Work it out
before you call.
Quick answers for Ipswich homes: what the problem probably is, whose it is, what it should cost and whether a quote is fair. Every tool works on a phone and none asks for your details. Prices come from the price guide
What’s wrong with my drain?
Pick what you are seeing: the likely cause, what is safe to try, whose pipe it is and the typical price.
Open the tool BLOCKED TOILET · 30 SECONDSPlunge it or call someone?
Four questions: plunge it, leave it for a plumber, treat it as a drain blockage or call Urban Utilities.
Open the tool WHO PAYS? · 30 SECONDSWhose drain is it?
Who to call first and who usually pays: Urban Utilities, the council, the owner, the landlord or the body corporate.
Open the tool DRAIN HEALTH CHECK · 1 MINUTEIs my drain about to block?
Five questions about the house, the yard and the drains: the risk, and whether a camera inspection is worth it.
Open the tool QUOTE CHECKER · 1 MINUTEIs this quote fair?
Compare a plumbing quote with typical Ipswich prices and see what a clear quote should spell out.
Open the tool HOT WATER SIZING · 1 MINUTEWhat size hot water system?
People, bathrooms and the type of system give the usual size and the typical installed price.
Open the tool WATER QUALITY CHECKER · 10 SECONDSWhat’s in my tap water?
The water score, supply, hardness and creek grade for any of the 53 Ipswich suburbs.
Open the tool WATER HARDNESS · 10 SECONDSHard or soft?
Ipswich water is moderately hard. Convert it to °dH for the dishwasher or coffee machine.
Open the toolRather just
ask someone?
Send what is happening and your suburb. A licensed local plumber who covers your area gets back to you.