Plumbing · Adelaide, South Australia
Ben The Plumber is a local family business. Master Plumbers, licensed and insured — working across metropolitan and regional South Australia. Around here we're known as the first and last call for your emergency plumbing problems.
Need us? (555) 010-2030 · request a quote
There's a particular sound a house makes when something's wrong behind the walls — a hiss, a gurgle, a drip with a rhythm. After thirty-odd years on the tools, you learn to hear it before the customer finishes describing it.
We're a family outfit, which means the person who answers the phone is connected to the person who turns up at your door. No call centres, no franchise scripts, no upsell targets. Just plumbers who've been crawling under Adelaide houses since before some of our apprentices were born.
Being Master Plumbers, licensed and insured for gas, water and drainage is the baseline, not the boast. The boast is simpler: we answer, we turn up, and we fix it properly the first time.
"The first and last call for your emergency plumbing problems."
Leaking taps, toilet plumbing, washers, valves, cisterns — the everyday stuff, plus all the small jobs other outfits won't touch. No job too small. If it carries water, we'll sort it.
Half our week is ten-minute fixes someone else quoted a fortune for. We'd rather earn the call-back than the invoice.
Shower, toilet and stormwater blockages, cleared properly. We camera-survey the line first so we know the cause, then clear it by hand or with a hydro jet — high-pressure water that scours the pipe clean.
Drip-drip-drip: litres wasted a day, a stained sink, a noise that keeps you up at night. We reseat or replace washers and cartridges so the tap shuts off properly — usually on the first visit. If the tap body itself is worn out, we'll say so and quote a replacement instead of charging you twice.
24/7 emergency gas leak detection and repairs. Gas is the one trade where "she'll be right" can kill you, so every suspected leak is treated as urgent. We also handle gas appliance breakdown, installation and repair — and track hidden leaks with specialist detection gear before they turn dangerous.
Gas, electric and solar — repaired, replaced and serviced. We work on the brands South Australians actually have: Rheem, Rinnai, Bosch, Thermann and Vulcan. Parts are rarely a drama; most repairs happen same-day.
The non-intrusive fix for damaged stormwater and sewer pipes — a new lining installed inside the old pipe, no digging. Suits concrete stormwater drains, downpipes, sewer stack drains, pump lines and grease drains. One day's work, no excavation, no re-landscaping bill.
Our 24/7 emergency gas leak detection and repair line is answered around the clock. Burst pipes and overflowing blocked drains get the same treatment — emergencies jump the queue, day or night.
Don't touch light switches. Turn the gas off at the meter if it's safe to reach, open the windows, get everyone out — then call.
Talk to a plumber, not a call centre. We'll tell you honestly whether it's urgent and what it might involve.
Find the real cause before we quote. Drains get a camera survey; blockages cleared by hand or hydro jet once we can see the problem.
You approve the number before we start. No hourly-meter anxiety, no surprise line items.
Done properly with parts that last — installed to code, the boring correct way.
Everything tested under load, then we clean up. Like we were never there — except everything works.
A local outfit across metropolitan and regional South Australia. The suburbs we know street by street: Glenelg · Mile End · West Lakes · Findon · Norwood · Unley · Prospect · Marion — and everywhere in between.
By the numbers: 30+ years on the tools, 6 core services, 24/7 emergency gas response.
| SampleLeaking tap — reseat washers | from $90 AUD |
| SampleBlocked drain — clear & camera check | from $180 AUD |
| SampleHot water system — service | from $160 AUD |
Sample guide prices only. Every job is quoted upfront before work starts.
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Describe the problem and where you are. We'll call back with a straight answer and an upfront price. Anything urgent — skip the form and call.
Gas smell right now? Call (555) 010-2030 immediately.
Don't pour chemical drain cleaner down it — call a plumber. Caustics rarely clear a real blockage and can damage pipes. The most common causes we see are tree roots, grease and fat, hair, and too much tissue or toilet paper. We camera-survey first, then clear by hand or hydro jet.
Trust your nose first: a rotten-egg or sulphur smell is the big one. Other signs: hissing or whistling near a fitting, a weakened pilot flame, physical damage to the meter or pipework, or unexplained nausea and dizziness indoors. Don't touch switches — gas off at the meter if safe, windows open, everyone out, call (555) 010-2030.
Age plus breakdown frequency decides it. Under eight years with a first fault: usually worth repairing. Past ten years and breaking down every winter: usually cheaper to replace. We service Rheem, Rinnai, Bosch, Thermann and Vulcan — gas, electric and solar — and we'll give you both numbers.
Repairing pipes from the inside, without digging them up. A new lining goes into the existing stormwater or sewer pipe, sealing cracks and root entry points. Suits concrete stormwater drains, downpipes, sewer stack drains, pump lines and grease drains.
Emergencies jump the queue, day or night. For standard jobs we'll give you a realistic arrival window when you call. Call (555) 010-2030 for current call-out info — quoted upfront, always.