What is a pipe locator?

A pipe locator is a special device designed to locate buried pipes underground.

In many regions, burying plumbing underground for water and gas along with conduits for electrical lines, cable, and so forth is extremely popular.

There are several reasons for burying plumbing pipes, ranging from less risk of storm damage to a desire to create a clean and uncluttered look in a yard. However, the main problem with burying pipes is that over time, they can be difficult to find again.

How does a pipe locator work

Pipe locators in their basic form are two parts, a transmitter, and a receiver. The transmitter is used to induce a signal onto a pipe or cable and then the wand, or receiver, is used to locate the signal that the line is producing.

When service needs to be performed on a buried pipe, a locator can be used to find the pipe, which will minimize the amount of digging that may be needed to track it down. Pipe locators are also great for identifying potential hazards before any type of digging occurs, ensuring that pipes and utility lines are not accidentally severed during digging.

Pipe locators can also be used to map out underground utilities/plumbing in a yard or area for general reference. Someone moving into a new home might want to know the approximate location of buried pipes, as this information could be useful to have when problems develop or when yard work is being performed.

It takes some skill to operate a pipe locator properly, especially locators that have a number of different functions.

We provide pipe location services. If you need your pipes located because they are leaking or have a project that demands you know where the pipes are located, give us a call today.

Video Pipe Inspection

We perform camera inspections of sewers and water services to identify any issues in your water lines. This camera inspection showing us the full length of the water lines, with footage that is broadcast on the camera monitor, looking for irregularities and a plan to repair these issues

If there are broken pipe issues with flowing water, we will remediate these issues to get you back up and running - as soon as possible.

What does a camera inspection reveal?

We use camera inspections to review and inspect the following:

 •   Water mains

 •   Sanitary and stormwater laterals

 •   Water service pipes

 •   Water supply pipes

 •   Supply valves

 •   Main house drains and vents

We do a visual inspection of the condition of the inside of the pipes along with the camera inspection.

If water or sewer pipe cleaning is needed, we can initiate a plan to clean them at that time. State-of-the-art technology can be used to organize a plan to identify and repair any pipe issues that are found.

We can efficiently make the necessary repairs based on the data that we gain from using these cameras in the pipes.