Kitchen Plumbing Wellington

The kitchen sink works harder than any other fixture in the house. It takes grease, food scraps, hot water and a dishwasher's discharge every day, and the cupboard underneath is where small, slow leaks quietly ruin cabinets and floors.

We do kitchen plumbing across Wellington, the Hutt Valley, Porirua and the Kāpiti Coast, from fixing a dripping trap or fitting a new mixer to plumbing a whole new kitchen. We connect dishwashers and fridge water lines properly, clear blocked wastes, and work alongside kitchen companies so the plumbing lands where the cabinets need it.

Pricing: quotes are free, and every job gets a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises on the invoice.

Kitchen Plumbing Jobs We Handle Across Wellington

• Kitchen sink drain repairs
• Dishwasher installation
• Fridge water lines
• Boiling water taps
• Leaking under the sink
• Kitchen renovation plumbing

Kitchen plumbing jobs we do

We also fit and replace waste disposal units. Other common requests include:

• Sink and mixer installation and replacement
• Dishwasher installation, with new waste and supply connections
• Fridge water lines for ice makers and chilled water
• Under-sink filtered water taps and boiling water units
• Leaking traps, wastes and flexible hoses
• Blocked kitchen sinks and grease build-up
• Rough-in and fit-off for kitchen renovations

Dishwashers and fridges done properly

A dishwasher needs a supply (hot or cold, depending on the manual), an isolation valve you can reach, and a waste connection that cannot siphon dirty water back into the machine. We follow the manufacturer's instructions on drain hose height and use the proper spigot on the sink trap, not an improvised fitting. Our dishwasher installation service covers new machines and swaps.

Fridge water lines need their own isolation valve and, ideally, a filter. Cheap plastic tubing kinked behind a fridge is a common cause of slow leaks under kitchen floors. We use suitable pipe, leave enough slack to pull the fridge out for cleaning, and test for leaks before it goes back in.

How It Works

Leaks you might not notice for months

In most of Wellington City, the Hutt, Upper Hutt and Porirua, homes do not have a water meter, so a dripping fridge line or a weeping dishwasher hose will not show up as a higher bill. Tiaki Wai asks residents to get a registered plumber to fix leaks on their own property, and the first sign is often a swollen cabinet base, a soft spot in the floor or a musty smell. On the Kāpiti Coast homes are metered, so a reading that keeps moving with every tap off is worth checking.

Many older Wellington houses sit on timber piles with a subfloor you can get under, which makes it easier to see whether water has been getting through the floor. If you cannot find the source, our leak detection team can trace it before the damage spreads.

Blocked kitchen sinks

Kitchen blockages are usually fat and food that have set inside the trap or waste pipe. Boiling water and chemical cleaners rarely fix it for long, and harsh chemicals can damage older pipe. We clear the trap and waste with the right tools, and if the blockage is further down the line, it has become a blocked drain and we clear that too. Wiping greasy pans before washing and using a sink strainer prevents most repeat blockages. If your gully trap outside overflows when the sink empties, tell us when you book, because that points to the drain rather than the sink.

Kitchen renovations in Wellington homes

Moving the sink to an island is one of the most popular changes. On a suspended timber floor we can usually run the waste and supply underneath, as long as there is enough fall to the drain. On a concrete slab it may mean cutting the slab or using a pumped waste. Apartments in Te Aro and Thorndon often share waste stacks with the units above and below, and the body corporate may have rules about changes and shut-offs. We sort all of that out at the planning stage, not on install day.

Older kitchens also hide tired pipework. Villas and cottages in suburbs like Newtown and Mt Victoria, and early state houses in places like Miramar and Tītahi Bay, can still have galvanised supply pipe narrowed by corrosion, which shows up as poor flow at the new mixer you just paid for. When the cabinets are out, it costs far less to repipe these sections than to come back after the new kitchen is in.

What kitchen plumbing costs

Simple jobs like a trap repair or a mixer swap sit at the low end. Dishwasher installs, fridge lines, filtered and boiling water units and renovation work depend on what is involved, and we quote those first. If you have bought your own sink, mixer or appliance, we can install it. Hill homes with long steps from the street can take a little longer to set up, and that is built into the quote rather than added on the day.

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