Plumbing FAQs for Greenwich Homes

Yes, every day of the year. The phone is answered by a licensed plumber around the clock, including public holidays, and there are no overtime rates added for after-hours work. Details sit on our emergency plumbing page.

We prioritise genuine emergencies like burst pipes and overflows, and because the vans work the Lane Cove area constantly, the plumber reaching you has usually just finished a job nearby. Call and we will give you an honest arrival time.

Turn off the water at the meter for a burst or major leak, or the gas at the meter if you can smell gas, then keep clear of the area. We can talk you through this over the phone when you call.

Constantly, and they are a speciality here. Unrenovated homes on the peninsula still run corroded galvanised water services and pre-war earthenware sewers, and we carry the parts and techniques those houses actually need. See residential plumbing for the full picture.

Yes, from single-unit repairs to hot water plant replacements coordinated with the owners corporation, including the flexi-hose-heavy blocks concentrated along the Pacific Highway edge where one failed hose can flood several floors.

The suburb's celebrated tree canopy is the main culprit, with mature figs and brushbox pushing roots into century-old earthenware joints, and the steep double-sided falls to the harbour and Gore Creek scour lines and shift silt downhill. Our blocked drains page covers the causes and fixes.

Yes. Acoustic listening equipment, thermal imaging and pressure testing trace concealed leaks without exploratory demolition, which matters enormously in double-brick homes where guessing wrong means opening the wrong wall.

It comes down to the tank's age, the fault and the repair cost against a replacement. We test the unit, explain what has failed and give you both options in writing, so the decision is yours with full information. Compare the paths on hot water repair and hot water replacement.