Where Is My Water Meter? A Noble Park Guide
Know where to turn off the water before a pipe bursts, not while it is spraying.
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Houses
In most Noble Park houses the water meter is near the front boundary, within a metre or two of the fence or driveway. It may sit on a short riser above ground or inside a small plastic box with a lid. Shrubs, mulch and old garden edging often hide it. Find it today and clear a path to it.
Townhouses
On subdivided blocks, meters for each dwelling usually sit together at the front, sometimes in a row along the driveway. Each should be tagged with the unit number. If the tag is missing, ask your owners corporation or turn on a tap inside and see which meter dial moves.
Older unit blocks
Older blocks often have a bank of meters near the street or the car park, and sometimes one meter for the whole block. If it is shared, turning it off cuts water to everyone, so warn your neighbours.
Turning it off
Turn the valve clockwise until it stops. Old valves can be stiff. Use steady pressure; do not lever it so hard that it snaps. If it will not budge, call us.
Isolation valves inside
Most homes have small valves under sinks, basins and toilets and at the hot water unit. If a hose bursts under a sink, turning that valve may stop the water instantly without turning off the whole house.
Gas meter
Find the gas meter too, usually on the side or front of the house. The handle is in line with the pipe when on and across it when off.
Then call
Ring 03 8658 7042 once the water is off.
Practise turning it off
Try the tap once a year so it does not seize when you need it. If it is stuck, call us to replace it.
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.
Related services
- Emergency plumbing
- Blocked drains
- Hot water
- Gas fitting
- Hot water replacement
- Heat pumps
- Leaking taps
- Burst pipes
- Toilets
- Leak detection
- Pipe relining
- Stormwater
- Bathroom renovations
- Roof and gutters
- Commercial plumbing
- Backflow testing
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Why Noble Park calls us first
We pick up
Ring and you talk to a plumber who can tell you what to do right now.
Old pipes, new builds
Galvanised pipe from the fifties or a brand-new townhouse, we know both.
Price before work
The fault is found first, then you get a fixed price. No rates, no surprises.
Left clean
Tested, tidied and the paperwork lodged before we drive off.
Get a free quote
Tell us what is going on and a licensed Noble Park plumber will ring you back.
How quoting works
Ring 03 8658 7042 or send the form with a short description, and a photo if you have one. A licensed plumber rings you back and books a time. On site they find the cause, explain your options and give you a fixed price. Nothing starts until you agree, and bigger jobs get a free written quote.
Need a plumber in Noble Park?
Noble Park, Noble Park North, Dandenong, Springvale, Keysborough and nearby. Quote-only: we find the fault, then give you a fixed price.