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CCTV Drain Inspection New Lambton

A CCTV drain inspection in New Lambton puts a waterproof camera inside your drain to show the exact cause and location of a blockage or fault before anyone digs or quotes. We film before and after clearing and explain the footage in plain terms. Ring (02) 4063 1093 to book a camera run with a plumber in New Lambton.

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Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C

Last updated September 2026

Plumber running a drain camera at an outdoor pit

Why book a camera before touching the pipe?

Guesswork costs money. A camera turns a mystery blockage into a known problem with a known fix:

You see the cause, not just the symptom

Roots, a cracked joint, a sagging section or a flushed object each show up differently on the feed, and each one needs a different response.

The quote is based on footage, not a hunch

When you can see the problem, you can see why the repair costs what it costs.

Repeat blockages stop being a mystery

If a line blocks every year or two, the camera tells you whether it is a one-off clog or a pipe that is failing.

Digging stays targeted

Nobody opens a trench to hunt for a fault the screen has already pinpointed.

How the camera inspection runs

  1. 01

    Access point

    We find the nearest inspection opening or pull a trap, so the camera goes in without any digging.

  2. 02

    The run

    The camera head travels the line while we watch the feed live, noting every joint, crack and root mat and where each sits along the pipe.

  3. 03

    The findings

    You get the footage explained on the spot, plus a written summary of what the line is made of and what condition it is in.

  4. 04

    The options

    If the line needs work, we quote a fixed figure for it. We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.

What does the footage show under these streets?

Leafy streets, old clay

Mature trees on the blocks near Blackbutt Reserve keep sending fine roots toward the older clay drainage lines. Much of that pipework dates to the coal township era, laid in clay and earthenware that grows brittle with age.

The early stage looks the same almost every time on screen

a hairline crack at a joint with a fine root mat starting to knit across it. Catch it there and the repair stays small, and a full replacement stays off the table.

After heavy rain

The footage also settles an argument that comes up whenever a gully surcharges: a private blockage, or the shared catchment backing up? The camera answers it, and the answer decides who does the work.
Drain camera monitor showing the inside of a pipe

What moves the figure on a camera inspection?

The job is mostly the same every time, and access, pipe condition and run length are what shift the cost:

Access

An inspection opening at the front boundary makes for easy entry, while a line reached only through a roof vent or a tight subfloor takes longer.

Pipe condition

A collapsed or heavily rooted section can slow the camera head or need a partial clear before it will pass.

Length of line

Longer runs on bigger blocks mean more cable fed out and more footage to review.

What happens next

The inspection itself is one cost. Any drain jetting or pipe relining the footage calls for gets its own quote, and nothing proceeds without your say-so.

It costs nothing to get us out to your door (excluding after-hours).

When we're not the right call: if the footage puts the fault in the public main, that repair falls to the water authority, and the recording is yours to pass on. And if you already know a pipe is collapsed and needs replacing, the camera adds little; we can quote the repair directly.

What Customers Say

Our blocked toilet morphed into a huge plumbing earthworks project due to extreme pipe damage from tree roots.
Lauren

CCTV drain inspection questions

Can the camera get through a fully blocked pipe?

Usually, yes. We clear enough of the blockage first with the jetter or electric eel to pass the camera through, then film the full run to find what caused it.

Will the camera harm the old clay pipes under my New Lambton home?

No. The camera head is small and pushed through by hand, so it glides over cracked joints and root mats without cutting or scraping the earthenware.

Do you film the line again after clearing a blockage?

Yes, every time. The after footage proves the line is clear and shows whether fractured joints or root intrusion need a longer-term fix.

How long does a CCTV drain inspection take?

A straightforward camera run fits inside a standard booking, and the footage and our findings are explained on site, ahead of any repair quote.

Where the footage takes you next

A camera check is often step one of a bigger job. What the screen shows decides the next move:

Tree roots exposed around a pipe in a trench

Tree root removal

Roots getting in through a joint? Tree root removal deals with them next.

Pipe relining equipment set up in a shower recess

Pipe relining

A fractured but still sound line? Pipe relining can seal it without excavation.

Plumber laying new pipe in an open trench

blocked sewer

A sewer that keeps blocking? The blocked sewer page covers the longer-term fixes.

Plumber installing a strip drain beside a sliding door

stormwater drains

Stormwater misbehaving after Hunter downpours? Start with stormwater drains.

A licensed plumber from New Lambton Plumbing Co handles every job, and every drain service is listed under blocked drains.

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