Recognized as the best in the industry, American Underground, Inc. provides complete underground sanitation and water systems maintenance services — from sewer and pipeline inspection to cleaning and repair. Our expert technicians utilize the latest CCTV technology to provide excellent service and solve our customers’ complex and challenging sewer and pipeline issues.
Our state-of-the-art CCTV sewer camera enables our team to identify and solve problems effectively and efficiently. For instance, the American Underground, Inc. lateral launch sewer inspection launches in all laterals with or against the flow in 6″ or larger pipes, mainlines, and adjacent lateral services.
Types of CCTV Sewer Inspection
American Underground, Inc. is committed to providing our clients with high-quality inspection services, so we only use the best CCTV technology when conducting our inspections. We utilize our CCTV technology to perform many types of CCTV inspections, including mainline sewer inspection cameras and lateral sewer line inspection.
Our superior CCTV technology includes versatile, flexible, and compact cameras that enable the American Underground, Inc. team to identify the cause of sewer problems quickly. We use our CCTV sewer cameras to take incredibly high-definition, detailed images of even small pipe systems to identify the issue and determine the best solution on the spot. Our CCTV inspections quickly identify sewer problems without digging and prevent costly sewer line problems.
American Underground, Inc. also performs home inspections using CCTV technology to provide professional pipeline maintenance and inspection services. Our CCTV camera inspections can check your home’s sewer and pipe system to detect a wide range of sewer line issues, from root intrusion to cracks or obstructions such as sludge, grease, garbage, stones, and more. We are committed to tracking the health of your home’s pipes and preventing future property damage.
Mainline Sewer Camera Inspection
American Underground, Inc. mainline sewer cameras are lightweight and versatile to get the job done quickly and correctly. Our lightweight, compact wheeled unit can pull 1000 ft. while fitting into a 6” line with a pipe size range of 36”. The versatile unit traverses 45- and 90-degree bends in lateral services to quickly remove and insert wheelsets. It includes a fiberglass push cable with up to 150 ft. push cable.
The mainline sewer camera inspection uses cameras to capture high-quality video to find and identify challenging pipe conditions. The mainline sewer camera allows our professionals to pinpoint issues such as clogs, blockages, cracks, and obstructions in the pipe.
Lateral Sewer Line Inspection
Our lateral launch sewer inspection utilizes a lateral viewing camera system that is compact in length and inspects 6”-30” mainlines and 3”-8” lateral services. Mounted on the front is a pan and tilt zoom camera (40:1 Optical/Digital Zoom) that completes the mainline inspection and monitors a lateral camera. It articulates to facilitate inverted entry and automatically centers the image. The lateral camera includes a built-in auto upright feature that keeps the image stabilized at all times and can be quickly removed so the unit can be used as a mainline transporter with the front-mounted pan and tilt zoom camera.
CCTV Sewer Inspection Technology
Our camera systems have pan-and-tilt capabilities with directional lighting that can be inserted into pipes as small as 6” and up to 144”. Our equipment features 40:1 optical/digital zoom, autofocus, iris control, and remotely activated lighting. This latest technology ensures we capture high-quality images, no matter the conditions. Suppose a physical obstruction gets in the way of our camera system’s ability to travel through a pipe system. In that case, we can use our zoom feature to see objects further down the pipe with fantastic clarity.
Used in pipelines that measure 3” to 10” in diameter, American Underground, Inc.’s Mini-Push camera system features “self-uprighting” technology. It returns incredibly high-quality, detailed images of even small pipe systems. This camera can even pass through a short 90-degree turn or a single tee connection in a 4” pipe with the end connector and cable attached.
Additionally, we can track the camera’s location above ground via a specially designed sonde.
American Underground, Inc. can produce clear pictures with incredible detail, giving them an unmatched ability to assess their sewer and piping systems.

Ground Water Enter Pipe At Bad Joint

Severe Root Infiltration

Multiple Cracks Causing Egg Shaped Pipe

House Connection Blocking Main Sewer Line
CCTV Sewer Inspection Technology
The camera systems that we use have pan-and-tilt capabilities with directional lighting that can insert into pipes as small as 6” and up to 144”. Our equipment features 40:1 optical/digital zoom, autofocus, iris control, and remotely activated lighting. This latest technology ensures we capture high-quality images, no matter the conditions. Suppose a physical obstruction gets in the way of our camera system’s ability to travel through a pipe system. In that case, we can use our zoom feature to see objects further down the pipe with fantastic clarity.
Used in pipelines that measure 3” to 10” in diameter, American Underground, Inc.’s Mini-Push camera system features “self up-righting” technology. It returns incredible high-quality, detailed images of even small pipe systems. This camera can even pass through a short 90-degree turn or a single tee connection in a 4” pipe with the end connector and cable attached. Additionally, we can track the location of the camera above ground via a specially designed sonde.
American Underground, Inc. can produce clear pictures with incredible detail that gives them an unmatched ability to assess their sewer and piping systems’ condition.
Chicago CCTV Pipe Inspection
For more than three decades, the experienced professionals at American Underground Inc. have offered the industry’s best CCTV video inspections for sewer and underground pipe systems. We proudly serve many municipalities and commercial businesses in the greater Chicagoland area.
Our commitment to investing in state-of-the-art imaging technology provides our customers with an unmatched ability to evaluate sewer systems’ condition, status, and other critical underground pipes. We can spot defects through our highly versatile equipment and discover issues stemming from cracks or obstructions such as sludge, grease, garbage, stones, and tree roots.
American Underground, Inc.’s convenient location in Wheeling, Illinois, allows us to provide sewer inspection, cleaning, and maintenance services to any of our customers in the Midwest of the United States. We provide our full range of services from sewer and pipeline inspection, cleaning, and repair for the areas of Northern Illinois, Southeast Wisconsin, Northwest Indiana, and Southwest Michigan.
Why You Should Trust Our Inspection Services Specialists
Since 1986, our American Underground, Inc. team has helped municipalities and commercial customers keep their sewer and pipe systems operating at total capacity with our extensive sewer inspection and maintenance services. Contact us today if you want to learn more about our CCTV services. We are happy to tell you more about why many customers consider us a valuable business partner.
Our inspection service specialists offer invaluable experience and knowledge for identifying our customer’s problems and finding the best and safest service solutions using the latest technology available on the market.
Whether you require CCTV inspection services, combination vacuum cleaning, high-pressure water rodding, root removal, air pressure line testing, and more, the American Underground, Inc. team has you covered. We offer services to help identify some of the most challenging and complex problems. If you are experiencing any of the following issues, we are here to assist:
- Root intrusion
- Earthquake damage
- Pipe cracking
- Offset joint pipes
- Corrosion
- Deterioration over time
- Poor installation or previous repair efforts
- Accidental puncturing
- Severe blockage
American Underground, Inc. goes above and beyond to solve our customers’ problems and provide exceptional customer service and expert services—experience worry-free sewer and pipe usage with proper maintenance and servicing from American Underground, Inc.
If you are looking for a CCTV pipe inspection near you, contact American Underground today for a quote. Let us take care of your sewer problems and provide excellent service today!