One modern yet very effective way of rehabilitating or repairing your damaged pipelines is through the process of pipe relining. However, since this process is fairly new to the markets and is not even available to some countries yet, customers often ask a lot of problems regarding the process. They are quite curious as to what the process can do to salvage the severely damaged pipe and the overall process of the relining. To cater to those questions, here are some of the most common inquiries online about the new process:
1. Is there a significant difference between the traditional method of pipe repair and pipe relining?
There is a ton differences between the two methods. For one, the new method is greatly influenced and aided by the modern technology. While the traditional method needs heavy and extensive digging to prepare the pipe to be replaced or fixed, the new one greatly reduces the need for an excavation. In fact, when you opt for pipe relining, all the contractors will need are two medium sized holes on the ground to open up the pipe that is supposed to be relined. One will serve as the entry point while the other serves as the exit point.
With this, you can now imagine the extent of the damage caused by the traditional and the modern methods. You can see the drastic difference between the two in this aspect alone. Also, given this, you can already estimate that the cause of the labour will be altered, making the traditional method more expensive than the modern one. The traditional method will also drain the energy of the workers compared to the modern method. Other than that, another noticeable difference is the havoc that the process will bring to your lawn. It is no mystery that two minimal holes against an excavation of nearly the entire lawn in contrast will surely make weighting the options easier.
2. Does the process require excavation? If it does, is it as extensive as the old method?
To an extent, yes. The new process still requires holes on the ground. However, there will only be two of them compared to the traditional method that is more likely to leave your lawn looking like an archaeological dig. As a result, you can save on the amount of labour, materials, destruction and source of energy. In a long run, the new method is actually cheaper than the traditional one.
3. How long does this process take?
The entire pipe repair process, from the inspection to the testing of the new pipeline, can be done within a few hours to a whole day. When the plumbing contractors will call it a day, you will be left with an effectively working and good-as-new pipe line. The length of the process will mainly depend on the type of resin used for the process because the curing time of each resin also varies. Fundamentally, the process will only take 3 – 4 hours in a day.
4. What are the advantages that we can acquire with this method?
There are other benefits that you can enjoy with this type of repair:
✔Cost-effective
The new method saves so much in the financial aspect compared to the traditional method. In fact, you can cut off half of the actual budget you have for pipe repair when you opt for pipe relining.
✔Time-efficient
Unlike the old method that takes a few days to a week in order to fix, the pipe relining process only takes a matter of hours and by sundown, you can enjoy a perfectly working pipe that can last for at least 10 years.
✔High-quality Materials
Epoxy resins are one of the hardest yet easily acquired materials around making your pipes last for the longest time without any threats of damage. Root intrusion, build-ups, chemical deficiency, development of cracks or wholes and possible structural deformation is dramatically reduced.