Sewer Camera Inspection in Aurora, CO

When the main line deserves a look

• The basement floor drain fills when the washing machine empties
• Several fixtures slow down in the same week instead of just one sink
• A toilet gurgles or its water level drops after a tub drains
• Sewer odor near the cleanout, in the basement or along the foundation
• A clog that was snaked a few months ago is back

A single slow sink usually means a problem in that sink's trap or branch line. Trouble that shows up at many fixtures at once points to the one shared pipe that carries everything out to the street, and that pipe is what the camera is built to inspect.

Aurora conditions that matter

Aurora is bigger than Denver in land area and spans parts of Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties, so housing runs from the original Fletcher townsite and older neighborhoods in the northwest corner to master-planned communities out along E-470. That range shows up on camera. A house near the older core may have a building sewer that has been in the ground for generations, where joints can loosen and let roots in. A newer house farther east is more likely to have plastic pipe, which resists roots far better but can still settle, sag or separate where the soil moved after construction.

Aurora Water operates the wastewater system and runs the Sand Creek Water Reclamation Facility, which treats wastewater for reuse as irrigation water. Its own records split water service at the meter pit, with the owner responsible from the pit to the building. Its published materials do not spell out a split point for the sewer lateral, so if footage shows a defect out near the street, check with Aurora Water before assuming who handles it.

What moves the price

• Access. An exterior cleanout is the easy route. Without one, the plumber may enter through a pulled toilet or a roof vent.
• A full line. If wastewater is standing in the pipe, it has to be opened first because the lens cannot see through it.
• Run length. Bigger lots and long runs to the main take more cable and more time.
• Locating and video. Marking a defect on the surface and saving the recording add a little time but make any repair quote easier to judge.

When you call

The number on this page connects you with an independent local plumber who works in Aurora. It helps to say which drains are affected, whether you know where the cleanout is, and when the line was last cleared. If the inspection leads to a repair, the City of Aurora Public Works Building Division handles plumbing reviews and inspections, and the plumber doing the work normally pulls the permit.