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Plumbing in Longmoor
Longmoor sits south of the QEW in east-central Burlington, roughly between Guelph Line and Appleby Line, with Longmoor Drive curving through the middle.
- A plumber routed to your street in Longmoor
- Drains, leaks, water heaters and basements
- Familiar with the pipes in these houses
- The plan explained before any work
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The houses of Longmoor
Most of the housing went up through the 1960s: sidesplits, backsplits and brick bungalows with carports turned into garages. Lots are a comfortable suburban size and many backyards have big maples and spruce that are now sixty years old. Inside, the plumbing usually follows the same pattern: a copper main entering the front of the basement, a cast iron stack rising through the centre of the house, and a single floor drain by the furnace and laundry.
Plenty of owners have finished their basements, which often buried the cleanout and main valve behind drywall. Knowing where those are before an emergency saves a lot of grief.
Area at a glance
- Area
- Longmoor
- Municipality
- City of Burlington
- Water
- Halton Region, lake-supplied
- Call
- (365) 464-5184
Common plumbing problems here
- Buried cleanouts: finished basements that hid the main cleanout, so a backup turns into a hunt. We add access panels when we find them.
- Pinhole leaks: sixty-year-old copper thinning at bends near the water heater.
- Stack cracks: cast iron that has split along a seam inside a wall, showing as a smell or a stain. See sewer line repair.
- Roots: big trees over clay or early plastic laterals.
Worth checking here
- Floor drain flows and has a cover
- Sump pump starts when the float lifts
- Water heater age on the rating plate
- Hose bib shut-off closed before frost
Water, drains and basements
Longmoor is on Halton Region municipal water and sanitary sewer. Floor drains in these houses typically tie into the sanitary lateral, so a surcharged sewer in a downpour can push water up through them. A backwater valve on the building drain is the standard fix. Sump pits are less universal here than in newer subdivisions, but houses that took water before often have one now.
Lake water hardness leaves scale in older tanks, and many homes are on their third or fourth water heater.
Find your main shut-off
In most houses here the water enters at the street-side foundation wall, with the meter and main valve together. Tag that valve before you need it.
Getting us there
Longmoor is a short run from Appleby Line or Guelph Line off the QEW, so it is one of the quicker trips on our route. Tell us your cross street when you call and whether the cleanout is accessible.
Questions we hear
Where is my main shut-off likely to be?
Look where the service comes through the foundation, usually by the meter.