Leaking Tap Repairs Noble Park

Why fix a drip?

A steady drip can waste a bathtub of water every week. A dripping hot tap also costs you the energy to heat that water. Drips wear the tap seat and get worse, so the repair gets bigger the longer you leave it.

Which tap do you have?

Washer taps

Older Noble Park homes still have traditional taps with a rubber washer and jumper valve that press onto a brass seat. When the washer wears or the seat pits, the tap drips. Cranking it tighter only wears it faster. We fit a new washer and jumper, reface or replace the seat and replace O-rings so the tap closes with light pressure.

Ceramic disc taps

Quarter-turn taps use ceramic discs. Grit or a chipped disc makes them drip or refuse to turn off. A new cartridge to suit the brand usually fixes it.

Mixer taps

Single-lever mixers use a cartridge that controls flow and temperature. A dripping spout, a stiff lever or water leaking from under the lever usually means a worn cartridge. We match the cartridge to the brand and model, or recommend a new mixer if parts are unavailable.

Leaks at the base or in the wall

Water around a tap base or behind a basin may come from a loose body, failed O-rings, a cracked flexible hose or a leaking wall fitting. A leak inside the wall can rot timber and damage plaster, so we find it before it spreads.

Laundry and garden taps

Laundry taps get hard use, and garden taps get knocked, frozen and left running. We repair spindles, washers and wall fittings, replace cracked taps and fit vacuum breakers where needed.

High pressure wears taps

If taps bang shut or keep wearing out, your water pressure may be too high. A pressure limiting valve at the meter protects every tap, hose and appliance in the house.

Replacing tapware

When a tap is corroded or parts are gone, a new one is better value than repeated repairs. We supply and fit WaterMark certified tapware or install taps you have bought.

Renters

Report drips to your agent so they get fixed before they get worse. A dripping tap is not usually an urgent repair.

Pricing

We look at the tap, tell you what is wrong and give a fixed price including parts. Several dripping taps? We fix them in one visit.

Mixer taps and cartridges

Most modern kitchens and bathrooms have mixer taps with a ceramic cartridge inside. When a cartridge wears, the tap drips or becomes stiff. We replace it with the right part for your brand.

Noble Park pipes at a glance

Most of Noble Park was built between the late 1940s and the 1970s, so original houses usually have clay sewer pipe, galvanised or early copper water pipe and gas hot water outside the laundry. Newer townhouses on subdivided blocks have PVC drains, plastic or copper water pipe and continuous-flow or heat pump hot water. We use cameras, locators, pressure tests and leak detection gear to see what is going on before anyone digs or cuts a wall.

From your call to the finished job