Based in Riverton, covering homes and small businesses within a 25 km radius.

A plumber who turns up, prices straight, and tidies up.

Mainline Plumbing Co. repairs leaks, clears drains, fits water heaters, and repipes homes across Riverton— with the quote fixed before we pick up a wrench and a written guarantee when we leave.

  • 68-minute average emergency response
  • 3 recent customer comments below
  • Est. 2009 · family-run
Mainline Plumbing Co. service van parked on a Riverton residential street
  • Licensed & insuredPublic liability to $2M
  • Fixed quotes up frontThe price agreed is the price paid
  • 24-month guaranteeWritten, on every job
  • 24/7 emergency lineA plumber answers, not a machine

What we do

Every pipe, drain, tank, and tap in the house.

9 core services, each with a fixed quote before work starts. Prices below are honest 'from' guidance — your written quote is what you actually pay.

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Emergency call-outs

Burst pipes, major leaks, and sewage backups — a plumber answers around the clock and talks you through shutting off the water while we travel.

  • 24/7 phone triage
  • Make-safe on arrival
  • Fixed quote before repair
  • Same-visit parts where possible
  • Call-out from $95
  • 68 min response

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Leak detection & repair

Acoustic sensors, thermal imaging, and pressure testing find hidden leaks in walls, floors, and slabs without tearing the room apart first.

  • Non-invasive tracing
  • Moisture mapping
  • Pipe repair or section replacement
  • Insurance-ready report
  • Detection from $180
  • 2–4 hours

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Drain clearing & jetting

Slow sinks, blocked toilets, and backed-up gullies cleared with augers or high-pressure jetting — then checked with a camera so it stays clear.

  • Mechanical augering
  • High-pressure jetting
  • Camera pass after clearing
  • Root and scale advice
  • Clearing from $140
  • 1–2 hours

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Sewer camera inspection & repair

A camera survey shows exactly what is happening in the line — roots, cracks, bellies — followed by repair or trenchless relining where suitable.

  • Full-line camera survey
  • Recorded footage for you
  • Spot repair
  • Trenchless relining options
  • Survey from $220
  • Half a day

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Water heater install & repair

Tank and tankless units serviced, repaired, or replaced and sized to the household — no more lukewarm showers or rumbling cylinders.

  • Tank & tankless
  • Sizing for your household
  • Annual flush service
  • Safety valve checks
  • Repairs from $120
  • 2–5 hours

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Repiping & pipe renewal

Galvanized, polybutylene, or tired copper replaced with modern PEX or copper — planned room by room to keep water on each evening.

  • Partial or whole-house
  • PEX or copper
  • Wall patching coordinated
  • Pressure tested & certified
  • From $1,900 per zone
  • 1–4 days

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Not sure what it is?

Tell the symptom, get the likely cause.

6 everyday plumbing symptoms and what usually sits behind them — plus the service that fixes each one.

Diagnosis starts here

Pick the closest symptom.

You will see the likely causes and the right service for it. If water is going where it should not, shut off the internal stop tap and call us — day or night.

How a job runs

4 steps. No surprises.

The same sequence on a dripping tap or a whole-house repipe — because the process is the product.

  1. STEP 01

    Call & triage

    You describe the problem; we tell you immediately how to limit damage (like closing the main) and book the earliest slot.

  2. STEP 02

    Diagnose & fixed quote

    On site we find the real cause, show you, and quote a fixed price for the agreed fix — before any work starts.

  3. STEP 03

    Repair, protected

    Floors covered, water off only as long as needed, quality parts fitted, and the work area kept tidy throughout.

  4. STEP 04

    Test, tidy, guarantee

    We pressure-test, clean up, walk you through what was done, and leave the written workmanship guarantee.

Recent work

Slide the line: before we arrived, after we left.

Recent jobs from around Riverton, shown as found and as finished. Every project page carries what we found, what we did, and how long it took.

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Corroded galvanized steel pipe section with rust scale and a weeping joint, before replacementNew red and blue PEX pipe runs neatly clipped in parallel rows after the repipeBeforeAfter
Old Town3 days

Whole-house repipe, 1930s semi

Rusty, low-pressure galvanized lines replaced with PEX over three days — water back on every evening.

Old scaled hot water cylinder with corroded pipework before removalNew wall-mounted tankless water heater with clean valved pipework after installationBeforeAfter
Harbourview1 day

Tankless water heater upgrade

A family of five trading a tired 135-litre tank for a right-sized tankless unit with endless hot water.

Word of mouth

What neighbours tell neighbours.

Short notes from recent jobs around the area — the kind of feedback a local firm earns one driveway at a time.

They found the leak behind the bathroom wall in under an hour and had it fixed the same morning. The quote never moved.
M. K.Leak detection · Northgate
Two other firms wanted to dig up the drive. Mainline relined the sewer from one small access point and showed me the camera footage.
S. T.Sewer reline · Millfield
Sunday night, water through the ceiling. They talked me to the stop tap on the phone and were at the door within the hour.
A. R.Emergency call-out · Canalside

Service area

Local enough to know your street's stop tap.

Based in Riverton, covering homes and small businesses within a 25 km radius.

  • 16 yrsserving Riverton homes
  • 4,800+jobs completed & guaranteed
  • 68 minaverage emergency response
  • Riverton
  • Old Town
  • Canalside
  • Northgate
  • Millfield
  • Harbourview
  • Westbrook
  • Elmsworth
  • Stonebridge
  • Fairfields

Straight answers

The three questions every caller asks.

Cost, speed, and guarantee — answered in plain terms. The full FAQ covers emergencies, evening rates, and what to do before we arrive.

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How much does a plumber cost in Riverton?

Most standard repairs land between $90 and $260 including parts. You always get a fixed quote before work starts — the price only changes if you ask us to do more.

How fast can you get to me?

Average emergency response across our service area is about 68 minutes. When you call we give you an honest arrival window and the attending plumber's name.

Is your work guaranteed?

Yes — every repair and installation carries a written 24-month workmanship guarantee, in addition to manufacturer warranties on parts and appliances. If our work fails, we return and put it right at no cost.

Tell us what's dripping, blocked, or cold.

Call for an honest answer in minutes — or prepare your request note and book a visit. Fixed quotes before work, guaranteed in writing after it.

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