CCTV Drain Inspection Greta
A CCTV drain inspection in Greta sends a waterproof camera through your drain to show what is blocking it, where, and what state the pipe is in. Book one for a drain that keeps choking or before any repair is priced. A plumber in Greta runs it at a fixed price agreed first.
It sits within our blocked drains service, and the footage is what every other drain decision is based on.
Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C
Last updated September 2026
What Does the Camera Show?
The lit camera head records the inside of the pipe as it travels, and the screen answers questions a plunger never could:
- The cause of the choke: fat, silt, wipes or a root mass
- Cracks, broken collars and lengths that have sagged into a dip
- The distance from the opening to each fault, read off the cable counter
- Joints that have opened far enough to let soil or ground water in
That last point decides whether a clear will last.
How Does a Camera Inspection Run?
- 1
Pick the opening
An inspection shaft, gully or removed trap closest to the problem.
- 2
Push the camera through
The head records as the cable feeds in, and a counter logs the distance.
- 3
Mark it from above
Where a fault needs digging or repair, the pipe locator finds its position and depth at ground level.
- 4
Watch it together
You see the recording on screen, and the next step is priced from it.
A line that only needs cleaning goes to drain jetting, and a damaged one may suit pipe relining.
How Is a Camera Inspection Priced?
We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.
The inspection quote depends on:
- The number of openings needed, since a long run may be filmed from both ends
- Whether it stands alone or follows a clear, which already includes a filmed check
- How easy the openings are to reach, from an open gully to a shaft under a garden bed
- Whether you want the recording and a written summary to pass on to a builder or buyer
Why Older Greta Drains Suit a Camera
Three generations of pipe
Clay that keeps moving
Roots you cannot see from the yard
"Our blocked toilet morphed into a huge plumbing earthworks project due to extreme pipe damage from tree roots." Lauren
When We're Not the Right Call
If the fault shows up past your boundary, in the shared sewer main, the footage goes to Hunter Water to act on, and our quote covers only the section that belongs to your property.
How the Footage Links to Other Work
blocked sewer
A blocked sewer with waste coming up inside is opened first and filmed straight after
tree root removal
A root mass found on screen leads to tree root removal
stormwater drains
Stormwater pits and yard lines are filmed the same way on stormwater drains jobs
Camera Inspection Questions
Why film the drain of an older Greta cottage?
Because the pipe under it may be clay laid generations ago, and a choke there can be a crack or a sag rather than a simple blockage. The recording shows which one it is, so the fix you pay for matches the fault in the ground.
Will the camera show tree roots?
Yes. Roots show up clearly on screen, along with the joint where they got in. That tells you whether cutting them out will hold for a good while or the joint itself needs a repair.
Is a camera run worth it if my drain keeps blocking?
Yes. A drain that chokes again after clearing has a cause the clear did not touch. Finding it on camera means paying for one proper repair instead of a string of clears that leave the damage in place.
Do you film drains on acreage blocks around Greta?
Yes. Farm and lifestyle blocks toward Branxton and Rothbury get the same camera, and a long line is filmed from more than one opening where needed. Give us the rough length when you ring.
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