You put your drains through a lot — everything you wash, clean, or flush makes their way down the drains and needs to flow outside your home for proper waste disposal. But what happens when they stop working?
From standing water to clogs and backups, a damaged drain can quickly become a plumbing nightmare. But where does the repair start? Forget traditional — and messy, time-consuming — plumbing techniques. Trust a leading professional plumber to do a drain inspection using the latest camera and imaging equipment for a fast and hassle-free repair.
What’s a drain camera inspection?
A lot of homeowners don’t like calling a plumber because it often leads to extensive work that leaves the entire house in disarray. That’s because traditional plumbing techniques include tearing out drywall, digging up your lawn, and making a giant mess to find the problem — and then more to fix it.
But that’s changing. With new plumbing technology, clogs, leaks, and drainage issues can be identified without tearing down walls and digging trenches. Drain cameras are now used to inspect drains and entire plumbing systems so that problems can be identified and repaired in no time with no mess.
Trust the Experts
At Drain King Plumbers, your convenience is our priority. That’s why we use the latest plumbing technology like drain cameras to thoroughly inspect your plumbing system, identify issues, and perform repairs in no time.
With the help of advanced drain cameras, our certified plumbers can locate and assess clogging, leaking, backups, and even pipe deterioration. This quick but thorough inspection allows us to recommend the fastest and most effective repair or replacement solutions. With a drain camera inspection, we can address drainage issues before they become large emergencies, and restore your home’s plumbing system to conserve water, lower hydro bills, and improve waste disposal.
Drain Camera Inspection vs. Traditional Plumbing
We’re all used to plumbers digging trenches — and causing a mess — when locating and repairing clogs, leaks, and drainage issues, but specialized cameras and imaging equipment are quickly changing that. Compared to traditional plumbing, a drain camera inspection is noninvasive: all it takes is a small camera and thin probes that go into the drains, providing real-time feedback to plumbers regarding the location and extent of the damage.
Aside from locating plumbing issues and indicating repair needs, a drain camera inspection also comes in handy for finding small valuables accidentally flushed down the sink or toilet. Recover heirloom jewelry and other items that escape your grasp, and live better knowing that these valuables aren’t lost forever and clogging up the drains.
Not many homeowners realize this until they’re left to deal with a plumbing emergency, but you wouldn’t want to invest your life savings — and your comfort — in a property with faulty plumbing. A thorough drain camera inspection helps you make smart financial choices, starting with checking your potential new home’s plumbing system before you’re locked down on a 25-year mortgage.
Why You Need a Drain Camera Inspection
A drain camera inspection is a proactive and potentially cost-saving investment in your home’s plumbing system. With fast and early diagnosis, our plumbers can easily locate drainage issues and repair them, or perform preventative maintenance like drain cleaning to keep the plumbing system working at its best — thoroughly flushing, water-conserving, and budget-friendly.
Identify and repair plumbing issues, including ageing fixtures before they become large and expensive emergencies that require extensive repair or parts replacement
Recommend patches, drain relining, and other minor or temporary fixes to keep fixtures at an optimal function before they’re due for a full replacement
Find leaks and patch up leaky fixtures to cut back on utility bills and save you hundreds every month
Sleep soundly and use water and waste disposal systems knowing that your plumbing system is healthy and working optimally
Go to work, run errands, and go on with your day knowing that the plumbing inspection won’t involve tearing down drywall, digging up large trenches, and making a mess that you need to fix
Resolve to large plumbing emergencies like backups and burst pipes much faster with the help of precise camera systems that guide plumbers in and out of the system.
FAQs About Drain Camera Inspections
How does a drain camera inspection work?
A technician inserts the specialized fibre-optic camera in the pipes, attached to a long, flexible metal cable that allows it to travel through the drains and provide real-time feedback aboveground. The drain camera is small — just about the size of a smartphone, so it’s much less invasive than digging up trenches or tearing down drywall.
How long will a drain inspection take?
A complete drain camera inspection of standard houses takes just about three hours to complete. That’s a thorough — but noninvasive — inspection of basically the entire plumbing system to identify and locate issues to plan repairs or replacements.
What do I need to do during a drain camera inspection?
Nothing — sit back and relax, or go on about your day. This diagnostic plumbing service is meant to be hassle-free. We may ask you questions about your lifestyle and water consumption throughout the process, but for the most part, the drain camera does all the work. The best thing you can do is to leave this process to us. It’s a professional service that requires specialized equipment to fully visualize underground pipes in high-definition and training to avoid damaging them while the fibre-optic camera and its cables are down there.
For more information about state-of-the-art drain camera inspections and locating plumbing issues, contact Drain King Plumbers here, or give us a call at 833-983-5301.
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jaynil raval
2024-10-30
We had a major issue and Kathleen was very helpful. She booked us in right away and her team was very quick to get our issue resolved.
Debbie MacAskill
2024-10-29
The plumber arrived quickly and was great. He fixed the problem and was willing to answer my many questions. I did find the company to be priced much higher than I’ve paid with others, but I was glad to have my kitchen sinks working again.
Margaret Gilbey-hart
2024-10-29
We are very pleased with the plumbing work completed today. Drain King was very accommodating with our timelines and the plumber was very knowledgeable and efficient. Would highly recommend this company
kadri okurlu
2024-10-29
From start to finish, the team was professional and efficient. They quickly identified and resolved the problem, and we were impressed by how clean and organized the site was, their attention to detail really shows.
Highly recommend them for any plumbing needs – they not only solved our issue but did so in a clean way that minimized disruption.
TJ
2024-10-28
◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆MUST READ. Google says my review was viewed by 5000 people. Thanks everyone. ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆Once this company gets your money, they are gone.◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
You are looking at this review because they have a lot of reviews online (Genuine or NOT!!). The records reveal that this company, despite being just 5 years old, has accumulated over a thousand reviews solely on Google. You are smart if you see the funny patterns on the reviews. They have a disproportionately high number of reviews on Google compared to other sites and claim to have received awards from their second year. This isn't the hottest restaurant in town with tons of exposure among the younger generation. Their customers are home owners. I can't even imagine how much cash this company is burning each month.
Here is my first hand experience with this circus company. I set up an appointment because they said the estimate was free. When the plumber arrived, they changed their words and told me I have to pay him $310 for an "investigation", which doesn't include the actual work.
He showed me the terms and conditions that I needed to sign, and one of them required that I express satisfaction with the work they would do, even before they commenced their tasks. I questioned the plumber multiple times about the issue but he said it's the company policy. I later spoke with the manager and he wasn't surprised at all. Do you see the company not saying anything about this in their reply? It says it all. This is how they do their business.
I should have stopped there.
The plumber failed to find the source of the leak and made a misdiagnosis. The plumber was way off and I'm not even sure if he was a fully licensed plumber or just a junior plumber with no experience.
I hired their competitor and they found the leak within 10 minutes. They were surprised why Drain King couldn't find such a simple leak. Drain King, full of clowns, doesn't know what they are doing and will waste your time and money.
It was something so simple and so basic yet these guys failed miserably.
The new company found the problem so quickly I spent a fraction of what I paid these guys.
I even invited Drain King back to my house to give them a chance to see their failure, but they refused to do it. They are too embarrassed to come and see their failure.
Once they get your money, they are gone, and you won't see them again. When you report a problem, they are going to put you on their do not service list.
(like I'm gonna pay them again for their failure)
This company is a joke.
I now know why they wanted me to sign those documents even before they start the work.
It's because a lot of their customers are not happy with their incompetency and inability to diagnose the simplest problem. You can obtain your refund by processing a chargeback.
Contact consumer protection Ontario.
There will be more to come.
Matt Shurrie
2024-10-26
W were very pleased with the services offered by Drain King Plumbers. Jordan was courteous and professional. He removed an old toilet and replaced it with one that will suit our needs in the future.
lynn bailey
2024-10-25
To my absolute DELIGHT, not only did I get service the day of my call, it was delivered with in a couple of hours! The workmanship, 5 star, quality, exemplary, and Benjamin, my workman ( faced with the challenges older buildings offer) was unfazed, and delivered a stellar job. As well, customer service from Kathleen, was outstanding, and everyone was attentive, respectful, engaging, and highly professional. ( I sure will be a return customer). thanks so much!
Bombed Moms
2024-10-25
Excellent service ..Jordan was fantastic …highly recommend
Fuzail Thakur
2024-10-25
Drain king was a great company to work with, I got three different verbal quotes from different companies and their asscoiate, Jonathan, was the only one to provide a detailed breakdown of the quote. They fixed my outdoor drain pipe (spot repair). Furthermore, for my satisfaction they did the camera is inspection on a separate day as I was not an available the day of the repair thanks assistance from Kathleen and Jason (the manager). Overall, I definitely recommend the company.
Christine Janev
2024-10-25
We have used Drain King several times over the last 5 years for drain issues. The admin team (Kathleen) is always super friendly and detail oriented which helps in sending an appropriate plumber who is prepared to do the job! The plumber has been the same guy for 5 years (Jonathon H) and very polite and knowledgeable. He is able to understand the issues, provide feedback on prevention, and mitigation and then quickly and thoroughly fix the issues. The workmanship is a high quality which lasts! Their quotes and billing system is reasonable and work is guaranteed. We had the same issues happen, a mystery leak in our basement that kept changing locations :( and in that month they came back several times and only charged us for the one visit until the problem was fixed! I would highly recommend Drain Kings for all your plumbing needs!!