Leaky Faucet Repair in Metro Vancouver

A dripping tap is the cheapest plumbing repair there is and the one most people put off longest. On a metered property it is quietly costing you money every day it drips.

Dripping chrome bathroom faucet needing repair

Faucet Repair

Usually the Cartridge, Rarely the Whole Tap

Most leaking taps do not need replacing. The moving parts inside — cartridge, seat, O-rings, aerator — wear out long before the body does, and swapping them restores a tap to as-new operation for a fraction of the cost of a new fixture plus installation.

We carry cartridges for the brands that dominate Metro Vancouver homes, so most faucet calls are one visit. If your tap genuinely is not worth saving, we will say so and quote the replacement instead of quietly charging you for both.

✓All major brands — Moen, Delta, Kohler, Grohe, American Standard and more.
✓Kitchen, bathroom, laundry and outdoor — including frost-free hose bib replacement.
✓Under-sink leaks too — supply lines, shut-off valves and trap connections.
✓Repair or replace, honestly — we give you both prices and let you pick.

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Faucet Problems We Fix

Dripping spout when shut off
Leaking from the base or handle
Leaking underneath the sink
Stiff, loose or seized handles
Weak flow from one tap
Sprayer or pull-down hose failure
Temperature mixing problems
Corroded or seized shut-off valves
Outdoor tap and hose bib leaks

While We Are There

Most calls turn up something else worth looking at. Here is what else we handle.

FAQs

Faucet Repair Questions

Almost always a worn cartridge, seat or O-ring. The rubber and ceramic parts inside a mixer wear with use and with the mineral content of the water, and once they stop sealing, tightening the handle harder only damages them faster. Replacing the internals restores the seal — it does not need a new tap.

On an older compression tap, sometimes. On a modern single-lever mixer there is no washer — there is a brand-specific cartridge, and fitting the wrong one or over-tightening the retaining nut cracks the body. If you have already tried and it is still dripping, that is normal and it is what we are for.

A steady drip wastes a surprising volume over a year, and in Metro Vancouver an increasing number of properties are metered. Beyond the water, a constant drip stains the basin, and a leak under the sink rather than into it will quietly rot the cabinet base and the subfloor.

For most major brands, yes — cartridges are made for a long time. Genuinely obsolete or unbranded imports can be a problem, and in that case replacing the tap is the better spend. We will tell you which situation you are in before you pay for a diagnosis twice.

Yes, and in Vancouver they are worth attention before winter. A hose bib left with a hose attached through a freeze is one of the most common causes of a burst pipe inside a wall. We replace them with frost-free versions where it makes sense.

Leaky Faucet Repair in Metro Vancouver

Usually the Cartridge, Rarely the Whole Tap

Faucet Problems We Fix

While We Are There

Faucet Repair Questions

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