Toronto Drain & Plumbing Blog

The Home Renovation Tax Credit lets Canadian homeowners deduct 15% of their home renovations bill, up to $1350 in the form of a tax credit for their Canadian income tax returns until February 10, 2010.
You really should be taking advantage of this. Not to sound like too much of a cynic, but when’s the last [...]

[Read more →]

As plumbing and drain guys, we meet a lot of people and answer a lot
of water and plumbing related questions. Here are some answers and
tips you might find valuable
We just moved into a home with a very slow kitchen drain. What causes
kitchen clogs and how do I unclog it?
Fats or greases repeatedly poured or washed [...]

[Read more →]

Fats or greases poured or washed down a drain often cause kitchen clogs. Fatty deposits cool and solidify along the walls of your pipes. Over time, these deposits trap other debris and before long, your pipe is clogged shut. The best tip of all is to not let grease go down the drain! Scrape fats [...]

[Read more →]

If you know me or read my posts, you can tell that I’m hung up on accountability. It’s an obsession really, and depending who you speak to, one I may carry too far at times. It’s one of the reasons I encourage every single customer we have to check out more than 200 unfiltered [...]

[Read more →]

One of the really valuable tools in our industry is a digital drain snake camera. Essentially, it’s a camera we can snake into your drainpipe so we can see what’s going on underground. Drains aren’t the most complex of systems, so when they slow down, back up or begin to smell funny, we have a [...]

[Read more →]

The longer I’m in business, the more frustrated and annoyed I get with government. No actually, the angrier I get. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not a radical. I just have this naive notion that government should support (not impede) responsible local business nor conduct itself in a manner that is wasteful, irresponsible or not [...]

[Read more →]

One of the most common complaints we get is when people call about a foul smell coming from one or more toilets in the house.
There can be many causes for this smell. A damaged wax seal ring under the toilet can allow sewer gas to seep out into your bathroom. If your toilet moves, this [...]

[Read more →]

My company has been graciously awarded for our service expertise several times. Specifically, we have dominated the drain service award category in the greater Toronto area for years. Still, the question comes up: “who gives a plumber an award?” Well, consumers do, but I suspect the real question is “who in the world cares about [...]

[Read more →]