23. Acrylamide leak sealing grouts (Feat. Michael Vargo)

The Red Bucket

Summary

Acrylamide grout technology dominates the underground wastewater collection leak sealing landscape. Legacy dry-granule and modern liquid variants give operators tremendous flexibility to address challenges of almost any scope or scale. But how do acrylamides work? Why do they work so well? And what do municipalities or private network owners need to know about how they fit into the broader maintenance and repair ecosystem? Michael Vargo of Prime Resins is the man with the answers.

Also, Michael considers what it would be like to be 6’10”.

Timestamps

• 00:00 – Introduction
• 02:24 – Defining acrylamide grouts
• 04:09 – Water/wastewater use cases and how the technology works
• 10:04 – Comparing granular vs. liquid acrylamide grouts
• 12:57 – How weather impacts application
• 14:30 – Acrylamides vs. alternative technologies
• 16:44 – Use cases for acrylamide grouts outside of water/wastewater
• 19:34 – Why Prime Resins earned NSF 61 certification for its liquid acrylamide
• 22:12 – Ideal water sources for granule format
• 23:03 – Necessity of training for preparation and use of acrylamide grouts
• 25:37 – Acrylamide grouts are one piece of a bigger maintenance/repair puzzle
• 33:00 – The four questions