Archive for the ‘North Shore Plumbing Tips’ Category


How to get rid of an airlock

An airlock in a tap is a pain for the household as it is noisy and time consuming Removing the air lock To remove the airlock simply attach a length of garden hose to the tap that has the airlockĀ  and then connect the other end of the garden hose to a tap that is [...]

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How to stop a tap knocking or water hammer

The real fix for this is to call North shore plumbers and get a accumaltor installed An accumulator is a cylinder with a sealed piston or diaphragm in it. One side is filled with air to about 45% of the water pressure in the tank and the object is designed to stop water hammer or [...]

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How to fix a leaky water valve

The modern home has many water valves located in different parts of the house The area that can be the most wasteful is where the water comes in to the home and is the main plumbing supply. See the photo below We recommend you get a plumber to fix this however if you are unable [...]

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How do you calculate volume of pipework?

Here is a tip for plumbers on the North Shore What is the calculation for pipework To calculate pipe volumes please use the following calculation. The formulation for plumbers is Pipe Volume = 0.7854 x D2 x L. D. = the diameter or the pipe L. = the length of the pipe. To calculate the [...]

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North Shore plumbing

The fastest and convenient north-shore plumber is here waiting to serve you. We are a well established long standing North Shore Plumbing company and have been serving the local community and larger Auckland areas with plumbing, gassfitting and drainage Bassett Plumbing and Drainage 3 Henry Rose Place Albany North Shore City, Auckland Phone: (649) 415 [...]

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