Bangholme
Blocked, burst or leaking in Bangholme?
Blocked drains, burst pipes and leaks in Bangholme, from the Mordialloc main drain to the Patterson River, passed to a licensed plumber day and night.
Plumbing in Bangholme
Drained swamp, sand ridges and long private runs
The suburb lies on the old Carrum Swamp, and its sandy ridges were the dunes of an ancient shoreline. Ground like that holds water and moves, so a trench down to a buried drain or tank is often soft and wet, with the water table close.
The Patterson River cuts through the middle, an artificial watercourse for draining the swamp, with the Mordialloc main drain along the north. After heavy rain a slow stormwater line may be reacting to high water in those channels rather than a blockage, so levels are checked first.
Beyond the purification plant, a college campus, a memorial park and a school, the rest of Bangholme is agricultural. Homes and sheds are spread out, so long private drains or effluent lines are expected and each property's connection is confirmed at the start.
Jobs in Bangholme
Wet trenches and low grades
Blocked drains
Long private runs from farmhouses and sheds, since the rest of Bangholme is agricultural.
CCTV drain inspection
A camera to find where a drain has shifted in sand and swamp ground.
Leak detection
A leak found by testing first, since ground near the water table is wet anyway.
What it costs: hot water replacement cost, gutter replacement cost, toilet installation cost
Bangholme questions
Flat ground, low fall and farm connections
Why does a long drain on flat land block so easily?
Because it has so little fall. Reclaiming began with the first of several drainage works in the swamp in the nineteenth century, and the land left behind is low and level. A line with barely any grade lets solids settle, so the fall is checked before a run is replaced.
Is my property likely to share a drain with a neighbour?
Rarely. The Census table for the suburb shows no townhouses, and its row for flats reads Flat or apartment 0 0.0, so each home usually has its own drains and connection. Access is normally by a private drive.
Is the house on sewer or an on-site system?
That is worth asking before anything else. Rural homes some distance from a sewer main may rely on an on-site system, which needs a pump out and council rules rather than a sewer jetter.
