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Video Pipe Inspection |
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| ACS Underground Solutions specializes on the inspection of pipes, sewer systems and underground tanks using modular, remotely-operated systems and high-tech equipment. Sewer pipe inspection is a form of telepresence used to visually inspect the interiors of pipelines. A common application is to determine the condition of small diameter sewer lines. Older sewer lines of small diameter (typically 2-inch (50 mm) - 150mm) are made by the union of a number of short (10 ft - 3 m) sections. The pipe segments may be made of cast iron but are more often made of vitrified clay pipe (VCP), a ceramic material made from vitrified clay. Each segment will have an enlargement (a bell) on one end to receive the end of the adjacent segment. Roots from trees and vegetation may work into the joins between segments and can be forceful enough to break open a larger opening in terra cotta or corroded cast iron. Eventually a root ball will form that will impede the flow and this can be detected with the camera equipment used by ACS. With modern video equipment the interior of the sewer pipe may be inspected this is a form of non-destructive testing. A small diameter collector pipe will typically have a cleanout access at the far end and will be several hundred feet long, terminating at a manhole. Additional collector pipes may discharge at this manhole and a pipe (perhaps of larger diameter) will carry the effluent to the next manhole, and so forth to a pump station or treatment plant. |
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PO Box 448, Georgetown, CT 06829 Tel: 203-544-7190 Fax: 203-544-8712 |
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