Toilet Repairs Ferntree Gully

Toilet faults we fix

The most common calls are a cistern that keeps running, one that fills slowly or not at all, a weak or sticking flush, water around the base, a rocking pan and blockages. A running cistern can waste a lot of water unnoticed.

Ferntree Gully homes have every style: wall-hung cisterns with a flush pipe in some older bathrooms, close-coupled suites in most homes, and concealed in-wall cisterns in renovated ensuites. We repair all of them.

How we repair

We replace worn inlet and outlet valves and flush seals with matching parts, clean or replace valves clogged by grit from older pipes, adjust water levels, fix buttons and replace pan connectors and seals that leak. Rocking pans are re-secured and resealed. Blockages are cleared with a toilet auger, or a jetter if the blockage is down in the sewer, which is common where roots are present.

New toilet suites

When a toilet is cracked, stained or simply worn out, we supply and install a new suite. We remove the old toilet, check the waste position and water supply, fit a new pan connector, suite and isolation valve and test it. Modern dual-flush suites use far less water than old single-flush models.

Leaks around the base

A toilet that leaks where the pan meets the floor usually has a failed seal at the pan connector, a cracked pan or a loose fixing. Water leaking at the base can damage floorboards and subfloor timbers in homes on stumps, and it can smell. We remove the pan, replace the connector and seal, check the floor for damage and refit the toilet firmly.

Weak or double flushing

If you have to flush twice, the problem is usually the flush valve, a low water level in the cistern or a partial blockage in the drain. In older Ferntree Gully homes, roots in the sewer line can also slow the flush. We check the cistern first, then the drain if needed, so you get the right fix.

Accessibility and comfort

Higher toilet pans, grab rails and easy-press buttons can make a big difference for older residents or anyone recovering from surgery. We can supply and install a comfortable-height suite and work with a builder if extra changes are needed.

Ferntree Gully ground and pipes

Ferntree Gully's ground changes as you climb towards the ranges: clay and silty loam on the lower streets, rockier, steeper ground near Upper Ferntree Gully and The Basin. Most homes built before the 1980s were connected with earthenware sewer pipe, and on a slope every joint moves a little over the years and lets roots in. Water service lines from the meter are often long and run through rocky ground or under established gardens. Stormwater has to be carried down the block and away from the house. We use cameras, locators and pressure tests to see what is happening before we dig.

From your call to the finished job