Dealing with Blocked Drains and Other Plumbing Problems

Dealing with Blocked Drains and Other Plumbing Problems

2023

6 January 2023

Can Hard Water Cause Your Pipes to Burst?

Many homes across Australia receive hard water from their utility supplier. This water has higher than average mineral content and unfortunately, this can sometimes wreak havoc with a plumbing system. If you have just discovered a water leak that seems to be caused by a burst pipe, could hard water be to blame, and if so, what can you do about it in the future? The Problems of Hard Water

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Dealing with Blocked Drains and Other Plumbing Problems

I was not pleased to arrive back from work to discover that my toilet was overflowing and flooding my bathroom with toilet water and human waste. Something had blocked the waste pipe causing the water in the sewer system to back up and enter my home. I panicked and rang my husband who was away on business. He told me to call an emergency plumber. I did so and the company sent a team out to my house straight away. When he arrived he quickly got to work unblocking the pipe and then helped me to clean the bathroom. He was a real gent and he gave me some great plumbing advice.

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