It’s Saturday night in the city and we received an emergency call from a long term client, HELP we have a tap over the kitchen sink that is leaking lots of water and flooding our kitchen.
Now on a Saturday night, this sounds like a job for “The Lone Drainer and Pronto“!
We were at the house within 30 minutes!
The kitchen sink mixer tap had exploded, gushing water everywhere, and our clients who were having a peaceful dinner, could not turn the water off!
The 2 valves controlling hot and cold water supply to the kitchen sink flickmixer style tap, and the Water meter at the front of the property could not be turned off.
Both the taps had siezed and the water just kept running out all over the kitchen!
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It pays to know how and where your water shuts off!
Friday, May 14th, 2010Plumbing Services Sydney – Toilet Leak
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010How Much Water Is Wasted When I Continue To Let My Toilet Leak?
When a meter’s flow indicator moves and you know that all the water outlet are off, both inside and out, you can be sure that somewhere in your lines, there is a leak. The continuous drip of a leaky tap or a constantly running toilet will add dollars and cents to your water bill in a hurry. When this happens, it is time to call for toilet plumbing services.
Plumbing emergencies during the Christmas season
Friday, December 25th, 2009Todays post is on behalf of all our team, we wish you Peace, Happiness and Family during the festive season.
Spend as much time as you can with the ones you love and the ones who love you.
May 2010 be your Best Year Ever.
During the festive season, if you need help with a plumbing emergency, Just call!
I can’t turn my water meter off!
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009If 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.
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I know they will help save you in a plumbing emergency!
HELP! I’ve got a burst pipe in my bathroom!
Sunday, December 20th, 2009This 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!
Never Underestimate the Power of Water
Friday, June 5th, 2009The awesome power of water and the damage it can cause has been widely witnessed in the past month, not only throughout Sydney, but along the entire eastern coastline of Australia. These problems have been caused by freak weather patterns and the failure of man made stormwater systems to cope with the sheer volume of stormwater. (more…)