A Burst Flexi Hose Is the $20 Part That Causes $30,000 of Damage
One in ten home water damage claims comes from a burst flexi hose under a sink, and the average claim is $30,000. Here is how to check yours in ten minutes.
How to Turn Off the Water Mains, and What to Do If It Won’t Move
Every emergency plumbing instruction starts with turning the water off, and most people have never found the tap. It is at your front boundary, there are two valves and only one is yours, and it takes two minutes to find on a dry afternoon.
Burst Pipe? What to Do in the First 30 Minutes
A burst pipe is one of the few plumbing problems where the first five minutes decide how much it costs. Turn the water off at the meter, deal with the electricity, then photograph everything before you touch the mess.
Why Drains Back Up When It Rains, and What It Tells You About Your Pipes
If your drains only misbehave when it rains, you do not have a blockage. Stormwater is getting into your sewer line through a crack, a damaged gully or a wrong connection, and no amount of drain
Tree Roots in Your Sewer Line: The Signs, the Cost, and What Actually Fixes It
Tree roots do not break into a sound pipe. They find a joint that is already leaking, which is why cutting them out works for a season and then stops working. Here is what each treatment actually does and which one ends the cycle.
Blocked Toilet and the Agent Isn’t Answering: What NSW Renters Can Do Tonight
A blocked or broken toilet is expressly listed as an urgent repair under NSW tenancy law. If you cannot reach the landlord or agent, you can arrange a call
Hydro Jetting vs a Drain Snake: Which One Does Your Blockage Actually Need?
A drain snake bores a hole through a blockage. Hydro jetting scours the pipe wall back to full bore. Which one you need depends entirely on what the blockage is made of, and sometimes the cheaper method is the correct one.
Blocked Downpipes: The Signs, the Damage They Cause, and When to Call Someone
A blocked downpipe does not stop water. It redirects it, usually over the edge of the gutter and down the wall of the house. Here is how to tell from the ground which of your downpipes is blocked, and what the overflow is quietly doing.
Water Running Across the Driveway or Path Instead of Draining Away: What’s Gone Wrong
Water running across a driveway or path rather than draining away is a surface drainage problem. It is usually a blocked channel drain, a fall that was never right, or paving laid over the drain that used to handle it. Here is how to tell which.
Every Drain in the House Is Blocked at the Same Time: Here’s What That Means
When every drain blocks at once, the fault is in the one pipe they all empty into. Clearing individual fixtures cannot fix it, and each attempt adds water to a line that has nowhere to put it. Here is what to do instead.