Firstly, let me start by saying that all
drains are usually underground and we don't take much notice of them
until something goes wrong with them and it is difficult to determine
what the problem is without a good dig up and a load of disruption.
Secondly all underground drainage are
essential to our hygiene and to our way of life. Not many people are
concerned with what happens when they flush the toilet, empty the bath
or sink, have a shower or even just when we have some heavy rain and
expect not to be flooded out of our homes.
Unfortunately, when the drainage pipework
fails they cause people a complete misery; bad smell; inconvenience,
and scratching their head wondering what's gone wrong the best course of
action is to call in a professional to undertake a CCTV Drain Survey then at least you know what you are dealing with.
What do they do next?
You can call a CCTV Drain Survey Inspection company they will come equipped with a camera, which they can feed into the drainage pipework where the problem is. This may be a toilet, sink or outside at a drain cover where the water can be seen backing up.
The company's engineer will feed a push-rod camera (which may be mains fed or battery operated) through the pipework
(which is normally 100 to 150mm in diameter for domestic properties and
larger pipes for the sewer) and will record the details and images to a
portable camera unit, usually to the engineers vehicle or sometimes to a
hand held display device.
By doing this, you and the CCTV Drain Survey
company engineer will be able to see from the CCTV evidence what is
causing the problem and will be able to determine the best course of
action to take. Most companies will present you with a report of their
findings so you can talk to experts and decide what to do next.
What could be the problem?
Often in older houses, pipes can become
fractured, broken, or have large displaced joins. Older houses have
pipes made from clay or sometimes cast-iron which becomes brittle and
corroded over the years.
A change in temperature or pressure from
the surface, for instance from a large vehicle driving across it, can
cause these pipes to fracture and crack, as well as to start leaking
into the surrounding areas making the drop.
Another concern is nature specially tree
roots and shrubs, so if you have a tree or shrubs growing near your
house or your pipe line you may have that you have roots in the drainage system
because the rots could find their way through the open joints within
the drainage pipe work because this is a very good source of water
supply to trees and shrubs. It is worth checking your household policy
because most insurance companies will cover for accidental damage.
Be aware that insurers might say that you have to use their approved contractors?
But that is not the case, if you want to
instruct your own contractor your insurance policy provides financial
compensation for costs incurred by you as a result of an insured peril.
If you own your property, then legally you can insist on using a particular approved contractor, but not your insurers. Your insurers can impose a financial limit on repairs if their approved contractor could repair for a lower cost.
Many of the defects found in domestic
drains are normally covered by the home owner's bricks and mortar
insurance policy, such as root growing from tree into the drainage pipework,
damage that results to fractured or broken or collapsed pipes can be
due to movement in the ground, from heavy vehicle driving over the
ground above.
This is what you can find out what's happening to your drainage system pipework by having a CCTV Drain Survey.
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