If your toilet is leaking onto the floor, bowl, out of the cistern or making noises, then it needs a repair. In most circumstance it is either the inlet valve or outlet valve. In the rare case the push button or flush valves are faulty, your bowl is broken or you have a closed couple suite, if this is the case you may end up having to replace the suite. There are many components which make a Toilet Work. Some more mechanical parts like flush valves and inlet valves are more prone to wear and tear. These parts are made out of plastic and eventually become brittle over time and get caught on each other. Other parts like O-rings and washers also perish over time. Together, worn out valves and washers are responsible for almost all toilet leaks. Most toilets are compatible with generic washers and valves meaning its something that can be fixed easily. Nearly one in five homes have a toilet that is leaking into the bowl without the owner noticing. This can add up on your water bill and is easily remedied. To check if your toilet is wasting water follow these steps; Flush and clean the toilet. Wait 15 minutes then place some toilet paper at the back of the bowl above the water line. Wait another 15 minutes, and if the toilet paper is wet, then you have a leak.

We can tell if your pipes have a leak in them by completing a pressure test on your cold and hot water lines. This involves us shutting off all outlets and the water meter. We then pump additional pressure into the pipes. Then we wait and see if the pressure drops. If it does, then there must be a leak. To locate the precise location of your leak we use a digital acoustic leak detector. This machine converts the noise the water makes inside the pipes into a digital reading on a screen. The louder the noise the closer to the leak you are. As leaks in walls are hidden, they take a varying amount of time to find. Once the leak is located it is very simple to repair the actual pipe. However, as we need access to the pipe we may damage the tiling, plastering and painting. We will organise and quote you for the restoration before we begin. Thermal Imager: We can use our thermal imaging camera to watch for hot and cold lines close to the surface on walls. Certain leaks may also be visible like paint on a wall. Acoustic Detector: This unit amplifies and digitalised noises that no normal human can hear. Water Leaks under pressure, tend to make a soft hissing sound that is readable on our device. Pressure Can: Pressurising the piping system will let us know if the pipes are leaking as well as make the leak more severe, thus easier to locate. In some circumstances if the leak was not clearly detectable you might be eligible for a leak allowance from The Water Corporation, this allows you to have a certain amount of your water bill negated. Our plumbers are trained and aware of leak allowances and will likely bring it up if we think it is applicable to you. Sadly most tap leaks are clearly visible and a leak allowance doesn't apply. You likely have a shower leak if you are noticing swelling on your bathrooms outer walls and there might be issues with your waterproofing that need to be resolved. However, If your showerhead is dripping then it is an issue with the showers taps or mixers and should be resolvable with a simple tap service. Waterproofing you're shower area is incredibly important. This is a paint-like substance which creates a membrane-protected area after it has dried. Proper installation of this Waterproof membrane is essential for it to last a long time. Areas like drain and tap holes are the most likely place water is getting past the membrane. There is a chance you may have no waterproof membrane installed as there was a period where Western Australia law didn't require the use of waterproofing. There are also cases where cowboy tilers and unexperienced tradies try to save a buck. A waterproof membrane cannot be fixed. It has to be removed and re-installed. Doing this will require retiling the area. The Corners of the shower where the wall and floor come together should be siliconed up. This is done because the building's walls and floor can begin to move over a long period of time. This can break grout and waterproofing. However, silicon is a glue which has 30% elasticity which means it will stretch with the walls and keep it watertight. Silicon can just be reapplied if it is broken or missing. Very rarely the problem could be a leaking shower pipe in the wall. If this is the case, you can generally hear a hissing sound as water pipes are under a lot of pressure. A way to check your houses pipes are not leaking is to locate your water meter and see if it's ticking over when you're not using any water. There is a small chance that the pipe between the tap and the shower outlet is leaking with-in the wall. This will only leak when the shower is being used. This issue requires a pressure test completed. and may require retiling and opening up the wall to fix. If your showerhead is dripping permanently, this is actually because your taps are leaking water through them to the showerhead. to fix this you will need to service your showers taps.