Plumbing services, explained area by area
Earth Plumbing is a publication, not a crew: we do not send a van, we send understanding. These are the six territories plumbing work falls into. Each one links to its full guide, and each one can carry your question straight to the enquiry desk.
Blocked drains
Slow sinks, gurgles, smells and overflows: how blockages form, the clearing methods that work (plunger to high-pressure jetter), and the signs that mean the street main, not your sink.
Read the guide RepairBroken & burst pipes
Why pipes crack at joints and in cold snaps, what a burst does to a house by the minute, and where your water meter's stop valve is (find it today, not during the flood).
Read the guide RepairLeaking taps
Drips, worn washers, scored seats and ceramic cartridges: what each fix involves, what a drip really wastes, and why some taps drip again within a month of repair.
Read the guide New workInstallation
New taps, toilets, hot water systems and appliances: WELS ratings, the standards installers work to, and the questions that separate a good install from a fast one.
Read the guide CommercialCommercial plumbing
Cafes, offices and shops answer for things houses never see: grease traps, backflow prevention devices, trade waste agreements and testing schedules.
Read the guide IndustrialIndustrial plumbing
Process water, high-temperature lines, corrosion management and water treatment: plumbing at the scale where it becomes infrastructure.
Read the guideRead, ask, then hire well
Read. The guide for your problem tells you the mechanism, the honest severity, and what is safe to do yourself. That alone settles most midnight worries.
Ask. If your situation does not match the page, describe it to the enquiry desk. We read every question and reply with guidance and a sensible next step, not a sales pitch.
Hire well. Plumbing and drainage work in Australia must be done by a licensed plumber. Our guides tell you what the good ones will do, so you can recognise it when you see it, and ask the right questions when you do not.
The honest fine print
No quotes, no callout fees, no "we'll be there in 20 minutes". We have no trucks and no toolbelts, so you will never get a price or a promise from us, only an explanation you can check against our sources and use with whoever does the work.
That is the deal in plain sight: this site earns its keep by being right, and by pointing you at licensed hands when the reading is done.
Tell us what your plumbing is doing
Describe the symptom, the fixture and how long it has been going on. We read every enquiry and reply with guidance and a sensible next step. Anything that needs tools is a licensed plumber's job, and we will say so plainly.