Micro-cutter renews pipe systemProblem:
The 40-year-old cast iron stormwater drain at the Phoenix Plaza office building in Hartford, Conn., drained poorly due to root intrusion and debris.Solution:
E&G Waterworks in Templeton, Mass., cleaned 1,200 feet of 4-inch and larger pipe with the Pneumatic Micro-Cutter from Nu Flow. The system rotates at 1,500 rpm in 1.5- to 6-inch pipes up to 100 feet long and negotiates 90-degree turns in even 2-inch pipes. The cutter, also used for reinstating, works in steel, cast iron and Orangeburg pipes.Result:
The tool allowed workers to clean the pipe with minimal disruption, then line certain sections of it with
