Oakville: Tips for Pre-Hydro-Jetting!

Hey Oakville, John THE Plumber here! With 15 years and counting in business, we carry the most state of the art tools that the plumbing industry has to offer. One of them being a high-pressure water cleaning system known as a Hydro Jet. Hydro Jetting is highly effective when it comes to handling grease and general muck.
My Hot Shower is Cold: Mixing Valves Gone Bad

Nothing turns the feeling of comfort upside down than coming home after a long day of surviving the cold outside to take a nice long hot shower – only to experience cold water coming out at you. Hot water blasting out of our showerheads is a luxury many of us simply take for granted – until it isn’t working.
Spring Into Plumbing Oakville!

Spring is probably the most welcome time of the year. Most of the snow is either melted or it’s getting close, the temperatures outside has started to warm up and the roads are no longer full of that salt and sand grit that mucks up your foyer all winter. Spring is a season known for cleaning and freshening one’s home; it’s also a good time to do look over of your house see if you have any plumbing issues that need to be cleaned up as well.
Oakville: How To Thaw Frozen Pipes!

Not much longer now and cold November rain will turn into a winter deepfreeze. Winter is one of the premiere times to expect something to go wrong with your home and that includes plumbing issues with your pipes.
Noisy Toilets Oakville

Noise from your toilet should never be ignored; it is a signal that something is wrong, and ignoring it can make the situation worse and more expensive. So, we decided to share with you some “toilets sounds” in order to aid you in assessing what the issue could be.
Oakville Business Owners: Backflow Terminology

If plumbing is not something that you are familiar with, you may be confused if you have received a notice in the mail from the City of Oakville requiring you to install a backflow preventer for their Backflow Prevention Program. Here at John the Plumber Oakville we want to help you understand what it being asked of you and why, and thought we would write this blog for you to help explain what backflow prevention is all about.