Toronto Water Service
Upgrades
ANTA Plumbing and Drain is a Toronto company with extensive experience in upgrading water supply lines. We can help improve the water pressure in your plumbing system, relocate water meters, change lead pipe to copper pipe and fix frozen pipes to prevent burst pipes.
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Get New Copper 3/4″ or 1″
Water Supply Pipe for Your Home!
Enjoy a more plentiful supply of water—use your shower, dishwasher and laundry at the same time!
Book an appointment with our master plumber to install new copper water supply lines of 3/4-inch or 1-inch diameter. Call (416) 231-3331 today—ANTA Plumbing call center agents are standing by to assist you.
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Water Supply Pipe
Look Inside!
In the water supply system, pipes have increasingly smaller diameters as the supply pipes branch out from the water main that enters the house. Water in the main is under tremendous water pressure—sometimes far more pressure than can be safely handled by the individual sinks, faucets, toilets and appliances in the home. The successive drop in pressure as the water moves from the main to primary supply lines to secondary supply lines ensures that each appliance receives an appropriate amount of pressure.
However, a variety of conditions can lead to pipe damage. You can read more about these below.
Water Supply System
The second part of the plumbing system is drain-waste-vent system


At the water service entry, you will find a water meter and a main shutoff valve. The water meter, of course, measures water usage for billing by the utility company. The gate valve allows you to turn off the water flow to the entire house in case of emergency or to make needed repairs. There is another shutoff valve abeneath the toilet tank or water closet. This valve lets you shut off the water to the toilet without having to shut off the water to the entire house.


Lead Pipe vs. Copper Pipe
The difference between lead and copper pipes is apparent in their colours. A lead pipe is a dull gray colour and scratching them leaves a shiny silver mark. However, a copper pipe is a bronze or dark orange colour. Copper pipes are superior because they are less likely to leak and because lead ones can leach dangerous traces of lead into your water.
Healthy Pipes.
Higher Water Pressure.
In past years, lead was used in a variety of applications, such as water service supply pipes, drainage pipes, flashings for stacks, shower stall safes and water closet connections. Up until the late 1920s, lead pipes were still used, although not extensively, in residential plumbing systems. The water from your water treatment plant might be lead-free, but it can pick up some of this metal along the way.
- Allow the water to run for a minute or so before consuming it (this draws off water that has been sitting in the pipes and has the highest lead content).
- Never use hot tap water for cooking or preparing baby formula (hot water leaches more lead from the pipes).
- Install a water filter that removes lead.
After reading this, you may agree that it’s time to replace your lead pipe plumbing system with copper pipe.
Fix Low Water Pressure


Replace Rusted, Sedimented Water Pipes
There two issues here: one is the water pressure at the main, and the second is the volume of water, which is a determined by pipe size. A main water supply pipe or service line can be as small as 1/2 inch in diameter and may be corroded, at that. Water pressure is pretty much a constant thing you have to work around, but pipe sizing can be changed. Consider your main water supply pipe before adding any new fixtures to an old system.
As pipes become clogged due to corrosion, they can no longer carry a sufficient volume to deliver the desired amount of water at the taps. Some older homes have pipes that are too small for modern requirements.
Your main shutoff valve, often located on the property line near the street or sidewalk, is connected to the supply pipe and then to the water meter inside the house (close to the front wall). You should be able to trace the probable path of the pipe to your house.
Replacing the pipe usually means digging a trench from the property line (main shutoff valve) to your house. The pipe might be running under a driveway or sidewalk, and we must find either an alternative route or an alternative to digging to replace it. ANTA Plumbing has a new trenchless solution that requires only a small hole on the property line. This innovative method enables us to install a full run of new copper water supply line with connections to your water meter or the hot water tank.
Installing pipes with a larger diameter brings more water into your home.

Other Tips for Low Pressure
Our water supply line services
- New water supply line
- Water leak repair
- Water pressure control
- Water meter relocation
- Maintenance plumbing system
- Lead pipes exchange
- New rough-in installation
Trenchless Technology for Water Pipe Installation
Trenchless rehabilitation refers to some of ANTA Plumbing’s modern construction methods, including thermoformed pipe, pipe bursting and mechanical spot repair, or replacement of existing buried pipes and structures with minimal (if any) excavation.

Get Plumbing Help Near You
When you hire Anta Plumbing, you’re protected by our Service Satisfaction Guarantee: if you’re not completely happy, we’ll send a licensed master plumber back, free of charge, to put things right. That’s how we’ve kept Toronto drains flowing and water heaters humming for 21 years.
Call our team of plumbers in Toronto right now at (416) 231-3331.