CCTV Pipe Cleaning

When a sewer or storm line backs up, guessing where the problem sits costs you time and money. American Water, Sewer & Drain runs a self-leveling camera through the pipe and puts a live, color picture of the interior on screen, so you and our crew watch the same footage in real time. We locate the grease, roots, scale, debris, sags, cracks, and joint separations exactly where they are, then clean the line and re-inspect to prove it's clear. No exploratory digging, no spread of blame between vendors. We serve homeowners, property managers, municipalities, and general contractors across Vero Beach, the Treasure Coast, and statewide Florida. As a Florida State Certified Underground Utility Contractor (CUC 1225741) that is bonded, licensed, and insured, we handle pipe from a 2-inch lateral to large-diameter municipal main on the same call. You get one accountable contractor for the camera work, the cleaning, and whatever repair the footage tells us you actually need.

How camera-guided cleaning works

We start by sending a push or crawler CCTV camera down the line to record the interior end to end, so we know what we're dealing with before any cleaning tool goes in. Once we've identified the blockage and its cause, we clean with the right method for that pipe: high-pressure water jetting from our Vactor fleet to cut grease and flush debris, mechanical cutting for intruding roots, or descaling for hardened buildup. After the line is cleaned, we run the camera again so you see the bare pipe wall and confirm the obstruction is gone. The footage also flags any structural damage the blockage was hiding, which lets us recommend a real repair instead of a temporary fix.

Where CCTV pipe cleaning is used

This service fits any line you can't see into: residential sewer laterals, commercial and multifamily drain stacks, restaurant grease lines, storm drains and culverts, and municipal sanitary mains. It's the right first step before a property sale or renovation, after repeated backups, when you suspect root intrusion, or when a city or engineer requires a documented pre- and post-condition report. Because our camera and cleaning equipment span 2-inch through large-diameter pipe, we inspect a single-family lateral and a public collection main with the same crew and the same standard of documentation.

Why American Water, Sewer & Drain

We aren't a one-truck drain service that hands the hard part to someone else. We're a Florida State Certified Underground Utility Contractor (CUC 1225741), bonded, licensed, and insured, with a track record on FDOT and municipal work, including the Kanner Highway project (E4V49, $1.42M), District 5 work in Lake County, and PGA Village (WO9, $1.345M). That DOT-grade discipline shows up on a routine residential job too: clean documentation, code-correct methods, and a crew that can take the work all the way from camera to trenchless CIPP rehabilitation of 2-inch to 110-inch pipe without bringing in a second contractor. One vendor owns the whole job and the result.

What to expect

We arrive with the camera and cleaning rigs on the same truck, so inspection and cleaning happen in one visit whenever the line allows. You watch the live interior view with our technician and hear plainly what's wrong, where it is, and what it will take to fix, no upsell theater. You receive the recorded footage and a straight assessment. If the camera shows the pipe is structurally failing, we can move directly into trenchless CIPP lining or open-cut repair using our own trenchless rigs and Vactor fleet, so the diagnosis and the repair stay under one accountable contractor.

Frequently asked questions

How is CCTV pipe cleaning different from just snaking a drain?

A snake clears a path through a blockage but tells you nothing about why it formed or what shape the pipe is in. CCTV cleaning puts a camera inside the line first, so we clean based on what we actually see, then re-inspect to confirm the pipe wall is clear. You end up knowing whether the cause was grease, roots, scale, or a structural defect, not just that water is flowing again for now.

Will I get to see the footage and a copy of it?

Yes. You watch the live interior view on screen with our technician during the job, and you receive the recorded footage afterward. This matters for property sales, insurance claims, HOA records, and any municipal or engineering requirement for documented pipe condition. The video is your proof of both the original problem and the cleaned result.

What size and type of pipe can you handle?

From a 2-inch residential lateral up to large-diameter municipal main. As a Florida State Certified Underground Utility Contractor (CUC 1225741) with a Vactor fleet and trenchless rigs, we clean, inspect, and, if the footage calls for it, rehabilitate pipe from 2 inches to 110 inches with CIPP lining. The same crew that cleans your home's sewer line also handles FDOT and municipal pipe, so the standard doesn't change with the job size.