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TV Camera Used in Septic System
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How and where is a TV camera useful when troubleshooting a septic
system?
I cannot imagine that the TV camera will see anything once it is in
water.
Anybody have direct experience with the use of a TV camera in this
application ?
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| tbasc@bellsouth.net 2006-10-28, 5:25 pm |
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Vince wrote:
> How and where is a TV camera useful when troubleshooting a septic
> system?
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> I cannot imagine that the TV camera will see anything once it is in
> water.
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> Anybody have direct experience with the use of a TV camera in this
> application ?
We used it on sewer.
It's common in our area, in response to many old pipes.
Picture was o.k.
TB
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| Used it to look for cracks. Must have a built in light.
"Vince" <NoSPAM2THISHAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> How and where is a TV camera useful when troubleshooting a septic
> system?
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> I cannot imagine that the TV camera will see anything once it is in
> water.
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> Anybody have direct experience with the use of a TV camera in this
> application ?
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| Al Bundy 2006-10-28, 5:25 pm |
| "tbasc@bellsouth.net" <tbasc@bellsouth.net> wrote in
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> Vince wrote:
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> We used it on sewer.
> It's common in our area, in response to many old pipes.
> Picture was o.k.
> TB
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You blew an opportunity.
Picture was o.k. <== should have been worded ==> Picture was not shitty.
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| On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 20:13:01 GMT, Vince <NoSPAM2THISHAM@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>How and where is a TV camera useful when troubleshooting a septic
>system?
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>I cannot imagine that the TV camera will see anything once it is in
>water.
>
>Anybody have direct experience with the use of a TV camera in this
>application ?
I've had the good doctor in "my sewer system", but never with a TV
camera. Think small .. like fiber optics; it won't hurt and now you
can sleep through it.
--
Oren
"Well, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it happens, it happens constantly."
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| James \Cubby\ Culbertson 2006-10-28, 9:25 pm |
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"Vince" <NoSPAM2THISHAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> How and where is a TV camera useful when troubleshooting a septic
> system?
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> I cannot imagine that the TV camera will see anything once it is in
> water.
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> Anybody have direct experience with the use of a TV camera in this
> application ?
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It's called a boroscope and they are used to run through pipes and such
looking for clogs, cracks, anomalies, etc. I'd imagine they all have some
sort of lighting system. Surprisingly, you can see pretty well with them
although I've never seen one used for a septic. If your septic is working
as it should, then you should have a layer of pretty clear water sandwiched
between muck and floating muck (highly technical terms  ). They are not
cheap.
Cheers,
cc
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| Pete C. 2006-10-29, 9:25 am |
| James \"Cubby\" Culbertson wrote:
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> "Vince" <NoSPAM2THISHAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:vde7k298le55bbvmc3lj19apgp5no00gbv@4ax.com...
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> It's called a boroscope and they are used to run through pipes and such
> looking for clogs, cracks, anomalies, etc. I'd imagine they all have some
> sort of lighting system. Surprisingly, you can see pretty well with them
> although I've never seen one used for a septic. If your septic is working
> as it should, then you should have a layer of pretty clear water sandwiched
> between muck and floating muck (highly technical terms ). They are not
> cheap.
> Cheers,
> cc
Harbor Freight is selling a pipeline camera setup for something like
$600 which while not "cheap", is a lot less that anything else on the
market.
I've thrown together a similar setup a couple of times for my own needs
from a waterproof mini cam with integral lighting stuck on the end of my
electrical fish tape. It worked pretty well for my uses, if I needed one
regularly the HF one would probably be high on my list.
Pete C.
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| Stormin Mormon 2006-10-30, 9:25 am |
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You have to starve them.
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"Vince" <NoSPAM2THISHAM@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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How and where is a TV camera useful when troubleshooting a septic
system?
I cannot imagine that the TV camera will see anything once it is in
water.
Anybody have direct experience with the use of a TV camera in this
application ?
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