Sort Your Drainage Problems Using CCTV

Over time, drains and sewers, like all of us get older and in time will deteriorate and get worse. Walls can collapse, blockages can occur and the result is that you get drainage problems. The cause can be things like ground movement, intrusion from things like tree roots or it could be that the drains are simply badly constructed in the first place.better to know rather than guess at the root cause of problems underground

Drains run underground mostly. Stating the obvious I know but that means that you can’t know for sure what is going on inside the pipe. The problem could be a blockage, or equally, a collapsed wall, a tree root intrusion, and also many other possible causes of the problem with your drains. Not knowing to me is not an option, better to know what you’re dealing with so that preventative measures can be taken

CCTV is a way of solving this problem. CCTV or closed circuit television means that you can see inside the pipe and diagnose the exact problem. There are two types of CCTV system available, the crawler and the push rod systems. The physical and technical specifications and differences in these two systems should not bother you- just rest assured that they will find and solve the problems that you don’t yet know about

For drainage systems and lines of over 150mm, the crawler system is the best one to use. For smaller drains (less that 150mm diameter), the push rod system is used. Full and comprehensive reports can be produced through using these systems as they show exactly what is the condition of the underground drains

The problems to look out for can stem from collapsed pipes , sumps in the line to tree roots etc, all of which can cause blockages. All surveys are written up and assessed on site then burned onto DVD and handed over to the customer with recommendations to fix the problems. If you want a CD or .mp3 as well then that will not be a problem, most companies will not do this for you though- check them out thoroughly

If you are planning to build and extension to a property, CCTV can be used for a build over survey. Basically, this is a survey of the drainage condition underground so that you can see the condition before building over them. If you bury a problem, it will be much more expensive in the future should problems arise in the future

About the writer: Lee Davidson runs a Cardiff drain company. If you are check outing a house extension, check out a Cardiff drain cleaning CCTV report Visit the Uber Article Directory to get a totally unique version of this article for reprint.