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We received a call out to a burst pipe in Niddrie. Our office was advised the owner had already turned the water to her home off and there was nobody at the residence who had had a COVID-19 test or anyone with any flu like symptoms. So, our admin team dispatched one of our expert …

If saving money during the uncertain times of COVID-19 appeals to you and you don’t mind getting your hands dirty, then we’ve put together a ‘Home Plumbing Tool Kit’. These are the same tools you’ll find in every plumber’s toolbox. By keeping these essential tools in your toolbelt, you’ll be able to complete your DIY …

I’m sure after searching google for a Plumber in Essendon you’ve seen the words Honesty, Integrity & Trust many times over, and after looking at half a dozen websites it all starts to mould into one and feel like they’re just words with no meaning. This blog is here to help you find and choose …

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, …