Plumbing Frequently Asked Questions

You can put any kind of soft edible material down a garbage disposal. Avoid bone, coffee grounds, corn husks or other fibrous materials.

Most pipes have curves in them to catch trash before it goes to the sewer (like food, grease, or solid waste). You can either take the U-bend apart and clean it, or use bleach or vinegar to break up the gunk. Turn on a fan to suck up the odor.

Your hot water tank normally runs 24/7, so you should buy a quality one. High quality tanks could provide over an hour of hot water and only cost about fifty cents a day. Drain it once a year, and it’ll last a long, long time.

If your water heater starts making a lot of noise, you’ve probably got serious issues. It could cause a short that blows your circuit breakers. It could also start to build up sediment, which clogs up your water heater and burns excess electricity to heat. You might be able to beat repairs temporarily by draining the system completely and then refilling it.

It’s important to get the right equipment. When you use water, it’s delivered from a good distance away, and it’s forced via a pressurized system. This pressure can bust low quality pipes and equipment. Having a PRV and quality piping can be the difference reliability and a huge mess.

To reset a garbage disposal if it is humming, push the red reset button on the disposal, located on the bottom underneath the unit, or use an allen wrench in center of disposal to unjam if no reset button is present. Unplug the unit first before using allen wrench. Plug it back in and check it out. Next, check to make sure the power is on. If the power is on and the unit is still non operational ring TRi Plumbing

On almost every valve there is a packing nut (behind the handle). By opening and closing the valve the packing nut may become loose, needing to be tightened. Tightening the packing nut will stop the dripping in most cases.

Blockages can happen at any time, which can then quickly escalate and cause unnecessary stress for everybody involved. It’s during emergencies such as these where you should turn to the experts to alleviate all problems with the fastest degree of accuracy and efficiency. Our master plumbers offer an extensive range of services covering everything from piping replacements and blockages to industrial sewer drain cleaning and much more. Our services extend from Mackay to the Gold Coast and everywhere in between.

Blocked Drains Brisbane

Equipped with the latest technologies it ensures we can cope with any circumstances from standard blockages, clearing grease traps and storm water drain cleaning to much more extensive work. It’s best to inform us as soon as a blockage has been discovered because the longer these issues remain, the more damage, disruption and cost will incur on your part. We can confidently deal with any kind of blocked drains Brisbane customers suffer with. No matter if the problem is residential or industrial, our team of cleaners are adequately prepared to clear any blockages that occur.

Industrial Sewer Drain Cleaners

Every situation is unique and requires an attentive and experienced plumber to identify problems quickly to determine the most effective solution. Our experience of over 40 years have taken us to a wide selection of industrial locations throughout Mackay, the Gold Coast and beyond. We offer customers an emergency service where upon we will respond within an hour, while we also give a no obligation quote on all enquires for your consideration. At Tri Plumbing, we understand that blocked drainage systems are never a fun experience. Therefore, our full range of services can help you get back up and running as quick as possible. Simply put; if it’s a drain, we can guarantee to clear it effectively.

When You Need it Most

Nobody gets to choose when something goes wrong with your plumbing at home or in your business. Not only that, situations that involve emergency plumbing in Brisbane are time consuming, and anti-productive, needing to be attended to fast, and not allowing you to use your taps, bathrooms, hoses etc. when you need to. At TRI Plumbing, we understand the stress of a burst pipe or complication and have an emergency response team ready and waiting for your call. Repairs and maintenance is never fun and often isn’t simple. Whether it’s:

• Blocked drains
• Emergency hot water
• Bursts pipes or taps

Our team are ready to go with an hour response time Don’t risk it. If you’re needing repairs and maintenance for your home or workplace, don’t hesitate to call the team at TRI Plumbing on 07 3392 0880.

A Job For The Experts

When something goes wrong with your plumbing, it almost goes without saying that it’ll be a problem that you don’t want to make worse. Plumbing is often a complicated infrastructure, and needs to be repaired or maintained by the professionals. TRI Plumbing have been performing leak detection services, fixing pipes, unclogging drains and helping Queenslanders in less than ideal circumstances for over 40 years, and have a plethora of experience across both the domestic and commercial industries. Whatever your plumbing problem is, we’ll be able to correctly diagnose and fix it correctly, the first time. Get all the information you need to make the best decision possible with an obligation free quote from the team at TRI Plumbing. Simply get in touch with our team, and they’ll take it from there.

How it Works

1. Call the team at TRI Plumbing and describe your situation
2. The team will then either diagnose the problem or need over the phone and provide you with an obligation free quote for your consideration. If it’s an emergency callout, we’ll response within an hour.
3. Once you’ve decided to go with TRI Plumbing for your situation, the team will come out to your site and complete the job at a time that is convenient for you.
4. We’ll also touch base a short period of time after the job is completed for a brief follow-up call, to make sure that our services are continuing to meet your needs.

Installing Water Tanks

If you’ve made the decision to purchase a water tank, the team at TRI Plumbing can help get it up and running for your. Installing water tanks is one of our core areas of service, as we’ve been doing it for over 40 years. We’ll get your new tank working to it’s full capacity, allowing you to use it for drinking, showering, hosing, and whatever else you’re plumbing infrastructure will allow. When installing water tanks, you are essentially replacing the source of water that the entirety of your plumbing infrastructure is drawing from. This is an important job and is crucial to get right. If you haven’t had any experience or aren’t sure when it comes to installing water tanks, make sure that you get it right the first time and call the team at TRI Plumbing today.

Ancillary Services

Aside from the big initial installation, TRI Plumbing are here for your ongoing water tank usage providing services in repairs and maintainence. We specialize in:

• Rain water pump installation, servicing and repairs
• Water filtering
• Garden irrigation installation, servicing and repairs

So that when it comes to using and installing water tanks at your home or workplace, you have peace of mind knowing that there are a team of experts waiting for your call that come with both the experience, tools and knowledge of your water tank to get the job completed correctly and conveniently.

How it Works

1. Call the team at TRI Plumbing and describe your situation
2. The team will then either diagnose the problem or need over the phone and provide you with an obligation free quote for your consideration. If it’s an emergency callout, we’ll response within an hour.
3. Once you’ve decided to go with TRI Plumbing for your situation, the team will come out to your site and complete the job at a time that is convenient for you.
4. We’ll also touch base a short period of time after the job is completed for a brief follow-up call, to make sure that our services are continuing to meet your needs.