the same tasks day after day—same crew, same truck, same equipment—it’s common to “check out” mentally from time to time.

Don’t check out of trenching safety.