Help! My tap won’t shut off!
Are you experiencing a emergency Toronto plumbing issue like your taps not shutting off? We can help!
These nightmare scenarios happen all the time to our customers. Maybe you were just going to get a glass of water or brush your teeth and when you turn the taps off the water just keeps coming out. This can happen to any type or model of taps in your home. It can seem fairly alarming if the taps aren’t responding, but the best thing to do is stay calm.
Step #1 – Don’t freak out!
Sometimes working yourself into a panic can make the emergency Toronto plumbing situation worse. Do not try to wiggle, roughly turn or force the tap handles to close/ stop the water. This could damage the handle mechanisms.
Start by looking for shut off valves under the sink. They are small handles that are attached to the water supply lines for your sink. They could look like this:
If you have these, turn them to the off position. This will cut the water supply to the faucet and prevent any further wastage of both the water and your money. If you do not have these you can proceed to turn off the main water supply which will be a handle by your water meter. This will, unfortunately, cut the water supply to your whole residence but it will stop the wastage of water.
If you find that either your main shut off valve or the valves under your sink won’t turn, then these have ceased. The best thing you can do is call a plumber right away to look at these emergency Toronto plumbing issues.
Our plumbers encounter leaking or running taps all the time and report the causes either being the handle mechanisms are stripped or the inner cartridge has failed. Most of the time the cartridge can be replaced, however in the worst-case scenario the cartridge is stuck, won’t come out and the whole taps need to be replaced. It is a similar fix if the handles are stripped. Depending on the type of faucet, sometimes these can be repaired. The worst-case scenario is that the parts to fix it cost more than to replace the whole set of taps.
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Call the professionals!
Depending on your level of comfort, you can take it upon yourself to fix these emergency Toronto plumbing issues. Cartridges and faucet manuals can often be obtained from the manufacturers of the faucet. If you simply do not have the time or do not feel comfortable changing these parts, leave the repair job to a professional plumber, who can probably solve the problem in under an hour.
The trusted team at Trouble Shooters has been solving emergency Toronto and Scarborough plumbing issues since 1944. Read about our history here! Our plumbers bring with them great customer service and outstanding plumbing knowledge. Call us today to get your issue fixed fast 416-291-9444.
