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PLUMBING & DRAIN SERVICES IN BARRIE
Schools require plumbing service around their property. Whether it’s the washrooms for students, the sinks in classrooms, washrooms for staff, the kitchen, floor drains or hot water, all will require plumbing to function correctly with kids and staff at your facility.
Sureflow Plumbing & Drain offers School and Daycare plumbing services in Barrie. From schools to child care centres and nurseries, we have the ability to service your facility with any plumbing issues you may be having. With plumbing repairs, clogged drains, leaks, fixtures, water lines, pumps, backflow and even renovations or emergencies, we can help.
Sureflow already caters to daycare and school plumbing needs. Some of the services we offer include sewers and drains, backflow devices, sump pumps, faucets, toilets, bathroom fixtures, mop sinks, hot water equipment and water lines, to name a few.
Schools and daycare facilities can have a lot of plumbing.
There can be multiple washrooms throughout the facility, classrooms may have sinks, a kitchen may feed students and staff, and mechanical rooms may house pumps, etc.
School and daycare plumbing may consist of:
Depending on your situation it may be one of these or all of them. There are many things to consider when it comes to school and daycare plumbing.
Schools can have many different types of plumbing serving students, teachers and staff.
One toilet may be clogged in a washroom. But if many washrooms are clogged there could be an issue further down the drain line.
This can apply to water pressure and leaking as well.
Knowing where your problem is occurring can help identify where the plumbing may be failing.
Although daycares and childcare facilities may not be as big as schools, they can still have a lot of use on their plumbing.
Washrooms, kid-height sinks, staff sinks, kitchens and cleaning stations can be used many times throughout the day.
Having a plumbing issue can cause your routine to be derailed, with so many kids using the same facilities.
You want to repair your issue as quickly as possible without causing any other damage to the facility.
Drains at schools can get blocked over time.
They can get backed up from washroom sinks, classroom sinks and floor drains and kitchens, all of which can lead into one large drain line.
If one of these drains is draining slowly it could just be that one drain. But if multiple drains are starting to drain slowly or back up, then you may have a restriction deeper in your lines.
Sureflow offers drain cleaning and hydro jetting services for commercial and institutional drain lines.
Drains can get backed up often at a daycare.
Sinks will be used to wash hands, clean and cook with. And washrooms can be used throughout the day.
When you have a slow drain don’t wait for it to back up. If a drain keeps clogging you may want to see if you have any buildup deeper in your line.
There is a large drain that takes waste away from different sections of the school.
If this drain gets backed up you may notice several issues around your school.
– A few toilets backing up
– Floor drains backing up
– More than one sink draining slowly
– Hearing gurgling from different fixtures
– Waste coming out of your lowest drains
– Continually having clogs in the same section of your building.
If you are noticing more than one fixture affected, it’s probably something with the common drain.
If you have sewage backing up in your school or daycare facility you will want to get this resolved as soon as possible.
Once a common drain or sewer line is blocked you may start to see water come out of floor drains, toilets etc.
Try not to use any unnecessary plumbing while you’re experiencing backups of sewage.
Keep children away from any waste water until the issue is corrected.
Floor drains can be located in your school’s mechanical room, kitchen, washroom, utility room or any other section of your building.
Over time dirt and other debris can buildup and cause the drain to become slow.
You may not know there is an issue with your floor drain until a larger amount of water is needed to drain.
Once you start seeing puddles form around your floor drain it may be time to clean the line.
Sometimes there is buildup that occurs over a longer stretch of pipe. If your drain allows we can offer commercial hydro jetting to help remove buildup from your lines.
Not all clogs require hydro jetting to resolve. You should take into consideration what is causing your clog and what condition your line is in.
There may be instances where your drain will require further diagnosis.
If you notice a school drain or sewer line clogging over and over after being cleaned we may be able to use a sewer camera to see what’s going on in your drain.
There could be a buildup, tree roots, broken pipes or something else restricting your drain.
We can use this information to decide if your drain needs further cleaning or repair.
Students will be using washroom facilities throughout their school day.
We offer sink and fixture repairs for schools. These issues may include:
Toilets clogging
Toilets running
Sink clogging or draining slow
Faucets dripping
Flush valve malfunctioning
Water around sink or toilets
Smell from sewer line
Not enough water pressure.
If multiple toilets are clogging or fixtures are having similar issues we may need to look at your drains.
With all the kids using the school toilets they will clog from time to time.
One toilet clogging can be easily fixed. If you have multiple toilets starting to back up, then it may be your drains that need attention.
Toilets running will also need to be repaired as they can waste water all day long.
Daycares can have different types of toilets installed for the little ones as well as adult toilets for staff.
If you have leaks or clogged toilets your washroom can become unusable very quickly.
If a toilet is constantly clogging we will want to inspect your toilet and drain.
Sinks can be found in classrooms, washrooms, kitchen and staff areas in a school.
It could be coming from the faucet, supply lines, shut-off valve or the drain.
Once you locate where it is leaking from you will not waste money by fixing something that isn’t broken.
Even if it’s leaking slowly it’s best to fix it before it starts damaging the cabinets or floors.
There may be sinks located in some classrooms that are used to wash things or for activities.
If there is a clog in the drain or your faucet is leaking, it can still affect the classroom, even if the rest of the school plumbing is operating fine.
There could be something wrong with just that sink or there may be an issue with the plumbing that feeds those sinks.
Check if any other sinks around that area have started acting up as well. Then look into the plumbing that may feed into those sinks.
Children will often be using handwash sinks. If they start to leak or drain slow it can become a nuisance.
If the sink keeps getting clogged it could be an issue with just that sink or there could be something blocked further down the line.
Having shut off valves near these sinks can also come in handy when needing to fix one of them.
Many schools and daycares have separate washrooms for teachers and staff members.
Similar to students’ washrooms the plumbing in these washrooms can act up as well. Toilets may run constantly and sinks can leak and drain slow.
If the staff and students’ washrooms start acting up at the same time, there could be an issue with the plumbing that feeds those rooms.
You can pinpoint where it’s coming from by seeing which fixtures are acting up.
Schools can have a cafeteria or commercial kitchen. These will also have sinks and equipment that uses water.
There can be clogs in the drain from food buildup. It’s important to keep these drains clear.
Make sure to keep the plumbing that goes to the kitchen in mind when troubleshooting a plumbing issue as well.
Kitchens in daycare facilities can be a bit smaller.
However, they will still need to rely on their sinks and faucets and drains as well as hot water.
If a sink becomes clogged or you have a plumbing issue it can affect your ability to prepare meals and clean up.
If you are constantly having an issue with your kitchen drain you may want to look into having it cleaned.
Over time your kitchen drain will buildup.
Your sink may start draining slow then eventually stop draining altogether.
When many of your kitchen drains start draining slow you may have a clog further down the line.
If needed we can offer Hydro Jetting to your commercial kitchen if the pipe allows for it.
Similar to the kitchen we can help with your school cafeteria.
You may find that you are using more water than usual when it’s meal time.
This could cause your drains to back up.
If you continue to have issues you should have them cleaned to prevent any future issues.
Mop Sinks are another thing that we can help with.
We can make sure that they are not backed up with any dirt or debris that may have gone down the drain.
Your Mop sink can become clogged as well and you should have it cleaned before you have wastewater coming back up.
There are many places that a water leak can occur at your school.
Classrooms, halls, offices etc.
It could be from a pipe or even a faucet that is leaking.
Once the water gets into your walls and ceiling it can spread and you may not know where it’s coming from.
It could be from plumbing above or a water line that is hidden.
Water can run through different surfaces and become visible.
You want to find the leak before cutting into a large area of ceiling.
If water is around any electrical or light fixtures you should keep people away.
Plumbing leaks in daycares can cause a mess even with small leaks.
It can damage floors and other surfaces, and affect children playing in that area.
Shutting the water off if there is a valve near the leak can prevent further damage.
Have your plumber look at what may be causing your water leak.
It’s always good to have working shut off valves in your school.
They may allow you to shut off one washroom, sink or half of your school.
Having a bad shut off valve can turn a simple repair into a big one.
Staff should know where key valves are located and what they control.
There should always be a way to control your school’s water supply.
When you have a large leak you may need to shut your whole school off.
This will cut off water to all washrooms, kitchen and more.
Always know where your main water valve is located.
Low water pressure can occur at one fixture or throughout your school.
If only one faucet has low pressure, you could have a local problem.
If multiple washrooms or classrooms are experiencing this you may have a valve, water service or pressure problem.
Knowing where the fixtures are that are affected will help pinpoint the problem.
If you have multiple locations with low pressure it’s likely that you’re looking at a building wide issue.
Some things to ask yourself are:
Do you have both hot and cold water with low pressure?
Are there multiple floors affected?
Did it occur all of a sudden?
Only on one side of the building?
Other fixtures nearby working fine?
You can start to pinpoint where the issue is coming from.
Pressure reducing valves are common on many commercial/institutional buildings.
Should one fail you can experience high, low or fluctuating pressure.
Pressure reducing valve service is listed under our commercial plumbing services here at Sureflow.
Always diagnose what may be causing the pressure issue before replacing fixtures.
Many schools will require hot water in their kitchens, bathrooms, break rooms and house keeping rooms.
One faucet may not have hot water and could be isolated to that fixture.
Loss of hot water can affect a large portion of a school.
Determine how far your issue may go before diagnosing if it’s your fixture, plumbing or hot water appliance.
Your hot water appliance should be able to keep up with demand.
Water heaters that are leaking can cause major damage to mechanical rooms and appliances.
If your building is no longer supplying hot water check your hot water appliance and plumbing.
We service hot water tanks and hot water circulators here at Sureflow under our current list of school/daycare services.
Some buildings will have hot-water recirculation in order to provide hot water throughout the building.
If the system is failing it may take longer to get hot water at certain locations.
There could be an issue with the pump or a valve or something else within your hot water system.
Make sure you look at your whole system before you think each fixture has its own individual problem.
Schools may have sump pumps in their basement or lower level mechanical room.
When the sump pump fails and water is coming into the pit you can start to flood.
Some symptoms are:
Not turning on
Constantly running
Basin level rising
Sounds abnormal
Can’t keep up
Sureflow can service, repair and replace your sump pump. This is one of our commercial services we offer.
If you have lower level washrooms or any other plumbing that uses a sewage pump you should become aware of this.
If the pump were to fail all the fixtures fed from that system could start backing up.
Please stop using those fixtures and have them inspected.
Sending more waste to your failed sewage pump can only cause more backup.
Schools and daycares may have plumbing connections that need backflow prevention.
You can have backflow prevention on your main service or on certain pieces of equipment depending on your system.
Our school and daycare service will take care of your backflow devices and our commercial service offers backflow testing.
It’s good to know where these are located and keep them clear for servicing.
You can have a testable backflow device that looks fine on the outside but may not be working internally.
Testing can tell you if your device is operating correctly.
Keep records at your school of what you have and if anything was serviced on your backflow devices.
This will help when it’s time to test or repair.
These rooms can house various types of plumbing such as pumps and valves. They can also have hot water systems in them.
If there was a leak in one of these rooms it could damage equipment that will affect more of the school.
Allowing proper access to valves and plumbing in mechanical rooms will allow for easier servicing.
It’s also a good idea to know what areas of the school you’re taking care of in each mechanical room.
Schools have certain times that they run by so if you have a plumbing issue it can become very troublesome.
Some of these small issues should not be overlooked. They can cause major problems down the line.
Drains running slow
Toilets clogging up often
Valves leaking
Pressure changes in water
Pumps sounding unusual
Floor drains with standing water
Leaks
You can look at your maintenance record to see what issues come up often.
Like schools some daycares may want to do maintenance on their drains, fixtures and valves.
If you know that you have a slow drain you can check on it before it clogs up.
If a valve is leaking you can fix it before it stops closing.
There should be a schedule put together that works for your building.
Schools may want to do scheduled plumbing maintenance on their buildings.
There may be certain drains, pumps or valves that need to be looked after before they become a big issue.
We offer scheduled maintenance as a commercial plumber.
You can schedule work to be done at certain times.
There are many things you can do with plumbing when schools are out.
If your project requires the water to be off or work inside walls, there are many jobs you can get done while schools are out of session.
Some jobs that can be completed during this time include renovations, changing fixtures, drain work or fixing valves.
It is always good to plan ahead for when kids come back to school.
When renovating your school there are many things that can require plumbing.
If you’re adding washrooms or classroom sinks, you may need more water lines and drainage to these areas.
Make sure to factor your current plumbing when designing your new plan.
You can also add more accessible plumbing while your school is open.
Similar to schools you may be adding plumbing to your daycare when renovating.
Whether it’s adding washrooms or kid-height sinks, you will want to consider where you want your water and drains to go.
Make sure you’re able to have easy access to your shutoff valves as well.
Again you want your plumbing to accommodate your new renovation and have easy access to repair in the future.
When adding a sink to your classroom you will need hot and cold water as well as a drain line.
It depends where you want to put the sink. Sometimes you can find an area that has less of a drain run.
Or if the area you’re looking at isn’t ideal you may want to look at other areas. This is something you should know when you’re planning your renovations.
Similar to adding sinks you may want to add washrooms to your school. You will need water, drains and venting.
Depending on your building if there is plumbing above and below you may want to relocate your new washrooms to align with these pipes.
Again plan your plumbing when you’re renovating.
Many fixtures will be used everyday within a school setting.
Whether it’s toilets, faucets or sinks they will all need to be replaced at some point.
When replacing a fixture, it’s best to check the valve under the fixture as well.
You don’t want to install a new fixture with a bad valve behind it.
Some child care centers may have fixtures designed for smaller children.
But it’s still important to make sure there is proper water and drain lines feeding those fixtures.
If you notice leaks, toilets not flushing properly or drains running slowly, these should be repaired just as you would any other commercial fixture.
Check the surrounding plumbing as well if you’re having these issues often.
Some schools may have had many renovations over the years.
They could have multiple types of pipes going through the building. Maybe even old valves or lines that were moved due to classroom updates.
This doesn’t always mean that you will need to replace the plumbing throughout the school.
Just be aware that if you start noticing leaks or poor draining or low water pressure that you may need to look further into the building.
Winter in Barrie can cause some areas of a school to freeze.
Lines that run along the outside of a building. Near door ways and loading docks may freeze as well.
A frozen line will usually cause low or no water flow.
Once a line freezes and cracks you may not see the leak until the ice thaws.
If a line bursts in your school it can cause flooding to many rooms.
Shutting off a valve near the leak can stop more water from escaping.
Make sure to check lower levels and ceilings as well as the water can spread.
Calling an emergency service may be needed.
Water from a burst pipe can quickly travel throughout your daycare. Play rooms, classrooms and storage areas can be affected.
Make sure to evacuate any children and employees from the leaking area or around puddles of water.
You may want to try and shut off your water if you can safely do so to prevent more damage.
Inspect your busted pipe or joint once water can safely flow through your lines again.
Take caution when there is a leak near any electrical.
If you have a plumbing issue that is traveling towards your electrical make sure everyone stays clear from that area.
Never stand in water and touch electrical.
Once you are able to control your plumbing issue do so safely.
Some plumbing issues require immediate attention.
A burst pipe, backed up sewer line, large leak or sewage pump can affect your school in no time.
Sureflow offers 24 hour emergency plumbing to schools and day cares. They also offer 24 hour emergency commercial plumbing as well.
Let us know what you are experiencing and where on the school it’s occurring.
An emergency can cause some disruption to your daycare.
If you have a sewer backup your washrooms may become unusable. Large leaks can take over your classroom and play areas.
Evacuate that area if water is traveling or backing up.
Help us understand where your plumbing issue is and what it may be taking over.
It will vary depending on your situation but here are some tips to help you from further damage.
Determine what rooms/washrooms are affected
Cut water if possible and safe to do so
Prevent plumbing usage when dealing with a backed up sewer
Make sure students/staff stay away from any sewage
Stay away from wet electrical
Contact facility or school management
Know where main shut off valves are
Call commercial plumbers
Follow any school specific procedures as well.
You want to limit how much of the school is affected when dealing with a plumbing issue.
If you can cut water to one washroom and leave the rest open that could allow your school to operate normally.
Your facility can also be helpful by knowing where to access certain areas and what time is best to do work.
Knowing what valves/drain lines feed each area will help as well.
There are many situations that don’t call for shutting down a portion of your school.
Something as simple as a running faucet can be fixed while the rest of your school can operate normal.
You may have to coordinate if there is a water shutoff or if there is a major leak/backed up sewer.
Assess your problem and how much of your school it will affect.
Similar to school hours there will be times you can cut water to certain rooms while others remain open.
You can always isolate one washroom and let the kids use the rest of their day.
Just make sure if there is a sewage backup or large amount of water leaking to cut that room off.
Facility Managers can assist plumbers with identifying what may be wrong with your building.
Some helpful information to provide is:
What rooms/washrooms are being affected
Are there multiple fixtures experiencing this problem
Is water leaking from the problem area
How long has this been happening
Has this occurred in the past
Where sectional shut off valves are located
Was there any remodeling work done recently.
Knowing if there has been previous service to an area can also help.
There are some schools and day cares that are located within a commercial building.
This could mean that the plumbing issue may be on the tenants side or within the building itself.
As a property manager it’s good to know what plumbing lines feed into your tenants facility and what may be shared among the building.
If other tenants are experiencing the same issue it could be deeper within the building plumbing.
Since there are more fixtures and more people using the facilities in a school or daycare there will be more drain lines running through the building.
These facilities may also have pumps and back flow and kitchen equipment that aren’t normally found in residential applications.
Sureflow already offers our Day Care & School Plumber service and knows that these properties require commercial plumbing services. We offer install repair and replace on many of these types of systems.
So when repairing an issue make sure you look at the whole building and not just one fixture.
It can be helpful to know what’s going on and if there are multiple areas affected within your school or daycare.
Maybe a toilet is clogged or you have multiple washrooms backed up? Water leaking? Sinks low on water pressure? Is the building occupied?
Knowing these questions can help determine if your issue may be related to something larger.
It’s also helpful if you’ve had this problem before and have info on any previous repairs.
There are many areas of a school or daycare that will need their plumbing.
From washrooms to sinks, kitchens and floor drains, all of these need to function while students and children are in your building.
Sureflow Plumbing & Drain is your go to plumber for Schools & Daycare in Barrie ON.
Sureflow Plumbing already offers a service for Schools & Day Care which includes Sewer & Drains, Back Flow, Sump Pumps, Faucets, Toilets, Bathroom Fixtures, Mop Sink, Hot Water and Water Line. Sureflow also offers 24hr Emergency Commercial Plumbing.
Contact Sureflow Plumbing & Drain today at 705-503-7996 for your School or Daycare Plumbing Needs in Barrie.
Do you offer School Plumbing in Barrie?
Yes Sureflow offers a current service for Day Care & School Plumber.
Do you offer Daycare Plumbing in Barrie?
Sureflow offers plumbing for Daycares and Schools. We can help with any plumbing issues you may be having.
Do you clean Drains for Schools?
Sureflow offers Commercial Drain Cleaning and High Pressure Water-Jet Cleaning that can be applied to commercial drain systems.
Do you fix Toilets and Sinks in Schools?
Yes Sureflow offers Faucets, Toilets & Bathroom Fixtures under its School & Day Care Plumbing service.
Do you offer Back Flow for Schools?
Sureflow offers Back Flow Devices under its Day Care & School Plumber service and Back Flow Testing as one of its commercial services.
Do you offer School Sump Pump services?
Sureflow offers Sump Pumps under its School/Day Care Plumbing and Commercial Plumbing service.
Do you offer Maintenance for Schools?
Sureflow offers Commercial Maintenance and can schedule commercial plumbing maintenance.
Do you offer Emergency Plumbing for Schools & Daycare in Barrie?
Sureflow offers 24hr Emergency Plumbing for Schools and Daycares.
