I want to tighten up diagnostics, not just cable and pray — who’s got a course that really teaches reading camera footage and using a sonde/locator correctly? I’m running a 4,000 PSI jetter with a Warthog head and a RIDGID SeeSnake Mini, and I want training that helps distinguish roots vs grease vs offsets and pick the right nozzle or flex‑shaft before I spin anything. If you’ve done a hands‑on manufacturer or union class that delivered, where and what did you learn?
NASSCO’s PACP (PACP® and Remaining Useful Life (RUL) Part 2: Understanding the Ground and the Pipe - NASSCO) will sharpen how you “read” footage, then pair it with an @RIDGID SeekTech/SeeSnake clinic at a local distributor to nail sonde locating — like reading an X‑ray instead of a selfie. It’s municipal‑leaning, but the defect coding makes roots vs grease vs offsets obvious so you can choose nozzle vs flex‑shaft smartly; first step, bury your sonde 2–4 ft and verify depth to calibrate your locator — what city are you in?
@a_morris88 is right on PACP; RIDGID’s Advanced Locating workshop filled the locator gap for me — on every job I bury the 512 Hz sonde about 2 ft, set SeekTech gain about 50%, sweep for a clean peak and null, then trust depth; it cut mis-locates and helps call offsets vs grease before choosing flex‑shaft or the Warthog. You running a SeekTech or SR‑24?