by Josh | Jul 9, 2014 | Plumbing
Customers often ask me if I recommend any particular chemical to use in a blocked drain. The short answer is generally no – a blockage is usually a physical problem and requires a physical solution. Caustic soda and acids are often used by householders...
by Josh | Feb 24, 2014 | Plumbing
From time to time, customers here in Adelaide ask me about a sewer kind of odour in their bathroom. It might come from the drain in the shower, or the floor waste in the middle of the bathroom floor, or both. Sometimes people don’t know where it’s coming...
by Josh | Feb 15, 2014 | Plumbing
Thousands of houses in Adelaide receive high water pressure from the street main. People appreciate being able to pressure wash the car using just a garden hose but this convenience comes with nasty side effects both noisy and silent. The noisy one is water hammer and...
by Josh | Jan 31, 2014 | Plumbing
Got a sink mixer that leaks or a mixer handle that doesn’t want to move anymore? Heard you can replace your mixer cartridge but you don’t know which one to get? Not sure what you’d do with a new one anyway? Follow these steps to rejuvenate your...
by Josh | Jan 13, 2014 | Plumbing
I’m often asked about moving the taps from above a kitchen sink during kitchen renovations. Customers are a little unsure about what’s behind those lovely splashback tiles and that faithful old kitchen cupboard that’s been holding the bench up off...
by Josh | Dec 29, 2013 | Plumbing
Tapware isn’t quite ready straight out of the box In the last two months I’ve been called to deal with leaking taps where the cause of the trouble was something you might not find in the plumber’s textbook. In both cases the tap hardware had failed...
