2024
Flow-Liner’s CIPP at AEP Headquarters in Columbus, OH
AEP (American Electric Power) is a domestic electric utility company in the United States. As one of the largest electric utility companies in the country, more than five million customers in 11 states rely on AEP for electricity. The AEP headquarters in Columbus, OH discovered the need for trenchless technology in their +450ft skyscraper and contacted Flow-Liner Systems. The project manager instructed the Certified Flow-Liner Installer that the problem was a leak in AEP's 10" drain pipe. Using ambient-cure CIPP (Cured-in-Place-Pipe), the crew made quick work of the issue; the leak was sealed and a branch line was reinstating without issue completing the project in just a day and a half.
“We called Flow Liner because the project we were managing for the Ohio AEP left very small room for error. The project was to line the main for a 17 story AEP building in Columbus Ohio. The crew showed up hours early to be prepared when the time came to shut the building down and expedite the repair. The Flow Liner project manager on site managed his team of technicians very well and did everything he needed to in order to make the project run smooth. We have used Flow Liner in the past and will continue to because Flow Liner is the authority in their industry.”
Scale Stands No Chance Against Flow-Liner CIPP
East Carolina University has answered the call to serve North Carolina for 113 years. Originally founded as a teachers college, today ECU is the only public university in the state with a dental school, medical school, and college of engineering. In his inaugural address as ECU’s first president, Robert Wright established a mission that guided its leaders. “It was built by the people, for the people, and may it ever remain with the people, as a servant of the people.” His vision was that the university would offer an education equal to the very best institutions of higher learning, while also lifting the quality of life for the entire region. How pleased he would be to see how successfully ECU lived up to that long-ago promise!
The university discovered heavy scale buildup in their drain pipes and were in desperate need for a trenchless solution as replacement was not an option... so they contacted a Flow-Liner certified installer.
The Flow-Liner Certified Installer first had to clean as much scale as possible out of the pipes in preparation for Cured-in-Place-Pipe (CIPP) lining - which added up to over 300 feet of pipe. Part of this project involved a pipe running under the middle of the main building, cementing the need for a no-dig trenchless solution. Throughout the 300+ feet of pipe, there were 4 bends and 19 connecting pipes that required a robotic cutter to reinstate them, all of which the Certified Flow-Liner crew successfully navigated. The university was very pleased to avoid demolition by using Flow-Liner's CIPP.
Flow-Liner’s CIP-Conduit
Conduit pipes are typically encased in concrete. Encasing a conduit in concrete will provide strength to the existing asset and will provide added protection to the conduit from unexpected external load and movement, reducing the risk of damage and the need for repairs. It also aids in protecting the conduits against liquid infiltration. A customer in Arizona was having some problems with their electrical conduits. After televising, the issue was quite clear - during the encasement process, the conduits had separated, allowing concrete to fill the conduit. To avoid breaking up the entire concrete encasement and start the project over, a Flow-Liner Certified Installer was contacted.
The Flow-Liner Certified Installer's first and most challenging objective was removing ten feet of cement from the conduit with a robotic cutter in a location that was over 100 feet in from the access point. Once the conduit was cleared and cleaned, the CIP-Conduit process could begin. The installer successfully lined approximately 140 feet of conduit -leaving them with a happy customer. CIP-Conduit® (Cured-In-Place Conduit) can be designed and installed according to your specifications and needs for underground conduits. A pre-site evaluation may be performed by one of our trained and Certified Installers. Once the necessary information is gathered, it is submitted to our Technical Design Division. Lining options will be submitted for customer review and approval.
CIPP at Holophane of Newark, Ohio
Holophane provides industry-leading lighting products and solutions, giving their customers the greatest value through improved visibility, energy efficiency, reliability, quality and service. Holophane has been providing indoor and outdoor lighting customers with solutions that meet or exceed a whole host of demanding challenges for over 125 years. Holophane's Newark, Ohio location discovered a need for trenchless technology and contacted a Flow-Liner Certified Installer.
Finding the Issue: After televising, the Flow-Liner Certified Installer identified the issue - several locations along a 6" clay tile pipe were cracked. After fixing a problematic branch line, they installed a new cleanout and proceeded to the next steps - cleaning the pipe and installing cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP).
Solving the Problem: The Flow-Liner Certified Installer was able to successfully utilize CIPP lining to seal all cracks along the 80 feet of clay tile pipe, navigating one bend and reinstating three branch lines along the way. Holophane was very happy to avoid digging up 80 feet of pipe.