Gas work needs its own licence, separate from general plumbing. That is not bureaucracy — it is the difference between a safe appliance and a dangerous one.
No obligation. Takes 30 seconds.
Rapid Plumbing Ipswich connects Ipswich and the Ipswich region property owners with qualified, connects Ipswich property owners with licensed local plumbers for gas fitting. Tell us your suburb and what is happening and we will pass it to a licensed plumber who covers your area. Firm price from them after they have seen it.
Get everyone outside. Do not touch light switches, do not use a phone inside the building, do not look for the leak. From outside, ring Australian Gas Networks on 1800 427 532 — or, on bottled LPG, the supplier's number on the bottle — and 000 if anyone is unwell.
A gas leak is not a plumbing job until it has been made safe by the distributor. Calling a plumber first wastes the minutes that matter.
Installing, altering or disconnecting any gas appliance. Running or modifying gas lines. Converting an appliance between natural gas and LPG.
The licence is a specific gas authorisation, not a general plumbing licence. Ask for it. An unlicensed gas installation is also, quite reliably, an uninsured one.
Licensed gas work generates a compliance certificate. Keep it. It is what proves the installation was done properly if you ever sell the house or make a claim, and getting a copy years later from a plumber who has moved on is a genuine nuisance.
Ipswich.
Where this job typically sits. Access is usually a bigger cost driver than size.
| Job | Indicative price | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Standard call-out and first hour | $150 – $300 | Business hours. Most plumbers charge a call-out that includes some labour. |
| After hours or emergency call-out | $250 – $500 | Nights, weekends and public holidays carry a premium. Ask before you agree. |
| Clear a blocked drain (machine) | $250 – $600 | Depends on access and how far down the blockage sits. |
| Drain camera inspection | $250 – $450 | Often the difference between guessing and knowing. Sometimes bundled with a clear. |
| Replace a hot water system | $1,500 – $3,500 | Electric storage at the lower end. Gas and heat pump run higher, plus any compliance work. |
| Repair a hot water system | $200 – $700 | Elements, thermostats and valves are usually worth repairing. A rusted tank is not. |
| Burst pipe repair | $300 – $900 | Accessible pipework at the lower end. Under a slab is a different job entirely. |
| Pipe relining, per metre | $400 – $900 | More than a clear-out up front, less than excavation, and it lasts. |
| Replace a tap or mixer | $150 – $400 | Plus the tapware. A dripping tap is often just a washer. |
Prices here are indicative only. What a plumbing job costs depends on what is actually wrong, how accessible the pipework is, whether it is after hours, and what has to be replaced rather than repaired. You get a firm price from the plumber after they have seen it.
No. Gas work requires a specific gas authorisation in addition to a plumbing licence. Ask for it, and check it on the QBCC register.
Everyone outside. No light switches, no phones inside. From outside, ring Australian Gas Networks on 1800 427 532 (bottled LPG: the number on the bottle), or 000 if anyone is unwell. Do not go looking for the leak.
Water escaping, no water at all, or sewage backing up — the calls that cannot wait.
Read more →Machine clearing and camera inspection — and knowing which one you actually need.
Read more →Repair, replace, and the decision between them.
Read more →Repairing a failed drain without digging up the yard.
Read more →Tell us your suburb and what is happening and we will get it to the right person.
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