Six services, each with its published scope
A price with no scope beside it is not information. Each service below states what it covers, what it does not, and who it suits, so the choice can be made before the first conversation rather than during it.
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Diagnostic visit
$99
Up to ninety minutes on site. Static pressure read at the main, flow measured at two fixtures, the meter watched with every outlet closed, and the condition of the shut-off valves, the traps and the visible supply runs recorded. Ends with the readings written down and the options set out. Parts and repair labour are quoted separately.
Suits Water behaving differently from last month, and anyone who has been quoted for a part without being told which reading called for it.
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Drain clearing
$179
One blocked line cleared by cable or by jetting, with the trap and the clean-out opened where access allows and the line run clear for a full minute afterwards. Covers one drain; a second line on the same visit is priced separately. A camera survey is offered, not pushed, when the same line has blocked twice in a year.
Suits A sink, bath or floor drain that runs slow and then stops, and any line that has blocked more than once in a year.
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Water heater service
$149
A tank flushed until the discharge runs clear, the anode rod drawn and rated, the temperature and pressure relief valve tested against its seat, the setting checked and the connections inspected. Ends with the age of the tank and its likely remaining service life written down. Covers one tank.
Suits A tank that no longer holds temperature, a heater more than eight years old, and any tank that has never been flushed.
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Fixture installation
from $265
A supplied tap, mixer, sink, toilet or shower valve fitted to an existing connection, with isolation valves replaced where they are seized, the seal made and the joint tested under pressure before the tools are packed. The figure covers one fixture and standard connections; concealed or altered pipework is quoted after a diagnostic visit.
Suits A tap, mixer, toilet or shower valve already bought and waiting to go in, and any fixture leaking at the connection rather than at the body.
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Repipe estimate
no charge
A survey of the supply pipework: its material, its size, its condition and the runs that can be reached without opening a finished surface. Ends with a written comparison of a partial repipe against a full one, each with its own figure and its own disruption set out beside it. There is no charge either way.
Suits Pipework at the end of its life, repeated pinhole leaks, and anyone weighing a large repair against replacing the run behind it.
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Water quality consultation
$79
Hardness, pressure and temperature measured at the incoming main and again at one fixture, the state of any existing filtration or softener recorded, and the effect the water is having on the fittings already installed described. Ends with a written note on what treatment would and would not change.
Suits A building with scale on every aerator, low pressure at one end of the house, and anyone choosing a softener without a reading to go on.
What happens in each of the three stages
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Measurement
Every visit opens with readings: pressure at the main, flow at a fixture, the meter watched with the outlets closed, and the condition of the shut-offs and traps that can be reached. Nothing is dismantled at this stage.
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Scope and figure
The readings are written up as a scope with a figure beside it. Where more than one repair would answer the symptom, each one is priced and the difference between them is explained rather than recommended.
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Work and handover
The agreed scope is carried out, the joint or the line is tested under pressure before the tools are packed, and the sheet is updated with what was fitted and what was deliberately left alone.
When a repipe is the honest answer
A repair stops being the honest answer when the pipework behind it is the same age and the same material as the part that has just failed. Where that is the case it is said plainly, a repipe estimate is offered at no charge, and the repair is still carried out if that is what the customer decides.
Start with a diagnostic visit
Readings first, written down and shown, with the options set out before anything is fitted.