Tried a skinny endoscope?

[Justin Passing]

We need to look for a leak under a tiled floor, so are thinking of drilling a hole in the grout.
Hence needing skinny.
Some cheap ones are 5.5mm, then they get bigger:- 7mm, 8mm etc
Some just plug into a phone, some have their own display.

Needs its own illumination, and a 90° mirror


Has anyone tried similar, and found a good / bad one?

tks

 

[endecotp]

The cheap ones are so cheap that in a sense you can’t go wrong.

I bought one. I think it would take a fair bit of trial and error to learn how to use it effectively. In particular, it’s not trivial to get it pointing in the right direction or to recognise what you’re looking at.

I think that drilling vertically between your tiles and then hoping to steer around to look for a leak would be quite difficult.

 

[Munroast]

i just bought this one

1-10m Type C USB Snake Endoscope Borescope Car Inspection Camera Scope Android | eBay UK

It's perfect for various inspection needs. 1 Endoscope Accessories. Waterproof wire endoscope. Make sure your phone can support OTG functionality and also compatible with the UVC ( USB video device class).

www.ebay.co.uk

and it seems OK, better than i thought
if you want some measurement of it and a screen shot just say

 

[endecotp]

Yeah, mine is basically the same.

 

[RrogerD]

I had one that used the phone screen but was sh!te so sent it back. It kept losing connection. I've now got one from Toolstation, has it's own screen and has been really successful. You'll struggle to bend it around any tight corners though. Remember it is fibre-optics and don't want to break it.

 

[blup]

Used a cheap Amazon one to look for cable runs under floorboards, quite good with built in light but orientation a problem as there is the cable twists easy and it is difficult to identify up or down etc

 

[mattylad]

i just bought this one

1-10m Type C USB Snake Endoscope Borescope Car Inspection Camera Scope Android | eBay UK

It's perfect for various inspection needs. 1 Endoscope Accessories. Waterproof wire endoscope. Make sure your phone can support OTG functionality and also compatible with the UVC ( USB video device class).

www.ebay.co.uk

and it seems OK, better than i thought
if you want some measurement of it and a screen shot just say

Did you get the soft or hard cable version?
I'm not sure what the difference actually means.

 

[Munroast]

Did you get the soft or hard cable version?
I'm not sure what the difference actually means.

hard version - its a stiffish wire so you can bend it to a shape you want, put a long curve on it, that sort of thing
i guess the soft is just floppy, a brewers droop sort of thing

 

[Justin Passing]

Thanks.
I know where we're trying to look - a pipe down from a rad has rotated so must be in a compression elbow (predates pushfit).
Boiler slowly loses pressure
So he thinks it would be a foot below the tiles, straight down.

If that's where it appears to be , we can try one of the under-water leak sealers inside the pipe.
Pushing a 10mm pipe down the 15mm the pipe would stop a sticky end, putting sealant all over the inside of the 15mm. Can just leave the last couple of inches, skinny flue brush type brush, sort of thing.
If you see what I mean.......

 

[endecotp]

Remember it is fibre-optics

No, they’re not fibre optic; just thin copper wires.

 

[mattylad]

i just bought this one

1-10m Type C USB Snake Endoscope Borescope Car Inspection Camera Scope Android | eBay UK

It's perfect for various inspection needs. 1 Endoscope Accessories. Waterproof wire endoscope. Make sure your phone can support OTG functionality and also compatible with the UVC ( USB video device class).

www.ebay.co.uk

and it seems OK, better than i thought
if you want some measurement of it and a screen shot just say

I just ordered one too.
480p is low but I have seen others that are far less and on Amazon far more expensive lol.
This will be useful sometimes, I just hope it works OK on my phone.

 

[RrogerD]

No, they’re not fibre optic; just thin copper wires.

Well I did not know that

 

[Koolpc]

I use one for my big ears. Saves going to the vet....

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Used a cheap Amazon one to look for cable runs under floorboards, quite good with built in light but orientation a problem as there is the cable twists easy and it is difficult to identify up or down etc

They do take some using and practice to use well

 

[carmanmemoranda]

I had one that used the phone screen but was sh!te so sent it back. It kept losing connection. I've now got one from Toolstation, has it's own screen and has been really successful. You'll struggle to bend it around any tight corners though. Remember it is fibre-optics and don't want to break it.

I've tried the phone screen ones but had same issues.

Cant beat the standalone ones in my experience