BLOCKED DRAINS
What are the main causes of blocked drains ?
When it comes to blocked drains there are a lot of causes, the main 5 issues are Grease, sanitary items, tree roots, dislodgements and collapsed pipework.
How to prevent them from happening ?
Avoid pouring leftover cooking grease down the sink.Be mindful of what sanitary items you can and cant flush down your toilet.Have a plumber regularly inspect and maintain your drains with special drain inspecting & cleaning equipment.
THUMBS UP PLUMBING Can help you maintain these issues with these services:
- CCTV Drain camera & location inspections.
- High pressure drain cleaning.
- Drainage locating equipment.
- Permanent above and below drainage repairs.
- Pipe relining (Find more information regarding pipe relining further down our services page).
HOT WATER
Wether your looking at having an existing hot water system serviced, repaired, upgraded, replaced or wanting a different hot water heating system we an help!!
We supply & install, service and repair the following types of hot water heating systems:
We supply & install, service and repair the following types of hot water heating systems:
- Electric & Gas HWS tanks.
- Electric & Gas Continuous flow systems (Never run out of hot water).
- Heat pump systems.
- Circulating pumps.
GAS PLUMBING
We are licensed gas fitters that specialase in all aspects of GAS.
GAS is not a service to be handled with lighly as a wrongly installed connection could be lethal.
We supply & install, service and repair the following types of gas fittings and services:
- Gas pipe repairs.
- Gas pipe installation.
- Gas leaks.
- Gas bayonets.
- Gas BBQ's.
- Installation of gas appliances.
LEAK DETECTION
Finding hidden water & gas leaks can be a real nightmare, Luckily your in good hands.With over a decade of leak investigation and detection experience we pride ourselves in getting the results you want.
Ways we can find your hidden leak:
Ways we can find your hidden leak:
- Dye testing.
- Flood testing.
- Nitrogen pressure testing on hot, cold & gas services.
- Bubble leak test.
- Acoustic listening equipment.
- Pipe tracing.
- Shower leaks.
TOILETS & TAPWARE
Want to update your bathroom but dont want to renovate it, upgrading your toilet and tapware will do just that or maybe you just want to fix that leaking toilet or tap that keeps you up at night.
Here's what THUMBS UP PLUMBING can offer:
- Supply and install new tapware.
- Service your existing taps.
- Toilet replacements.
- Toilet servicing.
- Leaking taps & toilets.
- ceramic disc 1/4 turn taps.
- Tap reseating.
- Install customer supplied taps.
- Basin & wall tap sets.
- Kitcken, laundry & bathroom mixer taps.
HOME FILTRATION
Installing a home filtration system is a great way to remove contaminants in your drinking water, but it doesn't stop there, it also helps improve longevity on your plumbing fixtures, knowing your showering in clean water and helps clothing last longer through wash cycles.
THUMBS UP PLUMBING offer the following types of systems supplied & installed:
THUMBS UP PLUMBING offer the following types of systems supplied & installed:
- Under sink water filter systems bench tap.
- Bench top filtration systems.
- Mixer tap filtration systems (connects to existing kitchen mixer).
- Filter cartridge replacements.
- Home filtration sytems (filters the water before it enters your home).
- Staged home filtration systems (with specialised filter cartridges).
RAINWATER PUMPS & TANKS
A rainwater tank or tank pump system combination is an awesome way to save water and help the enviroment.
Rainwater tanks not only add value to your home but also create a second water source for washing your clothes, watering the garden, washing the car and to refill toilet cisterns after each flush.
Types of tanks and pump setups THUMBS UP PLUMBING offers:
- Rainwater tanks.
- Rain2main pumps and systems.
- Rainwater pumps.
- Submersible pumps rainwater pumps.
SEWER SERVICES
A sewerage service on your property is a maze of pipes located in the ground and out that connects to your plumbing fixtures in your home and disposes of it into the Sydney water mains.
Unfortunatly not all sewer pipelines last forever due to ground movement, tree roots, broken old earthenware (clay) pipe and incorrect installations.
We specialise in home sewer repairs and carry out all types of sewer services such as:
Unfortunatly not all sewer pipelines last forever due to ground movement, tree roots, broken old earthenware (clay) pipe and incorrect installations.
We specialise in home sewer repairs and carry out all types of sewer services such as:
- Boundary trap replacements.
- Boundary shaft replacements.
- Shaft & trap risers.
- Spot dig repairs to affected sections of sewer pipes.
- Inspection Shafts.
- Complete sewer replacements.
- Overflow gullies
- Blockages/sewer chokes.
- Ventilation to the sewer.
- Sewer repairs.
STORMWATER
A stormwater service on your property is a maze of pipes located in the ground and out that connects to gutters and downpipes, rainwater tanks, pits and surface drains in your home and disposes of it into the Sydney water stromwater mains.
Unfortunatly not all Stormwater pipelines last forever due to ground movement, tree roots, broken old earthenware (clay) pipe and incorrect installations.
We specialise in home stormwater repairs and carry out all types of stormwater services such as:
Unfortunatly not all Stormwater pipelines last forever due to ground movement, tree roots, broken old earthenware (clay) pipe and incorrect installations.
We specialise in home stormwater repairs and carry out all types of stormwater services such as:
- Downpipes.
- Spot dig repairs to affected sections of stormwater pipes.
- Inspection shafts,
- Complete stormwater replacements.
- Surface drains and pits.
- Stormwater supply to rainwater tanks.
CCTV DRAIN CAMERA
What are some of the benefits and values a CCTV DRAIN CAMERA can offer to your home?
Drain camera's bring value to your home by catching a problem in your drain pipes before they start.
Here's what THUMBS UP PLUMBING can inspect with a drain camera:
Drain camera's bring value to your home by catching a problem in your drain pipes before they start.
Here's what THUMBS UP PLUMBING can inspect with a drain camera:
- Sewer camera inspections.
- Stormwater camera inspections.
- Inspect broken or cracked pipework.
- Locate exact depths and locations of your drainage pipes for future renovations/extensions.
- Inspect for possible blockages.
- Personal items/jewellery accidentally dropped into a drain pipes.
- Helps when clearing blockages while high pressure jet blasting.
PIPE RELINING
Pipe relining has been around since the early 1970's originating from the UK and has since been introduced globally due to the NO DIG convenience it offers.
Relining is now a big part of the plumbing industry due to the age of old earthenware (clay) pipes now starting to deteriate with age and general broken drainage pipes.
We work along side with some of the best pipe reliners sydney has to offer.
Here's just some of the benefits you can get out of relining your drain pipes and in scenarios where you would use it:
- No digging.
- Reline cracked pipes in the ground to avoid tree roots entering the drains.
- Complete drain relines to get longevity without the hefty cost of a complete dig up.
- Avoid digging up an existing/new driveway.
- Relining can be used on all types of pipes such as Earthenware, PVC, Copper, concrete.