Sewer Camera Inspection in Moncure, NC

Once you are connected

This number reaches an independent local plumber who works in southeastern Chatham County. Let them know the house is on an onsite system, describe which drains are slow, and mention when the tank was last pumped if you know. During the inspection, the plumber runs a small camera through a cleanout or toilet opening toward the tank, watching the pipe walls on a screen as it goes. The camera head carries a transmitter, so a defect can be traced from the surface and flagged, and the cable counter records how far from the house it is.

Things that shape the cost

• Entry point. A cleanout near the house is quickest; a pulled toilet takes longer.
• Clearing first. A pipe full of standing water has to be opened before filming.
• Length. Tanks set well back from the house mean more cable.
• Records. Saving the footage and marking defects help with any repair decision.

Moncure's situation

Moncure is a small unincorporated village where the Deep and Haw rivers meet to start the Cape Fear, just below the B. Everett Jordan Lake dam, along US 1, Old US Highway 1 and NC 42. It was once the state's westernmost inland port and has plywood, lumber and other industrial plants nearby. One wastewater plant in the area, the Moncure Holding Utility facility, treats industrial wastewater and is not residential sewer. We did not verify every street, but homes here rely on onsite systems.

That makes the building drain the camera's focus: the single pipe from the foundation to the tank. Inside it the plumber can see roots, a low spot, a crack or a blockage. The camera cannot judge the tank or the drain field, so if the pipe is clear, the next step is having the system itself looked at. Housing figures for Moncure come from a small sample, but they suggest mostly 1990s homes (median build year 1993, about 22% before 1980), which usually means plastic drain pipe.

A short checklist

• Cut back on water use until the line is checked
• Locate the cleanout or tank access if you can
• Keep notes on which fixtures backed up and when
• Have any onsite system records handy
• Repair permits for unincorporated Chatham County come from Chatham County Central Permitting & Inspections