All About CCTV Drainage Survey

 Nowadays, every drainage survey project would be carried out with the use of CCTV cameras, and this is not anymore an added advantage but is indispensable for survey officers.

 

Now, what exactly is a drainage survey?

 

A drainage survey is carried out on all kinds of drainage systems - in houses, factories, underground sewerage systems, piping systems, as well as above-ground pipes such as storage tanks, chutes, downpipes and the likes. This is for having an up-close view of pipeline blockages or fracture or collapse in the structure, figure out if something is stuck in the pipeline, etc.

CCTV makes possible Remote Survey - without the need for an engineer to go down there, and without the need to dig up a hole big enough for the personnel to fit in. Not only is CCTV survey the first step in drainage and pipeline repairing jobs, but it is also vital for inspecting potential problems to carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM). It is cost-effective, non-disruptive and fast!

The Process Of CCTV Drainage Survey

The process of remotely inspecting the condition of sewerage and drainage systems, with the use of a specially designed CCTV camera. The video footage captured in good quality projects the results in real-time. Sometimes this is even more useful than human inspections, since the footages can allow different angle views, and engineers can enlarge and tamper with the footage to view minute details.

 


For building and property owners, or the public sector - appointing a drainage survey company in Ireland should come with documented accreditations, certifying that the company is capable of carrying out the groundwork with completely safety maintenance and what standard. It should be duly accredited the company have access to the drainage services vital for carrying out a CCTV inspection and have adequate software to generate accurate data and reports.

Look for certifications like SOLAS, Construction Industry Federation Ireland and EQA.

 

 

Types of CCTV Surveys and Use of Cameras

Let's start with the mainline survey. Now what is a mainline exactly? In the sewerage and drainage systems, mainline is referred to as the main structure that connects your house and the septic tank with the Main Line that connects the whole city. All the wastage from your house first dumps into the mainlines, and when this place is blocked somehow, it is important to know the location of the cleanout. Therefore CCTV cameras give way to the no-dig possibility of a smooth repairing. Pushrod cameras or crawler cameras are used for this job.

 

Next is the Lateral Drainage systems that consist of drainage pipes interconnecting the Mainlines and build the public sewerage network as a whole. These drains are placed outside of properties, that you find underneath the public road and the pavements are often dug up to access it. But thanks to the technology like RVX SAT systems, that it is much easier and quicker to carry out a CCTV lateral drainage inspection.

 

Other than these, the Camera systems, there can be categorical survey and maintenance possibilities for Pollution Control and inspecting network mapping and connectivity of pipelines. And even though this is high-advanced equipment and facility, with Irish survey companies, property owners would rather end up having a reduced costing for the drainage survey projects.

Location: Wicklow, Ireland

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