Emergency Plumber: Sydney’s Old Houses Followed by a Bad Bathroon Smell
A bad stench infiltrating you personal space? Can you fix it yourself or will you need a plumber?Solving Sydney’s smelly situations Why Does My Bathroom Smell So Bad? If you’ve ever walked into your bathroom and wondered why it smells like you’ve stepped into an underground sewer, don’t be too alarmed – this is normal. […]
Get Water Smart With Your Smart Phone
The Best Phone Apps To Stay Water Conscious Water-savvy consumers can now digitally track their H2O usage. There’s a phone app for everything these days – from the functional to the frivolous, it seems that the app market is still booming and open to ideas. We’re fascinated with the apps concerned with water use – […]
Health Officials Warn DIY Plumbing Could Land You on the Gurney
We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again – as tempting as it seems, do not attempt to DIY any plumbing work, no matter how easy shows like The Block make it look. We’ve shown you how shoddy DIY jobs can end up, but the reality is that your personal safety is at risk […]
How to Extend the Life of Your Hot Water Tank
Don’t take hot showers for granted – keep your hot water happy by performing a couple minutes maintenance a year! Sydney Homeowners: Don’t blow it all on a hot water tank If you’re a homeowner with a hot water heater, you may have convinced yourself that maintenance on these wonderful devices would only occur very […]
The Dos and Don’ts of Using Greywater in Your Home
Repurposing greywater is becoming more common in Sydney. Sydney Goes Grey: Greywater What is greywater anyway? It’s the useable (once treated) wastewater from a range of sources around the home which includes your bath, bathroom basin, laundry and shower. It does not include blackwater, which is unusable wastewater from toilets. With Australia being the world’s […]
Winter Warming: What are the benefits of natural gas in the home?
Cooking becomes a joy when natural gas is installed in your home. The Bountiful Benefits of Natural Gas With a sharp change of weather in the past couple of weeks, Sydneysiders are looking at winter warming options perhaps a little earlier than expected. Natural gas is becoming a popular option, and it’s not hard to […]
The Price of Plumbing: Why aren’t costs regulated by the ACCC?
Plumbing is one of the most popular professions in Sydney. Demand is almost always high and, in turn, so are the costs for a call-out. While advertised prices appear low on an advertisement or website, that tends to be solely for the cost of the plumber call-out. Once the plumber has entered your home or […]
Sydney’s Water Saving Tips for the Laundry
Image via Shutterstock. Did You Know? The laundry accounts for 15-20% of all water consumed in the home, making it a high consumer of water, detergents and energy. However, this doesn’t have to remain the case – you can save water, energy and, most importantly, money, with a little bit of know-how. Here are a […]
Top 5 Terrible DIY Disasters – No Sydney Sider Should Try These!
There’s a place and time for DIY. If you’re handy and hardy, feel free to replace sink taps and shower heads, hook up sinks and washing machines. That’s fine. However, just because you’ve accomplished those tasks without flooding the house or electrocuting yourself does not a plumber make. Without professional tools or know-how you could […]
10 Weird & Wonderful Plumbing Facts
There’s more to plumbing than fixing leaky taps and unblocking toilets. It’s one of Western civilisations oldest professions and, as such, has a lot of history behind it! Here are a few of our favourite plumbing facts we’ve found along the way… (Image source: Shutterstock) After saying that he would become a plumber if he had to […]
