Jetset Plumbing Blogs

When it comes to unblocking a blocked drain there are 100's of DIY methods and home remedies and whilst some of these may work in very particular cases, some of them are downright dangerous and have the potential to damage your pipes and injure yourself or any future plumbers working on your drains.

With the Christmas / New Year break just around the corner a lot of home DIY weekend warriors are preparing to tackle jobs that they have been putting off all year.

Michael Bloomberg, former mayor or New York and founder of Bloomberg L.P. a world renowned financial services and media company has stated “Today if your kid wants to go to college or become a plumber, you've got to think long and hard,” during a meeting of the Wall Street trade group SIFMA on November 10th.

We have all heard of plumbing nightmares, maybe you have had friends or family have something go majorly wrong, maybe it was you?

Summer fast approaching and the weather heating up, it's only natural that you are going to want to run the air conditioner more, water the garden more often to save the plants and let the kids play under the sprinkler too cool off.

By the very definition of the word, emergencies are things that need to be acted upon as quickly as possible and plumbing emergencies are no different.

When homeowners hear the word termite they often break into a sweat, and rightfully so.

Bathrooms and toilets are parts of the hygiene of our daily lives, and because of this they get a large number of things such as dead skin, hair, oils, human waste and saliva washed down them every day.

As all of our plumbers will tell you unblocking a clogged toilet is not a nice job. Any time you have to put something down the drain to unblock it such as a drain snake or a plunger there is a potential for the mess of water and bacteria to get all over you.

All across the country there is a shortage of Plumbers with skilled workers in high demand. A quick search on seek.com.au shows that nationwide there are 100's of positions currently available. So why is there such a skill shortage?