Your Trusted Partner for Hydro Excavation, Pipe Location Services and Non-Destructive Vacuum Digging Services

 Locating underground facilities and subsurface utilities is always necessary in construction projects. Performing digging without damaging these subsurface utilities, such as cables, pipes, and lines, etc., is not easy with traditional digging methods. However, thanks to an innovative hydro excavation technique, excavation work can now be completed without causing damage to your vital utilities and infrastructure, and with minimal disruption to the surrounding environment. As a result, the vacuum digging method eliminates the high costs associated with repairs and restoration. Because the utilities are not damaged, you will need to make fewer repairs, which means the excavation job will be completed faster and more cost-effectively.

Hydro excavation equipment uses high-pressure water and air vacuum for its vacuum digging operations. The system cuts through the soil and breaks it up. The vacuum then lifts the slurry and debris is transferred to a debris tank for disposal to a safe location or can be used for backfilling as well. Hydro excavation equipment requires a vacuum source to execute vacuum digging. For this, it can use either a fan system or a positive displacement blower. The fan system moves air in large amounts and allows for faster excavations. The process is easier to operate and control. On the other hand, a displacement blower can move the air to further distances than the fan system. Displacement blowers allow for vacuum digging at greater depths but at a slower speed compared to a fan system. Most hydro excavation works can be done using a fan system as this vacuum digging method is lighter, effective, and less expensive compared to positive displacement blowers.  

Benefits of hydro excavation and vacuum digging

·         Provides a safe option without the need of having workers inside the trench, controlling the equipment.

·         Hydro excavation is a faster and less labour intensive process compared to traditional digging methods.

·         Provides better damage and safety control compared to traditional and mechanical digging methods.

·         The equipment for vacuum digging can be located away from the actual excavation site, thus reducing congestion in the area.

·         Vacuum digging protects existing infrastructure as the excavation process is done in a controlled way.

·         Vacuum digging ensures that surrounding soil is not disturbed, reducing the possibility of cave-in fatalities.

·         Hydro excavation minimizes damage to pipes and existing infrastructure; hence it is ideal for pipe location services, or when small diameter pipes are to be installed.

·         Hydro excavation is preferred for vacuum digging in freezing weather conditions as it allows digging without exposing workers to freezing temperatures.

Hydro excavation and vacuum digging are widely used for line, sign, and pole location services in Australia. This non-destructive, vacuum digging method reduces risks for any damage to or punctures in the pipes, and eliminates the additional time and cost required by these repairs.

Pipe location and sewer rehabilitation services

Pipe location services and sewer rehabilitation are other useful applications of hydro excavation. Pipes can be of many types, such as gas pipes, water pipes or oil pipes. For ensuring the safety of these pipes and other utilities, you should consider hiring professional pipe location services who can ensure that these utilities are not damaged. Having experts at the site can save you from trouble and unexpected costs later on.

Aussie Hydro-Vac Services uses the latest equipment for its pipe location services, such as Ground Penetration Radar (GPR), Electromagnetic Conductivity (EM) instrument, and frequency locators, to find the location of pipes and other underground utilities. GPR can be used in pipe location services to detect metallic as well as non-metallic pipes. EM is used in pipe location services to trace and identify sewers or other non-metallic ducts or pipes to which there is access. EM can also locate blockages and collapses in pipes. Pipe location services by Aussie Hydro-Vac Services can also make use of introducing ultra-sonic waves into the ground for visuals. The technique is used for tracing plastic water pipes.

Advanced equipment and techniques for excavation

If you are looking for a company that can provide you hydro excavation, vacuum digging and pipe location services, Aussie Hydro-Vac Services is your perfect partner. The company uses advanced equipment and techniques for vacuum digging, hydro excavation and pipe location services that ensures that there is minimum disruption to the surroundings, and your site will remain clean as less debris is generated. Whatever debris is generated, it is either used for backfilling or sent to a recycling facility or landfilling for disposal in a compliant and safe way.

Aussie Hydro-Vac Services also provides a range of industrial and technical services including drain and culvert cleaning, gross pollutant traps, road sweeping, drone photography services, geotech and pavement investigation, and more.