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When trying to locate underground utilities, you have options. The three main ways of locating underground utilities include Ground Penetrating Radar, Electromagnetic Locating and vacuum excavation. However, when it comes to accuracy, some are better than others. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) What is it? This technology uses radar pulses to detect, identify, and map utilities. Read More
C.P. Systems, founded by Pat Mountain in 1982, started off as one of the earliest Canadian cathodic protection companies. So it’s of little shock that in 2001, C.P. Systems switched exclusively to vacuum excavation over 12 inch diameter augers, which was their original solution to locate and unearth underground piping and fuel tanks.
Only a fool would make a claim that, in a side by side single hole dig comparison, air excavation would be faster than hydro excavation. Water will always cut faster and help dig faster. However, if we step back a moment and examine all the time factors involved with a given project, we can begin to understand that there are definitely times when digging with air might be a better or faster alternative. Let us take a look at a few of the factors that might determine when it would be best to use air or water for an excavation project.
