Bought a $300 camera scope and my phone did the same job

Last month I dropped $300 on a fancy inspection camera to check a flue liner in an old house outside Columbus. Turns out my buddy's phone with a $15 borescope clip-on showed the same cracks clear as day. Anyone else waste cash on gear before trying the cheap route first?

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jake_patel19d ago

The "showed the same cracks clear as day" part is what gets me, because I used to be the guy who swore you needed the real tool for real work. I figured a phone clip on was a toy and the $300 unit had better optics and a stiffer cable, so it had to be worth it. Then I watched a guy scope a whole drain line with his phone and a $20 reel and the picture was honestly just as clean. Now I feel kind of dumb about the money I spent, but at least the lesson stuck.

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