What’s Hiding in Your Drain? 5 Signs It’s Time to Camera Inspect

If your drain could talk, it’d probably say, “Help!”
Gurgling toilets, slow sinks, or strange smells are your home’s way of waving a red flag — and the real problem might be hidden deep inside your pipes. That’s where a drain camera inspection comes in.

At UPR, we’ve saved homeowners across Vaughan from costly emergencies simply by showing them what’s hiding below the surface.

Here are the top 5 signs it’s time to send a camera down your drain:

1. Your Drain Keeps Clogging (Even After You Unclog It)

If you’re constantly plunging or snaking the same drain, there’s likely a deeper issue. Hair and grease are one thing — but broken pipes, root intrusions, or buildup in your main line? That’s not going away without a closer look.

2. Your Toilet Bubbles When You Run the Sink or Shower

Gurgling isn’t just weird — it’s a pressure problem. Air can’t flow properly through your pipes when there’s a partial blockage. It often means trouble further down the line.

3. Foul Smells Are Coming from Your Drain

Rotten egg smell? Musty odor? That’s sewer gas or mold trapped in stagnant water. A camera inspection can locate trapped waste, sludge, or even biofilm buildup inside the pipe walls.

4. You’re Buying or Renovating a Home in Vaughan

Don’t gamble with old pipes. Before you invest in new floors or a basement reno, make sure your plumbing system can handle it. A camera inspection is a low-cost way to avoid a big mess down the line.

5. Your Basement Flooded (or Almost Did)

If water backed up once, it will again — unless you find out why. From back-pitched pipes to collapsed drains, the answer is usually invisible… until we show you.

How UPR Does It Right

We don’t guess. We show you.
Our drain camera inspections in Vaughan use HD equipment to spot cracks, roots, blockages, and bellies in the line — all in real time, all with zero guesswork. No digging, no damage. Just the truth about what’s going on underground.

You’ll even get a video of your drain system to keep.

 Serving Vaughan & Beyond

We proudly serve Vaughan, Toronto, Etobicoke, North York, and across the GTA — giving homeowners peace of mind with fast, honest plumbing and waterproofing solutions.

Call 647-833-6743

Contact UPR
See what’s hiding before it’s too late — UPR clears it at the perfect rate.