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Help! My pilot light has gone out…

August 31, 2026

Gas plumbing Blackburn

Adrian has been a long-time customer of Doherty Plumbing Solutions and recently reached out to our office with complaints of his heater’s pilot light going off. Not an ideal scenario, with the central heater not working during these colder months!

Our master plumber Brian attended the call at Adrian’s Blackburn property. The unit was assessed and Brian managed to locate the problem. The electronic sparkers were not igniting the gas supply properly.
As an added measure, Brian tested the gas supply pressure, which was optimum. So, he cleaned the unit and the igniter probe and the pilot light assembly could then be relit.

Lastly, as it is important with all gas appliance servicing, Brian tested the whole unit for any gas leaks. Everything was back to working order in no time, with no issues detected.

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Adrian was very satisfied with our assistance, and left a 5-star Google review for us! Thank you, Adrian, for your feedback. We have enjoyed providing our plumbing services to you over the years.

Whom to call for gas plumbing services in Melbourne?

As your local gasfitting experts in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, our licensed and experienced gas plumbing professionals here at Doherty Plumbing Solutions can locate and safely carry out necessary repairs/renewals of all types of gas lines and appliances.

They will scope the issue by performing relevant analysis and provide you with a Gas Safety Report on completion of the work, thus giving you peace of mind that your gas units and pipes have been inspected for safe operation.

For regular and reliable servicing of your gas appliances in compliance with the current Australian standards, contact the Doherty Plumbing Solutions team for a quick chat.

Garth Patterson
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Garth Patterson is a director and co-owner of Doherty Plumbing Solutions, a fully licensed plumber with a Cert IV in Plumbing and more than 20 years in the trade. After years working on mining and gas infrastructure projects around Australia, he now leads the maintenance, blocked drain and gas work across Melbourne's eastern suburbs.

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