Plumbing Installation & Maintenance

Because any defect in fusion joints or fittings shows up during the test and is easy to fix, whereas finding it after plaster and tiles means breaking and refinishing. The supply line is pressurised and monitored for a set time to confirm the pressure holds.

Usually relying on gravity from a low roof tank, an unsuitable pump, small pipe diameters, or clogged valves and filters. The fix starts with finding the cause and may involve installing a booster pump or rerouting the line.

PPR pipes don't rust and are heat-fused, so they have fewer leak points than older metal pipes with threaded joints. But their quality depends on choosing the right pressure rating and accurate fusion.

It depends on the number of users and bathrooms and the usage pattern. Storage heaters suit simultaneous use, while instantaneous heaters suit distant or low-use outlets. What matters is fitting the safety valve, earthing the heater and connecting it to a suitable electrical circuit.

Close all taps and watch the water meter; if it keeps turning, there is a leak. Its location is then pinpointed with leak detection equipment without random breaking, and only the damaged section is repaired.

Common causes: trap water drying out at unused outlets, no venting in the drainage network, incorrect slopes causing standing water, or a leaking joint. The fix depends on identifying the exact cause.