Sewer Renewals

Highlander Plumbing Sydney leads the field in sewer clearing, sewer pipe repair, sewer pipe cleaning, CCTV inspections and routine foaming to kill tree roots. There is a point when this isn’t enough and the war has been lost. We never see this as a defeat; sometimes the time to renew the sewer is just inevitable. Many older houses still have their original sewer pipes. These pipes are earthenware or terracotta. The fact is; these pipes were joined together with rubber rings. Over time the rubber ring perishes and lets roots through. Usually we can clear the roots, but if larger roots get in and start breaking the pipe then its time to replace sections of the line, or the entire system.

We need to be very clear on what is required. We feel that sewer renewal is the best method for a permanent solution to sewer problems. Installing PVC sewer pipes cuts out the chance of roots growing inside the pipe as trees cannot penetrate PVC pipe, especially the thick grade pipe that we use. The grade of PVC we use is known as DWV (Drain Waste Vent); it is very strong and is designed to withstand great pressure from external forces.

We are opposed to relining sewer pipes.

There are many reasons we do not think sewer pipe relining is a good option…

• Reliners are using the same host pipe that has been deemed unfit for use.
• The actual pipe used, once installed is about a quarter the thickness of DWV, so it isn’t strong.
• At the moment companies are just pushing relining to justify their purchase of the machinery to do it.
• The cost for relining is the same as a full sewer renewal anyway, in some cases it’s more.
• Once a large root gets between the old host pipe and the new relined section the new section will be squashed and then it has to be dug up.
• There is still a large amount of excavation required to reline pipes, which they never tell you about.

I could go on and on about some of the unscrupulous tactics being used to sell sewer pipe relining to customers. I think it stinks. I have now heard of companies that are not even trying to clear sewer pipes in order to convince customers that relining is their only option.

We have replaced many sewers the old fashioned way which is to dig them up and lay new pipes. This is one job where the new technology cannot match the old fashioned method for a permanent solution. When we say permanent, we mean permanent.

Caroma Smart Flush Toilets

Caroma have been world leaders in the development of their “Smart flush” range of toilets. The Smart flush range used a measly 4.5 litres for a full flush. The idea was brilliant. The only flaw was for this range of toilets to work, they had to be mated with a perfectly installed PVC sewer line.  Smart flush toilets are already giving us lots of work in drain clearing when they have been installed to a hundred year old Federation house with an original sewer. We don’t blame Caroma, we blame the Plumbers that installed them with an inappropriate sewer line. So if you want to be Eco-friendly and use the great Smart flush range, then sewer pipe replacement should be on your agenda.

If you plan on making the house you live in your “forever” house, then renewing sewer pipes is the only way to go.

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