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The Trenchless Cured-In-Place Pipe-Lining (eLINER) offers the home and commercial building owner substantial savings over traditional restoration methods, which require extensive repairs to the building after the pipes are replaced. Roof stacks, horizontal lines and sanitary drains can be restored from the inside using our “Pipe Within A Pipe” system — without the mess and added reconstruction costs of traditional methods.
Example of cracked fitting illustrates why the “stop and start” lining is money wasted when un-lined and un-protected fittings are destined to fail.
eLINER is a technology developed to rehabilitate sanitary drains and stacks by fixing them from the inside out. In the old days, the only cure for cracked and failing stacks was to tear open walls and ceilings to replace the piping, a very messy, time consuming and costly method. Then in the early years of pipe-lining, there was pull-in-place or stop and start liners. While these early attempts at pipe restoration were better than the destructive old fashion method of ripping out entire pipes and replacing them, it was obvious that pipe restoration had a long way to go. Now, “Continuous Air Inverted eLINER Pipe-Lining” is the wave of the future. Continuous Air Inverted eLINER lining is a straightforward concept. A felt tube constructed of interwoven fibers and coated with PVC gives the liner structural stability. A two-part epoxy resin is then introduced to the material and evenly distributed. This process is referred to as “The Wet Out.” The continuous liner is then inverted into the host pipe by air.
Unlike the spotty adhesion problems of pull in place liners, FPS utilizes TRUE Air Inversion eLINER process. The lining material is literally turned “inside out” during installation, allowing the resins to now make 100% contact with the host pipe. Once this full length continuous liner is in place, a bladder-like calibration tube inside of it is inflated to a sufficient pressure to compress the liner against the host pipe. This allows a 100% water-tight seal as it fills cracks, holes and splits in the host pipe. The resins then set up and harden during the “cure out” or “curing” process. Once the “curing” process is complete, the bladder is then deflated and removed. Now rather than merely having sections of your pipe lined, like the stop and start method or the problems of pull-in-place liners, this TRUE Air Inverted continuous eLINER is a “pipe within a pipe” forming a continuous full length and STRUCTUAL repair. The laterals are now re-instated by an Optically Guided Robotic cutter after completion. The client now has a continuously lined pipe from top to bottom that will last for many years to come.
The first step in the drain line restoration process is to have a Closed Circuit Television Inspection of the drain lines. By placing a specially designed digital, self-illuminated camera into the drainage system Technicians are able to view the condition of your pipes underground, under slab, or behind walls. The camera also gives them the ability to track the running length of the pipe, and to trace the location of the pipe. Our Technicians make a video recording of the inside of your pipes so that our pipe-lining specialists can see what condition your drainage system is in.
Sometimes a drain system has a crack in a pipe that does not leak water. Instead, it leaks sewer odor. If the crack is small the crack in the pipe can be difficult to find. FPS has the equipment and trained Technicians to detect odors coming from drain lines with hairline cracks. Using a specially developed “Vapor” Machine we can fill the drain line with a non-toxic, visible vapor that can be seen as it escaping from a cracked line. That exit point is then marked and that pipe can now be restored to use using our eLINER Process.
The next step in the drain line restoration process is the Hydro-Jet Cleaning Process. Many times the CCTV Inspection will reveal a build-up of sludge, roots, or other debris inside of the drain lines. The initial CCTV Investigation may even have been hampered due to significant debris in the pipes that prevented the CCTV Inspection from viewing the entire drainage system. In that case, it will be necessary to clean the drain lines using a Hydro-Jet Cleaner. This is a specially designed high-pressure water spray system that can remove, grease, sludge and debris from the interior walls of the drain pipes. Once the pipes are cleaned the CCTV Investigation can then continue so that the entire drainage system is inspected.
Sometimes a drain system has a crack in a pipe that does not leak water. Instead, it leaks sewer odor. If the crack is small the crack in the pipe can be difficult to find. FPS has the equipment and trained Technicians to detect odors coming from drain lines with hairline cracks. Using a specially developed “Vapor” Machine we can fill the drain line with a non-toxic, visible vapor that can be seen as it escaping from a cracked line. That exit point is then marked and that pipe can now be restored to use using our eLINER Process.
After eLINER Restoration
As homes age, some homeowners are find themselves confronted with cracked, deteriorating, or broken drain lines. Replacing a drain line the old fashioned way can make the inside of your home look like a construction site. Residential eLINER pipelining is the solution. With residential trenchless lining, a new drain line can be installed with only a few small access points.
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Phone: 941.308.5325
Fax: 941.308.5326
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