What's different about plumbing in Morrinsville
More gas heating than most towns
At the 2023 Census, 12.3% of Morrinsville dwellings used a fixed gas heater as a main heating type, against 9.5% nationally. Heat pumps were 80.1%. Heaters, hobs and califonts on fixed gas pipes are work for an authorised gasfitter.
Plenty of building
72 dwellings were under construction on census night in 2023, up from 12 in 2018. Consents for new homes reached 198 in the year to March 2022 and were 131 in the year to March 2026.
Where the water comes from
Waikato Waters names the Topehaehae Stream and groundwater as Morrinsville's source, with no fluoride added.
A district network changing hands
With Matamata-Piako, Waikato Waters took on 10 water treatment plants, 11 reservoirs, 6 wastewater treatment plants and 57 wastewater pump stations.
Your side of the toby
Under the Waikato Waters customer contract, the pipes, fittings and devices on your side of the point of supply are yours to maintain, and leaks there should be fixed promptly. That point is the meter connection on a metered property, or the gate valve (the toby) on one without a meter.
On the drain side, your pipe stops at the public pipe or manhole if one runs inside your section, or at the boundary if the public pipe is out in the street.
Testing for a hidden leak
Turn everything off
Close every tap inside and out, and stop the washing machine, dishwasher and any irrigation.
Read the meter
If your property has one, note or photograph the numbers.
Wait
Use no water for 30 to 60 minutes, as Waikato Waters suggests.
Read it again
Any change points to a leak on your property. If water is pouring out, shut it off at the toby and ring a licensed plumber.
More help nearby
See gasfitting around Hamilton, leak detection, burst pipes and blocked toilets. Neighbouring towns: Matamata and Huntly, or the main Hamilton page.
What we would do
If you've just moved into one of Morrinsville's newer homes, find the toby and any meter now, while nothing is leaking, and photograph the reading. When a bill looks high later, you'll have something to compare it with. And when a gas heater or califont needs work, ask the gasfitter for the paperwork at the end: all gasfitting needs a Gas Safety Certificate once it's connected.