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some_edgy_shit- t1_j2it3lm wrote

Reply to comment by Silenthitm4n in Water pipe robots could stop billions of litres leaking by Sariel007

I work for a water district and review footage of sewer mains. Without getting into much detail, as long as the camera isn’t violently shaky this kind of wheel would be great. Sometimes sewer pipes become offset at joints and because fixing it is expensive as long as shit can still flow it’s ignored. The standard little rover can get over most offsets but debris like a random brick that some how gets in stops it in its tracks. If this new thing can get around obstacles that along would be really good. Also I’ve never seen a gator in the sewer but I’ve seen rats and rat snakes. Coworker saw a raccoon.

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MrWeirdoFace t1_j2jfwh5 wrote

Mutant sewer raccoons are the worst.

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Generallyapathetic92 t1_j2jwl1w wrote

In the UK at least CCTV surveys often can’t be completed if there is a large amount of silt or ragging in the sewer. I’d assume in clean water pipes there would be similar issues due to tuberculation in older mains and this may be why they’ve avoided wheels

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some_edgy_shit- t1_j2jxe4z wrote

I’ve never seen a cctv review of a water main, I’d imagine your right but I don’t know. Im the map guy though my review of this stuff is purely for documentation and whatnot so I don’t have details on a lot of the hands on parts of it.

I review footage for two districts one is old enough to have brick sewer lines and yeah a lot cant be complete mostly VCP vitrified clay pipe

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