One of the most labor-intensive and time-consuming plumbing repairs is fixing breaks along a sewer line. The sewer line that takes wastewater from a home and runs it underneath property to the municipal sewer system in the street usually lies deep underground; to repair it, professionals must make extensive excavations to reach the broken line and replace it with new piping, sometimes even needing to dig up parts of the sidewalk. Although inconvenient, these repairs are necessary to protect a home from sewage flooding and a loss of all drain lines.
However, digging large trenches to repair sewer lines is no longer the only option. Thanks to trenchless technology, the hassle of extensive and lengthy sewer repairs is no longer necessary. Call Wm. Henderson Plumbing & Heating Inc. to find out about how we can take care of your sewer line replacement in Springfield, PA with “no dig” technology.
Trenchless Pipe Replacement
“Trenchless” is also known a “no dig” technology, which is a succinct explanation of the advantage of this system of repair. To replace pipes no longer requires digging down to to where the pipes are located in their underground trenches. The old method, still in use in many places, is called “trenched” pipe replacement, and it tears a long pit about 1-2 feet wide across a yard from the street where the pipe enters the sewer main all the way to edge of the house. Everything above the water line needs to be torn out.
The amount of damage done to a yard is significantly reduced with “trenchless” pipe replacement. Instead of large-scale digging, the trenchless methods only requires excavating a small pit on your front yard near the termination point of your existing water line along the curb stop. A powerful hydraulic machine then inserts a cable that snakes down into the existing, damaged line. Pressure from the hydraulic machine exerts about 20 lbs. of pressure to break up or drag out the current line, while simultaneously pulling the new pipe down to replace it. The only intrusion onto your lawn is the small pit, which is easily cover over and re-landscaped. Work that used to take days and require digging wide trenches to reach a damaged sewer line now needs only a few hours and requires no more digging than the single hole near the street.
Is it Time for Trenchless Pipe Replacement?
Whenever you have mounting problems with your home’s sewer system, you should consider sewer replacement in Springfield, PA with “no dig” trenchless technology so you can avoid the delays and the damage of standard, “trenched” sewer line replacement. Contact Wm. Henderson Plumbing & Heating Inc. to discuss your sewer line options with our trained and experienced plumbers. In one step, you can replace your old sewer line and have easier repairs in the future.