Leaking Tap Repairs Narre Warren

Why a dripping tap is worth fixing

A tap that drips once a second can waste thousands of litres of water a year, and if it is a hot tap, you are paying to heat that water too. Leaks also stain basins, wear out the tap seat further and sometimes leak behind the wall where you cannot see. Fixing them early usually means a simple repair instead of a new tap.

The taps in Narre Warren homes

Older Narre Warren homes mostly have traditional jumper valve taps, the ones with separate hot and cold handles and a rubber washer inside. Leaks come from worn washers, worn tap seats or worn spindle O-rings that leak from around the handle. From the 1990s onwards, single-lever mixers became standard, using a ceramic cartridge that controls flow and temperature. When a mixer drips or the handle gets stiff, the cartridge is usually the cause.

Shower taps are often the trickiest, because the body sits inside the wall. A leak there might show up as a drip from the shower head, water behind the tiles, or a damp patch on the other side of the wall.

How we fix leaking taps

For washer taps, we replace the washer and O-rings and reface or re-seat the valve seat so the new washer seals properly. For mixers, we fit a new cartridge matched to the brand and model, and clean any debris from the body. If a tap is corroded, cracked or parts are no longer made, we can replace it with a new WaterMark-certified tap. Outside, we fix dripping garden taps and fit vacuum breakers where needed to protect the water supply.

Leaks you cannot see

If your water bill has jumped without a reason, a tap or pipe might be leaking out of sight. Check your water meter when nothing is running; if the dial moves, water is escaping somewhere. Our leak detection service can find it.

Narre Warren soil and pipes

Most of Narre Warren sits on grey and yellow clay that holds water through winter and cracks open in a dry February. Pipes laid in it move a little every season. On the streets built in the 1970s and 1980s that means earthenware sewer joints that have shifted and let roots in. On the 1990s and 2000s estates south of the Princes Highway it usually means PVC lines that have sagged where the trench was backfilled, leaving a dip that collects grease and wipes. Up in Narre Warren North the blocks are bigger and the runs are longer, often to a septic system or a pump. We bring that local knowledge to every job, and we use a camera to confirm what is happening underground rather than guessing at it.

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