Water Heater Repair & Replacement
Hard water shortens a tank's life fast around here. We repair or replace units and flush out scale before it turns into a bigger problem.
Licensed Plumbers in Aurora · Residential & Commercial
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Whether it's a century home near the Heritage District, an estate lot off Bayview, or a storefront near Yonge Street, we do the job right the first time, quote the price before we start, and back it with a real workmanship guarantee. 24/7 emergency service too, when that's what you need.
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Mid-summer in Aurora means lawns, pools and hoses running flat out from Aurora Heights to Bayview Wellington, and the hard water across this stretch of York Region works overtime scaling up whatever's already under load, especially older water heaters. If one gives out, call. We're up.
On call right now
~1 hr
We're based just up the road in Newmarket, so most Aurora calls see a plumber at the door within about an hour, day or night. No extra charge for nights, weekends or holidays.
Quick check
Not sure what's wrong? Start here
Tap what you're seeing. We'll tell you what it usually means and the one thing to do right now, before we get there.
Sounds like a leak or a burst line.
Right now Shut off your main water valve to stop the flow, then open a low tap to drain the pressure.
We track down the source with leak-detection tools before opening any drywall, which matters in Aurora, where so many basements are finished living space. In Aurora we're usually at the door within about an hour, day or night.
That points to hard-water scale in the tank.
Right now On an electric tank, check the breaker; on gas, check the pilot. If nothing changes, leave it and call.
Hard water runs through most of York Region and it scales up tanks and faucet cartridges faster than a softer supply would. We tell you honestly whether a flush and repair makes sense or a replacement is the better call, usually in one visit.
Likely a clog, or aging pipe in an older home.
Right now Stop running water into it and skip the store-bought drain chemicals, they can burn whoever opens the pipe next.
In the Heritage Conservation District near Yonge and Wellington, houses predate plastic piping entirely, so a slow drain can mean a galvanized line or a clay lateral, not just a clog. We clear it and check the pipe itself when it keeps coming back.
A running or overflowing toilet is usually a quick fix.
Right now Turn the shut-off valve at the base of the toilet clockwise to stop the water.
Most of the time it's the fill valve, flapper or a partial blockage. We repair it, or swap the toilet if that's the smarter call, and tell you the price first.
Water in the basement usually comes back to drainage around the foundation.
Right now If it's actively flooding, keep clear of any powered outlets down there and call.
Larger properties along the southern moraine, like Aurora Estates, sit on ground that drains differently than the older streets closer to downtown. We service or replace the pump before the next heavy rain.
Not sure which one it is? That's fine.
Right now Tell us what you're seeing or hearing and we'll talk it through.
From a dripping tap to a full commercial job, we quote the price before we start and stand behind the work. Give us a call and we'll point you the right way.
01 · Answers
Quick Answers
Do you serve Aurora?
Yes, all of Aurora, from the Heritage Conservation District near Yonge and Wellington out to the estate lots around Bayview, usually within about an hour of your call.
How fast can you get to Aurora?
Aurora is a short drive from our Newmarket base, so most calls see a plumber at the door within an hour or so, day or night.
Do you charge extra for nights, weekends or holidays?
No, whatever we quote for the job in Aurora is the full price whether it lands on a Tuesday afternoon, a Sunday at midnight or a statutory holiday.
Why does my water heater in Aurora keep scaling up so fast?
Hard water runs through most of York Region, and it leaves mineral buildup inside tanks and around faucet cartridges faster than it would in an area with softer supply, which is usually what shortens a heater's life in Aurora.
Before We Get There
- Find the main shut-off. In most Aurora homes it's in the basement or utility room, near the front wall where the water line comes in.
- Shut it off. Turn the valve fully until it stops.
- Open a low tap, like a basement laundry tub or a ground-floor sink, to drain the line and take the pressure off.
- Don't pour drain chemicals into a blocked line. It just sits there and burns whoever opens it up next, including us.
02 · Services
Plumbing Services in Aurora
From the estate lots near Bayview to the century homes closer to the GO station, here's what Aurora homeowners call us for most.
Fixture Installation
Stiff handles and dripping cartridges are usually mineral buildup, not a bad faucet. We install fixtures built to hold up against it.
Leak Detection & Repair
Finished basements are the norm in Aurora, so we track a leak down before opening any drywall, not after.
Sewer Line Repair & Replacement
Homes in the Heritage Conservation District can still be on clay laterals from before plastic piping existed. We repair or replace as needed.
Bathroom & Kitchen Plumbing
New fixtures for a whole bathroom or just a single sink, connected properly and tested before we leave.
Toilet Repair & Installation
Running toilets waste more water than most people realize. Fixed on the spot or replaced if it's past that point.
Toilets, faucets and fixtures, leak detection, camera inspections, sewer lines, sump pumps, water heaters. If it's plumbing, we handle it. See everything we do — click here
03 · Homes & Business
Residential
Most of our Aurora calls are homes: a water heater scaled up early from hard water, a leak in a finished basement that needs tracking down before any drywall comes off, a galvanized supply line original to a Heritage District century home. We work houses and estate properties all over Aurora, from a quick fixture repair to a full pipe replacement, and the price is confirmed before we touch anything.
Commercial
We also work storefronts, offices and multi-unit buildings for property managers and business owners around Aurora who need the job done without disrupting operations. Fixture replacements, drain and water heater work, tenant turnovers, all scheduled around business hours or done after close so the job doesn't cost a day of revenue. Same standard as a house call: we quote the price first and stand behind the work.
Certificates of insurance and licence numbers available for your vendor file. Direct line, day or night: +1 (647) 554-5777.
04 · Field Notes
What We Actually See in Aurora Homes
Aurora's plumbing splits pretty cleanly along the town's own history, from a Heritage District that predates plastic piping to estate lots built out within the last couple of decades.
The Heritage Conservation District
Yonge Street was extended north through this stretch of ground in the 1790s, and Aurora grew up around the crossroads where it met Wellington, first as Machell's Corners, then a village, then a town by the 1880s. The northeast quadrant of that original crossroads is now a Heritage Conservation District, and the homes in it, Victorian Gothic Revival, Edwardian foursquares, a scattering of Second Empire and Georgian styles, are old enough to predate plastic piping entirely. It's not unusual to still find a section of galvanized supply line or a clay sewer lateral out to the street on a property in that neighbourhood.
Aurora Heights and the postwar bungalows
Aurora Heights, just west of downtown, was the town's first large-scale subdivision, built up through the late 1950s as Aurora's position on the Yonge Street commuter corridor started drawing families north out of Toronto. A lot of those bungalows and side-splits are still on their original stacks and supply runs, quietly overdue for the kind of pipe and fixture work that comes with a house crossing the sixty-year mark.
Hard water, everywhere
One thing runs through almost every part of town regardless of the home's age or size: hard water. It's a fact of life across most of York Region, and it takes a toll on anything with moving parts, faucet cartridges, showerheads, and especially tank water heaters, which tend to scale up and fail earlier here than they would on a softer supply. We see it as often in a five-year-old ensuite in Aurora Grove as in an eighty-year-old kitchen near Yonge and Wellington.
Out past the older core
Further out, Aurora Estates along the southern moraine and the newer streets in Aurora Grove and Bayview Wellington are a different world: larger lots, modern PEX and copper, finished basements treated as real living space rather than storage. When a leak shows up in one of those basements, the job starts with narrowing down the actual source with a detection tool before anyone touches drywall or flooring, because the cost of guessing wrong is a lot higher than the cost of an extra twenty minutes with the right equipment.
The GO line and why the town kept growing
The Aurora GO Station anchors the Heritage District and puts Union Station under an hour away by train, which is a big reason the town kept growing outward through the postwar decades and into the subdivisions built through the 1970s and 80s closer to the older core. A lot of the older infrastructure running under those established streets, sanitary lines especially, is the same age as the houses it serves.
Downtown and the commercial stacks
Downtown, along Yonge Street near the old Town Hall and the Aurora Cultural Centre, a mix of small retail, offices and restaurants share the same commercial stacks as the residential streets around them, some of it just as old as the houses in the Heritage District. Property managers and business owners there deal with the same clay and galvanized issues as homeowners nearby, just at commercial scale, and we schedule that work around opening hours or after close so it doesn't cost a day of business.
We're based in Newmarket, just north of town, so Aurora calls don't sit in a queue behind jobs further out. We're regularly in East Gwillimbury and King City the same week too, and we treat each Aurora property on what its own plumbing is actually doing rather than assuming the house next door tells the whole story.
05 · Coverage
Where We Work in Aurora
From the Heritage Conservation District near Yonge and Wellington out to Aurora Estates and Bayview Wellington, here's the ground we cover.
Neighbourhoods We Cover in Aurora
Estate lots, older subdivisions, century homes near the GO station, everything in between. If your street isn't listed here, call anyway; there's a good chance we've already worked nearby.
- Aurora Village
- Aurora Heights
- Aurora Highlands
- Aurora Estates
- Bayview Wellington
- Aurora Grove
06 · Reviews
What Aurora Customers Say
A few words from Aurora and area homeowners who've had us out to the house.
07 · Questions
Aurora Plumbing Questions
The questions we hear most from Aurora homeowners, answered straight.
Our house in the Heritage Conservation District near Yonge and Wellington is over a century old. Should the plumbing worry us more than a newer home?
It's worth having looked at, yes. Homes in that part of Aurora predate plastic piping entirely, so it's common to still find sections of galvanized supply line or a clay lateral out to the street, and both eventually reach the point where repair stops being the economical answer. We check the actual condition of what's there rather than assuming age alone tells the story.
My basement is finished. Can you still get to a leak without tearing everything up?
Usually, yes. We use leak detection tools to narrow down where the water is actually coming from before we open anything up, which keeps the damage to drywall or flooring to a minimum. It matters a lot in Aurora, where so many basements are finished living space.
How does pricing work?
We look at the job first and give you a firm number before any work begins. If you decide not to go ahead, there's nothing owed for the look.
Do you also work in Newmarket and East Gwillimbury?
Yes, regularly. Aurora, Newmarket and East Gwillimbury are all close to our base, so we're often already in the area. Call +1 (647) 554-5777 and we'll confirm coverage for your street on the spot.
08 · Talk to Us
Something Not Working Right in Aurora?
Call now or send us a WhatsApp message, day or night. We'll take a look and tell you the price before we start any work.
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Last updated: July 2026