Posts Tagged ‘emergency plumber’
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
In Sydney, according to the Weather Channel we have just experienced the wettest May 40 years!
Well it has been wet, and the rain in the suburbs along Sydneys coast both yesterday and today, the last 2 days of May 2011 have done plenty to boost the average for the month.
The volume of water running into stormwater grates and drains has at times put our stormwater pipelines under plenty of pressure.
We have had plenty of blocked drain emergency calls from people with overflowing drains that could easily be prevented.
These few simple tips will help avoid stormwater overflows.
As most of our beautiful deciduous trees have lost most of their leaves by now, it is often these leaves that create overflow problems when the rains come quickly.
1. Clear leaf and tree debris from your roof gutters and downpipes.
2. Keep channel grates, driveway grates and drains clean and clear.
3. Dont stockpile household items over any of your outside drains.
4. Run a garden hose through these drains periodically to check they are flowing.
5. Know where your stormwater pipes run to, and ensure these outlets are clear.
If you are not sure, please ask us.
P.S. I got home last night to overflowing gutters at the front of our home. Fortunately I could clear the leaf debris easily and allow the rainwater to run into our stormwater pipes .
Tags: Blocked stormwater drains, emergency plumber, Plumber Randwick, Plumbing Sydney, Stormwater drains, Water damage
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Toilet Paper for a Year Winner
Today at Global Headquarters for The Lone Drainer And Pronto, in Melody Street, Coogee we had an information session, jam packed with Questions and Answers about Taps, Toilets and Tree roots.
Although we weren’t quite turning local plumbing enthusiasts away from our rooms (wait till next time), those who came and participated in Dr Daves Tap Tutorial asked some very meaty questions about how their taps worked and how to fix them. They learned where to turn off their water main supply, their water heaters and gas supply meters.
We had a demonstration of a drainoscopy or how we use our drain camera to see what is going on in their sewer pipes and drains and how tree roots can damage even new PVC pipelines and we discussed the dangers of using flexible water connections, water hammer and the many ways it can present itself along with the operation of gas stoves and appliances.
Chris and I really enjoyed doing this presentation for you and hope you may tell your friends what you learned and tell them about our next presentation on the First Tuesday in May. Tuesday May 3rd 2011.
Now, The news that everyone wants to hear is, who Won A Years Supply of Toilet Paper?
Well, after putting your all names into my hat, I am happy to announce Gary is our winner.
CONGRATULATIONS GARY!
Think of us when as you enjoy your prize.
Please call our office on 02 9664 4990 to arrange a time drop in to our Headquarters and collect the first instalment of your prize. We can deliver the rest if it suits you!
We also gave 2 other very constructive participants a copy of “Whats My Pee Telling Me”
P.S. On the subject of toilets and toileting check out this and other interesting blog posts on our website http://thelonedrainerandpronto.com.au/blog/bidets/
Tags: Blocked drain symptoms, blocked toilet, Drain Camera, emergency plumber, Hot Water Heater, leaking water pipes, Plumber Paddington, Rattlesnake high pressure water drain cleaner, Sydney plumbing
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Sunday, January 9th, 2011
Being called out to this plumbing emergency brought an unexpected surprise.
Our client had a blocked drain and when we had just about completed that repair, cutting tree roots from her sewer pipes, she called out, needing a hand in her back yard.
A mother duck that had been nesting in her dense rear garden had chosen today to take her babies for their first swimming lesson.
The ducklings took to the water like ….. well, ducks to water. Only problem, was the water level in the pool was a little low and they couldn’t get out of the pool and were getting very tired.
Our attempts to rescue them by hand and with the pool scoop brought a tirade of squaking and flapping of wings from the mother duck.
She didn’t want us anywhere near her babies!
We found a plank in the back shed and put it in the pool and then put an old towel along the length of the plank.
Then stood back.
When mother duck settled down she could see we were trying to help.
Mother duck led the baby ducklings up the plank and after checking they were all out, she herded them back to the nest in the dense undergrowth.
She gave us another flurry of feathers when we tried to check on the babies.
Every day brings another adventure!
Tags: Balmain Plumber, Darling Point plumber, Darlinghurst plumber, Double Bay blocked drain, emergency plumber, Surry Hills plumber emergency, Water damage
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Saturday, November 6th, 2010
The 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi India have made headlines for several reasons.
Firstly, the Australian athletes have done exceptionally well. I have personally enjoyed the efforts of swimming legend Geoff Huegill on the comeback trail after a long break from the discipline of training.
Huegill, the man they call Skippy, swam the best race of his life in the 100m butterfly final. His time, 51.69sec, was easily the fastest he has ever swum and astonishingly places him, at 31, second in the world this year behind the greatest swimmer of all time, American great Michael Phelps
A problem with blocked drains in the athletes village was blamed on an abundance of used condoms blocking up the sewer pipes.
Indian newspapers reported the blockages, organisers are denying it saying “there was no blockage in the drains in the village and no emergency plumbers were called in.
But one fact remains, the supply of complimentary condoms has been depleted by 4,000. So either there have been a lot of water fights, or groups of young athletes at their physical and hormonal peak have been “getting to know one another”.
I know which one my money is on!
It was during the 1992 Barcelona Olympic games that condoms were first purposefully handed out to athletes, and organisers have continued to do so ever since.
Whether you are in New Delhi, Double Bay, or Mosman, we don’t recommend disposing of condoms by flushing them down the loo into the sewer pipes.
But if it does happen, It sounds like a job for The Lone Drainer and Pronto!
Tags: Blocked drain Mosman, Blocked drains, Blocked sewer pipes, Double Bay blocked drain, Double Bay Plumber, emergency plumber, The Lone Drainer And Pronto!
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Saturday, October 16th, 2010
With 3 growing boys living at home, they eat like there is no tomorrow and playing rugby, cricket and doing patrols at Coogee Surf Club, we have plenty of washing and dishes to wash up every day.
So much so, that both appliances broke down at the same time.
Yes it happens to plumbers as well!
So we had our brightest plumbing apprentice just instal a new diswasher and washing machine and it made me aware of the importance of these water appliances and how we should maintain them.
1. Their hoses are rubber, with hot water they perish and may rupture so check them regularly
2. Many people turn these control valves or taps off at the end of every wash. In our house that would be impossible
3. Turn taps off when going on holidays. Don’t forget to turn them back on
Just recently, our emergency plumbers rescued a young mother who had been to Adelaide for three weeks. The hose feeding her washing machine ruptured causing many dollars worth of damage. Her washing machine shorted out electrically (needs a new machine), the laundry /bathroom was covered in mould from the steam (needs repainting), assorted bits and pieces damaged, carpets in the hallway waterlogged, and the parquet flooring at the end of the hallway had buckled and will need major repairs, then re-sanding and staining. Not to mention the aggravation of removing all furniture and of course the young children from the home for several days whilst these procedures are carried out. The fumes from the floor staining will be intoxicating
Tags: Apprentice Plumbers, emergency plumber, Plumbing Industry, Plumbing Services Sydney, Randwick plumber, The Lone Drainer And Pronto!, Water damage
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
Sydney Water the guardians of our main sewer pipes are constantly waging war against tree roots in our main sewer lines!
Many clients from Double Bay, Rushcutters Bay, Edgecliff, Woollahra, Paddington, Rose Bay, Point Piper and Darling Point, residents with lots of trees and tree roots growing in the sewer pipes around their homes, report Sydney Water are systematically surveying the mains around their neighbourhood.
If you have a tree root problem on the branch to the sewer pipes for your home, they will advise you.
To cut tree roots from your sewer pipes before it becomes a plumbing emergency follow their advice.
To keep the tree roots out of your sewer pipes you should seriously consider Vaporooter.
Tags: Blocked sewer pipes, Darling Point plumber, Double Bay Plumber, Drain Camera, emergency plumber, Plumber Paddington, plumber Rose Bay, Rattlesnake high pressure water drain cleaner, stop tree roots in drains, stop tree roots in pipes, tree roots
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Saturday, September 4th, 2010
All plumbers know that apart from looking after our hands, our feet are equally as important. No feet, no action!
I was busy speaking to the smart Real estate property managers of Bondi Beach about the benefits of having a great plumbing team like The Lone Drainer and Pronto, look after their emergency plumbing repairs and the benefits of using Vaporooter sewer root control.
As I walked down Gould street I came across The Running Company Bondi. The owner Chris Chapman had a smile as big as Bondi and it was only minutes before he had me on his walking treadmill, filming my walking/running gait with some simple, but powerful video tools.
Buying shoes from someone who actually knows about running shoes makes a huge difference. Chris’ advice was so professional and made so much sense. Chris had me on his treadmill in each different shoe I tried on, to check how my feet were landing with his video equipment. Buying running shoes from a runner and shoe expert makes a lot of sense and since suffering a bad lower leg injury about 14 years ago I’ve suffered with knee and hip pain whenever I run. So when Chris showed me the running analysis he uses I realized why.
As with advice on emergency plumbing repairs, if you’re wearing the wrong pair of trainers you could be setting yourself up for all sorts of problems in a few weeks, months or years from now. It seems most sales people at the big chain stores just don’t know this stuff, which is why it’s important to get checked now before you get injured. If you suffer from any sort of knee pain or shin splints when you run, or want to prevent future problems I highly recommend you spare an hour of your time and come along to meet Chris at The Running Company Bondi.
The importance of getting the right advice about plumbing repairs or your trainers is self evident. Oh, I made a decision about my new runners pretty quickly.
The drainoscopy camera survey makes it easier for our clients to also make an accurate decision!
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Blocked drains in Sydney happen everyday and all the plumbers on our team love getting out there to help people clear their blocked drain, clean up any mess from an overflowing sewer and get on with their lives.
We track the most common cause of blocked drains and apart from the very unusual, like a small puppy as seen on a previous post http://thelonedrainerandpronto.com.au/blog/plumber-rescues-puppy/ there are only a few reasons why drains get blocked.
Hair, make sure to remove it from hand basins, shower grates and drains
Sand and soil usually gets washed into the sewer from low lying surcharge gullies and stormwater running down footpaths and driveways.
Foreign objects like dental floss, toilet deodorisers , kids toys or even underwear will block up sewer pipes very quickly.
The most common cause of blocked drains in Australia is tree roots, they grow into the pipes for many different reasons, but todays theory has been raised by a colleague who believes the full moon causes trees to do “something different” every month, search for more water or just “flex their muscles”, thus causing more sewer blockages.
It is a very interesting theory and we have been tracking it for about 18 months.
Every month, two or three days either side of the full moon we have a 10-15% spike in requests for help on blocked drains caused by tree roots. This month the full moon fell on July 26th 2010, and it was no exception.
Of course this only a theory, but we will keep tracking it!
If you see or hear of emergency plumbers and blocked drain specialists acting and looking a little weird around the full moon………….let me know!
Tags: Blocked drains, Blocked sewer pipes, blocked toilet, dental floss, emergency plumber, full moon drains, toilet deodorisers, tree roots
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
St Marco drain boat
Now Giovanni knows his way around the lagoon and the Grand Canal and all the other canals of the beautiful city of Venice.
His impressions of the sewers and sights of Venice along with his images of the way sewer is transported from the grand homes and palaces along the canals is always educational.
Apart from being a wonderful host and waterman, this excerpt from a recent correspondence underlines just how well our correspondent in Venice knows his way around his water bound city.
Hey Dave!
So can you imagine that Sophie the daughter of a friend from Evans Head, came to visit me in Venice.
Yesterday we had a great evening and this morning I had to wake up early ‘cause I had a commitment with a Norwegian novelist. He is writing a novel about somebody escaping from an island in the lagoon of Venice with a gondola, so he had to check out if for somebody was possible to do it without knowing anything about a gondola before the moment of the escape. I took him out on my gondola this morning at 8 for some research and now I’m back. I took these pics on the trip
Godolier at rest
So dear readers, this gondolier knows his S – - T.
Please enjoy some more images of Venice courtesy of Gio
Cruise ship at anchor Venice
Tags: Blocked drain symptoms, emergency plumber, The Lone Drainer And Pronto!
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Monday, May 31st, 2010
Winter starts tomorrow and if gas is your preferred method of heating then read on… Natural gas is a great resource to have in any home for ovens, cooktops and hot water heating. However leaks in a high pressure gas line can be extremely dangerous especially if they go unnoticed or are allowed to continue unchecked. The massive explosion in Bondi Junction last year is an example of how horrible a gas blast can be.
If you live in a building with multiple gas meters, it is really important to know where your gas meter is and how to turn your gas meter off. Make sure all the gas meters in your building are labelled or numbered clearly, so that in the event of an emergency, you can turn your gas off safely.
Which gas meter is mine?
Here are some pointers to detect gas leaks early so that appropriate measures can be taken to avoid major damage.
- If you suspect a gas leak, mix some bubbles, detergent with water, and cover the suspect area. If bubbles expand, you have found the leak.
- Don’t ignore a gas leak. Gas can be dangerous! Not to mention your bills will be increased
- Disconnect your plug in gas heater in summer.
- When reconnecting the heater in winter, the bayonet is difficult to plug in, it is probably dusty. Dust and lubricate the connection, then try again.
- Don’t mess around with gas. If you are not sure don’t touch!
If you are not sure when it comes to a gas pipe problem, always call a licenced plumber and gasfitter.
Tags: Damaged gas pipes, emergency plumber, gas room heaters, Plumbing Services Sydney, The Lone Drainer And Pronto!
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