Quite often homeowners and businesses are not interested in having landscaping or grassy areas destroyed to replace broken or worn out pipes underground. Trenchless Pipe Replacement Services in Lima Ohio offers a no-dig system to replace old pipes by pulling the new pipe through. When a pipe is collapsed underground, a special breaking head can clear a path ahead of the new pipe that needs to be installed. The best feature of this type of system is there is never a need to disrupt driveways, sidewalks yards or any other surfaces. This can save thousands of dollars when in need of pipe replacement.
To start the process of Trenchless Pipe Replacement Services in Lima Ohio, the technician will have to dig two small pits. They are approximately 24 inches by 36 inches. The purpose of these two pits is to reach the pipe below. One pit will be used for the entrance of the replacement pipe and the other will be the exit as well as the pulling pit. The pulling unit at the exit end will assist in pulling the pipe. At the entry pit, a cable will be placed through a hollow bursting cone by a pipe guide. The pipe guide is attached a boot and retaining pin. The pulling chain will begin the process of getting the unit through the soil. It moves approximately two feet every minute. It may sometimes move up to four feet a minute. It depends completely on the type of soil it’s moving through.
When the unit has reached the other end, the unit is disassembled and the process is complete. For pipes that have been crushed from the soil or if tree roots have broken the pipes, this process can save a lot of time and a lot of repair work. Reinstalling driveways, sidewalks and landscaping can become costly. If trees need to be removed, that can be costly. This type of process does not require any of those things to occur in order to replace the piping. For more information on replacing pipes without the need for excavation, please contact Bluffton Aeration Services Lima Ohio.
