Pipeline Repairer Reduces Costs With Water Recycling System
Based in Green Bay, Wis., Great Lakes TV Seal Inc. has been inspecting, cleaning and repairing underground pipelines for municipalities and industrial applications in Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan since 1984. The company uses a Vactor 2100 Plus sewer cleaner equipped with a water recycling system on inflow and infiltration control projects to help clean pipes in preparation for TV inspection and rehabilitation work. The sewer cleaner operates at full capacity year-round.
“For inflow and infiltration, the Vactor water recycling system is a helpful tool for prepping the pipe,” said Brett Healy, co-owner of Great Lakes TV Seal Inc. “For us, the ultimate advantages of the system are water conservation and productivity.”
Available as an option on the combination sewer cleaner, the water recycling system reuses water already in the sewer to clean sewer lines to help fight inflow and infiltration and prevent overflows, providing the potential to eliminate the need for clean water and save thousands of gallons of clean water during every shift. Healy said the water recycling system also delivers ample jetting power needed to clear and maintain lines and open obstructions such as roots, grease and other debris.
Vactor’s water recycling system can increase operator productivity by up to 100%, enabling operators to clean twice the number of lines. This productivity gain is the result of eliminating time spent refilling the water tank, including the time spent breaking the job site down and driving to a hydrant or water filling facility to refill the tank.
“We don’t need to stop work to go fetch water to refill the water tank on the sewer cleaner, so we save anywhere from three to five hours a day on the job,” Healy said. “In some remote areas where we work, we’re at least 30 to 45 minutes away from the nearest source of water.”
Performing routine inspection and cleaning is the best way to keep a sewer or storm system working properly. For the team at Great Lakes TV Seal, the sewer cleaner equipped with the water recycling system results in a sustainable, productive and economical inflow and infiltration prevention program.
