and openings in it.
we try to stop, not only
infiltration, but exfiltration,
where sewage would actually
leak out of the pipe.
the head is larger,
so it breaks away the old pipe
and allows
the new pipe
to come in behind it.
griffin: we are saving about
67% of the cost
of actually digging old pipe up.
clyne: it's less invasive
than an open-cut process,
where you would open
the whole trench up
and replace the pipe.
it's called "trenchless"
technology, so...
that's as good as it gets.
griffin: we don't have to dig up
everyone's yard,
and we refurbish that pipe
at a much-reduced cost.
another technique,
the cured-in-place lining.
it's equivalent to putting
a large sock
through the existing sewer.
we form a new pipe inside
the old pipe, and therefore
we seal up all of the defects
that allow rainwater to come in.
hunter: we repair