Help! I Need A Plumber !

[Pisces69]

The drainage hole area of the basin..not the basin.

 

 

Oh ok.

 

[Golfmatic]

Bro Golfmatic,

Thanks for sharing, a good plumber contact is always handy during "Water Crisis"

My lifetime water crisis happened once and is unforgettable , I wanted to fix a hook with wall plug under my kitchen basin to hang my heavy wok, started to drill the marked point and suddenly water flushing out from hole right into my drill bit and machine, blindly because I hit the hidden water supplying pipe in side the wall tiles

Speechless for almost an hour thinking what to do next, luckily my wife kept a very old phone book recorded a plumber contact , he did turn-up to save our family out of this water crisis

 

You are welcome.

 

I have 3 plumbers' mobile phone numbers handy all the time. Because, like you, I had situations that became worse when I did my own DIY solutions. Once I jet-sprayed my wash basin and the power of the jet broke the PVC pipe beneath the sink. Another time I thought my WC did not look right - as if it was shifted slightly to one side. I shifted it back and water started leaking from the base of the toilet bowl.

 

[Robin]

You are lucky, able to clear the choke so easily.

 

Our toilet bowl in common toilet choked during the recent CNY.

Tried using the rubber pump, chemicals, wire snake. Jialat, all the "golden pieces" floating in the bowl, almost overflowing.

Had to keep the common toilet closed, and CNY guests had to use the master bedroom toilet.

Let the liquid drained off slowly through the clog after several days.

Removed the water tank, removed the toilet bowl, straightaway saw the reason for the clog : a scrubber brush [commonly called coconut brush] was stuck at the outlet of the toilet bowl.

* after cleaning the floor during CNY spring-cleaning, I must had pour the dirty water together with the scrubber brush into the toilet bowl.

* subsequently toilet papers got entangled with the scrubber brush to choked almost 99% of the outlet of the toilet bowl.

 

yah kinda lucky

for pipe leak i bought some of those epoxy sealant from giant and DYI

took a few days for the sealant to harden to stop the leak

didnt want to call a plumber cos am afraid i kana chop carrot

[13177]

if you staying in HDB, call your town council. they have authorised contractors on call and their prices are not expensive because town council control them.

Maybe i can try the contractors stated on the town council directory?!

[Ingenius]

Is there a Diploma in Plumbering ? I would like to sign up for night class.

[Adrianli]

Is there a Diploma in Plumbering ? I would like to sign up for night class.

 

Nope.

 

but got ITE course for it if u interested : http://www.ite.edu.sg/wps/portal/!ut/p...551b75f66ae4136

[Ptcaca]

Try NTUC website. Use them twice. Good and reliable.

Edited May 22, 2013 by Ptcaca

[13177]

Try NTUC website. Use them twice. Good and reliable.

Seems like there are quite many choices to choose? Town concil and NTUC?!

[Ingenius]

Thanks , I am seriously considering to sign up, maybe can work as a plumber when i retire. mcf members get 5% discount.

[Mcf777]

i worked as a plumber for 3years during my teenage days.

1 person alone change the whole (3rm or 4rm) house piping + all the taps.

[Ingenius]

steady

[Kezg1]

Maybe i can try the contractors stated on the town council directory?!

 

 

 

can take a pic to let us see if can DIY......safe some $$

[Donut]

Seems like there are quite many choices to choose? Town concil and NTUC?!

 

my personal preference is town council

[Mcf777]

agreed. town council the best. look out for their directory usually at the lobby area notice board.

aunty lucy give it a miss if the plumber name is called mr aw.

 

but always beware....most of the plumbers always carried a parang knife.

they always strike when it is hot. by the time, things cool down, your money already fly off.

[13177]

Called up the town council, they come to assess the suitation FOC, unlike other plumber i called up, i need to pay them one sum of transport fees.

[Mcf777]

if plumber dont know how to do the job, they just quote high high and take the transport fee.

[13177]

Many times when the plumber charge you of changing this and that, you also would not know whether you got carrot or not, as you cannot find a market rate price list for plumbing service. So if the plumber change one pipe and tell you $100, you will pay since maybe $100 to you is not say very expensive.

[Rustyz]

Factor the sai and smell in.$100 just give lo. After all not like your pipe get choked so easily. It is a unsoughted service so chopper naturally bigger

 

 

 

Is there any preventive measure. like flush a pail of water down the toilet bowl. Or put baking soda with vinegar for kitchen sink once in a while?

 

Any expert in this

Edited May 25, 2013 by Rustyz