Water filtration in Collaroy
Collaroy's taps run on Sydney Water's treated supply, which complies with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and is kept disinfected with chloramine, which some people can taste. Housing decides the fit. In the Pittwater Road apartment blocks a compact under-sink filter, carbon or reverse osmosis, inside the kitchen cupboard is the sensible choice, and booster pumps in taller buildings affect pressure rather than the water itself. Freestanding houses up the slope, each with its own meter, suit a whole-house sediment and carbon system near the point of entry, sited in a garage or sheltered side passage away from the spray. The oldest cottages sometimes still have galvanised pipe, which lets go rust after the mains has been off.
In NSW, tying a filter into mains-fed pipework counts as plumbing whatever it costs, so the installer needs a plumbing licence, and we check that licence on the public register. Fittings and filters have to be WaterMark certified, and the job has to meet the national plumbing code and the AS/NZS 3500 standard; on a whole-house unit that includes isolation valves and a bypass. In a strata unit, work confined to your own cupboard is usually simple, but touching pipework that serves other lots needs the owners corporation's consent. Where a rainwater tank is plumbed to toilets and laundry, a backflow device keeps it clear of the mains. Filters address taste, chloramine, sediment and scale; they are not a safety measure.
Describe the property in the quote form, say whether you want a drinking tap or the whole supply treated, and mention if the kitchen is in an apartment. Licensed plumbers from the network who work around Collaroy will ring or email you with their own quote, at no cost to you; hiring is entirely your decision. A proper quote names the system and cartridges, states the flow rating for the number of bathrooms, includes the WaterMark certification and gives the replacement interval for cartridges. For apartments, ask the plumber to note whether a stone benchtop needs drilling for a separate tap, as that is often the step that needs strata approval.
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Frequently asked questions
Often not for a self-contained unit inside your cupboard, but drilling a stone benchtop or touching pipes that serve other lots can need the owners corporation's consent. Your by-laws set it out, and the licensed plumber can describe the work for the strata manager.
Yes. It is treated Sydney Water supply tested against the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines. People add a filter for taste, to reduce chloramine, or to catch sediment from old pipes, not because the water is unsafe.
Near the meter but out of the spray: a garage wall, an under-house space or a sheltered side passage. The housings need shade, room to change cartridges and a bypass so the house has water during servicing.
No. Hooking anything up to the mains is licensed plumbing in this state, whatever the size of the job, and the licensed plumber is also the one who lodges the compliance paperwork. Every plumber we match you with has had their licence checked.
