As sewer networks age, the risk of deterioration, blockages and collapses become a major concern.

Cleaning and inspecting sewer lines are essential to maintaining a functional residential or commercial infrastructure. The question is: what is the most functional and efficient way to keep your sewer lines clean from back up and damage? The answer: The use of a Vac-Tron Mini Combo sewer jetting system.

Benefits to Sewer Jetting System Service

Sewer jet cleaning uses high-pressure water nozzles to effectively flush out dirt, litter, or any other contaminants found in underground pipelines. These machines also angle the water pressure in order to assure an effective cleaning.Water streams are directed towards the pipeline wall surfaces to produce better cleaning results while pushing the nozzle through the pipe. These machines are also suitable to fit a number of jobs including: treatment plants, laterals, manholes, meter and valve boxes, carbon filtration boxers, storm drains, and more.

A particular unit called the Vac-Tron Mini Combo (MC) sewer jetting system has the power to locate and identify underground utilities more safely. This safer practice can greatly reduce cost on the jobsite.

The Vac-Tron Mini Combo sewer jetting system is also completely self contained, has waterproof lockable curbside controls, and is considered the best filtration system in the industry.Below are four benefits to having sewer jetting system service on your home or business:

1. Reduce blockage – Sewer drain cleaning may be necessary to keep the drains flowing freely
2. Limit smells – Sewer cleaning elminates the pollutants that can enter a home or business
3. Drains need to be cleaned effectively to be free of odors; if sewers build up they may overflow and cause hygienic concerns
4. Reduce expenses- Keeping drains and pipelines clear elminate risk of sewer backup and damage to the infrastructure

Safer practices will allow your infrastructure to last longer and keep your long term costs lower.

Sewer Jetter Operating Procedures

Sewer draining can become a dangerous situation for those who are not certified. Sewer drain cleaning operators must know the maximum working water pressures in order to avoid damaging pipelines. Regulating the water pressure is dependent on the pipes material, diameter, and structural condition. Operators must also obtain repair history on a specific site before starting to clean that area.Professionals use equipment, such as the mini combo jetting system, to make sure the job is done right the first time and at a lower risk to the customer.Operators analyze each sewer before figuring out the best method on how to clean it; some pipelines may have cracked or separated allowing for debris to enter, such as sand, dirt, roots, and vegetation. The operators then manage the amount of material removed and monitor if pipe fragments are an indicator of pipe failure and may require detailed verification through a sewer inspection camera before proceeding.

Why Choose Vac-Tron for Excavation Needs

Vac-Tron Equipment, LLC, offers a full line of industrial vacuums, potholing, daylighting, hydro-excavation, and air excavation equipment. Vac-tron’s excavation equipment can be used in rescuing buried victims.Vac-Tron can also be used for directional drill slurry removal, power pole setting, manhole clean-out, culvert clean-out, lateral and storm drain clean-out, industrial cleanup, waste cleanup, lift-station cleanup, oil spill cleanup, as well as other natural disaster cleanup applications. Vac-Tron’s industrial vacuum systems come in truck, trailer-mounted, or skid-mounted models.Please visit us at www.vactron.com 

It’s been five years since the BP Gulf Oil Spill, a devastating blow to the environment and beautiful coastlines. Over 30 Vac-Tron units were deployed to help with the cleanup.

Using the Slurry Vac (SV) units proved to be an efficient way to remove a lot of the oil along the beaches.  “Two-hundred million gallons of oil spilled, 16,000 miles is the range the oil spread across the coastline from Florida to Texas.” – View Infographic of BP Oil Spill, 5 Years Later – How the oil industry has changed.

Highlighted recent events and the tools being used to cleanup:

This article doesn’t mention what the plan of action was for the oil removal, but an air vacuum excavator would definitely be a huge asset at this site.  Cleanup is still underway after environmental officials say more than 100 gallons of diesel and gasoline leaked from underground storage tanks at Cherokee Mini Mart on Highway 441. – Full Article from Thursday, May 14, 2015Cleanup plan of action at Naval Base: The Pensacola News Journal reported that a group of Civilian and military environmental specialists are preparing to collaborate on a huge cleanup of polluted sites at Naval Air Station Pensacola. – Full Article from April 21, 2015Israeli firm working on a new way to cleanup oil spills: The new agent is already in use by a Swiss company called Man Oil. It was used in the cleanup of Swiss railway tracks that had been polluted by oils and fuel over many years. The compound was also tried on soil that was removed during the cleanup of last December’s oil spill at the Evrona nature reserve, near Eilat. – Full Article from May 17, 2015From 1962 to 1988 the site was used as a recycling and treatment facility for wastes generated by the electronic, pharmaceutical, paint, lacquer, coatings, and chemical industries:  TerraTherm will use its patented form of Thermal Conductive Heating (TCH) to heat soil and shallow groundwater at the site to approximately 100 degrees Celsius, the boiling point of water, enabling chemicals to be removed from the subsurface as vapor prior to final treatment/destruction using a thermal oxidizer. The process is expected to remove 99 percent of the contamination present in the subsurface. – Full Article from April 28, 2015With another large oil spill in the U.S. news this month, there has to be strides made in cleaning up these disasters.  While we highlighted some of the ways that progress is being made – there is still a lot of work to be done.

We are very excited for this upcoming event in Louisville, KY on Sept. 29th through Oct. 1st.

Showing off the newest equipment of tomorrow!

You can find us at booth K-233. To register for the event or to find out more details, go to http://www.icuee.com/

At this moment an investigation is being done in order to find out if the contractor leading this project did take the time to call 811 or map out what lies below the ground. With 11 people injured and 3 in critical condition, this is possibly an accident that could have been avoided with a simple phone call.If gas lines were known to present, hydro excavation could have been the safest digging option.

“A Fresno County equipment operator was working with a crew of jail inmates to expand the sheriff’s department’s gun range alongside Highway 99 when flames shot up well over 100 feet in the air.”

With the traffic running below ground, safety has GOT to be a priority. To make things even simpler the increased use of vacuum excavation equipment would eliminate the risk of hitting gas lines all together.It is planning ahead along with new technology that continues to make us safer.Source: DigDifferent.com

Vac-Tron Equipment would like to Congratulate Vermeer North Atlantic in Brewster, NY on their new store grand opening! It looks great guys! Keep up the hard work and we wish you all the successes!

We support National Safe Digging month…a call to 811 can prevent a call to 911!
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Vac-Tron Equipment is one of the world’s largest producers of industrial vacuum equipment. Now, you can bring its unmatched power and dependability to your job site.

Many Theme Parks, Zoos, and National Parks use Vac-Tron Equipment for all types of cleanup projects including, manhole clean-out, culvert clean-out, industrial cleanup, waste cleanup, and lift-station cleanup. The Vac-Tron can also be used for high pressure surface cleaning and vacuum excavation. Our units are completely self-contained and operate high-powered WET/DRY vacuum pumps with the best filtration system in the industry.

From 150-gallon compact systems to large capacity systems, Vac-Tron Equipment has the right equipment for your job. For more information please visit us at www.vactron.com or call 1-888-VAC-TRON today!