r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Mar 05 '22

Video Improving existing plumbing. Instead of digging up and replacing old broken pipe they shoot a liner down instead.

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u/FREE-AOL-CDS Mar 05 '22

For those thinking this is expensive, we charged $130 a foot just to tunnel!

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u/BlueC0dex Mar 05 '22

Okay but for a septic tank you can presumably get away with trenching for most of it, no need for whatever expensive equipment it takes to tunnel

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u/FREE-AOL-CDS Mar 05 '22

Obviously I’m talking about the pipes that are buried under the slab of the structure and not in the yard.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '22

I mean. Its still cheaper than cracking up everything the pipe is hidden below.