Downtown Toronto’s plumbing systems face unique challenges, from aging drain lines in historic neighbourhoods like Cabbagetown and The Annex to high-use drainage systems in condos, restaurants, and commercial buildings. At John The Plumber, we provide professional drain cleaning services to clear stubborn blockages, restore proper flow, and help prevent costly backups. Whether you’re dealing with a slow sink, a clogged floor drain, recurring sewer issues, or need a drain camera inspection to identify the cause, our Downtown Toronto plumbers are ready to help.
Clogged sinks can happen for a ton of reasons, but the most common are: grease, food particles, hair, and other gunk stuck in the drains.
If you’ve noticed gurgling drain noises, slow draining, bubbling, or other unusual drain issues, then clogged sink drains are on the horizon.
We have plumber snakes to dislodge and break these clogs or pull them right out. But in addition to snaking your drain, we also come equipped with mini jetters that have the correct PSI for the smaller drain pipes connected to your sink drain. Using these, we can pressure wash the inside of your drain to clean out the sticky gunk in your drains and prevent future clogs!
One of the only things more stressful than an overflowing or blocked toilet, is an overflowing toilet in someone else’s home!
But since you’re looking for a plumber, you’re probably dealing with a blocked toilet in your own home.
Well, you came to the right place!
We come equipped to clear blockages that are stuck in the toilet, along with the equipment necessary to clean your toilet drain pipes and drain stack system.
If you’ve got a toilet clog, we’ll flush away your problems today!
Notice a puddle on your basement floor?
It sounds like your floor drain might be clogged or backed up.
Floor drain pipes are wider than many of the other pipes in your home, so they often require bigger equipment to properly dislodge blockages.
While we’re fixing your blocked floor drain, ask us about our drain video inspections. Sometimes a blocked floor drain is a symptom of a bigger problem, and it’s best to check!
Clogged showers and bathtubs are usually caused by hair, soap scum, and other gunk that shouldn’t have gone down the drain!
The good news is they’re usually pretty easy to fix! We can simply pull the hair gunk out with our plumber snake and restore flow!
If you notice water beginning to accumulate around your ankles when you shower, you probably have partially clogged drains. We recommend calling us before it turns into a serious issue!
All the plumbing fixtures in one bathroom have their own local pipes. However, these pipes connect to bigger pipes on their way through your drain system.
If these bigger pipes become blocked, the water that goes down one of these drains is going to need somewhere else to go.
As such, it usually rises from the lowest affected drain, e.g. a shower drain or floor drain.
Whether or not you have a drain cleanout, we can help. And, if you don’t have a drain cleanout: talk to our plumbers about adding one!
Sewer system backups can happen for two reasons:
A) Sewage is rising from the public sewer
B) Your sewer lateral is blocked
Blocked sewer laterals are very common. Sometimes it’s because of a simple blockage, but it’s often due to older and broken pipes.
As sewer lateral pipes get older, they can corrode, collapse, crack, and break. Tree roots can attack your pipes and grow inside of them. Eventually, you’ll be stuck with a broken pipe that makes you wonder how it had been draining until this point.
It’s important to hire professional plumbers to fix sewage backups due to the possibility of bigger problems being present.
If you’ve got a blocked main drain, we’re the drain cleaning company to call!
Tree roots grow towards nutrients.
It turns out the contents that flush down your drain system are a delicious treat for that gorgeous Maple in your front yard.
The bad news is once tree roots get a taste of your waste, they’ll never be satisfied again.
As such, tree roots will attack and fight their way into your sewer system. Once inside, they’ll thrive, growing bigger and bigger until you’ve got a blocked sewer.
While a sewer replacement may be necessary, we can buy you time by blasting the tree roots out of your sewer. This should keep you without issues for at least a couple of years.
Hydro Jetters are pressure washers for the insides of your drain system.
Not only can they clear out clogged drains, but they can blast out years of caked-on gunk, which will prevent the need for drain cleaning any time soon!
Hydro Jets are the drain cleaner of the future. They’re usually used for sewers, toilet drains, and stacks, but we have specific hydro jetters designed for smaller pipes like clogged kitchen drains and clogged bathroom drains!
Clogged drains caused by grease clogs can be tricky to fix if you don’t have the right equipment.
A plumber snake will drill a hole through the hole to restore drain flow, but it won’t usually clear clogs out fully.
The good news is our hydro jetters are designed to blast away grease, so we can restore your grease clog drains to like-new condition!
If you’ve noticed strange smells, gurgling or other sounds, leaks, pests, soggy areas, or something else that makes you worry about your drain system, we can check it out from the inside!
Our drain cameras are designed to navigate your drain and sewer system and locate signs of damage or other issues.
We can either help you prevent plumbing emergencies or give you peace of mind with a drain camera inspection!
When your drains are backing up, gurgling, or refusing to move, you need a plumber who shows up quickly and comes prepared. John The Plumber brings same-day service, licensed technicians, and fully equipped drain cleaning trucks to homes and businesses across Downtown Toronto.
No other plumber in Toronto can offer the fast, same-day service that we can!
John The Plumber has built a business around offering service when our customers need it most.
We are your same-day plumbers in Toronto, and we’re available right now!
Bad plumbing is everywhere, and that’s why so many homes deal with frequent clogs, leaks, and other issues.
At John The Plumber, we’re licensed and insured. Our plumbers are experts and will do great work, every time – and our work is insured, so you never have to worry!
Our plumbers are clean, friendly, and professional.
We believe it’s important to background check our staff to ensure that we’re sending safe people into the homes of our customers!
You’ll never have a questionable and dirty plumber in your home if you call John The Plumber!
We are the most equipped residential drain cleaners in Toronto. We come equipped with everything to make your drains clean, no matter what!
When you call us to clean drains, you never have to worry that we can’t handle the job!
While we’re in your home, ask us about any other plumbing issues you may have! Running toilet repair? No problem. Leaky faucet? We can help! We are your expert residential plumbers and we’re ready for any plumbing services you need!
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My tech arrived on time and resolved our basement issue very promptly, he repaired a protruding bathtub drain pipe in our basment ceiling and water line. Everything was secured properly and made sure it was to code. He was very professional, with clear explanations, and kept a very clean work area. Everything works perfectly now—highly recommend!
So fast - called at 2:05pm on a Wednesday. They arrived within the hour; cleared the clog, refitted some drain pipes, cleaned-up & left before 4pm. Super fast, pleasant and professional. Worth the money not to think about my slow/clogged kitchen sink anymore.
Thomas was punctual, tidy, and very pleasant. He was able to clear the drain clog so everything is running well now. He was great and the visit was scheduled quickly for minimal inconvenience. Would recommend.
Easy to book the appointment to clear a blocked Bathroom drain and Geoff arrived during the booking window. Quickly cleared the blockage and provided some advice on how to do some cost effective line cleaning. Video footage is a very good way to show a client what is up. Great experience.
Matthew came to do a drain for me. He was on time and super friendly. When I thought the quote was steep, he called the office and they agreed to knock some off the bill. Great, reliable, and happily open to discussion on pricing. I will use them again.
Booked an appointment online for a clogged kitchen drain in our downtown condo. Michael K. and Matthew showed up the next morning and quickly assessed and resolved the problem. The water is no longer backing up and we are very pleased with the service. Would definitely call on their services again in the future.
Downtown Toronto has a mix of aging infrastructure, high-rise buildings, older homes, and heavily used plumbing systems. Common causes include grease buildup, hair, soap residue, food debris, tree root intrusion, and aging drain pipes. In older neighbourhoods, recurring clogs may indicate the need for a drain camera inspection to identify deeper issues.
If your drains are slow, gurgling, producing unpleasant odours, or backing up repeatedly, professional drain cleaning is often the best solution. The sooner a restriction is removed, the easier it is to avoid a complete blockage or larger plumbing emergency.
Yes. Regular drain maintenance can remove buildup before it becomes a major obstruction. In many cases, blocked drains contribute to sewer backups, especially in older Downtown Toronto properties where drain lines have decades of accumulated debris.
When several fixtures are affected at once, such as a sink, toilet, and floor drain, the problem is often deeper in the drainage system. This may indicate a drain backup, a main line blockage, or a sewer issue rather than a simple fixture clog.
Absolutely. Mature trees throughout Downtown Toronto can send roots into small cracks or joints in underground sewer pipes. Once inside, roots continue growing and collect debris until they restrict or completely block the line. A combination of sewer line cleaning and camera inspection is often needed to evaluate the extent of the problem.
It depends on the situation. Drain snaking is excellent for breaking through localized blockages, while hydro jetting is designed to thoroughly clean the inside walls of pipes. Hydro jetting is often recommended for grease buildup, recurring clogs, and heavily used drain systems because it removes residue that traditional snaking can leave behind.
