Plumber Arundel: Hot Water, Gas & Leak Detection

Arundel grew mostly through the 1980s and 1990s, with family homes spreading out around Arundel Hills and the country club. A lot of those houses were built with a single electric storage tank sized for a young family. Thirty-odd years later the kids are teenagers, the tank is on its second or third replacement, and showers run cold by the third person. Moving up a size, or switching to a heat pump or continuous-flow gas where gas is connected, is a common conversation here.

Solar hot water also turns up on Arundel roofs, often installed 15 or more years ago. Those systems tend to fail in stages: the booster element works harder, the relief valves start to weep, then the collectors or the tank itself let go. We check the whole system before recommending a repair, because a new valve on a tank that is about to fail isn't good value.

The copper water pipes in homes of this age are generally sound, but we do see pinhole leaks and worn fittings, particularly where pipework runs through the slab or the roof space. A water meter test is the first step if your bill has jumped without explanation.