Systems and methods for lining a pipe with a lighted liner or bladder

A system for repairing one or more pipes of a pipe system, comprising:

• a liner comprising a plurality of lights spaced along a length of the liner, said liner and the plurality of lights being integral with one another;
• a light curable resin associated with the liner;
• and
• a power source for activating the plurality of lights while the liner and light curable resin are positioned in the one or more pipes to aid in curing said light curable resin.

A method of repairing pipe, comprising:

• positioning a liner in a pipe to be repairing, said liner including a light curable resin and a plurality of spaced lights along the length of the liner;
• wherein the plurality of spaced lights are integral with the liner;
• pressing the liner towards a wall of the pipe;
• and
• activating the plurality of lights along the length of the liner at the same time and while a bladder presses the liner towards the wall of the pipe to aid in curing the light curable resin.

A system for repairing one or more pipes of a pipe system, comprising:

• an inflatable bladder, said bladder including a plurality of light illuminating fibers spaced along a length of the bladder, wherein the bladder and the plurality of light illuminating fibers are integral with one another;
• a light curable resin being positioned in a pipe and pressed by the bladder towards a wall of the one or more pipes;
• and
• a power source for activating the plurality of light illuminating fibers while the bladder and light curable resin are positioned in the one or more pipes to aid in curing said light curable resin.

A method for repairing a portion of a main pipe and a lateral pipe extending therefrom, the method comprising:

• positioning, via a launching device, a liner comprising a light curable resin in the portion of the main pipe and the lateral pipe;
• pressing the liner against the portion of the main pipe and the lateral pipe with an inflatable bladder, said inflatable bladder having a length longer than the lateral pipe;
• opening the inflatable bladder while the inflatable bladder is under pressure and pinching or clamping the opened portion of the inflatable bladder to maintain pressure therein;
• inserting a light into the pinched or clamped portion of the bladder and moving the light through the liner and inflatable bladder to cure the light curable resin;
• wherein the launching device allows the light to penetrate and cure the light curable resin in the main pipe.