| CCTV drains surveys involve inserting a
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| | - Tree roots growing in the chamber and
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| small-scale CCTV camera into your drains
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| | any of the linking pipes.
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| system to discover any problems that are
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| | - Stagnant water lying in the drainage
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| obscured from sight above ground. These
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| | canal instead of flowing through the
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| days small, good quality CCTV cameras are
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| | system. In particular if you see dark
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| inexpensive and have allowed the price of
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| | and possibly putrid water then there is
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| a CCTV survey to be within the reach of
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| | almost certainly an obstruction
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| most homeowners. These surveys can be
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| | - Signs of debris in the channel, whilst
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| used as part of a preventative
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| | this may have come from part of the drain
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| maintenance programme or to discover
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| | up-stream from your location it will
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| existing issues without requiring a hole
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| | indicate the general state of disrepair
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| to be dug. CCTV surveys of drains, pipes,
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| | of the drains
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| and sewers can also provide an accurate,
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| | If you have any worries following your
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| visual and cost effective means to spot
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| | drain inspection it may be worthwhile
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| any drains issues, observe the source of
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| | contacting a drainage specialist to
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| the problem and help to establish the
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| | conduct a thorough CCTV drain survey to
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| most economic repair options.
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| | prove the true cause of the problem.
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| Drains degrade over time
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| | What are the benefits of CCTV Surveys?
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| Whilst drainage systems are underground
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| | A CCTV appraisal can be executed with
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| and out of sight they should not be
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| | little fuss and disturbance but they
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| ignored. One of most serious drainage
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| | rapidly establish the facts. A CCTV
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| issues that can impact all types of home
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| | survey requires sending a TV camera into
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| is that posed by leaking drains. Over
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| | the your sewer and making a video
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| time drains and sewerage systems can
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| | recording of what it sees. A CCTV survey
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| degenerate leading to structural problems
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| | will not check that drainage is
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| through wall cave in or ingress from
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| | watertight or leaky, however it will
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| plant roots / builders shovels. With the
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| | establish and locate regions of damage or
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| passage of time this will lead to a
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| | blockage. Critiquing the CCTV survey the
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| greater problem which will manifest
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| | drainage engineer will be able to
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| itself on the surface with flooding. The
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| | pinpoint the troublesome area without the
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| homeowner can visually inspect most
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| | need for costly exploratory holes in the
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| drains fairly easily if there are
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| | ground. At this point a repair programme
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| satisfactory inspection chambers, and if
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| | can be set up and whilst a hole may need
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| they are not blocked off. At this point
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| | to be dug it will be at the precise
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| in time you should to assess the
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| | location of the trouble thereby
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| inspection chambers in your property, are
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| | minimising subsequent costs and
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| they easily accessed or has someone put
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| | disturbance.
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| up a fence panel or small wall across
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| | Many commercial enterprises are now
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| one?
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| | utilising drain surveys as part of a
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| Visual Drain Inspections by the Homeowner
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| | regular maintenance plan. In these cases
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| Inspecting your drains merely involves
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| | the survey might not show any problems at
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| raising manhole covers and running water
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| | all. This is not a bad outcome and
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| through the drains from the taps inside
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| | affords the business proprietor the
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| your home, you should then see the water
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| | confidence that they will not be facing a
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| running throughout the drainage system.
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| | surprise bill in time to come. They can
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| This can be carried out by any able DIY
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| | also be satisfied that t they will not be
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| practician with care, take care of your
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| | contravening any laws should a blockage
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| back and feet when opening up a drain
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| | lead to flooding of their business
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| cover and see to it that nothing falls
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| | premises or contamination of their goods
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| in, including toys or your tools. Anyone
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| | for sale.
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| with very old drains systems should note
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| | CCTV images can also be gathered after a
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| that drains built many years ago may not
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| | repair has been completed. If your
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| have inspection chambers and your only
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| | drainage contractor offers this as part
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| way of seeing inside the drainage system
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| | of their service you will be able to see
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| will be via a small camera.
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| | the results of their work and have the
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| Look in the chamber, if any of the
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| | confidence of a job well done before you
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| following examples can be seen then there
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| | make that final payment.
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| may be a cause for concern: -
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