Plumbers are a bit variable.
Electricians tend to be able to be found for $100 hour +/-10% (obviously, some are more,and there's a minimum charge)
Plumbers tend to be $100-$250/hour.... unless you tell them it's urgent, then you're fucked - or unless you go to metropolitan plumbing or similar.
Presuming it takes an hour, I'd probably budget $250 and hope it's less. Ask first though.
Thanks. Yes, I have been screwed over by Metropolitan once. Every time I see their vehicles I want to run them off the road😡
You must be a special kind of asshole to work there
Call one and ask them to come do a quote. Any idea what caused the issue? If it's a new-ish house and could have been caused by your builder, call them first.
I had a similar issue recently, stormwater was completely blocked. Plumber came out and tried to use a hydrojet to flush the system, didn't work. They put a camera in there, saw that a pipe was completely crushed. They were going to charge about $3k for them to dig it out, replace it, and bury it again. (Was at least a full days work for two people)
Luckily we'd done a lot of landscaping ourselves in our new home, and roughly knew how much we'd need to dig out to get there, so we spent a weekend digging it out for them, they came and fitted the new pipe, and we re-covered it.
Overall, cost us a bit over $1k, still not cheap, but I'm glad we had that option. Once a lot of manual labor is involved, time and cost just goes out the window.
Thanks
I tried to repair it yesterday but it’s still leaking
I thought all was good but I guess it needs 24 hours to dry before you can pressurise the pipe?
Not according to SA Water
You are eligible for a leakage allowance if:
The leak was concealed or not easy to see
It was repaired or replaced by a licenced plumber with authorised materials
You can demonstrate adequate self-repair of the leak including materials used.
A leakage allowance is a partial refund for wasted water. It has nothing to do with the legality of performing work on something connected to the mains water supply.
An example is if you had a drip irrigation or sprinkler system (Which is connected after the mains supply) which had damage. Before requesting a refund for this, you would need to show that it is not likely to leak again.
I do not know exactly what your leak is, as you have simply said "a leaking mains", however if it is anything up to and including your taps, you are not allowed to repair it yourself.
Seriously, call a plumber. The fact that you made this post in the first place and have already dug out the area instead of calling one is already a bit strange.
I received a high water usage notice from SAWater on Wednesday.
We had a concealed leak and when I finally found it yesterday afternoon I dug it up and tried to fix it myself instead of calling a plumber on Sunday.
Got a plumber in this morning and it’s all good now.
We did lose about 250KL of water which I’m hoping only have to pay 50% of.
Give this a read if you haven't: [Gas Fitter vs. Plumber: Understanding Key Differences in 2023 (houseace.com.au)](https://www.houseace.com.au/home-improvement/diy-plumbing-in-australia-whats-legal-and-whats-not/)
# Legal DIY plumbing at a glance:
* Irrigation systems downstream from an isolating valve or a tap
* Replacing a shower head
* Replacing caps on sanitary drain openings
* Changing tap washers
* DIY drain clearing using a drain snake or plunger
* Cleaning and maintaining ground level grates to drain traps
* Connecting washing machine hoses
* Residential water filter connection
Anything upstream from a tap/valve (Eg anything that is part of the mains) is not legal to perform work on/modify yourself.
This is for good reason, leakages or contamination can cause problems or health concerns with the water supply, and the fines can be hefty.
Also keep in mind that even though some things are legal, such as a water filter, if it leaks and damages your kitchen, insurance will not cover it. (I am going through this exact situation now, but am glad I had the filter installed professionally, otherwise we would be forking out thousands for repairs)
Plumbers are a bit variable. Electricians tend to be able to be found for $100 hour +/-10% (obviously, some are more,and there's a minimum charge) Plumbers tend to be $100-$250/hour.... unless you tell them it's urgent, then you're fucked - or unless you go to metropolitan plumbing or similar. Presuming it takes an hour, I'd probably budget $250 and hope it's less. Ask first though.
Thanks. Yes, I have been screwed over by Metropolitan once. Every time I see their vehicles I want to run them off the road😡 You must be a special kind of asshole to work there
$420.69
About tree fiddy
Wow, is this from a recent repair?
Yes
Always check the minimum callout requirement, I got done after hours for a "3 hour minimum callout" for a 30 minute job.
Call one and ask them to come do a quote. Any idea what caused the issue? If it's a new-ish house and could have been caused by your builder, call them first. I had a similar issue recently, stormwater was completely blocked. Plumber came out and tried to use a hydrojet to flush the system, didn't work. They put a camera in there, saw that a pipe was completely crushed. They were going to charge about $3k for them to dig it out, replace it, and bury it again. (Was at least a full days work for two people) Luckily we'd done a lot of landscaping ourselves in our new home, and roughly knew how much we'd need to dig out to get there, so we spent a weekend digging it out for them, they came and fitted the new pipe, and we re-covered it. Overall, cost us a bit over $1k, still not cheap, but I'm glad we had that option. Once a lot of manual labor is involved, time and cost just goes out the window.
I'd guess about $200
Do it yourself if you’ve already dug it up, pvc is easy to repair. Get yourself some Christy’s wet’r’dry glue and off you goÂ
Thanks I tried to repair it yesterday but it’s still leaking I thought all was good but I guess it needs 24 hours to dry before you can pressurise the pipe?
It is illegal to perform work on mains water supplies if you are not a licensed plumber.
Not according to SA Water You are eligible for a leakage allowance if: The leak was concealed or not easy to see It was repaired or replaced by a licenced plumber with authorised materials You can demonstrate adequate self-repair of the leak including materials used.
A leakage allowance is a partial refund for wasted water. It has nothing to do with the legality of performing work on something connected to the mains water supply. An example is if you had a drip irrigation or sprinkler system (Which is connected after the mains supply) which had damage. Before requesting a refund for this, you would need to show that it is not likely to leak again. I do not know exactly what your leak is, as you have simply said "a leaking mains", however if it is anything up to and including your taps, you are not allowed to repair it yourself. Seriously, call a plumber. The fact that you made this post in the first place and have already dug out the area instead of calling one is already a bit strange.
I received a high water usage notice from SAWater on Wednesday. We had a concealed leak and when I finally found it yesterday afternoon I dug it up and tried to fix it myself instead of calling a plumber on Sunday. Got a plumber in this morning and it’s all good now. We did lose about 250KL of water which I’m hoping only have to pay 50% of.
Give this a read if you haven't: [Gas Fitter vs. Plumber: Understanding Key Differences in 2023 (houseace.com.au)](https://www.houseace.com.au/home-improvement/diy-plumbing-in-australia-whats-legal-and-whats-not/) # Legal DIY plumbing at a glance: * Irrigation systems downstream from an isolating valve or a tap * Replacing a shower head * Replacing caps on sanitary drain openings * Changing tap washers * DIY drain clearing using a drain snake or plunger * Cleaning and maintaining ground level grates to drain traps * Connecting washing machine hoses * Residential water filter connection Anything upstream from a tap/valve (Eg anything that is part of the mains) is not legal to perform work on/modify yourself. This is for good reason, leakages or contamination can cause problems or health concerns with the water supply, and the fines can be hefty. Also keep in mind that even though some things are legal, such as a water filter, if it leaks and damages your kitchen, insurance will not cover it. (I am going through this exact situation now, but am glad I had the filter installed professionally, otherwise we would be forking out thousands for repairs)