Going the extra mile for Koko Drains in South Pasadena, California, means providing better service than it is paid to render, doing it all the time and working with a pleasant, pleasing attitude. To help it meet these standards, the company uses cameras at every job.
“I always run the camera to make sure the line is in good standing,” says Krikor “Koko” Chiranian, owner of Koko Drains. “We can also have a homeowner standing there watching the monitor as the work is being done, making it a lot easier to explain issues and the best way to address the problem.”
Most recently the Koko Drains team, who specializes in drain and sewer cleaning, has been using the SeeSnake Mini Camera with TruSense for inspections.
“They [cameras] are definitely the best in my opinion,” Chiranian says. “The quality of the picture from the cameras and the durability stand out. You have to be really tough and rough to break them. A lot of the cameras in the past would try to push through a hard root or grease blockage and wouldn’t hold up.”
Chiranian, who purchased the TruSense cameras from Allan J. Coleman after seeing them demo’d by RIDGID at the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show, notes that one of the main things that stood out to him was the high dynamic range.
“Being able to see 3 to 4 feet out in front of you — that was really appealing to me and others at the show,” he says.
SeeSnake cameras with TruSense technology include a high dynamic range image sensor that expands the camera’s dynamic range, allowing a greater ratio of bright and dark areas to be displayed in the same image at the same time without reducing visibility. TiltSense, an on-camera inclinometer that measures the camera’s angle, was another standout feature.
“It’s very nice to know in a pipe full of sewage. Even if we don’t have a picture from the camera, we can still know if there’s a drop,” he says.
Going with the mini reel option, Chiranian says they’ve found it can be carried almost anywhere on the job site, including up on roofs. Additionally, the mini reel lets them get through all types of pipe sizes, from 2-inch all the way up to 8-inch pipe.
They pair their mini reel with the CS12x digital reporting monitor for fast job site setup.
“All you have to do is plug the camera in with the monitor and thread it in,” Chiranian says. Koko Drains also relies on RIDGID FlexShaft drain cleaning machines and the NaviTrack Scout locator to provide quality work, every time.
Allan J. Coleman has been in business since 1905. The company is a distributor of RIDGID tools, Jetters Northwest equipment and StoneAge sewer jetting nozzles. It also carries a wide variety of products from other manufacturers for the sewer and drain cleaning industry and other tool manufacturer’s products. Allan J. Coleman is the oldest name in the business.
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