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Sealing It Up Major Main Leak Fixed from the Inside
Author(s) -
Belcastro Ron
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2006.tb01906.x
Subject(s) - leak , water pipe , discontinuation , service (business) , engineering , operations management , forensic engineering , business , mechanical engineering , medicine , surgery , environmental engineering , marketing , inlet
This article discusses how the Charleston, West Virginia, American Water project team successfully repaired a water main leak on time, within budget, and with zero interruption in customer service. The article discusses the special challenges of the leak's location and procedures for repairing the leak by sealing the pipe from the inside using flexible rubber leak seals that fully encompass the inside circumference of the pipe joint. The bulk of the main repair occurred in two 6‐hr phases over a day and a night. The article discusses measures that were taken to prevent discontinuation of service to customers.