Important Note: Hydroliner LLC does not endorse the use of any particular manufacturer's equipment. Hydroliner LLC does not specify equipment requirements, but rather offers information regarding the general practice of Hydroliner's installers to provide guidance in a contractor's selection of equipment. The interpretation and application of the following information rests solely with the contractor. Each contractor must independently determine the cost, size, design use, and capacity of their own selection of equipment. Each contractor must independently ensure the safety of their equipment and the compliance of their equipment with local and national regulations.

A contractor should have access to all cleaning and inspection equipment necessary to prepare host pipe for pipelining, suggested to include but not limited to:
  • Jetter and/or Vac truck
  • rooter pipe plugs
  • ripcord unit
  • fully equipped CCTV truck with color. pan and tilt camera
Pipeliner contractors generally need to acquire the following types of pipeliner installation equipment:
  • boiler or steam generator mounted in a truck or trailer feel
  • electric generator
  • compressor and portable air tank
  • after-cooler (required) and ice bath (optional addition) to cool the air compressor air
  • water feed connections
  • reserved water tank with automatic pump (optional)
  • boiler controls and A-station with gauges (high quality, liquid gauges are recommended) for monitoring temperature and pressure and with valves for controlling the volume of steam and air
  • steam hoses
  • method of leveling the boiler such as hydraulic jacks
  • water trap to purge excess water from the steam line
  • compressed air connections
  • enclosed reel trailer or tarp for reel
  • flow through plugs in an assortment of sizes capable of four inch to 24 inch
  • pressure gauges
  • chain or airplane cable and duct tape to prepare the pipeliner for insertion pulling
  • swivel connector to allow the winch cable to twist independently from the pipeliner during insertion
  • wench or bucket machine
  • cable roller
  • steam can for preparing pipeliner for plugging
  • B-station with gauges (high-quality, liquid gauges are recommended) for monitoring temperature and pressure and with a valve a adjusting pressure
  • color, pan and tilt CCTV camera
  • robotic cutter for service lateral reinstatement
Required safety equipment (to meet local and national safety requirements, including but not limited to those pertaining to confined space entry: 
  • saws for trimming the pipeliner
  • drill for preparing the pipeliner for the insertion pull
  • air blower
  • vice-grips and liquid soap to assist with plug insertion
Additionally, the availability of complementary pipe rehabilitation techniques can be of advantageous, such as:
  • grout packer with lateral packer
  • point repair system
  • manhole rehabilitation