Plumbers Yaletown Vancouver

Happening Yaletown is known for its old warehouse buildings now home to hip restaurants and cocktail lounges, many with buzzing outdoor terraces, as well as indie fashion and decor boutiques. On the waterfront, David Lam Park has an expansive lawn and a playground, while the Seawall is popular for cycling and walking. Professional sports and rock concerts take place at nearby BC Place stadium and the Rogers Arena.

Province: British Columbia

Region: Downtown Vancouver

Restaurants: Cactus Club Cafe Yaletown

Yaletown

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Yaletown, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Plumbing Repair

Wintry Weather Tips

As cold weather approaches we prepare ourselves for plummeting temperatures and soaring heating costs. Past the higher utility bills cold weather also can bring unexpected expenses by means of frozen pipes and heating units that quit working. Here are five simple tips for protecting your pocketbook against winter expenditures.

Prepare Outside Taps

Prevent exterior pipes from breaking by protecting your outside faucets. Remove the garden hose and insulate the faucet against freezing temperatures. Also make sure to insulate any exterior exposed pipes. Wrap the faucet and pipes with insulating material like foam to surround it.

Protect Exposed Pipes in Crawl Spaces

People often ignore safe guarding pipes in crawl spaces such as the attic or basement; however these are also prone to freezing in harsh weather. Protect these places from drafts as much as possible and dont forget to insulate the pipes in these locations as well.

Toilet Maintenance

To fix a leaking toilet is not difficult when you understand the basics. The first thing to fixing any problem is to find what is causing it. And to try this we learn the basics of how a toilet works.

The two main components in a toilet bowl would be the flapper and the float. The flapper is the large rubber stopper at the bottom of the tank that drops down to seal the drain at the bottom when you flush. The float is the arm that floats up as the water rises in the tank and thus shuts off the flow of water when it reaches the top.

Both of these components are the most typical things to replace and should be well known to almost everyone living on their own . Floats are likely to spring a leak as time passes and need to be replaced on occasion and flappers lose their rubber uniformity as time passes affecting the seal and need to be replaced when that takes place. You will know when it is time because it will be clear what is going on when the time comes.

If you decide to fix the toilet or protect the pipes yourself we suggest you use the following accessories. Tools youll need to fix most plumbing issues can be purchased in the local hardware store. A few of the items you should have include:

• Rubber gloves
• A plunger
• Plumbers snake
• Plumbing putty
• A regular and a phillips screwdriver
• Simple cleaning solutions such as lemon juice and baking soda
• Pliers
• Adjustable pipe wrench

As you gather these tools over time youll soon have a decent collection that will come come in useful for things like clearing a slow drain plunging the toilet and pulling hair out of the shower drain. Simple tasks of this nature will save you quite a lot in plumbing fees if you take care of them by yourself.

If for some reason you discover you couldt handle something and wish to contact a professional then click the link below for our recommended local plumbing company.