Finding out what your problem is...
Gangbusters can use several different methods to find out the cause of your sewer problem. Those methods are: Sewer Cameras, Smoke Testing, and Dye Testing.
SEWER CAMERA'S
Gangbusters uses the latest sewer camera technology. This enables us to see your problem more clearly.
(left) This is an example of one of the latest color camera from General Spring. This camera allows us to get into very small pipes and at a very high resolution and in full color, which allows us to locate problems in the pipe that are much harder to find with the older black and white camera's.
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SMOKE TESTING
Why should you smoke test?
Smoke testing is the most efficient and cost effective way to locate and identify infiltration and exfiltration problems in sewer systems. It is used to find both leaks and illegal connections to sewer lines.
Smoke testing is becoming a requirement nationwide for locating the problems that are threatening our supply of clean water and costing millions of dollars in additional waste water treatment.
Smoke testing helps identify plumbing leaks in buildings. Sewer gases can cause health problems for building occupants.
How does smoke testing work?
Smoke testing involves forcing smoke-filled air through a sewer line. The smoke under pressure will fill the main line plus any connections; then follows the path of the leak to the gound surface quickly revealing the source of the problem. Only enough force to overcome atmospheric pressure is required.
As long as openings exist for the smoke to follow, smoke tests are effective, regardless of surface type, soil type and depth of lines.
DYE TESTING
Dye testing is used to prove a connection between to points. The colored dye is placed into the pipe, the dye dissolves into the water and the dye will show up in the connecting pipes.