Allan Hughes Plumbing
13 The Loop, Meeanee, Napier 4110
5.0 on Google, 4 reviews
A typical house, drawn to explain. Not to scale.
Toby
Where town water enters the property, usually in a small box near the front boundary. Turning it off stops water to the whole house, so it's worth knowing where yours is before a pipe bursts.
Cold supply
Cold water runs from the toby under the floor to every tap, the toilet cistern and the bottom of the hot water cylinder.
Hot water cylinder
It stores hot water. Cold goes in at the bottom and hot comes out of the top to the taps. No hot water, a leak, or a valve outside that keeps dripping are signs it needs looking at.
Shower
Hot and cold meet at the mixer. Weak flow, a dripping head or water where it shouldn't be are the usual reasons to call.
Toilet
The cistern fills from the cold supply and empties into the waste. One that keeps running wastes water all day.
Basin and kitchen sink
Each has hot and cold in, and a trap underneath, the U-bend, which holds a little water so drain smells stay out.
Waste and gully trap
Waste water runs downhill under the house to the gully trap outside, then on to the sewer. If the gully trap overflows, the drain past it is probably blocked.
Notes
“Explains things very clearly and is obviously very skilled.”
“Brilliant old school plumber.”
“Showed up same day, very quick and organised.”
“Great rates and super friendly.”