Cutting Water Use in Point Lookout
Water-efficient taps, showers, toilets and leak repairs for Point Lookout homes and holiday houses, on an island where the water supply is local and finite.
How Straddie’s drought levels work
Point Lookout draws its water from the aquifer under North Stradbroke Island, through local bores and a Seqwater treatment plant. Seqwater’s licence allows up to 750 megalitres a year to be taken for Point Lookout’s town supply, and it can’t take more than that in any year.
Because the town isn’t on the SEQ Water Grid, its drought plan is local too. Seqwater watches groundwater levels in observation bores and moves through set levels: normal operations, then drought readiness, then drought response, when council encourages voluntary water saving, and then moderate to severe drought.
At that last level, the plan calls for medium to high level water restrictions, with households encouraged to use 140 to 120 litres per person per day, and water carted between the island’s communities if needed.
How Our Point Lookout Plumbers Can Help You
Hot Water Repairs and Installations
We’re your local hot water specialists offering repair and replacement of hot water units. Allow us to give you a quote to help you get back up and running as soon as possible.
Water-Saving Devices
Looking to save money on your utilities each month? Let us provide you with a range of water-saving devices that will help you use less water each day and help lower your bills.
Pre-Purchase Inspections
Are you about to purchase a property? Hold off until you can have one of our professionals conduct an inspection of the plumbing system to ensure that it’s in good condition. We use a CCTV camera to ensure storm water and sewers are intact during the inspection.
Property Maintenance
Jim Monger Plumbing and Gas can provide you with maintenance services for any rental properties that you own and make sure everything is working and running smoothly.
Fixture Installations
We install everything to do with plumbing, including vanity cabinets, toilets, dishwashers, fridges, water filters and much more. Call us for your appliance installation today.
Leaky Plumbing Fixtures
Our staff specialises in leak repair on any kind of leak. Whether it be a leaky pipe to a toilet or a tap not turning off, you’ve come to the right place for your repair services.
Hot Water and Cold Water Supply
Looking for a new water main? No problem. We have the right machines and tools to re-run any water pipes. Replacing a broken section of your water main or installing a new one? We can handle it.
Rainwater Tank Services
Wishing you could save that rainwater? Our rainwater tanks allow you to fill your toilets, washing machines and more. We offer full rainwater tank services from colour selection to installation.
Septic System Services
Is the old system not working properly? The trenches look wet. No problem. Our team specialises in septic tanks and trenches and getting them back to working order through pumping, extending and renewal.
Drainage
We can assist you in removing excess water from run-off of neighbouring properties or low-lying areas. Jim Monger Plumbing and Gas can specifically design a system perfect for your property, whether it be seepage trenches, pump out lines, or trafficable pits. We are your one-stop shop.
Blocked Drains
A jet rodder or electric eel is used to clean out the blocked drain. Once cleaned, we insert our CCTV camera down the pipe to locate the blockage. With our latest equipment we can clear, locate and inspect your sewer or storm water drains, and whether the job calls for the jet rodder or the electric eel, we can unblock it.
Water Filter Services
Looking for a water filter for your home? You have come to the right place. We install water filters and can also change your existing cartridges. Call us today to find out how we can help.
Cutting use before you’re asked to
The easiest savings are in the fittings. A 5 star WELS showerhead runs at somewhere between 4.5 and 6 litres a minute, against up to 9 for a basic 3 star model, and the national scheme estimates older fittings use as much as half again more than a modern 4 or 5 star one.
Toilets come next. A single flush cistern from decades past can send 9 litres or more down with every flush, and a modern 4.5/3 litre dual flush unit can cut that by more than half.
Leaks matter most of all in an empty holiday house, where nobody hears a cistern running or sees a dripping tap for weeks. Fixing them stops water being lost from a local supply as well as from your bill.
Water-saving showerheads, taps and toilets, plus leak repairs, are all part of our work on the island, under QBCC licence 15504687.
Frequently asked questions
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Call 0418 871 269Can Point Lookout have water restrictions when Brisbane doesn’t?
Yes. It runs on North Stradbroke Island’s own groundwater, with a local drought response plan and its own trigger levels.
How much water should we use per person during restrictions?
At the moderate to severe drought level, the plan encourages 140 to 120 litres per person per day.
What’s the quickest way to cut water use in a Point Lookout house?
Fix leaks, and swap old showerheads and single flush toilets for 4 or 5 star models.
Will a low-flow showerhead give a poor shower?
Not if it’s a rated one. Under WELS, showerheads rated 4 or 5 stars have to pass additional tests on how well they cover you and the force of the spray.
Can you fit water-saving fittings in a holiday rental?
Yes, including showerheads, taps and dual flush toilets, for short-stay and permanent homes alike.
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