Plumbing guides, and how to check any plumber

Practical guides from our licensed plumbers, written so you can check what we tell you. How to look up a licence, what a quote has to contain, and how to ask Sydney Water for an allowance when a hidden leak has wrecked your bill.

Before You Hire

A licensed plumber repairing pipe fittings by hand

30 Aug 20268 min read

How to check a plumber is actually licensed, in about a minute

Plumbing is licensed work in NSW and the register is public and free. How to look anyone up, including us, and what the result actually tells you.

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Before You Hire

Old galvanised pipework and chrome mini stop taps exposed in an opened wall

30 Aug 20269 min read

What has to be on a plumbing quote before you agree to it

A quote is a contract. What NSW requires in writing over $5,000, and the lines worth questioning before you sign anything.

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Bills & Leaks

Water running steadily off a corroded pipe onto the grass below

30 Aug 20268 min read

A hidden leak blew out your water bill? You can ask for an allowance

Sydney Water may credit half the water usage on your worst quarter. The conditions, the exclusions, and exactly what you need to apply.

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Rather just talk to a plumber?

Written quote, licence number and ABN on the page before you agree. A licensed local plumber in Fairfield can be on the way.

Call 1300 381 569

Licensed Fairfield plumber ready to take your call