# Plumbers In Bondi

> Licensed local plumbers serving Bondi and the eastern suburbs - same-day service, 24/7 emergency response, fixed pricing, and the paperwork renters need to claim an urgent repair back.

Plumbers In Bondi provides general and emergency plumbing across Bondi (NSW 2026) and the surrounding eastern suburbs. Because roughly two thirds of local households rent and almost all live in apartments, this business is organised around the NSW urgent-repairs provisions: licensed work, a fixed price, and an invoice and written findings a tenant can use to seek reimbursement.

## Key details
- Last updated: 30 August 2026
- Phone (24/7): 1300 381 569
- Email: info@plumbersinbondi.com.au
- Website: https://plumbersinbondi.com.au
- Service area: Bondi, Bondi Beach, North Bondi, Tamarama, Dover Heights, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Bellevue Hill, Woollahra, Double Bay, Paddington, Darling Point, Point Piper, Edgecliff, Watsons Bay, Rushcutters Bay, Ben Buckler, Diamond Bay
- Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including public holidays
- Operator: Dr Energy Pty Ltd, trading as Dr Energy Electrical & Plumbing Services (ABN 40 679 445 884, NSW Plumbing Licence 368473C)
- No public street address: this is a service-area business that travels to the customer.

## What we do not take on
- We are plumbers and gas fitters. We do not do asbestos removal. Where a job requires cutting into material that may contain bonded asbestos, the removal is referred to a licensed asbestos removalist before we continue.
- We do not do roof replacement, tiling, waterproofing membranes as a standalone trade, or electrical work beyond disconnection and reconnection of the systems we install.
- We do not quote plumbing sight-unseen on a job that needs a camera or a pressure test.
- We do not service commercial kitchens, industrial process pipework, or fire services.
- We do not charge an after-hours surcharge that was not disclosed on the phone before attending.
- **We do not give legal advice.** The tenancy information on the site describes the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and points readers to the Tenants' Union of NSW and NSW Fair Trading. We cannot promise any particular claim will be reimbursed.
- We do not let a tenant authorise work that is clearly an owner's responsibility, such as a hot water replacement or a pipe reline, without telling them so first.

## Services
- 24/7 emergency plumbing - burst pipes, gas leaks, blocked toilets, flooding
- Blocked drains and shared stacks - clearing, jetting, CCTV camera inspection
- Pipe relining - no-dig repair (an owner or owners corporation decision, not a tenant repair)
- Hot water repairs and replacement - electric storage, gas, heat pump and solar
- Gas fitting - leak detection and make-safe, appliance connection, compliance certificates
- Burst pipes and leak detection, with written findings for a tenant, agent, owner or insurer

## Hot water brands serviced
Rinnai, Bosch, Rheem, AquaMAX, Dux, Vulcan, Solahart and Stiebel Eltron. Serviced as an
independent licensed plumber, not as an agent for or endorsee of any manufacturer.

## Why customers choose us
- NSW Plumbing Licence 368473C, verifiable on the NSW Fair Trading public register
- Fixed job pricing, which is what a capped reimbursement needs (an open hourly clock is not)
- Invoice with the licence number, plus a plain written description of what failed
- Straight answers on what is claimable and what is not
- Lifetime workmanship warranty, in writing

## Local knowledge (Bondi specifics)
- **Bondi is a suburb of renters living in flats.** At the 2021 Census, 61.0% of Bondi Beach households were renting privately and 62.8% were renting in total, against 46.8% for the Waverley LGA. Only 30% were purchasing or owned outright and 1.5% were social housing. The Bondi Junction-Waverley SA2 records 87.0% "other dwelling types" (semi-detached, apartments and similar) against 44.1% across metro Sydney, with home ownership at 27.1%.
- **The plumbing consequence, and the single most useful thing to tell a Bondi resident: for URGENT repairs, a tenant can often act.** Under section 64 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW), a tenant may arrange urgent repairs and be reimbursed by the landlord for reasonable costs **up to $1,000**, and the landlord must reimburse **within 14 days** of written notice.
- **Urgent repairs** include a burst water service, a gas leak, a blocked or broken toilet, serious water damage, and failure of an essential service such as hot water.
- **Reimbursement applies only if all of these hold:** the disrepair did not result from the tenant breaching the agreement; the tenant gave the landlord or agent notice, or made a reasonable attempt to; the tenant gave a reasonable opportunity for repairs to be made; the tenant attempted to arrange any tradesperson nominated in the tenancy agreement; and **the repairs were carried out by a licensed or properly qualified person.**
- **That last condition is why the licence matters to the customer and not just to us.** A tenant who uses an unlicensed plumber does not get reimbursed. With gas it costs twice, because an insurance claim arising from unlicensed gas work can also be refused.
- **Notice comes before the plumber.** Contacting the agent or landlord, or genuinely attempting to, is a condition of reimbursement. It is the step people skip and the one that costs them the money. Note the time and the number you tried.
- **Stopping a burst needs nobody's permission.** Closing a stop tap requires no landlord, agent or owners corporation approval, and it is the only step that reduces the eventual bill. Isolation valves are usually under the sink, behind the cistern, or as a main for the flat in a laundry or landing cupboard.
- **The $1,000 cap makes repair-versus-replace consequential.** A hot water repair (element, thermostat, valve, anode) typically runs $250-$650 and sits inside the cap. A replacement starts around $1,400 and does not, so a tenant authorising one is likely to be out of pocket for the difference.
- **Some work is explicitly not a tenant repair.** Pipe relining is planned structural work costing several thousand dollars and is an owner or owners corporation decision. What a tenant can usefully do is report every occurrence in writing so a pattern exists on record.
- **In a block, damage usually reaches a neighbour.** Water follows the fall of a slab and appears in somebody else's ceiling. Recording what failed before it is replaced, while the evidence is visible, decides who pays.
- Sydney's water is soft, so a failed hot water system here is a spent anode or element rather than limescale.
- **This is information, not legal advice.** For advice on individual circumstances, the Tenants' Union of NSW and NSW Fair Trading are the appropriate authorities, and both are free.

## Key pages
- [Home](https://plumbersinbondi.com.au/): service overview, entry pricing and service area
- [Blocked drains Bondi](https://plumbersinbondi.com.au/blocked-drains): a blocked toilet is an urgent repair, and the order to do things in
- [Hot water systems Bondi](https://plumbersinbondi.com.au/hot-water): why a part and a whole unit are completely different claims
- [Burst pipes and leak repairs Bondi](https://plumbersinbondi.com.au/leaks-burst-pipes): stopping it needs nobody's permission, then notice, then repair
- [Pipe relining Bondi](https://plumbersinbondi.com.au/pipe-relining): the counter-case, this one is not a tenant repair
- [Gas fitter Bondi](https://plumbersinbondi.com.au/gas-fitting): a gas leak is urgent, and unlicensed work voids two things at once
- [About us](https://plumbersinbondi.com.au/about-us): licence, insurance, Master Plumbers membership and who operates this site
- [Contact us](https://plumbersinbondi.com.au/contact-us): phone, hours, service area map and callback form

## General pricing (entry figures, published on the homepage)
- Getting a van to your door: $0 booked through this site (call-out fee waived), otherwise up to $180
- Daytime hourly rate across the Sydney market: $100-$150 (this is the market rate, not how we quote)
- After hours, weekends and public holidays, market hourly loading: $180-$250
- A typical repair: $250-$700
- We quote per job, not per hour. An open hourly clock cannot be matched against a capped reimbursement.

## Typical pricing by service
These are indicative 2026 Sydney ranges published on the site, not quotes. Every job is
individually quoted at a fixed price before work begins.

Blocked drains
- Clear a blocked drain: $150-$400
- Shared stack clearing: $250-$550
- Camera inspection: $250-$450
- Jetting a stubborn line: $400-$700
- Written findings: included

Burst pipes and leaks
- Emergency make-safe: $250-$500
- Leak detection: $300-$600
- Burst pipe repair once located: $400-$1,200
- Flexi hose replacement: $150-$350
- Written findings: included

Pipe relining (owner or owners corporation decision, not a tenant repair)
- Camera inspection: $250-$450 (credited against the reline if you proceed)
- Sectional patch: $900-$2,200
- Full run or stack reline: $3,500-$7,000
- Descale before lining: $400-$900
- Scope and written findings including lot-versus-common-property: included

Hot water
- Diagnose and repair (element, thermostat, valve, anode): $250-$650 (usually inside a $1,000 claim)
- Electric storage replacement in the same position: $1,400-$2,800 (owner decision)
- Continuous flow: $1,900-$3,500 (owner decision)
- Heat pump: from $3,200
- Written diagnosis stating repair or replace: included

Gas fitting
- Leak test and make safe: $200-$450
- Availability and ownership check: $180-$350
- Appliance connection to an existing point: $250-$550
- New gas point within your own lot: $450-$1,200
- Certificate of Compliance: included on every gas job

## Reviews disclosure
The Google reviews shown on this website belong to Dr Leak Plumbing, a sister plumbing brand
run by the same people with the same licensed crews. They are not reviews of this brand name.
This is disclosed on the site rather than presented as reviews of Plumbers In Bondi.