Wastewater and Sewer Pipe Repair with SylWrap

Wastewater treatment plants use SylWrap Leak Repair Kits and the SylWrap Pipe Refurbishment System to prevent the escape of harmful and hazardous substances from sewer, drain and other contaminated water pipes.

When wastewater pipelines fail, the consequences can be severe. Leaks and bursts pose a danger to human health and are bad for the environment. They are also costly to wastewater companies through severe fines and reputational damage.

The complexity of wastewater treatment plants often means isolating, repairing or replacing damaged pipes requires an expensive and time-consuming shutdown. Where leaks happen unexpectedly, it needs an immediate response to contain the breach as quickly as possible.

A SylWrap Pipe Repair Contractor Case kept on-site at a wastewater treatment plant enables up to six permanent live leak repairs in under 30 minutes to pipes of all sizes and materials.

As soon as leaks occur, the maintenance team retrieve their Contractor Case. Repairs are pressure resistant to 30 bar and effective on difficult pipe shapes like elbows, tees and steps. This gives it an advantage over heavy, bulky pipe repair clamps.

Away from leak repair, the wastewater industry additionally uses the SylWrap Pipe Refurbishment System (SPRS) to strengthen worn pipes. Extending the lifespan of older pipelines before they fail maintains critical infrastructure and avoids more costly leak repairs further down the line.

Repairs using the SPRS can be designed to conform to ASME PCC-2. This is an important standard for the repair of in-service pressure-retaining equipment and piping, such as pipework systems in the wastewater industry.