Emergency plumbing problems in Bellevue Hill
“Hi. I’m calling from Bellevue Hill. I need a plumber. It’s an emergency. I have guests coming over in an hour! Pleeeaase!”
Christmas is that time of the year when most people think only of one thing – sitting at home with family and friends, and gorging on delicious, homemade food.
But, if you are a plumber, the story is somewhat different.
Thanks to the amount of cooking and kitchen use, Christmas is one of the busiest days for emergency plumbers. When the rest of the nation is relaxing with great food and drink, plumbers are handling emergency plumbing problems that have suddenly sprouted in kitchens everywhere. So, while the wife or nosey mother-in-law is putting the finishing touches on the Turkey, the plumber is at it with a plunger, electric eel or a water jetter, fishing out potato peels, vegetable waste, bones and other stuff that was not intended for the kitchen drain.
In many cases, these plumbers are angels of mercy who descend on the troubled house at the nick of time and put a full stop to what could be a huge family row. Take the case of Edward Roland. He had put a wager with his wife that the block in the kitchen drains was not from potato peels. There was no way Edward was going to allow his wife to blame the drain blockage on him (he HAD peeled the potatoes). So, when the plumber arrived and discovered that the blocked drain emergency was due to potato peels choking the drain, he paid the plumber an extra $50 to keep it a secret from his wife!
For many emegency plumbing companies, Christmas is the time they get called out to fish for everything from brushes to toys and false teeth from drains all over the country. It is not just the most lucrative time of the year, but also the most ludicrous. In some cases, there is a dash of the milk of human kindness too. Like the bloke who got into trouble for piling vegetable stuffing into sewers just so he could get the table ready for the next customer.
Though blocked drains are the most recurrent problem, there are the occasional burst pipes, water heating problems and faulty lines. According to Tim who works for Bellevue Hill plumber, one of the reasons is the increased number of guests coming and going.
“Many homeowners want to make sure everything is working perfectly before people visit. That is one reason why problems are detected at this time. Also, pending problems are generally taken care of at this time.”
Of course, some guests have a way of leaving their stamp on the house. Like one guest who left lots of toilet paper and other stuff in the toilet bowl which was later unearthed by a hapless emergency plumber, much to the consternation of the family. Of course, the family never invited her to stay over after that!
Whether you live in Bellevue Hill, Darling Point, Double Bay, Edgecliff, Rose Bay, North Bondi, Woollahra, Bondi or the Eastern Suburbs , you need a plumber that you can trust, even on the busiest of holidays. Call us on 0423 602 594. You can trust them – any time!