As a commercial property owner, pipe water flow needs to be consistent or made to be following maintenance. With CIPP (cured-in-place pipe) repair, making a new pipe inside of your current pipe might leave you with questions. Will you still have adequate water pressure? Will it take longer to fill a pot full of water for pasta?
The good news is that CIPP actually significantly benefits water flow. In some cases, water flow increases once new pipes are in place. Needless to say, this is good news if you need a pipe fix.
CIPP IS ONLY SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN YOUR ORIGINAL PIPE
Thanks to innovations, cured-in-place pipe repair reduces the diameter of your pipe. The liner itself has a slight thickness. Additionally, the resin that it carries hardens into the pipe that carries your water. The difference in diameter between the liner and the original pipe is distinct, but typically not enough that you’ll notice a difference in your water pressure. Your showers should be just as strong as they previously were. The difference in water quantity won’t be noticeably weaker. In some cases, it may even be stronger.
CIPP STOPS WATER LOSS AND INCREASES FLOW
Most pipes aren’t replaced until something drastic happens. Replacing a long pipe with CIPP not only addresses the crisis issue but addresses other issues as well. Many pipe disasters begin as slow leaks. Typically, a damaged pipe might develop several sources of water loss before repairs are made. CIPP seamlessly joins to the pipe, bonding everything securely together.
CIPP repairs not only the major issue that caused the replacement, but also repairs any unknown minor leaks as well. Stopping the water loss results in a stronger water flow than you’ve had in quite a while. In cases where pipes were breaking down from old age or lack of maintenance, you’re likely to notice an improvement in water flow, so consider it an upgrade.
CIPP LINER THICKNESS
The thickness of your CIPP liner depends on several factors. The liner, along with the resin that CIPP repair depends on, will vary in thickness depending on the ovality, length, depth, and diameter of the pipe that it’s lining. In general, the more oval your pipe – that is, the closer the original pipe is to buckling – the thicker your liner will have to be.
Additionally, a larger pipe needs a thicker liner. The deeper the pipe is buried, the greater the load is that the pipe will have to handle. If a liner is too thin, it will collapse before the resin is cured. The minimum thickness of a project’s liner depends on a professional assessment of all of these factors. However, as the thickness of the liner corresponds to the size of the pipe that it’s lining, the proportional thickness of the liner remains very thin. How thick your CIPP liner will be depends on a variety of factors that your CIPP contractor can determine upon inspection.
CIPP WATER FLOW BENEFITS WITH APR
Ultimately, CIPP benefits pipe systems in a meaningful way. In fact, once the water flow increases, you might be surprised – especially if the default speed is what you were accustomed to. With CIPP, blocking out a lot of small, unnoticed leaks adds up to a greater outcome.
Advanced Pipe Repair can help increase the water flow on your property. We can fix pipes that experienced leaks or clogs. Once we visit your property, you’ll see better performance, and know that the fix will last. Contact us for more information or to schedule an appointment.