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Riser and recirculation valves play a vital role in keeping your building’s hot and cold water systems circulating evenly across every floor and unit. Over time, valves can stiffen, seize, or lose calibration due to sediment, temperature changes, or lack of use. Operational Testing & Exercise ensures these valves continue to operate smoothly, preventing circulation failures, inconsistent temperatures, and pressure imbalance. Access Plumbing provides scheduled valve exercising programs designed to maintain performance, extend valve life, and ensure your water system runs reliably and efficiently throughout the property.
Schedule a Routine Valve Exercise to Keep Your Building Running Steady
Regular valve exercising is one of the most effective ways to avoid emergency breakdowns and maintain system stability. Our technicians test and operate each valve carefully to ensure full functionality.
Ensures valves move freely and maintain operability
Confirms hot water circulates evenly across the entire system
Keeps distribution stable from top floors to ground level
Prevents overheating or inconsistent supply at fixtures
This service helps protect your system from long-term wear, temperature imbalance, and costly mechanical failure.
Even when a system appears to function normally, valves may be slowly stiffening internally due to mineral buildup or lack of movement. Exercising them ensures they remain operable in emergencies and prevents expensive replacements later.
Most buildings benefit from annual testing. Properties with heavy usage, older valve hardware, or previous circulation issues may benefit from semi-annual checks to ensure consistent performance.
If a valve fails, seizes, or leaks during exercise, we will recommend repair or replacement before it impacts the building’s supply. Addressing issues proactively helps prevent service interruptions and unit complaints.
In most cases, no. Testing and exercising valves can typically be done without major water shutdowns. If brief interruptions are required, we coordinate with building management to ensure minimal disruption and proper notice.
Your building’s riser and recirculation valves are essential to maintaining a steady and comfortable water supply. Routine testing ensures each valve performs as designed, keeping temperatures consistent and system pressure under control. This proactive maintenance prevents emergencies, reduces repair costs, and supports a longer system lifespan.
Access Plumbing provides scheduled valve exercising programs tailored to your building’s age, system design, and usage patterns. Our licensed professionals deliver reliable, thorough service backed by expertise in multi-unit and commercial plumbing systems across the GTA.