I'm glad unlicensed plumbing isn't permitted.
Otherwise we would have people thinking that blind mullet can swim up hill (like the OP).
They cant, they lurk in the bottom of the pipes and fester until you have a solid mass of compacted **** and toilet paper - then you have to call a plumber and believe me the plumber will charge you a bomb to clean out the crap, another motza to fix the problem the way it should have been done in the first place.
If you decline to be gouged (FW Tax) you will probably get a visit from your local council/water board who will make you pay even more, fix the problem properly and quite likely fine you on top.
Call a plumber first, see what they have to say about doing it right the first time. It will be cheaper in the long run!
Mark
I wouldn’t agree Mark. I think a great part of reason people don’t understand how these things work is they are not allowed to ask knowledgeable friends and family to help them carry out these simple tasks themselves as in my day, and must rely on a (often dishonest) tradesperson they don’t know.
When I was doing anything structural or say laying a sewer pipe we had to pay a small fee to have it inspected by council (or private) building inspectors to ensure it complied and was signed off. I would rather see that adopted here rather than the compulsory use of licensed trades
Very often tradespersons rip you off and will advise whatever is easiest for them or will make themselves most money.
I have experienced this a few times with NSW licensed plumbers and electricians. A couple examples:
My sister-in-law was having her electric HW system replaced with instantaneous gas. The plumber removed the existing HW storage tank that was located right outside the kitchen and bathroom at the back of the house nice and near the HW taps. Then proceeded to hang the new gas unit at the far side of the house next to the gas meter.
I questioned what he was doing and he explained that it was the best place as he could connect easily to the gas and run a short length of HW pipe to connect to an old disused wash sink that someone had DIY installed under the house.
I pointed out that my sister in law would need to run the hot water taps in the kitchen and bathroom for ages before any HW came through wasting both water and gas every time. He eventually agreed that it was better to site the new unit near to the HW taps and run a gas pipe from the meter to it. This took him about half an hour as it was an easy run under the house which was built on a sloping block.
Last year a leaking HW tank was to be replaced at a rental property along with some other electrical work at the property.
I had advised the letting agent that there was an off peak electric meter but the existing Dux Aeroheat System was not connected to it as it needed to operate during the day. As the new HW system was going to be off peak I suggested the electrician be arranged to attend same time as the plumber and wire the new tank.
Electrician turned up a bit late connected the wires to the new HW tank (the plumber had disconnected the old one) and switched it back on. I told him the old system had not been off peak, apparently the message had not been passed on to him so he went to look at the meters.
After a brief inspection he declared this is a bit weird it’s going to be a bigger job and getting his phone out said he will need to call the agent and let them know. I asked what was wrong with it and what the complication was.
He arrogantly pointed to the mess of wiring behind the meter board and said you show me how to do it.
So I did. Mate you only need to move that red wire from that meter over to the off peak meter, everything else is fine.
About ten minutes later the new tank was connected to off peak and the electrician in a furious mood got on with the other jobs he had been instructed to do.
