Legal notice
Who runs this site, what it is, and what it is not. Last updated 9 September 2026.
Who operates this site
- Operator: Javier García García
- Address: Calle Cabriol, 46184 Valencia, Spain
- Email: hello@plumbingexplained.com
- Website: plumbingexplained.com
Plumbing Explained is operated by an individual based in Spain and is written for readers in Australia. The operator is a publisher, not a tradesperson: this site does not carry out, arrange, broker or supervise plumbing work of any kind, anywhere.
What this site is
Plumbing Explained publishes independent, general-interest explanations of home plumbing and hot water in Australian homes: what a symptom usually means, which component is typically involved, what a homeowner can reasonably check, and where the work stops being a homeowner's and becomes licensed work.
What this site is not — please read this one
Nothing on this site is professional advice, and it is not a substitute for a licensed plumber, licensed gasfitter or licensed electrician. It is general information written without knowledge of your property, your appliance, your model or your circumstances.
In Australia, the great majority of plumbing work must be carried out by a licensed plumber, gas work by a licensed gasfitter and electrical work by a licensed electrician, and the rules are set by each state and territory. Licensing requirements, technical standards and the boundary between homeowner maintenance and notifiable work are matters for your own state or territory regulator. Where we describe that boundary, we do so in general terms and point you at your regulator — we do not certify what is legal for you.
Manufacturer instructions for your specific model always take precedence over anything published here. If information on this site conflicts with your manufacturer's documentation, or with advice from a licensed trade who has inspected the work, follow them and not us.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the operator accepts no liability for loss, damage or injury arising from action taken, or not taken, on the basis of material published on this site. You use the information here at your own risk and on your own judgement.
Prices, rebates and running costs
As a matter of editorial policy, this site does not publish prices, hourly rates, quotes, rebate amounts or running-cost figures. They vary by state, by supplier and by year, and a figure left on a web page becomes misleading with time. Where money is relevant we explain what drives it and what to ask, and send you to a current source.
Affiliate links and independence
Some links to retailers may be affiliate links, meaning the operator may earn a small commission if you buy through them, at no additional cost to you. Where that applies it is marked on the page. Affiliate arrangements do not influence what is recommended, and the operator has no commercial relationship with any plumber, installer, manufacturer, brand or trade association.
Intellectual property
The text, structure, design and original graphics of this site belong to the operator unless stated otherwise. You are welcome to quote briefly with attribution and a link. Wholesale reproduction of pages is not permitted.
External links
This site links to external sources, including Australian government bodies, regulators and water authorities, so you can check what we say against the original. The operator does not control those sites and is not responsible for their content, their availability or any changes made to them after we linked. A link is not an endorsement.
If you find that a source we cite no longer says what we report it as saying, please write to hello@plumbingexplained.com and the page will be corrected.
Corrections
If something here is wrong, we want to know. Send the page and the correction to hello@plumbingexplained.com, ideally with the source, and it will be fixed.