Adelaide & Adelaide Hills
Plumber in Adelaide
Family-owned plumbers who know every pocket of Adelaide — from bluestone villas in the inner east to the new estates pushing out north and south.
Your local plumber
Your dedicated team of Adelaide plumbers
When people search for Adelaide plumbers, they're usually somewhere in a city that stretches from the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges right out to the Gulf St Vincent coast — and every one of those pockets plumbs a little differently. Assigned Plumbing Services is a family-owned business that has worked across the Adelaide metropolitan area for more than a decade, from the tightly packed heritage streets of the inner suburbs to the newer estates pushing out north and south. We know the city's plumbing isn't one thing: a bluestone villa in Norwood and a 2020s build in the outer north are worlds apart behind the walls.
Adelaide runs almost entirely on mains water and deep-sewer connections, which sounds simple until you factor in the age spread of the housing. The inner-ring suburbs — North Adelaide, Prospect, Unley, Norwood — are full of late-1800s cottages on original earthenware and galvanised pipework well past its use-by date, while the middle ring carries mid-century brick homes and the fringes carry brand-new slab-on-ground builds. On top of that, Adelaide's tap water is some of the harder supply in the country, sitting moderately hard through most of the city and climbing higher out toward the north and west where more River Murray blend comes through the system. That hardness quietly scales up hot water systems, taps and appliances right across town.
We cover the whole metro sweep the way a local should — turning up when we say we will, quoting plainly, and doing the job properly the first time, whether that's a burst pipe in a city apartment, a blocked drain in a character home, or a hot water system that's finally scaled up and quit. You're dealing with a licensed plumber who works this city every day, not a call centre routing you to whoever's nearest. Call 0410 063 121 and speak to someone who'll actually be doing the work.
Trusted locally
The plumbing behind Adelaide's mix of housing
Few cities pack as much housing variety into one plumbing patch as Adelaide. The heritage inner suburbs were built when clay earthenware drains and galvanised supply lines were standard, and a century-plus on those systems are the ones we see failing — tree roots from the big established street trees pushing into old drain joints, galvanised pipe rusting through and dropping pressure, and slow blockages that only announce themselves when a shower or laundry starts backing up. Renovating a character home almost always means finding tired pipework hiding behind the plaster.
The water itself is the other constant. Adelaide's mains supply is drawn from a blend of reservoir catchment and pumped River Murray water, and it runs moderately hard through most of the city — harder again across the northern and western suburbs. Over the years that dissolved mineral load leaves scale inside hot water systems, kettles, showerheads and tap valves, dragging down efficiency and cutting the life of electric and gas storage units short. It's one of the most common reasons Adelaide households call us out — a unit silted up with scale that's packed in years earlier than it should have.
On the ground
Servicing the whole Adelaide metro area
We treat Adelaide as a single service area rather than picking off a handful of postcodes. From the CBD and inner east through the leafy eastern suburbs, down to the coast at Glenelg and the western beaches, out across the southern suburbs and up through the northern plains toward Elizabeth and Gawler, it's all patch we cover. Because we already run these corridors, an emergency — a burst pipe, a blocked sewer, no hot water in the middle of winter — usually means a fast turnaround rather than a days-long wait for someone to come from the other side of town.
Being a metro operator also means dealing with the density. Semi-detached and terraced inner-city homes share boundary drains and old party-wall plumbing where one blockage becomes two households' problem; unit blocks and townhouses stack bathrooms and kitchens over shared stacks; and established suburbs mean mature street trees whose roots are forever hunting out the nearest cracked drain. We handle the full range — blocked drains, gas work, stormwater and bathroom renovations — right across the city.
What we do
Plumbing & gas services in Adelaide
A full range of plumbing and gas services for Adelaide, the Adelaide Hills and surrounding areas.
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What Adelaide locals say
Great service and professional advice to help with positioning and install of wood heater at home. Thankyou Ash!
JHad Ash do two new/renovated bathrooms for us! From quote to completion, couldn’t say a bad word! Everything went exactly as he said on the day he said it would. He was very clean and respectable during the process and the workmanship was perfect. Couldn’t be happier!!
BI had a shitty job no one else wanted to touch and got hold of this great mob of plumbers and in no time they were where I needed them and they completed the job very professionally and in a timeframe that I didn’t think possible. Amazing people, great work ethics and the price was fair and reasonable. I highly recommend them for any plumbing services that you require and I will use them again if the situation arises that needs good work done correctly and within a decent time frame. Thanks Assigned Plumbing Services. 😁
TAshley and team were fantastic. Came on time, provided really good advice and got the job done and went the extra mile with additional materials (did not charge) to get the job done properly. Thanks Ashley and Maxi, appreciate your work and would highly recommend them.
JGreat plumber. Great communication, great job and great value!
SHighly professional service
AAshley and his crew installed a new heat pump hot water system. They were on time (slioghtly early, in fact :) ), left the work area clean and tidy, and did an excellent job. What I was impressed by throughout was that Ashley communicated with me throughout the process – something some tradies don't do well. I cannot recommend Assigned Plumbing Services highly enough. Awesome work!
JHave had Assigned Plumbing on the job many times. Ashley and Max are a great team. Punctual and do a good job with good ideas when doing renovations.
BThese guys are my go to. They always get back to me, always come through, fast, professional and always fair with pricing. I highly recommend!
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Servicing Adelaide & surrounding areas
We proudly cover Adelaide and all the surrounding suburbs across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills — fast call-outs, local knowledge and a team that treats your home like our own. Tap the map and give us a call for a free quote.
Why choose us
Why Adelaide chooses Assigned Plumbing
10+ years experience
Over a decade of plumbing and gas work across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills.
24/7 emergency service
On call day and night for burst pipes, blocked drains and gas leaks in Adelaide.
Licensed & insured
Fully licensed, family owned, with every job done to code and left tidy.
Local to Adelaide
We know Adelaide and the surrounding Hills — fast call-outs and honest, upfront pricing.
Full range of services
Blocked drains, stormwater, hot water, gas and bathroom renovations — one trusted team for Adelaide.
Upfront, honest pricing
Free, no-obligation quotes and clear pricing before we start any job in Adelaide.
Good to know
Plumbing FAQs for Adelaide
Do you cover my part of Adelaide?
Almost certainly — we service the full Adelaide metropolitan area, from the CBD and inner suburbs out to the northern, southern, eastern and western fringes. Give us a call on 0410 063 121 with your suburb and the job, and we'll confirm we're across you and exactly what to expect.
Is Adelaide's hard water really shortening the life of my hot water system?
It's a genuine factor. Adelaide's mains supply runs moderately hard across most of the city and harder again in the north and west, and that mineral scale builds up inside storage hot water units, cutting their efficiency and life. We can check whether yours is worth descaling and repairing or replacing, and recommend a system suited to your area's water.
My home is an old character place — can you deal with the original pipework?
Yes, that's bread-and-butter work for us across Adelaide's heritage suburbs. Late-1800s and early-1900s homes were plumbed in earthenware and galvanised pipe now prone to root intrusion, rust and blockages. We repair and replace ageing pipework, and it's worth sorting when you're renovating a bathroom or kitchen anyway.
How quickly can you get to a plumbing emergency in the metro area?
For urgent jobs — burst pipes, blocked sewers, sudden loss of hot water — we prioritise metro callouts and aim to reach you as fast as we safely can. Because we work right across Adelaide, there's usually someone able to get to your suburb quickly. Call as early as you can so we can be on the way sooner.
Do you work on units, townhouses and shared-stack apartments?
We do. Adelaide's inner and middle suburbs are full of unit blocks, townhouses and semis with shared drainage and stacked wet areas, where a single blockage or leak can affect more than one home. We're used to working out whose plumbing is whose and fixing the actual cause, not just the symptom.
Can you handle stormwater and drainage on a tight city block?
Yes. On smaller metro blocks with limited fall and a lot of paving, stormwater needs to be designed to actually move water away from the house and off the property. We install and repair stormwater drainage, soakage and downpipe connections built for Adelaide's rainfall and your block's layout.
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Assigned Plumbing Services covers Adelaide and all surrounding areas, with over a decade of experience in the trade. From a leaking tap to a complete restoration, call Ash today for a free, no-obligation quote.