Salmon Plumbing Guarantee to ARRIVE ON TIME to your scheduled appointment.
In the rare instance that your plumber has been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, we promise to give you a MINIMUM 30-minutes notice of ANY change in arrival time and will offer to reschedule, if that’s more convenient for you
If we don’t give you at least 30 minutes notice in advance, we will happily give you a FREE Hour of Service on your plumbing job.
This offer is not to be used with any other offer.
Does not apply to quoted jobs.
Discounts will not be applied to overdue amounts.
Deposits
Deposits are not refundable however partial or total refunds of deposits may be made at the sole discretion of Salmon Plumbing.
Cancellations
Salmon Plumbing reserve the right to charge for lost time as a result of cancellations and or postponement made less than 2 business days from the scheduled appointment time.
Warranties
Salmon Plumbing offers a 6 and half year warranty as per the Queensland Building & Construction Commission (QBCC).
Kids are curious creatures. The simplest of
activities like throwing a rock or filling a bucket with sand is a natural part
of their play and necessary for their growth and development.
They love to explore and experiment, test boundaries and push all the buttons, eager to see what happens next.
So it’s vitally important we teach our kids
about plumbing. There are buttons and pipes and grates and spouts around the
home (and even in the extended community like parks) that need to be used with
care. Your child may be curious to play with these or use them as part of their
play. But it often ends in disaster resulting in an unexpected call out to a
plumber, which wasn’t part of the family’s budget for the week.
Here are some things kids need to know about plumbing to prevent an unexpected call out. Most plumbing issues caused by kids can be preventable. These tips as are also important in keeping your child safe.
Teach kids about grates and open pipes outside
The external area around your home will
have storm water grates, rain water tanks, downpipes, hose taps and overflow
relief gullies.
Down pipes and rainwater tanks are not
playground equipment to be climbed on. Any weight on downpipes can disconnect
them from gutters.
Grated drains outside like storm water pits
or over flow relief gullies (ORG) should not have their grates removed and
filled with rocks or garden debris.
Overflow relief gullies are a sewer trap
which ensures any blockages on the main sewer line, don’t back up into your
house. It’s important these stay clear so they can do as their name suggests,
overflow. Any blockages
in an ORG, can cause a backup of waste water to the fixtures in your home, like
the sink and basins.
Salmon Plumbing has tools to retrieve rocks
or foreign matter thrown down the ORG. Sometimes, the rocks can flush down the
line requiring high-pressure
drain cleaning equipment to blast the blockage away. Teach kids not to lift
grates and throw anything down an open pipe. It will cause a blockage and you
will need to call a plumber to remove it.
In the local community, there are often
creeks or waterways with open storm water pipes. It’s important to teach kids not to swim or
wade in these waters – especially in summer during heavy rainfall. Water can
travel fast down these pipes, sucking any solid matter or objects with it.
Teach kids to keep away from flooded drains at all times to prevent a fatal
accident.
Teach kids what should and shouldn’t be flushed down the toilet
Only the three P’s should be flushed down
the toilet. Poo, pee and toilet paper. No toys, no wipes, no playdough, kinetic
sand or slime. And only a few pieces of toilet paper at a time – not the whole
roll!
Sometimes the toilet can be seen as an
automatic rubbish bin, flushing away whatever you don’t want. But our sewer system
network is not designed for these items. Any plastics or broken toys should be
recycled, donated or put in the bin, not flushed down the toilet.
Teach kids to turn the tap off after every use
Overflowing taps can happen. Even adults
can be notorious for multitasking and forgetting to turn a tap off, resulting
in an unexpected flood. Teach kids to focus on the job at hand and turn the tap
off after use. This can ensure no drips, which can be a drain on your water
bill.
Tap spouts aren’t monkey bars
A tap spout is not a monkey bar. It’s
self-explanatory, but anything that juts out from the wall can often be viewed
as something to climb on or swing from to a child.
Keep fingers away from a draining bath
It’s not common, but it does happen when
little fingers get caught down the bath drain. To prevent kids getting their
fingers stuck, take them out of the bath BEFORE you pull the plug. Also, place
little kids away from the plug end of the bath, to prevent the plug being
pulled during wash time.
We love kids, and they truly make the world
a better place, but their curiosity can cause unexpected plumbing problems.
If your child has been a bit over-eager
with the plumbing in your home, and you need some items retrieved or fixed,
give Salmon Plumbing a call.