Burst pipes | Burst Hoses | Flexible Connections | Tomlinson Plumbing | Geelong | Torquay | Ocean Grove

A friend of ours recently came home to the majority of the floors in her house saturated in water- thanks to a burst hose / flexible connection under her bathroom vanity.  She now has a great mess to clean up and needs to vacate the property while flooring is sorted. She joins quite a long … Read more

Fix the drip! | Water Leaks | Leaking Taps | Geelong | Torquay | Tomlinson Plumbing

Dripping taps can waste HUGE amounts of water We live in a drought-ravaged country.  Regional areas are faced with the reality every single day, but in urban areas we can sometimes become complacent, so we really do need to try and keep our water usage habits in the forefront of our minds and look after … Read more

Gas Leak Detection | Geelong | Torquay | Tomlinson Plumbing

A huge amount of bubbles means a huge amount of gas escaping from this regulator. No wonder our clients were churning through gas three times their normal rate! #gasleaksgeelong #gasleakstorquay #leakdetectiongeelong #leakdetectiontorquay #gasleakdetectiongeelong #gasleakdetectiontorquay #soapytest

Burst pipes | Leak Detection | Geelong | Torquay | Ocean Grove | Barwon Heads | Tomlinson Plumbing

You can very quickly lose substantial amounts of water from a non-visible burst pipe. Be sure to be on the look out for any signs of damp ground, patches of greener than normal grass, wet plaster or mould – and act quickly! Tomlinson Plumbing has acoustic listening devices and thermal imaging cameras to locate and … Read more

Found it! Our acoustic leak detection equipment accurately located this burst water pipe in Ocean Grove recently. So how does acoustic leak detection work? The vibrations made by water leaks are transmitted through the water pipes and to the surface of the ground, which we can then pick up with the listening device on our … Read more