Sanyipace Sewer Camera Review

Intro

Welcome back to another video. In this one, we've actually got something different. We've got a product review today. The first thing I want to do is thank Sanyipace for sending me this. They've asked me to do an honest product review on it.

Remember, this is a budget sewer camera. Now, some cameras can set you back about six grand. If you're starting up a company, you want to spend less money. To give you some idea, like to set up a van with a Jetter in it, you can be spending about 12 Grand just on the van. If you want to get a decent van like I've got, you could spend five Grand on a Jetter. I think this good little sewer camera will give you convenience for most jobs.

Unboxing

0.9'' Flexible Camera Head

The first thing I want to say about this product is it comes with a physical book. Now, most stuff's online these days, and I like to have a physical book. Looking inside the box, everything you need is within the system itself. You've got the camera head with the spring; it's a nice size. If it's a 1.5-inch diameter pipe, it can go straight. If it's 2 in, it goes around 2 90° corners. 3 in, it'll go around 3 90° corners. It comes with a charger that has a built-in battery that makes it a lot easier. You don't want to be carrying around extension leads when you're working. It also comes with this little roller attachment as well for bigger pipe work. That's a slot over at the camera head. I'll put that on later in the video.

9-inch HD Screen

It's nice and compact. Here, we've got the cable that connects to the 9-inch HD display. The other thing is it has this little card in here that saves all your files. I'd have a few of those if I'm doing a survey. I do one survey on that and then hand that into the office. Put everyone in the box and off. You go again so you don't have to take this into the office because you know what it's like these cameras get covered in sewage.

Let's connect the spring on here. It's nice and simple to do. We'll put this camera in a proper pipe a bit later in the video. It's fairly simple to get a recording. The picture is nice and clear. And it also has a mete rage counter on the screen, which is quite nice because you know how far it travels. It's also quite nice that you can see the videos that you've recorded on the box.

Compact and Convenient Appearance

Once you've taken the spring off with the camera head, there's also this nice little bit that you can tuck the cable into, which is a nice little touch. Because what else would you do with the end of that cable? The thing I really like about it is how compact it is, and easy to move about. It's different from the ones I used, which were big and bulky.

I'm going to put my iPhone on the camera and up against the side of it so that you can get some idea of the Scout of this thing. It's a lovely little size, it's ideal, really. You could lose out in the van somewhere. And it's not going to take up too much space doing drainage. You probably see in the back of my van, there's an awful lot of Kit you got to carry about. So, space means everything in a van. If you have a compact unit like this, it's ideal.

Make a Demo

Now, to get an honest review for this, it's only fair that we actually try out in a drain. I've got a drain at home, that the camera I usually carry in my van. I can't get around the trap on this gully. This camera is going to do it, so let's give it a test. The camera head measures 23 mm across. It's ideal for getting in tight little gaps. The best practice for a camera is to use the skids, these protect the camera head in this case. I'm going to use the smaller size, and that should be more than capable of getting around this gully. We'll connect the screen, and we can get the system on.

Now, I don't actually have the van at the moment, another engineer took it, and all my tools are in it. The handy little thing was this camera actually came with a screwdriver. I can actually show you what the skids are on. Honestly, all my tools are in my van, and I couldn't find a screwdriver at home. I opened the box up and there was one right there. So thank you, Sanyipace. If you're interested in this setup or a similar one, I'm going to leave a link to their website in the description below.

5-Level Adjustment LED Lights

This camera has 12 adjustable LED lights on the front. There are five levels you can set them to, or you can have them off. You can adjust the amount of lighting that you want in your pipe work. Usually, I do this with gloves, but this is my home drain; this is a stormwater drain. And this is a brand-new camera, so I'm just going to put my hand in there.

I've never actually had a camera that goes around a gully trap that easy. So I'm quite impressed with this. If you look on the left-hand side of the screen, you can see the mete rage going up as we're pushing the camera down. You can also see the voltage of the battery in the camera, and along the bottom, you can see the time and date stamp. But the only thing I did notice is this camera doesn't have a self-leveling that might be a nice addition. But it's not essential it's you're using this camera to find any defects. Does it matter if the camera pictures upside down? I don't think it does.

Clear Pictures

Now, I'm going to save this footage onto the camera. Then I'll play you back the footage. This camera's just gone around the bend nice and easily. You can see it's gone through the water. Clearly, this camera is waterproof. It has a lovely, clear picture; I can't fault that picture at all. I can really clearly see what's going on.

Microphone For Recording

The other thing with this camera is it does have a built-in microphone. So what you could do as you're surveying is say to the camera what the defects are, and you could send that footage to your customers. You're not writing up reports and things because you're saying what the problems are as they're making it really clear for your customers, which I do quite like that idea. Although, it does mean talking to yourself. I honestly can't believe how well this camera went around that gully trap. And say it's definitely something I'm going to keep on the van.

How does the camera perform in 90° bends?

We just come down to a little T Junction; I'll show you what I've done in this Garden. Under here, we got a rod, and it's actually a T underground. It's got my stack coming in and my toilet, and then it goes out about 3m out to the main sewer.

Now, let's test how this camera works going upstream. There's a bad joint there on the 90-rest bend going up to my stack. It shouldn't be too much of an issue, but at least I know it's there. We've now gone around 2 90° bends, and it's still pushing. There's a nice crack there, so I'll be able to take a photo of that.
 

If I was sending it to a customer, we could recommend whatever we need to recommend on it. And there's also a nasty joint where the clay connects to the plastic. Another nice surprise with this camera is it quite happily went around the junction on the stack again. Usually, cameras miss stuff like that, and that's quite a handy thing to be able to do with this camera. I'm quite happy with that.
 
I'll flush that toilet so you can see where the toilet pan connector is. Because it's a new camera, I want to keep it quite clean. So I'm going to wipe the cable off as I pull it back. Lovely, it's quite a flexible cable. I might have some difficulty with it. But it does go back on really nicely; the rail spins nicely and freely. There's no resistance to it. That's quite a nice thing to have because I've used some cameras. And you're almost forcing it back on the rail.
 

I've now got the camera set up in the downstream pipe. And we're going to camera down, and I want to see how far I can camera it. So I've gone around the first 90°, we're going to camera down. There's a bit of a funny joint there, but it's not terrible, and we're going to camera down to the T, where it joins the main. So we've gone around 2 90° bonds at that point, and then we'll see how far we can push it. I say bear in mind it's 2 90° bonds in a 4-in pipe, and it's quite a flexible cable. There's a nice hole in my poke as well, at least in the main line.

It's nice and easy to get out of the van. So, for a quick look, see if you're taking it into a customer's house rather than taking a massive camera in. I would like to see whether it goes around a toilet pan. I'll try that in a later video.

If I were pushing it from a hole or in a straight pipe, I'd get it the full length of that cable. So it's done well, considering how flexible the cable is. As an overall thing, I'm actually really impressed with this camera. It's a lot better than I thought. When I first heard about it, I thought the budget camera was going to be a cheap system, not very well-made. But honestly, it's solid. This is a really durable camera, and I'm interested to see how it does in the long run, so I'm going to pack it away.

Conclusion 

For plumbers, starting this would be a good investment for people looking for a smaller sewer camera. If you're setting up a van, it costs you a fortune. This is a good option because they are nice and cheap. Currently, they are around £550, which isn't a bad price. You've also got to take into account that if you leave this in the van, it's £550. Now I know theft is a big thing at the moment. Would you rather spend six grand on a camera, and it gets nicked, or would you rather spend £500 on a camera, and it gets nicked? If you're not doing massive surveys, I would pick the cheaper option.

I'm going to mention Sanyipace again and put a link to their website. So go check it out, they have a very good website. There's lots of choice on there, and it's very clear what you're getting.

Product link: https://bit.ly/3PW69xT

Sanyipace official website: https://sanyipace.com/

Check the video review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_phtSDUemY