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Practical advice from Brett, Garth and the team — how to spot problems early, what to do in an emergency, and how to keep your home’s plumbing running.
Toilet cistern opened up during a repair to stop it dripping
August 31, 2026

Doherty Plumbing Solutions can assist you with your burst water pipes. Hear how we’ve assisted customers with previous water pipe trouble.

The Doherty Plumbing Solutions team
August 31, 2026

While continuing to provide regular and emergency commercial and residential plumbing assistance in Melbourne’s Eastern suburbs, Doherty Plumbing Solutions is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our valued customers and the wider community. Please note the information below for an overview of our COVIDSafe plumbing practices being deployed as per the current parameters, to minimise the risk of exposure. This information is subject to change, according to the latest advice from the Victorian Government’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) surrounding the dynamic COVID-19 scenario.

Doherty Plumbing team eastern suburbs
August 31, 2026

Be it renovations or a completely new installation, making plumbing practices more eco-friendly is the catchphrase nowadays. At Doherty Plumbing Solutions, we are keen to assist our customers via sustainable plumbing advice and support.

Preparing hot water in a bubble bath foam
August 31, 2026

Adrian has been a long-time customer of Doherty Plumbing Solutions and recently reached out to our office with complaints of his heater’s pilot light going off. Not an ideal scenario, with the central heater not working during these colder months!

stormwater drainage fixed by local plumber in burwood doherty plumbing
August 31, 2026

Ruth was concerned about a possible sewer blockage somewhere inside the pipeline at her Ashwood property. After basins and showers were used, the wastewater was not draining quickly. The drain in the bathroom was bubbling up and there was a water build-up outside the house.

Tap dismantled during a leaking tap repair
August 31, 2026

The Doherty Plumbing Solutions team received a call from a Blackburn resident, who required a tap repair. The front garden tap was leaking. Our trustworthy plumber George attended the residence promptly, to assist the customer.

Under-sink pipe leaking water into a bucket placed on the floor
August 31, 2026

Tim from the Doherty Plumbing Solutions’ crew attended a call from one of our local high schools in Hawthorn East. The customer reported a constant water leak from the cistern into the pan in one of the school’s toilets.

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