Pipe burster, with UPVC sewer pipe attached, being fed into the existing sewer pipe, during the replacement of a sewer.

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Pipe bursters are used in the replacement of existing damaged or deteriorating sewers. They are fed into an existing drain where, acting like a horizontal pile driver, their hammering action bursts the drain and as they make progress though it drag into position the replacement UPVC sewer pipe attached to them.

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Size: 3673px × 4740px
Location: Ponteland, Northumberland, England, UK.
Photo credit: © Leslie Garland / LGPL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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