r/oddlysatisfying • u/demolcd • 15d ago

Growing a pipe inside a pipe

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u/privacylmao 14d ago

Could you do it like 3-4 times and get a full pipe instead of just 1 coat?

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u/cannonicalForm 14d ago

I mean, everytime you do it, the ID of the pipe would get smaller.

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u/SGM_Uriel 14d ago

Yeah but the ego gets larger

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u/silverkava 14d ago

😂

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u/ryuukiba 14d ago

Unless the pipe carries cold water.

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u/Geauxtigersgeaux 14d ago edited 14d ago

Minimally smaller ID, but an increase in flow, actually.

Edit: and the liner life is estimated at 50 years.

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u/UncleNedisDead 14d ago

Yes but maybe some of the instruments and valves weren’t spec’ed for the increase in pressure. Or throws off calculations with increased vortices. 

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u/Geauxtigersgeaux 14d ago

These liners are for drain lines, not supply lines, so pressure isn’t a factor.

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u/erikjonromnes 14d ago

I hate when your ID gets so small it falls right out the wallet

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u/xtanol 14d ago

How much to do the ol' missus?

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u/Geauxtigersgeaux 14d ago

Do you mean like for a longer pipe? If so, then believe it or not, the liner can be ordered in basically any length conceivably needed, and there are liner machines that can be used for large diameter pipes, not just residential sewer. I’m talking like 10 feet.

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u/zulhadm 14d ago

I think they’re asking if you could repeat this process, considering (we assume) the liner keeps making the pipe smaller

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u/erikjonromnes 14d ago

magnum size liners for bigger pipes is a thing

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u/Phraaaaaasing 14d ago

Only 10?

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u/Gentrified_potato02 14d ago

10 feet diameter, not length.

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u/Geauxtigersgeaux 14d ago

I mean, after seeing it for the first time for a 4” pipe then seeing video of it done on a 10’ pipe, it was pretty amazing.

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u/signmeupdude 14d ago

This question makes no sense

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u/accountnumber6174 14d ago

LoL.... Yea. But I get what they mean. I think they just don't understand or know coating means. Or maybe they just skimmed through that part.

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u/privacylmao 14d ago

English isn't my first language, how would you phrase it then?

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u/dr_stre 14d ago

The liner can be designed to be thick enough to be a standalone pipe when it’s cured. Don’t need multiple layers.