Tales From The Trenches
Filter your water with PureMix X6 !
Transform your existing tap into a water filter tap with PureMix X6 from Puretec The PureMix X6 installs under your existing kitchen bench and uses your current tap, transforming your normal water into great tasting, clean, safe and as pure as possible, filtered water! Water passes through a four-stage filtration process with no bypass, filtering … Read more
Get your holiday rentals ready!
Plumber for Holiday Rentals – Torquay, Anglesea, Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove & surrounding areas It’s getting closer – that crazy Summer season, beautiful weather (hopefully) and your holiday rental booked solid for weeks (hopefully too!). To avoid inconveniencing your holiday tenant, why not include the following points on your maintenance to-do list and get them … Read more
Gas Leaks Geelong
Can you smell gas? You probably have a gas leak. If you can smell gas at your cook top, around your gas hot water system, or out at your gas meter, the chances are, you almost certainly have a gas leak. Never take a risk with gas and don’t waste any time getting on the … Read more
Bosch Hot Water installer & technician – Geelong, Torquay & surrounding areas
Bosch – a brand you can trust Tomlinson Plumbing is an approved preferred Bosch hot water installer & technician for Geelong, Torquay and surrounding areas on the Surf Coast and Bellarine. Bosch has been delivering hot water to households and businesses for more than 60 years. Their hot water and heating systems are at the forefront … Read more
Blocked Sewers & Flushable Wipes – Geelong
Flushable wipes are causing sewer blockages Media Release from Barwon Water. https://www.barwonwater.vic.gov.au/about/news-blog/not-so-flushable-wipes The message is don’t flush ‘flushable’ wipes! They’re causing sewer blockages. Remember, only the three P’s go down the toilet…..poo, pee & paper! This is an article from our Blocked Drain Series
Savings Tips for your Gas Hot Water Systems
Simple tips to save on operating costs for your gas hot water system in Geelong It’s sounds so obvious, but make sure you choose the right sized hot water system for your hot water needs. There’s no point in choosing something with a smaller capacity than what you need, because you’ll either run out of … Read more
How can I check for a burst pipe?
Burst pipes & Leak Detection in Geelong If you don’t have a mysterious geyser in your garden, water bubbling up through cracks in your concrete, or a patch of soggy plaster that seems to be spreading as quickly as nits in grade 2, how do you know if you have a burst pipe? Often, the … Read more
Burst pipes & leak detection Geelong
Tomlinson Plumbing offers a leak detection service in Geelong Is your water meter ticking over madly, but you’re not using the shower or any household taps? Or have you received an unusually high water bill? Sometimes burst pipes can be difficult to detect. There may not be any signs of water leaks or water pooling … Read more
Hot water and legionella
Storing hot water to prevent legionella Australian Standards require hot water to be stored at a minimum of 60°C so as to inhibit the growth of legionella bacteria. A Queensland woman recently contracted the deadly Legionnaires’ disease after her solar hot water system circulating pump failed. The woman was unaware of the pump failure and … Read more
Bosch Hot Water Heaters Geelong
Gas Hot Water Heater Systems – Geelong, Torquay, Anglesea, Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove & surrounding areas The Bosch hot water heaters are an excellent product. Shown here is the Highflow 26e, which is suitable for a 2 – 3 bathroom home. It’s features are: 5.53-star energy efficiency Continuous flow technology Delivers 26 litres of water … Read more
Flushable wipes are causing blocked sewers – it’s confirmed!
Don’t flush ‘flushable’ wipes! Finally, Choice have published an article on ‘flushable’ wipes. We’ve known for years that they aren’t really flushable because we’ve been clearing them from sewers time and time again (like this lovely photo which shows a combination of wipes and other sanitary products that have been cleared from a blocked sewer)! … Read more
What is gas and where does it come from?
What is Gas? Gas is a matter that conforms to the shape of a container in which it is held and acquires a uniform density inside the container, even in the presence of gravity, and regardless of the amount of substance in the container. If not confined to a container, gaseous matter, also known as vapor, will … Read more