SEWER INSPECTION & RECORDING
Request for a video inspection and a recording even if you don’t need any drain clearing services.
Video Inspection of drain lines can be used as proof of the quality of pipes at a specific time. If you are buying or selling a home, having a recording of the drain inspection may be useful to determine the value of your sale.
Whether snaking or jetting, we ensure quality service performance through the quality check an inspection provides. The inspection also gives us insights into any structural damage that are obvious to the camera lenses.
Sewer video inspections are usually ONLY performed after an attempted clearing of a drain is not 100% successful due to some unforeseen circumstance. Such circumstances might be an unexpected root intrusion, a pipe collapse and/or break, or a foreign metallic/plastic objects in the line. Regardless of the reason, if the pipe could not be cleaned 100%, a good technician should offer a pipe camera inspection.
What a Sewer Camera Inspection Can Find
A waterproof camera travels through your sewer line and shows us the inside of the pipe in real time. In one pass we can spot problems that are invisible from the surface:
- Tree root intrusion at pipe joints
- Bellies, or low spots, where waste settles and clogs form
- Cracked, broken, or collapsed pipe sections
- Failing Orangeburg pipe, common in Northern Virginia homes built between 1945 and 1965
- Grease and scale buildup that calls for hydro jetting or descaling
Know Before You Dig or Buy
Because the camera carries a locating beacon, we can pair an inspection with sewer line locating to mark exactly where a problem sits underground, including its depth. That means no exploratory digging. If you are buying a home, a recorded inspection tells you the true condition of the sewer line before you close, and it is one of the cheapest pieces of insurance you can buy during a home purchase.
Smelling Sewer Gas but the Camera Shows No Clog?
Persistent sewer odors often come from cracked vents or dried-out traps rather than blockages. In those cases we recommend smoke testing, which pinpoints the source of the smell.
All American Jetting & Drain Services provides sewer video inspections and recordings throughout Manassas, Prince William County, Woodbridge, Lorton, and Northern Virginia. Call 703-361-5105 or schedule online today.