Atlanta plumbers will help you find lost jewellery

Have you ever lost an expensive piece of jewellery or some other hard to replace item down a kitchen or bathroom sink? Believe it or not, Atlanta plumbers receive this type of call from concerned customers almost daily. Here are a few tips these professionals suggest you can try on your own to retrieve that missing item.

If you notice something has disappeared down the drain, turn off the taps immediately. Running water could force the item to move even further down. Using a large pair of pliers or your hands, loosen the trap unions and dump the trap into a bucket or large bowl. If you can't find the missing item among the contents, it could still be in the pipes.

It might be time to call on the services of a AtlantaPlumbing specialist who can help. These experts use specially made fiber optic cameras to locate blockages and structural problems in pipelines and underground sewers, as well as locating missing items. Here's how it works. A flexible rod with a high-resolution video camera on its tip is inserted into the pipe. The image is then transmitted to the camera technician for inspection and can be saved onto videotape. Radio transmitters on the camera record the depth and location from the surface often allowing obstructions to be fixed quickly. Video cameras and sewer line cameras are so effective, the have even been used to find small animals that are lost or trapped in pipes.

While some plumbing companies charge an extra fee for this service, you should do some research to find a company that includes video camera inspection service in the price of any repair. A professional Atlanta plumber firm will help you here.