Drain surveys are important to anyone that is looking to buy, build or maintain a property. Problems can range from root breaches, blockages or structural issues like fractures or collapse. Helping to avert costly repairs and fixing issues before crisis point, a survey of this nature is a key investment. As a service overall it can be a no brainer to invest in. It can help you too in no end of ways for any property owner.
They are used for a number of reasons
The main uses for a drainage survey are the following:
- To investigate sewer and drain problems like poor flow rates, pollution incidents and blockage which can become a real issue when left untreated.
- They support construction projects. These are essential in identifying the connectivity of the drain system. Also, they allow design contractors to create a plan that meet regulatory controls.
- They are a vital part of planned preventative maintenance (PPM). This allows asset owners to manage their costs and avoid highly-damaging pipe and drain failures.
- To support planned work on pipe repairs, rehabilitation and replacement.
Investing in key technology for this service
In an ideal world, you will never hear the word excavation when dealing with a drainage engineer. It means extra costs, and it means further disruption – to cut a long story short it is generally a headache. In fact, everything we do is geared towards avoiding the need to excavate at all. That is why we use water jetting to clear blocks as we can do it remotely from a separate access point. CCTV Drain Technology has helped massively in this endeavour. Occasionally, even the most experienced of technicians will come across an issue. These can be ones that they cannot diagnose without taking a closer look. The nature of our work means that a lot of the things we have to fix are elusive and hiding deep within a piping system.
Without getting a closer look, we don’t know exactly what is going on. In the past, this would mean excavation. We would have to estimate where the problem was and dig up the ground around it to get access to the pipe. This is all well and good, but you might get down there and realise it was a simple fix or discover that the problem is somewhere else entirely.
Overall
Think of your drains or sewers for your house as a tree. You have the main line which is the trunk, and the secondary pipes being the roots that run from it. When you have clogs or issues with your secondary lines, they are normally limited to that area but when you have a clog in the main line, it can cause problems all over the house. So no situation should be ignored.
