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Practical, local plumbing advice for Alberton and the East Rand. The first guides are being written now.
The City reduces pressure and closes reservoir outlet valves overnight so storage can recover. What that daily cycle does to your geyser, your joints and your buried supply line, and the five minute test that tells you whether the problem is yours at all.
Coming soonEvery tap off, watch the dial. How to prove you have a hidden leak before paying anybody to look for one, why leaks here so often never surface, and what the result should change about the call you make next.
Coming soonThe national requirement for a Certificate of Compliance fell away when SANS 10254 changed. Municipal by-laws and insurers did not follow. What that means for your next claim, and why the paperwork still decides it.
Coming soonOne burst on the southern main has taken Brackenhurst, Brackendowns, Mayberry Park, Albertsdal, Eden Park and Thokoza off supply at once. How to work backwards from days to litres, and where the money really goes.
Coming soonThe one observation that tells you whether a blockage sits on your side of the connection or in the municipal line, and why it is worth making before anybody quotes you to clear it.
Coming soonGalvanised supply corrodes inward, so it never drips and never stains. How to spot a restricted supply, and why a renovation is the only moment replacing it is cheap.
Coming soonEvery question Google shows around this search is about money. Call-out fees, what can honestly be priced over the phone, and why an itemised invoice matters more than a low headline number.
Coming soonThe 24 hour bucket test that settles it for the price of a bucket, and what losing more with the pump on rather than off tells you about where to look.
Coming soonWhy the element and thermostat take the damage, when switching off at the board is worth doing and when it makes no difference, and what a full tank really holds overnight.
Coming soon