Weak flow: mains, stopcock, or a pipe in the flat
A weak shower is not automatically a new pipe. If the neighbours are weak as well, call PUB on 1800 225 5782. If only your flat is weak, the published in-flat work is the angle-valve and hose visit at S$110 to S$450, or a tap replacement. A new water point or a relocated waste is a PUB licensed plumber, not a handyman hour.
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What this page is, and what it is not
Check the stopcock and the aerator before anyone opens a wall. A valve that is half closed, or a tap full of grit, feels like a mains failure. Life-threatening fire, a gas fire, or someone who cannot breathe: SCDF 995. A suspected piped-gas leak, from a safe distance: City Energy 1800 752 1800. An electricity supply interruption that is the building, not one tripped RCCB: SP Group 1800 778 8888. Water supply, quality or pressure from the mains: PUB 1800 225 5782.
Homey Furnishing can do the permit-exempt fitting on the existing outlet. Opening a concealed riser, adding a point, or replacing a rising main is a PUB licensed plumber. Hacking for that pipe is V On Construction Pte. Ltd. UEN 201611708H. Homey Furnishing Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 202018148K) carries permit-exempt housekeeping, proofing and handyman work. V On Construction Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 201611708H) carries any scope that needs an HDB renovation permit. Homey Furnishing is not a MOM-licensed employment agency and does not publish an agency fee.
What to do first
- Ask a neighbour if their flow is weak too. If yes, it is the stack or the mains: PUB 1800 225 5782.
- If only you are affected, photograph the stopcock, the tap and any wet cabinet.
- Do not hack the wall to “find the pipe” before a plumber has isolated the branch.
- Use the angle-valve page for hoses and snapped threads, and the tap page for the spout.
Prices already published on HomeySG
No new pipe-replacement price is invented here. The bands below are already published for the in-flat fitting. A building mains problem is PUB, not a private invoice.
| Scope already published | 2026 band in the repo | Where that band lives |
|---|---|---|
| Bidet spray, hose and brass 2-way valve | S$110 to S$180 | Angle valve and hose page |
| Snapped thread extracted without hacking | S$180 to S$320 | Angle valve page |
| 6 to 10 hoses and zinc valves | S$260 to S$450 | Angle valve page |
| Toilet auger unchoke | S$120 to S$240 | Toilet bowl page |
Weak flow: mains, stopcock, or a pipe in the flat: access and preparation
Weak flow: mains, stopcock, or a pipe in the flat is a permit-exempt visit unless the photos show hacking, a new layout, a window replacement, or the household shelter. The hourly and call-out figures, if this page publishes them, are the ones to use. There is no separate fuel surcharge in the handyman rates this site states.
The number of tasks, whether parts are on site, and access decide the time. An HDB service yard, a condo loading bay and a landed roof are not the same approach. Sunday noisy work is refused when the Town Council or MCST forbids it.
- One photo per task
- Say which task is urgent
- Have parts on site if you bought them
- Clear a path
- Say HDB, condo or landed
Plan Weak flow: mains, stopcock, or a pipe in the flat
List the tasks and put the one that blocks the home first.
Protect the floor and confirm the part, if you bought it, actually fits.
Do that task. Do not start a second trade that needs another licence.
Test it. A hinge that still sags is not finished.
- Bidet spray, hose and brass 2-way valveS$110 to S$180
- Snapped thread extracted without hackingS$180 to S$320
- 6 to 10 hoses and zinc valvesS$260 to S$450
- Toilet auger unchokeS$120 to S$240
| Access | HDB | Condo | Landed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDB | Exempt repairs do not need a permit. Hacking does. | Use the condo column if it is not HDB. | Use the landed column if it is not HDB. |
| Condo | Book the lift and the hours before the van arrives. | MCST by-laws sit on top of the task list. | A landed house has no MCST lift. |
| Landed | Name the storey. A roof or a gate is not a flat task. | A condo is not landed. | External work waits for safe weather and a safe ladder. |
- One photo per task
- Say which task is urgent
- Have parts on site if you bought them
- Clear a path
- Say HDB, condo or landed
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the licensed plumber?
A new or relocated water point is a PUB licensed plumber. Like-for-like maintenance on the existing outlet can be the handyman visit described on the valve and tap pages. Homey Furnishing Pte. Ltd. UEN 202018148K does not pretend a handyman hour is a plumber’s licence.
What number is PUB?
PUB’s 24-hour line for water supply, quality and pressure is 1800 225 5782, as published by SP Group’s contact page for mains issues.
Do you publish a whole-flat repipe price?
No. This page does not invent one. Use the valve, tap, toilet and heater pages for the bands they already print.