Backflow installation and testing
New backflow preventers installed for homes and businesses, and the annual tests commercial and institutional properties need.
For businesses
Restaurant and commercial kitchen plumbing in Kitchener-Waterloo
Plumbing for restaurants and commercial kitchens: sinks, dishwashers, floor drains, grease interceptors and hot water.
- Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- WSIB covered
- Homes and businesses
Restaurant and commercial kitchen plumbing for businesses across Kitchener-Waterloo
A commercial kitchen sends a lot of water and grease through its plumbing every day. Health and building rules add requirements a home kitchen does not have, such as separate hand-washing sinks and grease interceptors, which catch fats before they reach the sewer. Equipment such as ice machines and dishwashers usually drains through an air gap, an open space between the equipment's drain pipe and the floor drain, so dirty water cannot be drawn back into the equipment.
We install and repair the plumbing in restaurant and institutional kitchens, from three-compartment sinks and pre-rinse faucets to floor drains and grease interceptors. Our WSIB coverage is in place for work on commercial sites.
When to call us
- A floor drain that backs up or smells
- Slow drains at the dish pit or prep sinks
- A grease interceptor that needs to be installed or replaced
- Not enough hot water during a busy service
- A health inspection has flagged a plumbing item
- You are opening a new restaurant or changing the kitchen layout
How the job works
Assess the kitchen
We look at the equipment, sinks and drains involved and at what the inspector or your staff have reported.
Plan around the requirements
We check the job against the plumbing code and public health requirements, such as air gaps and hand sink locations.
Install or repair
We install fixtures, drains and interceptors, or repair the failing parts, and test every connection.
Hand over
We show your staff where the shut-off valves are, and the cleanouts, the capped openings that give access to the drain lines.
Common questions
What does a grease interceptor do?
It slows the water leaving the kitchen so fats, oils and grease float to the top and stay in the tank, while cleaner water flows on to the sewer. Municipal sewer-use rules generally require one for food service businesses.
How often should a grease interceptor be cleaned?
It depends on its size and how much grease your kitchen produces. Many are pumped out on a regular schedule by a licensed waste hauler, and your municipality may set a maximum interval.
Why does our kitchen floor drain smell?
Floor drains have a trap that holds water to block sewer gas. If the drain is rarely used, that water evaporates and the smell comes through, and a trap primer, a device that tops the trap up automatically, prevents it.
Where we do restaurant and commercial kitchen plumbing
Based in Kitchener, working across Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and Stratford.
- Kitchener, our home base
- Plumber in Waterloo
- Plumber in Cambridge
- Plumber in Guelph
- Plumber in Stratford