This means that we can often complete a project faster than a traditional pipe replacement so that you can enjoy your clean, newly lined pipes sooner. If the liner looks good, we restore service to the pipes. After the liner has cured, we perform a camera inspection to ensure that the liner is completely against the pipe walls and thoroughly cured. It can take up to 24 hours for the pipe liner to cure and completely harden. Fast Return to Service After NuFlow Pipe Lining Then, we leave the air bladder in place while the pipe within a pipe cures and hardens. Once the liner is in place, we inflate the air bladder, which presses the liner against the pipe walls. Since the liner is white, we know the epoxy has completely soaked the liner when it turns the same blue color as the epoxy.Īfter the liner has been completely prepared, we insert an air bladder and pull the epoxy-soaked liner through the pipe. Next, our team lays the liner flat and uses a small rolling device to squish the epoxy through the liner. Then, the two-part epoxy is mixed and poured into the pipe liner. The liner is scored to help the epoxy completely permeate the material. Once your pipes are clean, it’s time to prepare the pipe liner. As we thread it through your drainpipe, it scrapes and slices the debris off the pipe, and it doesn’t harm your plumbing pipes because the width of the cleaning mechanisms is exactly the diameter of your pipe. The good news is that we clean all that debris from the pipe walls with a specialized pipe cleaner that contains blades and chains. Not to mention, there are lots of raised ridges where debris can collect and cause a clog. Pearson.Īs you can see, those pipes are lumpy, bumpy and disgusting-looking. Just take a look at this video of the uncleaned and unlined pipes at 222 E. This is because drain lines corrode and collect debris over time. It all starts with a thorough cleaning of your existing plumbing pipes.
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How Our Technicians at NuFlow Install PIP Liners in Chicago Drain Pipes Not to mention, we didn’t have to enter every apartment or condo in your building. Once the pipe within a pipe has cured, it is fully refurbished and acts exactly like a new pipe, and the process was accomplished with no damage to your building’s structure, finishes or drywall. The liner is then soaked in the epoxy and inserted and inflated against the pipe walls where it is left to cure and harden for a specific amount of time, usually overnight.
The liner is the exact diameter of the plumbing pipe that is to be lined, and it is cut to length. PIP pipe lining involves the use of a pipe liner, usually felt, and a two-part epoxy coating. We didn’t have to enter every apartment because we use a specific pipe lining method, called Pull-in-Place (PIP) pipelining. Conversely, when our technicians lined the drain pipes at Pearson on the Park, we only had to enter 5 out of the 27 units.
I magine scheduling a drain pipe replacement for your entire Chicago multi-family building and having most of the units entered by the plumbing team over the course of the project.
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