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Draining the Coffee makers lane

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Our Venetian correspondent is at it again.                                                                                                                                                                                   As you have seen in previous posts Holy S - - T ! A Gondoliers impression and The latest sewer notes and history of Venice
Gio the Venetian Gondolier knows how much our readers love to see how waste water and sewer is moved around Venice.
Hey mate!
I’m so proud to be on the site that I decided to send you more stuff about Venice,
Here is first of all a picture of my lane ” calle del Caffettier” ( the coffee maker lane) while a draining is on the go.

As you see on the first pic our local plumber has the drain hose on the left side of the lane with all the pipe going over the bridge.

Venice pumping waste

Venice pumping waste

Then you see how the pipe goes to the canal where the drain boat is waiting with the plumbers mate.

Venetian drain boat collecting waste

Venetian drain boat collecting waste

Then a picture of our proud fire patrol just after the draining of a boat that sunk because the owner did not drain the rain out…. shame!

Venice fire team to the rescue

Venice fire team to the rescue

That is all my friend.

See the statue of our Lady on the top of the wall near my house? Isn’t it a corner of paradise?

A special piece of Venice

A special piece of Venice

Yes it is Gio. Thanks for sharing it with us!

The latest sewer notes and history of Venice

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Mozarts neighbours get the drains cleared

Mozarts neighbours get the drains cleared

More S - - T from Venice.
The best part about this blog is sharing with so many people and getting your insights into my topic S - - T.
Our knowledge of the sewers of the world grows.
Basically, we all use our toilets regularly and if you are not, then seek medical advice. Now I’m not going to get into anything unsavoury in this post, but I have a few toilet jokes and stories lined up for you in the future.
So stay regular!
Our regular readers would have read about the world famous Venetian Gondolier my friend Giovanni Giudice in earlier blog posts like Holy S - - T.  A Gondoliers impression.

Here in Australia, as we drift into the cooler months it’s spring in Venice and Gio has been keeping me up to date with some interesting facts about the sewer movements and the history of his home town.
Here is an excerpt from a recent communiqué:

Mozart slept here!

Mozart slept here!

Yesterday I took these pics of drain boats in the first one you can see how they get the pipes to the house. This house is just in front of the house where Mozart, Wolfang Amadeus Mozart, stayed when he came to Venice in the Carnival of 1771. This is written on the marble white stuff you see. Probably there is still some Mozart S - -T!!

This pic is of another Drain boat in front of San Marco Square. As you see from the last picture I have taken all these pics from my gondola. You can see I’m under the bridge and you see the back (stern) of my lady, my gondola.
take care my friend
Giovanni

Drain boat at St Marco square

Drain boat at St Marco square

If you are travelling to Venice and need a guide, look for Giovanni, he is the best!

No hot water during the long hot summer?

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Welcome to 2010.

Over the Christmas and New Year period we have been called to rescue people with all sorts of plumbing emergencies!  

Burst water pipes, blocked sewer drains, leaking taps and toilets are commonplace, but, here at the height of summer calls for help for running hot water is at an all time high!

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I can’t turn my water meter off!

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

If you have a plumbing emergency, you have running water in your house, a split tap washer or burst water heater and  your water meter won’t turn off.

You may be in trouble!

If your meter tap has a tee-head on it, turn it off in a clockwise direction as firmly as you can. Firmly, don’t overdo it.

If your meter tap is missing the tee-head, get a large pair of grips and turn it off in a clockwise direction as firmly as you can. Firmly, don’t overdo it.

Open a garden tap to let out the pressure.

Then call an emergency plumber! 

Check out this video below showing what we do to upgrade your water meter control valve.

Great fun on a hot day!

Where and how to turn off your cold water supply is incredibly simple if you know where it is, before any plumbing emergency arises

I want you to have our plumbing Hints and Tips, they are free.

Simply fill in the box on our home page to get our Plumbing Hints and Tips.

I know they will help save you in a plumbing emergency!

HELP! I’ve got a burst pipe in my bathroom!

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

This post is relevant to a Randwick plumbing emergency that happened yesterday.

We had an SOS from a long term client “Joan”

You could hear the panic in her voice, “Come quickly, we have a burst water pipe under our vanity basin and we can’t turn the water off” screamed Joan.

Is your floor waste drain clear? we asked. Yes Joan replied!

We told her how to minimise the water damage, shut the cupboard  doors and direct the gushing water towards the floor drain and put a towel across the doorway to keep the water flow in the bathroom.

We were at the house within 15 minutes, and with a large pair of grips, we were able to slow down, but not stop the water flow

Now, a picture paints a thousand words and this short video will actually take you there.

Please watch and learn.

Where and how to turn off your hot water and cold water supply is incredibly simple if you know where they are, before any plumbing emergency arises

I want you to have our plumbing Hints and Tips, they are free.

Simply fill in the box on our home page to get our Plumbing Hints and Tips.

I know they will save you thousands of dollars!

Holy S_ _t! A Gondoliers impressions

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Todays post comes courtesy of  the World Famous Venetian Gondolier my mate Giovanni Giudice

I met Gio in the summer of 07 -08, he was visiting Australia, learning to surf and escape the Venetian winter because “business is slow”. Gio was staying in Coogee at the home of a client who funnily enough had a blocked drain. We hit it off straight away, me telling him places to visit along our beautiful coast and Gio in return, telling stories of the romantic city of Venice Italy.

Invariably the conversation got back to blocked sewers and blocked drains and how different it would be to deal with a blocked drain in Venice, compared to being a Sydney plumber. Upon his return to Venice, Gio answered my question with a series of photos he took on the way to his gondola one morning.

Below are the photos he sent of a septic boat, pumping the waste from the Palace of the Bishop of Venice.

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If any of our readers are lucky enough to be travelling to Venice, ask for Gio’s contact for the best gondola tour of that beautiful city.

Green Loans

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

Green Loans have been set up by the Australian Government in order to provide subsidised loans to make houses more environmentally friendly. This is a great way to provide financial assistance to households (more…)

Even Wizards need a Plumber

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

To be a plumber is to be a Wizard (ace, adept, champion, genius, hotshot, magician, mavin, sensation, star, superstar, virtuoso, whizz, wiz)

This was taken from the Sydney Morning Herald on 26th August, 2009.

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SSSSSire CCCCertainly SSSSSounds like a job for The Lone Drainer and Pronto

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