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The Pied Plumber is a leading local Avalon Beach family-owned plumbing company with over two decades of experience offering a comprehensive range of plumbing services at competitive rates.

We understand that you expect promptly professional and courteous service from your local Avalon Beach plumber. Using the most advanced plumbing technology available, we will take care of your plumbing emergencies on time every time.

 

Plumbing Companies Near Me?

 

Absolutely! We are on time and budget with no hidden costs or residual problems!! Simply contact us, and a Pied Plumber will be dispatched to your location in the nick of time.

At The Pied Plumber, we take pride in our service, and customer retention is of the greatest concern. Whatever the problem is, one of our knowledgeable local experts will help. Our Avalon Beach plumbers will repair it, replace it or unblock it.

 

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Here are some of the most popular plumbing issues that The Pied Plumber can help you with:

 

 

 

External Avalon Beach Drain Blockages:

On occasion, you may hear gurgling around drains, usually in kitchens, and even sewage floods outside, some more often than others. It’s important to attend to these issues when they arise, as these routine plumbing problems can be resolved quickly!

Tree roots desperate to survive in Sydney's regular draughts often create outside sewer service blockages. Whether you're in Avalon Beach, Collaroy or Narraweena - these mainline chokepoints are common in Sydney and the surrounding areas. Obstructions either to branch lines, boundary traps, and shafts are our speciality. The Pied Plumber employs cutting-edge high-pressure jet blasting and CCTV inspection drain clearing equipment to clean, identify, and pinpoint the exact location of the problem, allowing your drainage wastewater system to be fully unblocked.

If your downpipes are clogging in and near pits, and your strip drains are overflowing –  we'll take the time to get you back up and to run quickly while also properly assessing your problem to prevent a recurrence.

 

Toilet trouble:

A leaking cistern can, in some cases, contribute to extensively high-water bills! You may even experience external toilet drips and leaks in and around the bowl or pan. If this is of concern, all toilets can be isolated below. We can also replace your old toilet with the one you've always wanted—you'd be delighted by how much a new toilet installation can change the appearance of a bathroom.

We are always plumbing by Avalon Beach and would love to chat with you whether this is a crisis or not!

 

No Hot Water in your Avalon Beach Home:

Lack of hot water in your home is a common plumbing issue in Avalon Beach– call the experts and have it resolved quickly for your family! Hot water leaks can be easily fixed but don’t delay - it could result in a hot water unit failure. In some cases, a faulty hot water tempering device may result in insufficient temperatures around essential wash down fixtures such as showers and sinks. We can service, repair, and install new hot water systems. Our parts are sourced exclusively from your local Avalon Beach plumbing Reece supplier to ensure that all hot water components in your property last the test of time.

When the boiler system is no longer heating at appropriate temperatures, it is time to call the experts to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. We do this seamlessly.

 

Leaking Avalon Beach Taps:

Dripping taps will drive you and your loved ones insane! This popular plumbing issue includes everything from leaking kitchen or hand basin mixer tap cartridges to "that" bathroom shower that keeps the family awake at night. Broken and shattered washers add to Sydney's high quarterly water bills; hence the Pied Plumber takes the time to repair and/or replace the leaky pipes, be modern or rusty, washer or quarter-turn–we do it all.

 

Leaking and Burst Avalon Beach Pipes:

Burst water pipes can occur anywhere on your property, usually near electric wires and other hidden locations, possibly resulting in extensive water damage and a hefty high water bill.  We always have a 24-hour emergency plumber near Avalon Beach, and we will work to replace burst pipes, fix floods, and have you back to normal fast. The Pied Plumber has dealt with everything from a broken hose under a sink to a split copper pipe in the garden to certain infamous splits under the pavement or above the water meter. We'll have you back up and running as soon as possible.

 

Constant Gas Smell in Avalon Beach:

In Avalon Beach, we are professionally licenced and insured gas fitting specialists. A sudden odour of gas odour can be detected anywhere near your appliances; These are all signs of a potential leak, such as areas around your gas heater, gas stove, barbeque, or gas meter, or even catching a faint egg odour beneath your floor or home!

Gas leaks can be potentially dangerous for you and your family - you should call us to assess your next move. We have all the latest testing and tracing equipment at our disposal to ensure your kitchen and heating stay operational.

 

Blockages within Avalon Beach Household Drains:

Common for most Sydney families. At some stage, whether it's children dropping off their toys or ‘that’ family member that arrives every Christmas, leaving you in strife.

Blocked fixture drains are commonly found in kitchen sinks, and even long-haired family members can lead to drain clogs and overflowing showers. The Pied Plumber has certainly gained their fair share of experience in these areas over the last two decades. Unblocking floor wastes adjacent to baths, swiftly attending to kitchen drainage strife, fixing overflowing laundry tubs and in some cases even removing dried cement from shower drains left by your last tradesman. We take the time required to truly resolve your drainage dilemma to arm you with preventive awareness.

Let's face it: drains aren't always pretty, and unblocking the ensuite or main bathroom toilet without professional assistance can do more harm in the long run.

 

Shower Complications:

   You may experience dreaded in-wall concealed shower leaks through the nooks and crannies around taps or showerheads from time to time.    We provide thermal imaging equipment and can easily pressure test your shower outlet. Checking to plumb is certainly the best first step before asking hundreds of dollars to resealing a bath or shower assembly only to discover the problem is still there!

We even replace old rusted shower heads with new top-notch multi-function heads and install adjustable shower on-a rail dispensers for those odd couples with significant height differentials.

 

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If it's a weekend or an after-hours emergency, The Pied Plumber is here to help!

Pied Plumber's are experts in Avalon Beach who will provide you with repair, plumbing maintenance, and hot water installations. We are specialists in gas, storage, and electric hot water services.

 

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If you're searching for a dependable, professional, and intelligent family plumber in Avalon Beach, look no further than The Pied Plumber. We are dedicated to doing the best workmanship possible and to doing jobs properly the first time.

When only a qualified family plumber might do, call 1300 13 80 80 or complete our online enquiry form  - First-rate nearby plumbing around Avalon Beach with competitive pricing.


 

 

 

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Avalon Beach Drain Repairs:

 

Leaking/burst pipes and a broken or blocked drain can bring your household to a crashing halt, causing you to have problems to no end.    If your toilet, shower, bath, or sinks are overflowing, blocked, or broken, we consider all drain repairs as an emergency, and our plumbers in Avalon Beach will be there as soon as possible to unblock them, clean, and clear your overflowing drain!

If you experience a blocked drain because of tree roots and debris, the first thing you should do is call one of our experts. Our after-hours emergency plumbing service will assist you in understanding the most common causes of drain blockages. Once our team comes out to see you, we’ll locate and fix the blockage and ensure your drains are set up to prevent future blockages.

 

Emergency Avalon Beach Plumber:

 

We understand that plumbing problems do not often exist during the day and that they sometimes occur after work while you take a shower or use the toilets. The Pied Plumber understands this, which is why our team is made up of the best plumbers in Sydney, who are available to our clients 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That is how dedicated our plumbing staff is to you and your family! So, the next time you experience a plumbing issue in Avalon Beach, our direct response emergency team is ready to help you even at night or very early in the morning.

 

What To do In an After-Hours Avalon Beach Plumbing Emergency:

 

Try to remain calm; help is only a call away. Emergencies are always apparent; what is not always obvious is your safety! Stop for a few seconds to recognise areas at risk of floods, look for electrical risks, and there's any water present around your storage hot water service - turn your electrical hot water circuit OFF! Hot water should be clearly marked as “HWS”, “HOT WATER”, or “HW” inside your electrical meter box.

 

What do I do if a pipe bursts in my toilet, kitchen, laundry or ensuite?

 

  • Generally, politely requesting a pause would not resolve burst lines. Before our arrival, attempt to find your water meter and, if practicable; Determine if the leak is caused by cold or hot water to ascertain what to isolate. Otherwise, the water meter will exhaust all available supplies.

 

  • If you’re phoning from house property in Avalon Beach: Chances are your water meter is located at the front (facing the street), usually in line with your house hose tap. Check that your meter tap is turned clockwise, then open an outside hose tap to confirm that your water utilities are indeed turned off. This will also allow the remaining house supply water line to drain safely elsewhere!

 

  • If your problem derives from a unit block in Avalon Beach, you'll normally find your unit isolation valve under the kitchen sink or laundry tub. Unfortunately, there is no set parameter for sourcing the final location of common property isolation valves. As a result, The Pied Plumber highly urges all unit owners always to be mindful of such components' particular orientation.

 

So, you've isolated your supplies and are about to call The Pied Plumber:

 

Whilst we have wet vacs along with cleaning equipment and consider this part of our emergency service. Having old towels on hand during emergency scenarios is a must and likely to reduce the severity of damage inside your home. Chipboard cupboards and shelves may swell if there is a plumbing crisis under a hand basin, toilet, or drain, causing lasting damage. Whatever you do, never use hot air fans to relieve the situation, as this will escalate the damage before we arrive. Allow us to save your plumbing!

 

 

WHAT OUR LOCAL CUSTOMERS SAY ABOUT US

  • I could not be happier with your expertise and promptness in solving my problem. In future you will always be my plumber.
    Owen, St. Ives
  • I am very impressed by your excellent service and will be more than happy to recommend your company.
    Jane B, Redfern
  • I was very pleased with the advice and the work carried out for me. I am a very satisfied customer.
    Gwen, Kingsford
  • Sam did an excellent job. I am talking about the Pied Plumber non-stop!
    Viv, Cremorne

PLUMBING TROUBLESHOOTing

Fortunately, you're not alone—this prevalent problem in Sydney households is, most of the time, due to either hot water cylinder rust or cast-iron pipe supply issues. (if in older properties)
Open your taps independently to check whether the discolouration occurrence is on both hot and cold sides. If your issue is predominantly from the hot side - your hot water heater is asking for a check-up.


Are you finding this on both sides? It's a likely supply issue.


Discolouration can range from a slight cloudy white tinge to black, brown and orange water supplies. To check, simply fill a clear cup sample and focus notably on the bottom for sedimentation.
On occasion, even a Sydney Water street mains break can affect surrounding property supply, so in the meantime, continue using your plumbing and, after a day or two - if the problem persists, have this looked over.
Otherwise, give us a call! We would be more than happy to help. 1300 13 80 80

Short answer; check your cleaner packaging before use. Anything bleach-based, when used inside your cistern, can chemically deteriorate internal rubbers and valve parts. If your cistern cleaner is bright blue in particular - this voids most manufacture warranties of cistern components.

 

A quick tip from the boss: If you're one to use cleaners inside the toilet rim, look into dissolvable stick-on products rather than hanging manifolds. You'd be surprised how many call-outs Plumbers obtain from foreign objects caught down the dunny when flushed. Some can involve fairly significant works to retrieve.

 

Just remember - bleach for the pan, not your cistern!

 

We're always happy for a chat if you're experiencing any issues.

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Here at The Pied Plumber - We love resolving your issues. Some seemingly more urgent than others.

We'll arrive for a leaking tap and then get that question on the way out:

"OHHH, while you're here. We have this bathroom which we barely use that smells!"

While you may have underlying plumbing issues in these cases, the most common here is that all your plumbing around the property will require regular use.

In areas where (for example) an ensuite bathroom is used every six months - what occurs here is that the water levels in the traps around the sinks and floors wastes slowly drop as they evaporate, leading to water seal loss. Odour can then travel into the bathroom from the sewer service.

 

There is an easy fix!

 

Make sure you run water services in the room at least every few weeks whilst ensuring that water always reaches the floor wastes. You may otherwise be a victim of poor plumbing design where these floor wastes may require a manual top-up.

Ensure the room is well ventilated, and if the problem persists, we're a call away!

 

We know design! Call the experts if you're still stuck!

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At The Pied Plumber, we understand that knowing how to lower your water bills in Sydney will go a long way to helping families manage their budgets within challenging climates.

Never fear! There are ways that you can reduce your water bills, whether this be installing water-efficient appliances and fixtures or by ensuring that leaks are isolated and fixed promptly. These actions will not only help you save money on your water bills but assist in conserving water, we can all help save our dams during drought seasons.

 

Five strategies for saving money on your water bills in Sydney

  1. Check your toilet for leaks: Add a few drops of food colouring into the cistern and wait for 30 minutes. If the cistern is leaking into the pan, you will see the coloured water in the bowl.
  2. Install a dual flush cistern: This can save you up to 5 litres of water every time you flush the toilet, which can add up to thousands of litres per year.
  3. Check fixture flow rates: Our family plumbers will check the flow rates of your shower heads, bath, vanity, kitchen and laundry taps and install water restrictors, which reduce the flow rates to save you money.
  4. Repair leaking taps: One or more dripping taps can add up to a lot of wasted water and higher than expected bills. So whether these are indoors or outdoors, the prompt repair of leaking taps is essential to conserving water and saving money on your water bills in Sydney.
  5. Hidden underground leaks: Often, the first time you realise that you have an insidious underground water leak is when you receive an abnormally high water bill. However, leaks from underground mains water pipes can be challenging to locate, which is why our electronic line locating equipment comes in handy. Our family plumbers will quickly and efficiently find the source of your underground water leak and repair the pipes, helping you to save money on your water bills in Sydney.

Lower your water bills with a water leak claim form

When you have a concealed water leak underground and have promptly acted to fix the problem, you can claim credit for the additional water charges from the council. As licensed family plumbers in Sydney, we will issue you with a water leak claim form, which you submit to Sydney Water once we have repaired your water leak helping you lower your water bill in Sydney following a hidden leak.

 

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Whatever the scenario. Whether this be servicing a tap, toilet or even in the event of a dreaded burst pipe - Try not to panic.

 

Firstly, what service do you wish to isolate?

 

If it's your hot water, you'll usually find a control valve with a black, green or blue handle at the lower end of the storage heater. Turn off clockwise to isolate.

 

If you require turning off the property at the meter or main control valve:

  • House owner: Usually, these will be street facing around the front fence boundary. If obstructed and unobtainable, try and source the front hose tap and focus your efforts to track in-line towards the road. Most meter's you'll find a T-shaped brass handle to turn clockwise for ÓFF'.
  • Unit owner: On occasion, such isolation taps can be difficult to source as there's no absolute clear-cut standard as to where they're required to be located. The most common areas are laundry tubs, kitchen sinks, standard corridor service doors, car parks and standalone wall valves. If unsure, call your strata and have them confirm its location.

 

Remember, your mains water isolation valve is the most critical tap around the property. ALL property owners should know their whereabouts.

Rest assured that anyone sent to your premises is covered under the Pied Plumber business plumbing licence. You will never have a subcontractor attend as all staff are employees. Our squeaky clean record can easily be viewed by searching us on the fair trading NSW website.

 

We are additionally insured with 20 million public liability cover.

 

For the most part – It's not a secret language.

 

This refers to sets of rules outlined by countries, states and regions worldwide with the objective of providing safe method, practice and installation of plumbing materials and systems fit for public health and safety.

We operate within the guidelines of the Australian Sydney region, which is primarily governed by the AS/NZ 3500 standard and NSW code of practice.

 

So if you overhear a plumber saying, "That’s not to standard!” – It’s probably good news that he or she knows the rules which must be carried out.

In this case – size does matter.

 

The pipe sizing of your original house before renovations and additions may be of minimum size. Suddenly you’ve doubled your required flow rates and experiencing pressure losses in either/or water and gas supplies.

This may be a result of incorrectly designed plumbing systems. Whether it’s upgrading a gas meter regulator or assessing your pipe size after your water meter through to fixtures – The Pied Plumber can evaluate your concern by providing clear options to assist.

This flimsy piece of paper is documentation usually found with your house sale contracts, which can significantly assist in locating the position of below-ground sewer pipework. In essence, it’s a vague outline of your outdoor sewer service and, in most cases outdated, however, it does have relevance during scenarios where a Plumber is unable to locate essential final sewer points, as oftentimes these are buried underground in older dwellings. It also gives further knowledge on the whereabouts of mains infrastructure. 

 

It is always a good idea to have this document on hand ready before a plumber arrives. If unobtainable, visit the Sydney Water website and purchase a downloadable copy.

Take it from the owner of the Pied Plumber—a pet hate of agreeing to a price and then the hidden surprise afterwards.

Since 1995 – We have never surcharged a VISA or MASTERCARD expense back to our customers. We will, however, continue to charge 1.5% on AMEX.

A shower, in this case, is just an example. In theory, any hot water fixture can be affected by this problem. You may have hot water quickly on one side of the house and then worry it's broken once you reach the other end.

These issues are mainly pipe sizing and length related problems. The further your heater is away from the fixture, the greater the heat loss and time taken to reach the furthermost tap. Even climate can affect the heat loss in lines.

 

Only when Hot water services have a lack of pressure preventing optimal flow is when these issues are insanely prevalent. Most of the time, we are able to provide solutions to improve or completely remedy your hot water problem.

Our regular business hours are Monday through to Friday, 7am – 3pm. This excludes Public holidays and long weekends. However, we understand that not all plumbing issues arise between these times. If urgent, we offer after-hours, same day service if necessary.

 

The Pied plumber is always happy to help!

That’s because it’s a whole lot cheaper to run! Electricity has never been more expensive, and on average, an electric Hot Water service can account for a third of your total power bill. Running your Hot Water service at the cheapest tariff at night is approx. 60% less per kilowatt hour.

 

But, it’s not all sunshine lolly-pops

 

Your electricity utility will require installing a new off-peak timer switch on your meter board which is not always possible. Additionally, your hot water heater must be a minimum storage of 250 Litres and sized accordingly so as to ideally remain hot throughout the day and night. Undersized setups can easily run out of hot water until the following day and may not cope should additional household members be present.

‘Off-peak setting 2’ is a potential game-changer in this scenario. This is a setting used at the meter board to enable power back to the heater one further occasion during the day, allowing the setup to cope with supplementary visitors craving for their showers.

Suppose Off-Peak isn’t ideal for you? Perhaps consider gas hot water solutions (if possible) or stainless steel storage cylinder routes which will reduce your running costs and environmental footprint.

The maximum and most ideal house pressure range is 500KPA.

 

This is achieved throughout most of Sydney; however, some areas have been known to exceed this immensely. Furthermore, in these particular locations, we’ll often find problem issues that rarely occur elsewhere.

High-pressure notably reduces lifespan and increases wear in pipes and valves. Water hammering concerns are prevalent in these scenarios, and generally, water use in high-pressure homes is far greater than their optimal pressure counterparts.

Unfortunately, Sydney Water does not guarantee a maximum supply pressure, leaving the sole discretion of the consumer to protect their property. As plumbers, we can easily perform a pressure test and, if necessary, install a water meter pressure-limiting device to safeguard your home.

Severe leaks can cause hundreds of litres of water per day to gurgle down your drain. Water use in Sydney averages per person at around 300L per day, factoring in all dishwasher, washing machine, toilet, shower, hosing and general tapware use. So losing a vast amount through a seemingly minor problem can add up fairly quickly. If left for months, it’ll affect your back pocket the next time you receive your water bill.

Our advice is to fix significant leaks as soon as they arise.

  • Take notice of high-efficiency WELS rated Australian fixture products

 

  • Ensure you’re using water restriction devices on all tapware. (saving up to 5L per minute)

 

  • Choose water-efficient electric appliances with a minimum of 4 WELS rating (saving up to 50L per wash)

 

  • Pre-fill kitchen sinks for rinsing rather than leaving your tapware on. (saving up to 9L per minute)

 

  • Ensure you wash full loads worth of clothes rather than washing the one sock that dog buried in the backyard.

 

  • Turn the basin tap off during your two-minute teeth brushing exercise. (could save 4-6L of water before you head off to work!)

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