Piping System Tracking and Location

A piping system, one would hope, starts with a plan. Too often, the piping system "as planned" turns out to be the piping system "as imagined" and has little to do with the reality of the system "as built".

When this happens, maintenance can become a difficult game of guesswork.

Save yourself hours or days of labor and expensive unnecessary excavation by using a great tool known as Sherlock  Pig.

Those in the professional piping industry are probably familiar with the Poly Pig, as it's commonly used to clean pipes (Process Pigging), restoring full product flow.

This same concept with the addition of a tracker can be used to fully map your piping system including "lost" valves, mystery connections, possible inline blockages, size disparities and leakage.

Learn more about Sherlock and its sidekicks, (yes, there is a Watson and a Little Piggy model as well) on my client's site: Professional Piping Services

Reuse/Reclaim Water Pipes

Reclaimed Water Piping

In the interest of conservation, either self selected or government imposed, reuse and reclaim watering systems have become common.

These systems, like others, have a tendency to get dirty over time. Cleaning these pipes can save you money and a bit of preventative cleaning might save you the hassle of replacing a bunch of pipe.

When should you have your Reuse / Reclaim system cleaned?

• It was installed under circumstances that prevented it from being cleaned prior to initial service
• The end users have clogged sprinkler heads, valves & controls
• Various biological growths are found in the system which are not removed by flushing
• Maintenance staff has become accustomed to requests to "flush the system again"! 

To have your Reuse / Reclaim system cleaned, contact Professional Piping Services

High Pressure Water Jetting

When Commercial Piping Systems Engineers think of cleaning their pipes, a poly pig might be the first thing to come to mind, and often it's the right tool.

Sometimes, a High Pressure Water Jet system is the better tool for the job, or the two can be used in stages to achieve the desired result.

High Pressure Jetting is a very efficient way to clear blockages from pipes, regardless of pipe size, when the proper flow and pressure are used. Debris, including tree roots, sewage sludge, cooking or automotive grease, lime scale and more can be jetted loose to be flushed out with a high pressure system.

High Pressure Water Jetting as a form of preventative maintenance can save you money! Shutdowns and failures are inconvenient and costly. Even without complete failure, running a system with reduced flow means higher energy costs to run your pumps, and higher repair costs to maintain these pumps that are working harder than necessary.

Your pipe cleaning professional will help you decide if a poly pig, water jet, or combination of both, will best work to get your pipes flowing again. They will have the right equipment including

• A high pressure water pump
• A diesel engine or equivalent to power the water jet
• An appropriate sized water tank to maximize efficiency and minimize trips offsite to refill.

Professional Piping Services, Inc. has the training, years of experience and specialized equipment to do the job right the first time!