The City of Mesa runs both water and wastewater service, but the drain pipe carrying waste from your house out to the city main is private plumbing. A sewer camera inspection sends a waterproof camera through that pipe so you can see whether roots, a crack, a sag or buildup is causing backups. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Mesa.
Signs it's time to film the line
- The shower or tub fills with dirty water when a toilet is flushed
- Drains in two or three rooms slow down at once
- Gurgling from a toilet while the dishwasher or washer empties
- A sewage smell around the outdoor cleanout or along the slab
- A clog that was cleared recently and came right back
A single slow lavatory sink rarely calls for a camera. When fixtures across the house misbehave together, the shared line leaving the slab is the usual suspect, and only a camera shows what is going on inside it.
Mesa conditions behind the footage
Mesa is the most populous city in the East Valley, with a historic downtown along Main Street and decades of neighborhoods spreading out toward Falcon Field and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Census-based figures put the median home at about 1988, so a large share of Mesa houses have drain lines that have been in the ground for well over three decades. Older lines can be cast iron that scales and cracks from the inside or clay with joints that roots can reach. Newer subdivisions mostly have plastic pipe, which tends to fail by sagging where backfill settled or by being nicked during later pool and patio work.
City of Mesa Water Resources handles the public sewer. If the camera finds that your line is fine and the blockage is downstream, or if sewage is overflowing from a manhole, the city takes reports on its water emergency line, 480-644-2262.
What affects the cost
- Whether there is a reachable cleanout or the camera has to go in through a toilet or roof vent
- Whether the line must be cleared first because it is full of standing water
- How far the run is from the house to the street connection
- Locating the defect from the surface and recording the video for later
What happens when you call
You are connected with an independent local plumber who works in Mesa. Say roughly when the house was built, which fixtures are affected and whether the line has been cleaned before. If the inspection turns up a break that needs fixing, plumbing permits come through City of Mesa Development Services, Permit Services, and the plumber doing the repair normally takes care of that step.
Sewer Camera Inspection questions in Mesa
Does a backed-up line have to be cleared before the camera goes in?
Can the camera show what my drain pipe is made of?
Who do I call if sewage is coming out of a manhole or into the street?
Should I ask for a copy of the inspection video?
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