3 Benefits Of Renting A Pipe Camera

Do your drains keep backing up in your home? Do you hear some of your plumbing fixtures, like your toilets and sinks, making gurgling noises? Or maybe you suspect a leak in your pipes but don't know where it's coming from. If you need to find out what's going on inside your plumbing, a pipe camera rental is a good option.

Here are three benefits of renting a pipe camera, or sewer camera, as they are sometimes called.

You Don't Have to Take Things Apart

If you don't want to spend a lot of time and energy taking your pipes apart to see what's going on inside them, renting a pipe camera can help to ensure you won't have to do this. Without having to take things apart, a pipe camera can help you see exactly what the problem is. Maybe a root from one of the trees in the yard is causing the blockage. Or maybe a pipe is broken or corroded. Whatever the case may be, a pipe camera can help you easily identify the problem and know how to fix it.

You'll Know Better How Take Care of Your Plumbing System

If by putting a camera down your pipes you see a lot of things that shouldn't be there, it will help you to know better how to care for your plumbing system. Some things just shouldn't go down the drain including things like:

• Foods such as rice and pasta that expand inside the pipes
• Paper towels, cotton balls, and tissue
• Flushable wipes and feminine products

It's also important to know what you can stick in your garbage disposal. For example, small bones are fine, but larger ones are not.

You'll Be Able to Save Money

With a pipe camera rental, you can find small problems before they turn into larger ones. For instance, if you have a leak in one of your pipes that is hidden behind a wall, it could start causing some major damage if you don't find the problem and fix it right away. Your walls could become stained or warped, or your home could sustain water damage.

Sometimes black mold grows in areas where the pipes are leaking. Problems like these can cost you a lot money. If you have to remove and replace floorboards due to water damage, it could cost you anywhere from $1,000 to $1,500. Pipe camera rentals are not very expensive when you consider how much money it could save you in the long run.