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Small pipe plumbing camera -Baton Rouge
Posted on 9/30/25 at 6:59 am
Posted on 9/30/25 at 6:59 am
Does anyone know of any plumbing companies that service BR area that has a micro drain style plumbing camera? Need to look at smaller pipes of 1.2 to 2 inches and the standard camera types are too big. I know Rigid and Nano reel make one, just can't find a plumber in BR with those or another option.
Drain for washer keeps backing up.
Thanks for any insight
Drain for washer keeps backing up.
Thanks for any insight
This post was edited on 9/30/25 at 7:11 am
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Posted on 9/30/25 at 10:53 am to tigers win2
Louis Mechanical camerad (sp?) our sewer lines before we closed on a house and they were able to stick one down the washing machine line to make sure everything looked decent. I think sometimes those have p traps in the wall or underground that make it hard for a camera to make it past
Posted on 9/30/25 at 10:58 am to tigers win2
I saw some small ones listed on Amazon, might be better to just purchase than bring in a plumber. How old is the home and what type of pipes, older homes with cast iron drain lines are starting deteriorate, I hope that isn't your issue.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 11:24 am to tigers win2
how long do you need look from the point that you are inserting the camera? I am sure amazon has something for cheap and harbor freight also does but limited to 38"
Posted on 9/30/25 at 11:36 am to tigers win2
Dang this one is cheaper than a plumber call out I'd imagine:
LINK
it's only 10 feet long, no idea quality of image but worth checking out.
LINK
it's only 10 feet long, no idea quality of image but worth checking out.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 11:41 am to tigers win2
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:19 pm to diat150
Unsure how far the blockage or crack may be. The snake went in about 20 feet or so.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 3:41 pm to tigers win2
When you say "backing up," is it suds or water?
Posted on 9/30/25 at 4:58 pm to Shorty_price
I had problems with my 2" cast iron washing machine drain. The plumber that came out said it's a waste of time trying a camera on a 2" or smaller drain line. He advised due to build up in the pipe & 90 degree turns. Built up gunk inside the small pipes gets on the camera lens & he can't see a thing. I bought a cheap snake camera i could plug into my phone from Amazon and tried it. The plumber was correct. I couldn't see anything but a blurry mess of gunk.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:48 pm to Shorty_price
Water backed up and overflowed the pipe. Had it snaked and worked fine for 10 months, Then backed up again with water overflowing the pipe. drain Pipe run towards center of house from outside edge and then exists 50 feet away on other side of house. No trees (roots) in the general area.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 11:02 pm to tigers win2
do you have an older house with cast iron drain pipes or newer with pvc
Posted on 10/1/25 at 4:07 am to weadjust
Son's house, but yes, older house that has cast iron. There is a clean out at the base of the wall, so not trying to send camera down the pipe from the top. Just need one small enough to navigate p trap. The snake was able to, but normal camera can't.
That's what we're trying to see if the pipe is degraded/collapsing or if some tree root or something else is causing it.
$14k to add a new plumbing exit to that side of house which has kitchen and utility room on it.
I've also seen pipe lining of older coast iron that creates a new rigid epoxy inner liner sorta creating a pipe inside a pipe. Concerned about how small the pipe is to start with that the liner might make inside diameter too small. Getting a camera in there would be helpful to see what we're dealing with. These professional smaller cameras can even go down a toilet line without removing the toilet and that's what a plumber suggested to use. He just didn't have the small camera
We got one from Amazon, but the cable was so flimsy it couldn't push down the line through p trap.
That's what we're trying to see if the pipe is degraded/collapsing or if some tree root or something else is causing it.
$14k to add a new plumbing exit to that side of house which has kitchen and utility room on it.
I've also seen pipe lining of older coast iron that creates a new rigid epoxy inner liner sorta creating a pipe inside a pipe. Concerned about how small the pipe is to start with that the liner might make inside diameter too small. Getting a camera in there would be helpful to see what we're dealing with. These professional smaller cameras can even go down a toilet line without removing the toilet and that's what a plumber suggested to use. He just didn't have the small camera
We got one from Amazon, but the cable was so flimsy it couldn't push down the line through p trap.
This post was edited on 10/1/25 at 6:35 am
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