Water filtration in Gordon
Gordon's taps run Sydney Water mains, which satisfy the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, and the reasons for a filter are taste, sediment and preference rather than safety. In the towers by the station, residents mostly notice the chloramine taste and water that tastes flat after standing in long risers, and a carbon or reverse osmosis cartridge set inside the sink cupboard with its own tap is the usual fit, with pressure checked on upper floors. In the 1960s to 1980s walk-ups, cupboard space is tighter and a slim housing is chosen. In the Federation houses, old galvanised pipe can shed rust and grit, so a point-of-entry unit with a sediment stage protects taps and the hot water system.
In NSW, a filter plumbed into the supply is licensed plumbing work, done with WaterMark-certified products and finished to AS/NZS 3500; we look the plumber's licence up on the NSW register before matching. In apartments the plumber confines the work to your lot, since risers and shared valves are common property, and supplies paperwork if the strata manager asks. In a conservation area, a whole-house housing is kept out of sight of the street, in the garage or subfloor. Houses with a BASIX tank keep that circuit separate from drinking water with backflow protection. The plumber tests the stop valve and the pipe under the sink first, because an old galvanised offcut there can undo a new filter.
Tell us if your home is a tower unit, a walk-up flat or a house, what you want changed, such as taste, grit or fluoride, and send a photo of the sink cupboard or the point where the supply enters. Vetted, licensed plumbers who install filters in Gordon and the Upper North Shore are matched and quote you directly. Check that the quote covers the product, its certification, the cartridge replacement interval, the housing position, any fridge or boiling tap line, and the plumber's licence number. In the towers, the plumber arranges lift access with building management. No fee attaches to the match, and no obligation either.
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Frequently asked questions
A carbon unit under the kitchen sink with its own tap suits most. Reverse osmosis is the choice if you want fluoride reduced, and it needs a drain connection and more cupboard space. The plumber checks pressure on higher floors.
More often it is old galvanised pipe inside the property shedding rust. A sediment filter at the entry and replacing the worst sections deal with the cause. A licensed plumber can trace it.
Usually not, as it sits within your lot, though it is worth telling the strata manager when the building is in its defects period or a shared isolation valve must be closed. The plumber supplies product and licence details on request.
Yes. The supply is Sydney Water's and meets the national guidelines. A filter changes taste, removes grit from old property pipework or reduces fluoride if a household prefers that.
