Are Your Plumbing Lines Set Straight
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Whether it is a
clogged kitchen drain or a broken shower, a heroic plumber is always called to
the rescue of our piping and drain woes. Plumbing is a distinct profession
where results are achieved using a combination of knowledge, experience,
expertise, and innovation. In this unique career, experience and money-making
grows side by side as you get trained on the job as an apprentice, while also
getting paid.
As experience and
skills grow, the ever-demanding plumbing job would become even more difficult
without the right tools and equipment. So let’s go through some of the
essential investments a plumber needs to build a handy plumbing-tool kit.
1.
Pipe
wrench
It
is needless to stress on the value and irreplaceability of a plumber’s pipe
wrench. Be it loosening, tightening or transfixing pipes, a plumbing assignment
is not complete without a handy and reliable pipe wrench.
2.
Drain
cleaning equipment
Commonly
called as ‘electric eels’, this equipment is known to unblock drains and
kitchen pipes, however long and complicated the blockage may be.
3.
Pipe
Laser and other inspection tools
Large-scale
jobs which involve installation of power, water, and sewage systems require a
wide range of advanced inspection tools to test pipe laying, levelling, and
other safety aspects of the project. A number of new-age developments such as
the electronic self-levelling pipe lasers are highly essential for piping and
tunnelling contracts to achieve the perfect alignment of gravity flow drains and
pipes.
The pipe emits a perceptible beam
of laser light which extends hundreds of metres along a pipe and may be
adjusted horizontally or vertically, according to the desired incline or angle
and distance. It is an extremely beneficial construction tool for plumbing
contractors as it helps avoid incorrect alignment and levelling during jobs
that involve piping tunnels, sewer lines, and storm drains.
Unique Features of Pipe Lasers
The tool is made up of highly
durable material and comes with a range of specifications such as high accuracy
laser lines and sloping options. Additionally, there is a wide choice of
mounting options, single or dual axis grade and supplementary features such as
LED lights. Advanced settings like auto centre-option, self-levelling, grade
locking, and line locking help in accurate and precise maintenance of plumbing
specifications.
Pipe cameras are another class of
pipe-maintenance systems which help in the video inspection of water pipes,
sewage lines, drain pipes, and other inaccessible underground pipe networks.
With the help of a water-proof camera and a glass-fibre enforced flexible rod,
the tool may be used around piping bends and underground lines to detect
blockages and clogs which require clearing.
Such innovative tools
and discoveries in the field of plumbing have definitely helped reduce repairs,
reworks, and relays by shortening set-up times and achieving overall process
simplification. Be it underground trench work, surface laying or accurate
micro-tunnelling, laser-guided mining and pipe laying set-up is by far the
quickest and smartest solution for plumbing contractors.
Author Box: Chris
Johnson discusses the role of technological innovation in plumbing systems. He,
for instance, takes into account the benefits of using a Torulaser and pipe cameras that make the plumbing job easier.
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