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Pool Pipelining Chicago

Trenchless Pool Lining Chicago

Contractor: American Trenchless Technologies

Location: Chicago, IL

Type: Pool Pipe Lining Chicago

Cost: $8,500.00

Technology: Trenchless Pipe Repair


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A 190,000 gallon pool at Downers Grove Swim and Racquet Club just outside of Chicago was experiencing a substantial leak. The pool was leaking vast amounts of water at the rate of thousands of gallons per day. When pools leak you are faced with a myriad of problems. Repairing pool lines are probably one of the more difficult jobs you can face when doing trenchless pool pipe lining Chicago. First you must find the leak and determine how best to stem the tide of water flow. Also, in some cases you might need to do a temporary repair while the main water source is cut off. Next, there is always the problem of what to do with the water in the pool, in the majority of pools repaired it is recommended to drain the pool and begin with the pipe lining repair.

Trenchless Pool Repair Chicago

In this case the trenchless pool technician identified the leak as it was coming from the main drain system, approximately a 40 - 45 foot long piece of pipe was located under five feet of solid concrete. Having five feet of solid concrete above the drain system was bit worrisome. Also the pipe was made out of a type of pipe called ductile steel or iron. Ductile iron pipe is a pipe made of ductile iron commonly used for potable water. Upon investigation it was determined the Downers Grove Swim and Racquet Club was losing a ton of money every day in the form of leaking thousands of gallons of water, not to mention all the chemicals they put in the water too. To get an idea of the amount of water being leaked out, this 190,000 gallons pool would would drop as much as four inches overnight.

Pool Pipe Lining Chicago

This was a unique trenchless pool pipe lining repair, since it was under five feet of solid concrete there was only one chance to get it right. If this proved to be unsuccessful then the repair would involve jackhammering up the bottom of the pool. Once the pool was drain and there was a small opening to access the drain lines, the liners were inserted with the proper amount of epoxy resin. At this point the liners are allowed to cure in place or to harden against the interior of the old, host pipe. Once the liner have fully cure in place in about a 5 - 7 hour window the new pipes were ready to be inspected and water tested. Ben Franklin of Northern Illinois was able to not only save the day but they save a whole summer of happiness in a swimming pool in the Chicago area.

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