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Using CIPP to Renew Aging Pipes Michels offers a variety of cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) rehabilitation solutions for pressure pipe applications. Our potable water main applications consist of a strong, durable CIPP composite able to withstand external loads and constant, high internal pressures. Michels uses fiberglass-reinforced CIPP lining systems with heavy thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO), polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE) coatings for a minimum design life of 50 years. Advantages/Properties of Potable Water CIPP: • Trenchless technology • Glass-reinforced for high strength and long line • NSF-61-certified liner and resin systems • Diameter range of 6 inches to 48 inches • Operating pressures up to 250 psi • Installation lengths up to 1,000 feet • High-performance epoxy resin systems • No joints or seams • Fully structural, Class IV solution • 50-year design life Michels Corporation | 817 Main Street, PO Box 128 Brownsville, WI | 920.583.3132 | www.michels.us Capitol Drive Water Main Rehabilitation Brookfield Public Utilities, Brookfield, WI • 1,900 feet of 16-inch potable water main CIPP • 4 installations with longest section of 550 feet • Pressure tested at 125 psi for 2 hours • Installed in July with temperatures in the 90s V1.20 Potable Water Main Rehabilitation AA/EOE/M/W/Vet/Disability
