- Area
- Whitchurch-Stouffville
- Local focus
- Whitchurch-Stouffville
- Common calls
- Drains, supply pipe, heaters, sumps
- Booking
- By telephone
Homes and plumbing in Whitchurch-Stouffville
Stouffville's historic Main Street has older homes, many dating from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Newer neighbourhoods built since the 2000s now surround the old town, with modern plumbing and municipal services. In the rural parts of the municipality, including Ballantrae, Vandorf and Gormley, many homes still draw on private wells and treat waste in septic systems, some on large country lots.
Rural water systems need a different kind of attention than town ones. When a well pump falters, the house has no water at all.
Trouble spots in these houses
- Well pumps cycling on and off rapidly because of a waterlogged pressure tank.
- Low or fluctuating pressure on rural properties.
- Kitchen drains slowed by grease in busy family homes.
- Sudden failures, such as a burst line or a dead water heater, that need fast help.
Services most asked for
For homes on private water, well pump service is a regular call. We test the pressure switch, check the pressure tank's air charge and look at the pump's performance. Many problems that look like a failing pump turn out to be a tank or switch that is much simpler to replace.
When something fails suddenly, emergency plumbing gets someone on the way. Burst pipes, overflowing toilets and no-water situations on a well are all urgent, and we treat them that way.
Kitchen drains in busy households
Grease is the most common cause of slow kitchen drains. It goes down warm and liquid, then cools and coats the inside of the pipe. Over months it narrows the line until the sink drains slowly or backs up. Our circular on grease and kitchen drains explains how to keep it out of your pipes.
Bench note
A well pump that chatters on and off while a single tap is open, probably has a pressure tank short of air. Turn off the pump at the breaker and call, since rapid cycling wears the pump out quickly.
Old town and new streets
Stouffville's older homes along Main Street often carry a mix of original and updated pipes, and occasionally a basement that has flooded more than once. The newer neighbourhoods are generally sound, but their sump pumps, fill valves and builder faucets begin to wear within the first decade or so. Both kinds of home benefit from a quick check of the main shut-off, the heater and the sump each year.
On rural lots, add the well head and pressure tank to that list, along with a look at the septic lids.
Ringing us from Whitchurch-Stouffville
Call (365) 990-3021 and tell us whether your home is in town or on a rural road with a well. We work across the municipality and in nearby Keswick to the north.
Phoned-in questions
Why does my well pump turn on and off so often?
Short cycling generally means the pressure tank has lost its pre-charge or has failed. Fixing it quickly protects the pump.
Do you handle emergencies in rural areas?
Yes. Rural calls can take longer to reach, so tell us the nearest crossroad and whether you have any water at all.