Trenchless Pipelining: If A Pipe Can Be Excavated, Should It?
Trenchless pipelining is the new technology in pipe replacement and it is taking off dramatically. However, many still think that trenchless pipelining should only be the option when a pipe cannot be easily excavated. If you have a pipe that is a good candidate for both, which should you pick?
There Are No Benefits to Traditional Pipe Replacement
If you can do trenchless pipelining, you should always choose trenchless pipelining, even if you can do both. Traditional pipe replacement still has its place when a pipe is too deteriorated to line or is not a candidate for pipelining, but trenchless pipelining does have all the benefits.
Trenchless pipelining has the benefit of being:
Cheaper
Faster
Less destructive to your property
The real benefit of trenchless pipelining is that it doesn't require digging. This would require heavy machinery, and without the need to dig, it cuts costs, it saves time, and you get the added benefit of not having your yard dug up. You are also saving a lot on labor costs. Both techniques will require you to pay for labor, but running the pipelining machinery is a lot less labor intensive than running excavation machinery. Because the digging required can be such an expense, it kind of eliminates any kind of benefit there would ever be from doing pipe replacement the traditional way.
Trenchless Pipelining is the Future
While not every plumbing company has adopted trenchless pipelining yet, it is the future of pipe replacement. It requires the proper equipment and training to use it, which is what has made it so not every company does it yet, but they will.
Still, there will always be a place for traditional excavation. Pipelining can only be done on pipes that fit the criteria. Furthermore, a pipe could be too narrow to be lined with the process, which means it needs to be replaced. However, if you can choose to pipelining, always choose to do it.
Trenchless pipe lining is a service that we provide, and would be happy to help you diagnose if your drain situation qualifies you for this cheaper, faster and less destructive process.
Learn more here: https://www.arengh.com/drain-services
-A R Engh