CIPP Process: How Trenchless Pipe Repair Saves Time & Money
Commercial and industrial pipe rehabilitation require something more innovative than traditional methods. The CIPP process offers a solution to make repairs and rehabilitation so much easier. It’s less expensive, less disruptive, and less time-consuming.
More and more facility managers, municipal engineers, and industrial maintenance teams are turning to CIPP because it just makes sense. Learn more about the process below.
What Is the CIPP Process?
CIPP uses a trenchless approach to pipe repair or rehabilitation. Rather than digging and excavating, professionals just need an access point or access through a manhole.
The process uses a liner that is coated in resin. They insert the liner into the pipe and then cure the resin to create a hard and seamless pipe inside the existing pipeline. It creates the effect of a brand-new pipeline, but reduces waste.
CIPP can be used in many different areas, including municipal infrastructure, utility systems, industrial facilities, commercial warehouses, and more.
How the CIPP Process Works
The CIPP process is precise, efficient, and engineered to handle a wide variety of pipe materials and diameters. Here’s a step-by-step breakdown:
- Inspection and Assessment: technicians carefully use video camera technology to assess the pipe’s condition and identify damages to plan the next steps for repairs.
- Pipe Cleaning and Preparation: the pipe will need a good cleaning to remove any debris, scale, or grease that might cause the liner to not adhere properly. A clean pipe ensures proper adhesion of the liner.
- Liner Installation: the flexible, seamless liner gets inserted into the existing pipe through an access point or manhole. Methods such as inversion or pulling help place the liner where it needs to go.
- Curing: the resin on the liner must cure, helping to harden and adhere the liner to the existing pipe structure. This creates a strong and seamless pipe surface and is generally quick.
- Final Inspection: After curing, the technicians complete a final inspection. This will help ensure the integrity of the new pipe and success of the installation.
Why CIPP Saves Time & Money
CIPP is certainly an innovation, but it’s also highly cost-efficient and time-efficient. Here’s how:
- Minimal downtime or operation disruption is necessary for the entire process to be complete. Many projects are complete in just a few hours to one or two days, depending on the scale of the project.
- Lower overall costs from start to finish because there is no heavy excavation, repairs after excavation, fewer labor hours, and less downtime.
- Extends the lifespan of your pipeline structures for 50+ years through a rehabilitation method.
- Reducing waste, soil disruption, and air pollution provides an environmentally friendly approach to repairs.
The CIPP Process Is the Way to Go
CIPP has so many versatile functions and capabilities. It is compatible with a wide range of pipe materials and uses, making it a great choice across the board. There are very few things CIPP cannot do, and with the savings in time and money, this choice just makes sense.
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