PVC Pipe
Adding Lubricant
“I’m having trouble getting my Quik-Shot™ to feed liner even if the pipe is straight as an arrow. I know turns and offsets need some attention, but I thought I should be able to shoot a 50’ straight liner with no problem. Any suggestions?” I watched a YouTube video of a guy struggling to shoot […]
Hitting your Mark Idea
“I have both your Quik-Coating machine and your Quik-Shot™ inversion gun. I had trouble hitting a planned mark in my lining jobs so that I covered the last factory joint of the pipe before the sewer main. Sometimes there are plumber’s taps that were put into service by breaking the sewer main, stuffing the lateral […]
Fixing an Emergency
“ I was inverting a liner and noticed a hole in the coating that was leaking out resin before I got the liner in the pipe. I was panicking and made a quick decision to put a piece of duct tape over the hole so it would hold air pressure and allow me to invert […]
Digging Up Or Tearing Out Old Pipe And Replacing It With New Is The Only Answer For Sewer Lines
“I’ve followed some of your blogs and I just can’t see all this rehab of an old pipe when I can replace it. I’ve got a seasoned crew and don’t see how rehabilitation methods are going to last very long. Convince me I’m wrong!” First, let’s start out with your first statement that you’ve read […]
Special Resin For PVC Pipe vs. Other Pipe
“My supplier told me I had to use a special epoxy resin to line PVC pipe. Is there different resin formulations for different types of host pipe material or is this guy blowing smoke?” Either your supplier is mistaken in their understanding or they are indeed blowing smoke but there is no resin formulations that […]
Should CIPP Liners Melt when Temperatures Rise Over 150F?
“I installed a competitor’s liner and it ‘melted’ and sagged and plugged the sewer pipe I’d lined. My question is why? I thought the resin used in these systems was stronger than other materials.” All plastics aren’t the same. For example, if you are plumbing a high efficiency gas furnace or water heater, many manufacturers […]
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