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1.Intent
Itistheintentofthisspecificationtoprovideacosteffectiveinstallationofasewerlateralclean outwithout conventionalexcavation.
2.General
TheVAC-A-TEE®productandprocessconsistsoflocatingasewerlateralpipebythemost effectivemeansavailabletotheinstaller.Themostcommonmethodutilizedandassociated with the VAC-A-TEE® process consistsof insertinga videocamera with aninternal sonde intothe lateralservicelinefromthemainlinepipe.Locatingthelateralpipeisaccomplishedusinga locatingreceiver.Thelocatedlateralpipeshallbemarkedbydrivingasteelpininthesoilwhen possible,andmarkingthe surface with markingpaintanda markingflag.
Next,aboreholeapproximatelytwenty-inches(20”)indiameteriscreatedbyvacuum excavation.AsaddleisaffixedtooneendofaPVCriserpipeutilizingasolventweld.Amastic adhesive/sealantisappliedtotheundersideofthesaddle.Thepipeandsaddleareinserted down intothehole withthe saddle endfirst,tosnapfit ontothe exteriorof the lateralpipe.The saddleispresseddownontothelateralpipewherebythesaddleexpandsunderthedownward forceuntilthebottom-mostportionofthesaddlehassurroundedmorethanfiftypercent(50%) of thepipe diameter.
Oncethesaddlehassurroundedmorethanhalfofthepipeandpassesthespringlineofthe pipe,thesaddleretractsthuspullingdownwarduntilthesaddlehassnappedasitencompasses amajorityofthepipe.Next,theannularspacebetweentheboreholeandtheriserpipeisfilled withsandorpea-graveltowithinsix-inches(6")ofthesurfacegradeandanapprovedcleanout capisinstalled.Ahydrostaticwatertestisperformedandthecrownofthelateralpipeiscut open.Thesurfaceis thenrestored toits original condition.Theprocessshallbe VAC-A-TEE®by LMKEnterprises, Inc.orequal.
3.Material
Thematerialshallbeaone-piece,moldedPVCsaddleandshallbecompatiblewiththeriser pipe.Solventweldingtheriser pipe intothe saddle boss.Thesaddle shallconformtothe lateral pipebyasnapfitwherethelateralpipeiseitherfour(4”)orsix(6”)indiameter.Theriserpipe shallbeSDR35orSDR26PVC.Theresinwillbeaone-partmarinegradeadhesive/sealant designedforthespecificdesignedfortheapplicationofaVAC-A-TEEsaddleadheredtothe lateral pipe by achemicalbond.
4.InstallationProcedure
4.1In grass areas, the sod shall be neatly cut and removed. In pavement areas, the pavementshallbe straight-line marked,cut andremoved.
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4.2Thevacuumexcavatedboreholeshallbeapproximatelytwenty-inches(20")indiameter andall spoils shallbe deposited inavacuumtruck.
4.3A riser pipeofanappropriate length issolvent weldedtothe saddle.
4.4Theadhesive/sealantshallbeappliedtotheundersideof the saddleatnoless thana¼” thicklayer.
4.5Thesaddleandriserpipeshallbecarefullyinsertedintotheborehole,settingthe
saddleontothepipe,applyingadownwardforcecausingthesaddletoexpandandsnap ontothelateralpipe.
4.6Immediatelyafterthesaddlehasbeenaffixedtothelateralpipe,theriserpipeshould
besecuredbybackfillingtheboreholewithsandorpea-graveltowithin6-inchesofthe original grade.
5.Testing& Cutting
5.1
5.2
5.3
Anexfiltrationtestshallbeperformedbyfillingtheriserpipewitha6-footcolumn ofwater. Thetestshallbeperformednolessthan12-hoursfromthetimeofaffixing the saddletothepipe.Thecolumnofwatershallbeheldforfiveminutes. Thewater levelshallbemeasuredfromthe topoftheriser pipe. Zeroleakageis allowed.
Adiamondcoresawshallbeintroducedintotheriserpipe,thecrownofthepipeiscut andthe couponisremoved.
Anapproved capor cover is installed at groundlevelor belowgroundlevel.
6.Deviations
Shouldsoilconditionsrevealrunningsandorsimilarconditionsthatwouldprohibitthe installation, theinstallationshallbeterminatedandtheborehole filledwithflowablegrout.The surface area shallberestored to itsoriginal condition.
7.Clean-Up
Thesitewill alwaysbe leftcleanandthe propertyrestored toconditions equaltositeconditions priortothe VAC-A-TEE®installation.
8.Final Acceptance
Uponcompletion,the installer will deliver avideotapeof the completedwork tothe owner.The ownerswillreviewthedocumentationandthesitetodeterminethatthescopeofworkis complete andthe work is satisfactory.
Copyright2014
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