Mr. Clog Plumbing
Plumber Double Bay
Low-lying stormwater, basements and restaurant drains across Double Bay, Darling Point and Edgecliff.
Your Local Double Bay Plumber
Double Bay sits on the harbour between Darling Point and Point Piper, below Bellevue Hill, and is the administrative centre of Woollahra Municipal Council. A village was planned here in 1834 and its first lots were auctioned in 1835. The low, swampy ground behind the beach was then worked by market gardeners and by Michael Guilfoyle's Exotic Nursery. At the 2021 census about three in four homes in the suburb were flats or apartments.
Woollahra Council describes the Double Bay Centre as occupying the low point of an extensive stormwater catchment, about 2.8 square kilometres taking in parts of Edgecliff, Woollahra and Bellevue Hill. Coopers Creek starts as a steep gully in Cooper Park, becomes an open concrete channel at Kiaora Road and then runs in covered channels under the shops to the bay. Storms caused flooding near New South Head Road in 1943, 1951, 1983 and 1988, some residents reported houses flooded above floor level in November 1984, and in April 2007 the northern part of Kiaora Road was completely inundated. Private stormwater here has to discharge into a system that is sometimes already full.
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Services in Double Bay
- Stormwater Drainage
- Blocked Drains
- Jet Blasting
- Kitchen Plumbing
- Leak Detection
- Emergency Plumbing
Common Plumbing Problems in Double Bay
Every part of Sydney has its own plumbing character, shaped by the age of the housing, the ground it sits on, and the weather it takes. Here is what we are called out for most often around Double Bay.
Stormwater at the bottom of the catchment
Runoff from the slopes of Bellevue Hill, Woollahra and Edgecliff all heads for the Double Bay flat. When the council pipes and the trunk channel are running full, a property's own stormwater line cannot empty and water rises through its pits and grates. Keeping those lines clear and correctly graded is the part within an owner's control.
Pumped drainage below street level
On ground this low, basement car parks, storerooms and lower-level wet areas often cannot drain by gravity and depend on a pump-out pit. A pump that has quietly failed, or a pit half full of silt, is usually found out in the next heavy storm rather than before it.
Grease from the village's kitchens
The restaurants and cafés around Knox Street, Cross Street and Bay Street send a steady load of fats and food scraps into their drains. Grease arrestors that miss their service and waste lines that are never jetted are the usual reason a kitchen drain stops halfway through dinner service.
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Common Questions
FAQs
Why does water come up through my courtyard drain in a big storm?
In the low parts of Double Bay it is often because the public drainage downstream is full, so your stormwater has nowhere to go. We check that your own pits, grates and pipes are clear and graded towards their outlet, so they can empty as soon as the street system can take the water.
Who looks after the concrete channel along Kiaora Road?
Sydney Water owns and maintains the major open and covered channels between Lough Park and the harbour, and Woollahra Council looks after the stormwater pipe network. Drainage inside your property boundary is the owner's responsibility.
Can you service a basement pump-out pit?
Yes. We clear silt and debris from the pit, check the pump and its discharge line, and tell you if the pump is near the end of its working life so it can be replaced before the wet season rather than during it.
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