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Plain advice from the jobs we actually attend. No sales pitch, no scare tactics, and nothing you need a trade licence to follow.

Adlington Plumbing testing a continuous flow hot water unit

Signs your hot water system is about to fail

A tank rarely dies without warning. It just gives the warning somewhere you do not look.

Rodding an open sewer inspection shaft

Why your drain keeps blocking in the same spot

A drain that blocks twice is not unlucky. It is telling you something specific.

Gas cylinder regulator being serviced

What to do if you smell gas

Four steps, in order. Knowing them takes two minutes and it matters more than anything else on this site.

Open sewer inspection shaft with a jetting hose feeding in

Blocked drain or sewer problem: how to tell the difference

One is a nuisance you can often live with overnight. The other should not wait.

Pressure testing a water service with a gauge

Gas, electric, heat pump or solar: which hot water system suits your house

The cheapest unit to buy is very often the most expensive one to own.

Plumber working on a tap and water meter assembly

Backflow testing: what it is and whether you need it

If you own commercial or strata property, this is an annual legal obligation with your name on it.

Drain jetter and pressure gauge at an inspection shaft

Your water bill jumped and nothing looks wrong. Here is where to look

A hidden leak of one litre an hour is over eight thousand litres a year, and you will never see a drop of it.

Plumbers clearing a stormwater line in a backyard

Getting your plumbing ready for storm season in the Hunter

Most storm damage we attend was preventable with an hour of work in the weeks before.

Rolling a resin impregnated liner ready for installation

Pipe relining or excavation: how to decide

The trench is not just the trench. It is the driveway, the garden and the two weeks afterwards.

Adlington Plumbing equipment trailer loaded for a job

Six questions worth asking before you book any plumber

Most of the bad outcomes we get called in to fix could have been avoided at the booking stage.

High pressure drain jetting unit

Plumber in Swansea NSW: what to expect and who to call

A local guide to finding a plumber in Swansea, what the lake and the salt air do to your plumbing, and what a fair price looks like.

Locating a buried drain from the surface

Finding a plumber in Newcastle you can rely on

What Newcastle housing stock does to plumbing, suburb by suburb, and how to tell a good local plumber from a call centre with a local number.

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