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  The LMT™ (Lined Main Tap) Saddle Installation System is engineered to connect a lateral sewer service pipe to a liner inside a rehabilitated mainline. The LMK Saddle Installation System is designed to connect a lateral sewer service pipe directly to a mainline pipe.
  • The saddle is sized to surround the liner or pipe beyond the spring line, which creates a clamping effect that draws the saddle firmly on to the liner or the pipe.
  • The universal LMK Adhesive bonds the saddle to the liner or host pipe, providing a flexible non-leaking main-to-lateral connection. A special two-part adhesive is available for HDPE liners/pipes.
  • The saddle is compatible with CIPP and fold and form liners.
  • The saddle is also compatible with a variety of pipes including cast iron, clay, concrete, PVC and HDPE.
  • A variety of saddle sizes are available - for pipes ranging from 6-24 inches.
  • Many saddle sizes are stocked but not all; contact LMK customer service for availability.

Case Studies and Articles

Insignia Gasket Sealing Technology

The Myth, the Fact and the Legend: Insignia Hydrophilic Sealing System
Sahar Hasan, Applications Engineer and Kristina Kiest, Director of Marketing
Published in Trenchless International Magazine, October 2012

Gasket Sealing Technology: A Solution to Sealing Deficiencies in Cured in-Place Pipe Lining
Kristina Kiest and John Vose
Presented at NASTT No-Dig March 2012

 

T-Liner Main-To-Lateral Connection And Vac-A-Tee Cleanout

A Comprehensive Understanding of ASTM F3097-15 “Standard Practice for Installation of an Outside Sewer Service Cleanout through a Minimally Invasive Small Bore Vacuum Excavation”
Rick Gage and Amana Arayan
Presented at NASTT No-Dig March 2016

Sealing the Connection for Large Diameter Pipes, Trenchlessly
Mike Czipar and Amana Arayan
Presented at NASTT No-Dig March 2016

Rehabilitation of the Coral Gables Wastewater Collection System
Sahar Hasan, Mark Gulyas, and Jorge Acevedo
Presented at NASTT No-Dig April 2014

A Technique for Renewing a Section of Mainline Pipe while Simultaneously Renewing Multiple Service Lateral Pipes through the Use of Continuous CIPP
Larry Keist and Sahar Hasan
Presented at NASTT No-Dig 2012

Lining Laterals in Las Olas
Kristina Kiest
Published in Trenchless Technology Magazine, October 2010

A Comprehensive Understanding of ASTM F2561-06 “The Standard Practice for Rehabilitation of a Sewer Service Lateral and its Connection to the Main Using a One-Piece Main and Lateral Cured-in-Place Liner.”
Larry Kiest, Jr. and Rick Gage
Presented at NASTT No-Dig March/April 2009

Trenchless Technologies; Quicker, Cleaner, Greener and Cheaper Ways to Get the Job Done
Kristina Breese
Published in the Professional Engineer, Spring 2008

Multiple Technologies – Maximum Flow Reduction
Northcrest-Afton Sewer Rehabilitation Project, New Castle County, Delaware

James W. Shelton and Michael T. Harmer
Presented at Mediterranean No-Dig, September 2007

The Lateral Lining Market Has Arrived: Lateral Work is Being Completed in All Corners of the World with More on the Way
Joan Blythe
Published in Trenchless Technology Magazine, April 2007

Trenchless Rehab from the Engineer’s Perspective
James W. Shelton
Published in Trenchless Technology Magazine, October 2006

Prince William County Service Authority Project Case Study
Shaun Flannery and Larry Kiest, Jr.
Published 2005

Wisconsin Raises the Bar Utilizing T-Liner
Shaun Flannery
Published 2003

Fighting the Tide; Installing and Rehabilitating Sewers Using Trenchless Techniques; Boston Water & Sewer Commission
Irene McSweeney Woodfall, P.E. and Michael Oliveira
Conference Proceedings, NASST No-Dig 2000

A Case Study In Infiltration Reduction through Trenchless Technology
South Palos Township Sanitary District, Cook County, Illinois

Aaron E Fundich, P.E. and Larry W. Kiest, Jr.
Published March 1999

Lateral Lining

Local Ordinances Dictate Lateral Renewal Technologies
Larry Kiest and Rick Gage
Presented at NASTT No-Dig 2010

Portland BES Advances in Sewer Maintenance and Repairs by Operating Multiple CIPP Crews
Joe Dvorak and Larry Kiest, Jr.
Presented at NASTT No-Dig April 2007

Criteria for an Effective Lateral Renewal Project Utilizing Trenchless Technology
Larry Kiest
Presented at American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), New Pipeline Technologies, 2003

Lateral Thinking
Keith Gribbins
Published in Trenchless Technology Magazine, April 2002

Sectional Spot Repair

Steam Cured Large Diameter CIPP Sectional Liners Make Fast Repairs in Sensitive Environmental Areas
Joan Blythe
Published October 2012

Siphon Spot Repairs in Tampa
Larry Kiest, Jr.
Published October 2010

CIPP Sectional/Point Repairs; Critical Factors – Finally Explained
Shaun Flanery
Published May 2010

Lined Main Tap

Every Lateral in Dane County gets a new Connection Using the LMK Lined Main Tap
Kristina Kiest and Larry Kiest
Published February 2011

Manhole

The Most Cost Effective Method for Eliminating Inflow
Larry Kiest
Presented at American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Pipelines, 2006

Research

The Inspector is the Gatekeeper to a Successful CIPP Installation
Larry Kiest, Gerry Muenchmeyer, and Amana Arayan
Presented at NASTT No-Dig 2015

Protocols for the Quantification of Water-Tightness of a Rehabilitated Main/Lateral Sewer Connection
Rick Gage
Presented at NASTT No-Dig March 2011

Making it Stick; Contractors repairing sewer laterals with CIPP linings need to consider multiple factors that affect the quality of the lateral-to-main connection
Larry Kiest, Jr.
Published at the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International, February 2006

Verifiable Non-Leaking Connection Where No Water Migrates
Larry Kiest and Shaun Flanery
Presented at NASTT No-Dig 2005

Testing Top Hat Liners and Robotic Systems for Repair of Lateral Connections
Dr. -Ing. Bert Bosseler and Dipl.-ing. Gunther Kaltenhauser
IKT – Institute for Underground Infrastructure, Published June 2004

Announcements

LMK’s New ISG-Liner: A Structural Perfect Fit For Pipe Renovation
November 2009

LMK Awarded Patent for Lateral Identification
December 2007