calibration tube

Patching a Hole in the Tube

“I lost a liner yesterday because there was a hole in the tube that wouldn’t allow us to hold air. We’re new to this process and I’m wondering if this is a regular occurrence and what to do if it ever happens again?” While it is pretty rare that you’d have a hole in the […]

Ballooning of Liner

“I keep blowing out my liner material when trying to invert it into the host pipe from the Quik Shot™. It comes out of the gun but when it hits the host pipe entrance it balloons up and ruptures. Is the problem the liner or is it something I’m doing?” I only have one question […]

Lateral Lining Costs

“How much does it cost to get into lateral lining sewer pipes? I’ve talked to some guys who’ve paid over $150,000 to line laterals and others who have less than $15,000 invested. What’s the ‘right’ answer? Like anything else the answer depends on you and what you are trying to accomplish. If you need to […]

Calibration Tube Failure

“Your calibration tube failed. It popped when I blew it into the liner. Thankfully I had more calibration tube and shot another one that held but I am nervous about using it in the future. Can’t you make it stronger or out of a different material that won’t pop when inverting it?” Let’s figure out […]

Welding/Gluing Calibration Tube To Lining Materials

“We were at one of your training sessions and saw you weld a section of green calibration tube to the coating on your lining material and then invert it into the pipe. You used a flat iron to weld the two together, then inverted it to start liner after the turn of a combi. We […]

Bad Practices – Giving the CIPP Industry a Bad Rep!

Picking the right installer is KEY!! Make sure your installer is doing the best practices. I saw an article in one of the trade publications featuring a contractor and his business that included CIPP lateral lining. While going through the article I saw a picture of their wet out operation. They laid out their liner […]

CIPP Installation – Preparation of Liner, Calibration Tube, & Pull Strap

Best Practices – 7th in the series This step picks up where we left off with our CCTV cable “storyboard” to prepare the liner. Here are the steps to measure, mark and cut your tube. Layout the CCTV camera Unroll and stretch the liner tube and place beside your CCTV cable On the camera end, […]

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