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Alan from Roxburgh Park contacted Essendon Plumbing Services with no hot water. He explained the hot water system was a mains pressure storage tank and the pilot light kept going out. He had been trying to re-light it with no luck and suggested the unit was approx. 20 years old.   Cost Effective Solutions   …

Recently, we received a call for HELP from a School with a leaking hot water system in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne.  Our experienced plumbing estimator, Richard, took the call and attended site the same day to provide a fixed price quote to replace the hot water service. Inspection & Quote: There were a couple of non- …

Tips on How to Repair Roof Leaks Generally speaking, if you have a roof leak in your home, you’re sure to know, but there are occasions where there’s no obvious signs. The causes of roof leaks are often not obvious and can be caused by the smallest of things, like a screw hole that hasn’t …

We received a call for help from a new client with a leaking sink tap in St Kilda East. Carrie explained she renews her tap washers by another plumbing company, but the dripping tap continued. She suspected it was something more sinister than just tap washers and maybe the breech piece inside the wall cavity …

Natural Gas doesn’t have a smell so it’s a good that Utility providers add Mercaptan to the gas. This chemical, when mixed with natural gas, makes it smell a lot like sulphur (or rotten eggs), making it easier to detect when you have a gas leak in your Melbourne home. You may sometimes hear a …

Recently, our professional team were called out to attend a residential plumbing job where the client was concerned with the amount of water pooling around the front corner of their home after rain. Matt, our plumbing estimator, took the call and, because it had only recently rained, organised a site visit with the owner, Mark, …

We find 80% of all blocked sewer drains in Melbourne are caused by tree roots finding their way into sewer pipes and storm water drains. Who doesn’t love the look of a beautiful big tree? Providing shade and the beauty it attracts beats the look of a pergola or shade sale hands down. However, the …

Paul, an existing client of Essendon Pluming Services, recently contacted our office with a reported roof leak. We had had a previous attempt at sealing up the leak and explained to Paul at the time that this may not work due to the poor condition of his roof, if it failed, we would need to …

So, you’ve decided now you have the time to start the DIY bathroom renovation you’ve been planning to do for years. You are concerned about having tradespeople in your home, so what is it you should be looking for from a Plumbing Company when renovating your bathroom during the Coronavirus pandemic? The message from Essendon …