Raineo - Pipelife International

Raineo ® :the rainwater management solutionFrom now on flood is a choice,not a natural phenomenon!

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Raineo ® : floods are a choice!We all experience today’s unusual weather conditions due to globalclimate changes: excessive rain, long periods of drought, heat andflash flooding.Flash floods and the lack of water management solutions havecontributed to erosion, water pollution and even higher taxes.Without a system like the patented Raineo ® solution of which Pipelifeis now proud to offer, we will never be able to capture, retain andreuse water effectively.Raineo ® will remove or store the excess water and prevent waterpollution. The stored, reusable water can then be used for sanitarypurposes or irrigation. Whatever way it is applied, Pipelife’s Raineo ®takes care of this valuable resource for decades.3

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2.The Raineo ® cycle:catching and redirectingCatching theflood under allcircumstancesThe water has to be collectedthrough a series of entrypoints depending on theapplication: road gullies(highways), line drainage(parking lots), gutters(residential or commercial)permeable street paversand drainage pipes.Make the connection and redirectThe best practice is to useOur designers will advise inentry or non-entry manholes this matter or work out theand inspection chambers for best solution in cooperationredirection to the collectionwith other designers.areas. Depending on theYou will find more informationcountry and/or the application, about our pipe systems onthe complete system couldwww.pipelife.com.include one of our excellentpipe systems:Pragma ® (Pipelife’s patentedcorrugated pipe system)PP MasterPVC smooth pipe solutionsPoly-propylene manholesand inspection chambers8

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3.The Raineo ® cycle:get cleanCatching the flood makes youresponsible for the water andits quality. When dischargingoffsite the water will circulatein the environment againand must be as clean as rainwater. In case of harvestingfor reuse it should be as cleanas fresh water as possible.After filtering for reuse thepurified water will be suitablefor sanitary, cleaning orirrigation purposes.An advanced filter andcleaning technique is partof the Raineo ® solution.The required cleaning levelis determined by the extentof pollution of the water,the vulnerability of theimmediate surroundings andwhether or not to reuse theaccumulated water.Determine themethod of filteringand cleaningDepending on circumstancesand purposes the waterwill be purified by specialdeveloped, hi-end filters orfilter systems:1. Leaf filter (large particlesand sludge)2. Oil separators orsedimentation tanks(gravity filtration)3. Chemical filters (eliminateheavy metals and PAHs)4. Combination of anysystemFiltering the water willcreate Pipelife water: safeto discharge and/or safe toreuse.10

4.The Raineo ® cycle:safe place to store waterStormboxThe Stormbox is an openmodular crate system fromwhich easily small or largeunderground water storagefacilities can be build. Thanksto Pipelife’s Stormbox easyclick and stack system thewater buffer can be stackedin brick bond formations,which means very fastinstallation. It means alsothat the buffer becomes anexceptional strong unit. It willbe resistant to high verticaland lateral soil pressure andwithstands heavy traffic.Pipe systemsPipe infiltration systemsplaced horizontally orvertically complete Pipelife’srange to store water safely.Flooding becomes fiction,but what do you want to dowith the water? The completeRaineo ® solution allows thefollowing options as eachapplication within everycountry has its own specificneeds:Infiltration of the water(groundwater control,discharging sewagesystems, preventing flashflooding)Attenuation (controlledevacuation of the watercollected)Reuse of the water(purify for human useor for irrigation)Storage of the water(for future use)12

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5.Raineo ® : look insideWhile the complete Raineo ®solution is low maintenance,a regular inspection of thesystem should be performed.The advantages that Raineo ®can give to the systemmanager are what makethe difference.Unlike other systems Raineo ®allows inspection cameraviewing from any directionin any part of the system.Thanks to the open cageconstruction of the stormboxyou can inspect the interior ofthe whole box and even thatof the one next to it…no hidden surprises! And wheninspection learns that cleaningis advisable: the Stormboxcan withstand high pressurewashing, with resistance upto 180 bar water pressure.All these features of the Raineo ®Stormbox are the result of thepatented Pipelife Stormboxconstruction.14

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