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Plumbing & equipment types

While you'd be forgiven for not realising it, the plumbing in your home is a very complex beast. There many different types of plumbing systems in your home, including water supply, sewer, irrigation and stormwater, to name a few.

For each of these systems, there are also a great many different sorts of fittings used to help control the flow of water or gas, and in turn a great many different sorts of fixtures that we interact with to enjoy the benefits of our plumbing (toilets and showers, for example).

Learning more about the plumbing in your home will give you a greater appreciation for how it all works, and why plumbing is such an important part of any modern home.

Plumbing systems

Learn about hot water systems, fuel gas systems, bore water systems, rainwater supply, septic systems drainage and other plumbing systems around your home.

Plumbing fixtures

Plumbing fixtures are the functional devices attached to plumbing pipes; bathtubs, bidets, traps and drains, pumps, tanks, taps and shower heads, among other things. Learn about different types of plumbing fixtures.
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Pipes, tubes, lagging and fittings

Plumbing is installed using many different pipes, joints, couplings and other things to control noise and temperature. Learn more about the bits and pieces behind the scenes in your home's plumbing system.
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