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title: "Sewer camera inspection | Smooth Flow Plumbing"
description: "We run a camera through the private sewer so we can see roots, cracks, bellies, and collapses before anyone cables, relines, or digs. Footage is how we decide the next step, not a guess from the yard. Licensed plumber serving Chicagoland. Call (630) 251-5184."
last_updated: "2026-10-09"
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# Sewer camera inspection

We run a camera through the private sewer so we can see roots, cracks, bellies, and collapses before anyone cables, relines, or digs. Footage is how we decide the next step, not a guess from the yard.

A sewer camera inspection is a look inside the private building sewer. The head travels the run from a [cleanout](/services/sewer-cleanouts) or, if there is no fitting, from a fixture we can work from. What we are looking for is specific: roots at joints, cracks, offsets, belly sags, grease, and spots that have already collapsed.

Cleaning and inspecting are different jobs. A line packed with debris often needs [power rodding](/services/drains) or [hydro jetting](/services/hydro-jetting) first so the camera can actually see wall. We will say if the picture is useless until the line is open.

The camera does not repair the pipe. If the run is still round and leaking, [sewer relining](/services/sewer-relining) may fit. If a section is gone, that is [water and sewer](/services/water-sewer) repair. We will tell you which of those the footage supports.

Call [(630) 251-5184](tel:+16302515184) if a backup keeps returning and you want to see the line, not guess.

## Communities we serve

We handle this work across Chicagoland, and you can call if your community is nearby.

- [Wood Dale](/service-area/wood-dale.md)
- [Schaumburg](/service-area/schaumburg.md)
- [Addison](/service-area/addison.md)
- [Streamwood](/service-area/streamwood.md)

Call [(630) 251-5184](tel:+16302515184).

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