Method of locating liner within sewer pipe

1. A method of making a cured-in-place pipe repair to a lateral pipe in fluid communication with an access pipe and having an area in need of repair, the method comprising:

providing an elongated bladder tube having a first bladder tube end and a second bladder tube end;

providing an elongated liner tube;

positioning the liner tube within the bladder tube such that the liner tube is spaced apart from the first end of the bladder tube by a predetermined distance;

securing the liner tube within the bladder tube using an adhesive or solvent;

impregnating the liner tube with a material capable of curing and hardening;

inverting the bladder tube within the access pipe and into the lateral pipe to an inverted position with the liner tube on the outside of the bladder tube adjacent the area in need of repair;

wherein the predetermined distance enables the liner tube to invert with the bladder tube proximate the area in need of repair in the lateral pipe and with the liner tube not extending into the access pipe in the inverted position;

permitting the uncured resin to cure and harden; and

removing the bladder tube to leave the liner tube cured in place at the area in need of repair within the lateral sewer pipe.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the bladder tube is closed about the second end.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the access pipe is a cleanout pipe.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the cleanout pipe is in communication with the atmosphere.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the bladder tube presses the liner tube against the lateral pipe at the area in need of repair.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of securing the liner tube within the bladder tube is performed in the field.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the liner tube is secured within the bladder tube by removably attaching the liner tube directly to the bladder tube.

8. A method of making a cured-in-place pipe repair to a lateral pipe in fluid communication with an access pipe and having an area in need of repair, the method comprising:

providing an elongated bladder tube having a first bladder tube end and a second bladder tube end;

providing an elongated liner tube;

positioning the liner tube within the bladder tube such that the liner tube is spaced apart from the first end of the bladder tube by a predetermined distance;

securing the liner tube within the bladder tube using an adhesive or solvent;

impregnating the liner tube with a material capable of curing and hardening;

attaching the first end of the bladder tube to a launching device;

positioning the launching device remote from the lateral pipe;

inverting the bladder tube within the access pipe and into the lateral pipe to an inverted position with the liner tube on the outside of the bladder tube adjacent the area in need of repair;

wherein the predetermined distance enables the liner tube to invert with the bladder tube proximate the area in need of repair in the lateral pipe and with the liner tube not extending into the access pipe in the inverted position;

permitting the uncured resin to cure and harden; and

removing the bladder tube to leave the liner tube cured in place at the area in need of repair within the lateral sewer pipe.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the bladder tube is closed about the second end.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the access pipe is a cleanout pipe.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the cleanout pipe is in communication with the atmosphere.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the bladder tube presses the liner tube against the lateral pipe at the area in need of repair.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the step of securing the liner tube within the bladder tube is performed in the field.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein the liner tube is secured within the bladder tube by removably attaching the liner tube directly to the bladder tube.

15. A method of making a cured-in-place pipe repair to a lateral pipe in fluid communication with an access pipe and having an area in need of repair, the method comprising:

providing an elongated bladder tube having a first bladder tube end and a second bladder tube end;

providing an elongated liner tube;

positioning the liner tube within the bladder tube such that the liner tube is spaced apart from the first end of the bladder tube by a predetermined distance;

securing the liner tube within the bladder tube using an adhesive or solvent;

impregnating the liner tube with a material capable of curing and hardening;

inserting a guide tool into the access pipe, the guide tool being adapted to guide the bladder tube into the lateral pipe;

inverting the bladder tube within the access pipe and into the lateral pipe to an inverted position with the liner tube on the outside of the bladder tube adjacent the area in need of repair;

wherein the predetermined distance enables the liner tube to invert with the bladder tube proximate the area in need of repair in the lateral pipe and with the liner tube not extending into the access pipe in the inverted position;

permitting the uncured resin to cure and harden; and

removing the bladder tube to leave the liner tube cured in place at the area in need of repair within the lateral sewer pipe.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the guide tool includes an arcuate portion adapted to guide the bladder tube into the lateral pipe.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein the guide tool includes a hollow cylindrical portion for protecting the bladder tube and an arcuate portion extending from the cylindrical portion, the arcuate portion adapted to guide the bladder tube into the lateral pipe.

18. A method of making a cured-in-place pipe repair to a pipe in fluid communication with an access pipe and having an area in need of repair, the method comprising:

providing an elongated bladder tube having a first bladder tube end and a second bladder tube end;

providing an elongated liner tube;

positioning the liner tube within the bladder tube such that the liner tube is spaced apart from the first end of the bladder tube by a predetermined distance;

securing the liner tube within the bladder tube using an adhesive or solvent to form a liner/bladder assembly;

impregnating the liner tube with a material capable of curing and hardening;

inverting the liner/bladder assembly from the access pipe to an inverted position with the liner tube on the outside of the bladder tube adjacent the area in need of repair in the pipe;

wherein the predetermined distance enables the liner tube to line the area in need of repair in the pipe without the liner tube blocking the access pipe;

permitting the uncured resin to cure and harden; and

removing the bladder tube to leave the liner tube cured in place at the area in need of repair within the lateral sewer pipe.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the bladder tube is closed about the second end.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the pipe is a lateral sewer pipe and the access pipe is a cleanout pipe.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein the cleanout pipe is in communication with the atmosphere.

22. The method of claim 18 wherein the bladder tube presses the liner tube against the pipe at the area in need of repair.

23. The method of claim 18 wherein the step of securing the liner tube within the bladder tube is performed in the field.

24. The method of claim 18 wherein the liner tube is secured within the bladder tube by removably attaching the liner tube directly to the bladder tube.

25. A method of making a cured-in-place pipe repair to a pipe in fluid communication with an access pipe and having an area in need of repair, the method comprising:

providing an elongated bladder tube having a first bladder tube end and a second bladder tube end;

providing an elongated liner tube;

positioning the liner tube within the bladder tube such that the liner tube is spaced apart from the first end of the bladder tube by a predetermined distance;

securing the liner tube within the bladder tube using an adhesive or solvent to form a liner/bladder assembly;

impregnating the liner tube with a material capable of curing and hardening;

attaching the first end of the bladder tube to a launching device;

positioning the launching device remote from the lateral pipe;

inverting the liner/bladder assembly from the access pipe to an inverted position with the liner tube on the outside of the bladder tube adjacent the area in need of repair;

wherein the predetermined distance enables the liner tube to line the area in need of repair in the pipe without the liner tube blocking the access pipe in the inverted position;

permitting the uncured resin to cure and harden; and

removing the bladder tube to leave the liner tube cured in place at the area in need of repair within the pipe.

26. The method of claim 25 wherein the bladder tube is closed about the second end.

27. The method of claim 25 wherein the pipe is a lateral sewer pipe and the access pipe is a cleanout pipe.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein the cleanout pipe is in communication with the atmosphere.

29. The method of claim 25 wherein the bladder tube presses the liner tube against the pipe at the area in need of repair.

30. The method of claim 25 wherein the step of securing the liner tube within the bladder tube is performed in the field.

31. The method of claim 25 wherein the liner tube is secured within the bladder tube by removably attaching the liner tube directly to the bladder tube.

32. A method of making a cured-in-place pipe repair to a sewer pipe having an area in need of repair, the method comprising:

taking a bladder tube having a first bladder tube end and a second bladder tube end;

positioning a liner tube within the bladder tube such that the liner tube is spaced apart from the first end of the bladder tube by a predetermined distance;

securing the liner tube within the bladder tube using an adhesive or solvent to form a liner/bladder assembly;

impregnating the liner tube with a material capable of curing and hardening;

moving the liner/bladder assembly to an operative position;

inverting the liner/bladder assembly from the operative position to an inverted position with the liner tube on the outside of the bladder tube adjacent the area in need of repair in the pipe;

wherein the predetermined distance enables the liner tube to line the area in need of repair in the pipe without lining between the operative position and the area in need of repair;

permitting the uncured resin to cure and harden; and

removing the bladder tube to leave the liner tube cured in place at the area in need of repair within the sewer pipe.

33. A method of making a cured-in-place pipe repair to a sewer pipe having an area in need of repair with opposite repair area margins, the method comprising:

determining a distance between the opposite repair area margins;

taking a liner have a length substantially equal to the distance between the opposite repair area margins;

taking a bladder tube having a first bladder tube end and a second bladder tube end;

positioning the liner tube within the bladder tube such that the liner tube is spaced apart from the first end of the bladder tube by a predetermined distance;

securing the liner tube within the bladder tube using an adhesive or solvent to form a liner/bladder assembly;

impregnating the liner tube with a material capable of curing and hardening;

moving the liner/bladder assembly to an operative position;

inverting the liner/bladder assembly from the operative position to an inverted position with the liner tube on the outside of the bladder tube adjacent the area in need of repair in the pipe;

wherein the predetermined distance is substantially equal to a distance between the operative position and the area in need of repair;

permitting the uncured resin to cure and harden; and

removing the bladder tube to leave the liner tube cured in place at the area in need of repair within the sewer pipe.