Complex plumbing systems
Big custom homes often have two water heaters or a large tankless unit, multi-head showers, steam units and long drain runs. Imported fixtures sometimes use cartridges that are hard to source. Lots are deep, so sewer laterals can be long and routed around landscaping.
Common work
- Servicing thermostatic shower valves and body jets
- Water heater replacement and recirculation systems
- Hunting down leaks in finished ceilings
- Main line camera inspections under landscaped yards
- Water softener and whole-house filter servicing
Inside the mechanical rooms
Mechanical rooms in Bayview Hill can hold a softener, a sediment filter, two water heaters plumbed in parallel, a recirculating pump, plus a boiler feeding the in-floor loops. When something goes wrong, the trick is isolating one piece without draining the whole house, so we label every valve as we work. On steam showers and body-spray panels we pull the trim, flush grit from the inlet screens and rebuild thermostatic cartridges with the maker's own parts kit.
Related
See water softener installation, camera drain inspection and Bayview Glen.
Quick checklist before we arrive
- Close the inside valve for the hose bib before the first frost
- Keep fat in a tin, not down the kitchen sink
- Check the toilet for a silent leak with a few drops of food colouring
- Note where the main cleanout cap is and keep boxes off it
Local note: York Region tap water is fairly hard, so scale builds up early in tank heaters, faucet cartridges and shower valves in Bayview Hill.
Your questions, answered plainly
Do you service imported fixtures?
Yes, though some parts take time to order. We tell you before we start.