The pipes in a condo suite
High-rise towers around Scarborough City Centre, Kennedy and Victoria Park feed each suite from vertical risers in the wall. Your suite has its own isolation valves, usually behind a panel near the kitchen or in a closet. Drains connect to a shared stack. In-suite water heaters, if any, sit in a closet with a drain pan beside the furnace or fan coil.
What we repair in suites
- Kitchen sink drains plugged where the branch meets the shared stack
- Toilet fill and flush valves running constantly and driving up the building's water use
- Dishwasher and washer supply lines failing behind appliances
- Shower cartridges that will not shut off fully
- Isolation valves that no longer close, needing management to drop the riser
Our condo routine
- Call ahead to management for elevator booking and any riser shutdown notice.
- Lay floor protection from the elevator to the work area.
- Close the suite valves and confirm they hold before opening anything.
- Do the repair, run water, check the suite below with the owner or management.
Condo tip: Never pour boiling water or chemical drain cleaner into a suite drain. It can damage older ABS joints and it ends up in your neighbours' stack.
Kitchen stack clogs
When the clog is in the stack shared by every kitchen above and below you, cleaning just your trap will not help. We clear your branch with a small cable, then advise management if the stack itself needs jetting from a lower cleanout.