chain knockers

Chain Knockers and Sand Paper

Chain Knockers and Sand Paper

“How often should I be replacing my chain knockers and sandpaper for my sanding device?” Unfortunately, chain knockers and sandpaper replacements are consumables that wear out. How fast they wear out depends on a lot of factors including the type of pipe you’re cleaning, how aggressive you are operating the cable, and the materials you […]

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Scale Build-Up

Scale Build-Up

“I got one of your Renssi high speed cable machines, along with your Quik-Coating unit for coating after cleaning. My problem comes when I use the cable machine – the scale accumulates after I start chain knocking and it plugs the line. How can I overcome this without pulling up the cable machine and inserting […]

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Resin Color

Resin Color

“I just coated a pipe with your coating equipment and resin. I noticed that the finished product had a rose-colored tint to it. Why is that, and will it hurt anything?” There are a couple of reasons that the resin finished with a whiteish rose color. The first one involves the cleaning or descaling of […]

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Smooth Pipe Coating

Smooth Pipe Coating

“I have a coating machine that I purchased from you at Pipe Lining Supply. I trained with you guys, and in my training the pipe samples we trained on applying the coating came out smooth. In the field however, the surface has ridges. What’s changed? How can I get back to the smooth surfaces I […]

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Here’s Your Sign

Here’s Your Sign

An RV blogger and author friend, Nick Russell, writes a blog on RV’ing and this past week pointed out questions from blog readers who ask some pretty challenging questions. One guy lost his pins locking his tow vehicle to his motorhome and wrote to ask if using heavy-duty zip ties would work until he found […]

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Coating Crew Size Considerations

Coating Crew Size Considerations

“I was wondering how your coating machine works? I watched a competitive unit and it took 3 guys to operate. I have applications for this type of equipment as I get cast iron pipe replacement jobs all the time, but I work alone and I can replace cast iron by myself without hiring other guys […]

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CIPP Liner Overshot Fixes

CIPP Liner Overshot Fixes

“I shot a liner too long and it ended up 4” in the sewer main in the street. I figured it would be okay as it bulged out when it got to the main being unstrained by the host pipe and thought ‘great, I’m insuring no roots from growing into the joint where it connects […]

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