Equipment Care

Sewer Camera Warranty Claims: What Manufacturers Usually Cover One year on the monitor, less or nothing on the head, and water damage excluded. What a sewer camera warranty is actually worth, how to claim… Checking a Sewer Camera Before a Big Job: Ten-Minute Pre-Use Test A 300 ft commercial lateral, a buyer's contingency deadline or a job two hours away is not where a dead card or a loose head should… Sewer Camera Cable Markings: Reading and Re-Marking the Rod The markings on the rod are the oldest distance system and the one that never breaks. How to read them properly, keep them legible and put… Protective Sleeves and Caps for Sewer Camera Heads The head is the most expensive thing on the reel and it is the thing that hits the pipe first. The cap that protects it in… Using Guide Springs and Centering Guides on a Camera Head The skid in the box is not optional equipment. Which guide to fit for 2, 4 and 6 in pipe, how to keep it on the… Keeping a Sewer Camera Lens Clear in Greasy Lines Kitchen lines and restaurant drains fog the lens in the first ten feet. The habits that keep a picture through grease, the wipe that does not… Monitor Screen Burn-In and Dead Pixels on Sewer Cameras A bright dot that never moves, a ghost of the counter in the corner, a dark patch after a summer in the van. Which screen faults… Sewer Camera Firmware and Software Updates Most budget monitors never see an update and never need one. The ones that can be updated fix real faults and can also be bricked. When… Replacing a Sewer Camera Head: Compatibility and Procedure A head that has flooded, fogged or lost its lens is a part, not a reel. How to buy the right one, fit it without pinching… Spare Parts to Keep on the Truck for a Sewer Camera A dead card, a cut O-ring or a missing skid ends a job that was otherwise going fine. The box of spares that costs little and…