Reducing Risks and Preventing Damage to Underground Utilities through Non-destructive Digging

Non-destructive digging removes soil and other ground materials from a work site, using high-pressure water and a suction hose. This ensures that ground material is safely removed without damaging other foreign objects in the earth, such as water and gas lines. Non-destructive drain cleaning and excavation proves highly beneficial for clearing the area around underground utilities without damaging them. It is also useful in scenarios where the traditional excavation and digging methods can’t be utilised. For example, where the area in question lies underneath structures with low clearance, or resides in backyards or locations without vehicle access, and other locations where a truck or exactor won’t fit.

Industrial drain cleaning machines use a hose that is connected to a tank of water, which gets placed into a clogged pipe or drain. The hose can withstand the high-pressured water that is sent through to the pipes and drains, and a specialised machine pressurises water from tank. The hose can deliver a high-pressure jet of water into the pipe. The pressure of the jet varies depending on the condition of the pipe or drain needing cleaning and the job requirement.

Extraction methods in non-destructive digging and industrial drain cleaning

In industrial drain cleaning, some exaction methods use industrial-strength drain machines or ‘snakes’ that have a long-spiral cable attached to a motor. The cable is inserted into a clogged pipe, and the motor feeds the cable into the pipe. However, this method may not be suitable for some facilities. Power rodding offers an alternative to drain snake machines, by using a flexible metal cable that threads into drain systems and around bends and joints. The action by the machine obliterates the obstruction blocking the pipe, and shears off any protrusions. Flexible shafts are used to clean tight and twisted environments often encountered in industrial drain cleaning. These are smaller, lighter and more flexible, and enable the use of the camera in non-destructive digging. This allows drain cleaners to see what exactly is blocking the pipe, allowing them to adjust their method, as and when required.

A cleaner and quieter method

Non-destructive digging is both cleaner and quieter than traditional digging methods. It offers a great benefit for excavation work in residential areas where noise and dirt need to be minimised. The method uses water and dust suppression that ensures that the impact of the excavation operations is limited only to the excavation site, rather than the neighbouring areas as well.

Non-destructive testing

Non-destructive testing (NDT) is used to detect, characterise, and measure the presence of damage mechanisms. It is used to locate defects and determining the features of the defects including their size, shape and orientation. The inspectors determine the parts that are the best fit for the desired functions. NDT offers many advantages compared to destructive testing. The equipment is often portable and can be evaluated thoroughly.

Industrial drain cleaning and non-destructive digging services

Aussie HydroVac Services uses a range of industrial drain cleaning services, such as hydro-jetting, that utilise the high-pressured flow of water to scour the interior surfaces of clogged pipes and drainage systems, to remove scale, grease and other debris that has built up inside the pipe walls over a period of time.

Non-destructive digging methods employed by Aussie HydroVac Services use a high-pressure water lance to excavate in and around root systems, dirt, rock and other debris that gathers around underground utilities, effectively dislodging the organic and non-organic material. Also known as vacuum excavation, hydro trenching, potholing and non-invasive digging, non-destructive digging methods used by Aussie HydroVac Services use powerful vacuums to remove the waste safely into a large debris tank.

Using utility locating services

AHS uses utility locating services to complement its non-destructive digging and cleaning services. The equipment has the capabilities to map any existing underground services, to provide a pre-excavation plan and minimise loss to underground utilities. The equipment provides a safe and clean way to expose the underground infrastructure, allowing for a faster and more cost-effective method of excavation.

Quick and quieter cleaning and excavation

The process allows for quick, clean and precise vacuum excavation that requires less manpower, less backfill and less restoration efforts. This also results in less environmental impact than the conventional digging methods. Aussie HydroVac Services have powerful trucks in Australia for industrial drain cleaning and vacuum excavation. This method eliminates the need for other excavators, reduces risk, prevents damage and is quieter than other options.

Partner with Aussie HydroVac Services for all your non-destructive excavation requirements

Aussie HydroVac Services is the preferred partner for many businesses in Australia when it comes to industrial drain cleaning, high-pressure water jetting applications, bulk liquid and slurry waste management, non-destructive digging, asphalting, sediments, silt and sludge cleaning and excavation.

Industries served by Aussie HydroVac Services for non-destructive digging and industrial drain cleaning include councils, infrastructure, sewer management, the civil & construction industry, road and tunnel industries, and rails. No job is too big for Aussie HydroVac Services as the company has highly trained staff backed with resources and the most advanced technologies to deliver the most appropriate solutions. It provides the highest safety and environmental solutions for industrial drain cleaning, non-destructive digging and your other total waste management needs all over Australia. Get in touch with Aussie HydroVac Services for all your industrial drain cleaning, non-destructive digging and other hydro or vacuum excavation needs.

Contact Aussie Hydrovac for waste management solutions with a focus on sustainability. The company will dispose of your vacuumed-up soil, sand and other waste in the most environmentally sustainable way.