Specialist plumbing maintenance for aged care facilities — TMV testing, Legionella control, backflow prevention and 24/7 emergency response. One licensed partner for your entire compliance obligation.
Aged care facilities are not standard commercial buildings. Their residents are among the most vulnerable people in the community — often frail, immunocompromised, or cognitively impaired. A plumbing failure in an aged care facility is not merely an inconvenience; it can be a direct threat to resident safety.
This is why aged care plumbing maintenance requires a specialist approach: one that understands the regulatory framework, the clinical risks, the documentation requirements, and the operational reality of a facility that cannot simply "shut down for repairs".
TMVs are the primary defence against scalding in aged care — blending stored hot water (kept at 60°C+ to suppress Legionella) down to a safe delivery temperature of 43.5°C to 45°C. Australian Standard AS 4032.3 requires TMVs in healthcare and aged care facilities to be tested at intervals not exceeding 12 months.
We test every TMV in your facility, record the inlet and outlet temperatures, verify the fail-safe function, and replace any valve that does not meet specification. All results are documented in a format ready for audit.
Legionella bacteria thrive in water between 25°C and 45°C. In aged care, where residents have weakened immune systems, Legionnaires' disease can be fatal. Plumbing-side Legionella control means maintaining hot water storage above 60°C, keeping cold water cold, eliminating dead legs, flushing low-use outlets, and coordinating with your water treatment provider.
We integrate Legionella control into your maintenance plan alongside TMV testing and backflow prevention — because these three obligations are interdependent.
Backflow prevention devices protect your facility's drinking water from contamination. NSW regulations require annual testing by a licensed tester. We test all devices, tag and record results, and submit the annual compliance report to your local water authority on your behalf.
Aged care facilities cannot wait until Monday for a plumber. Our emergency plumbers are available 24/7 and understand the additional protocols required when working in an aged care environment: sign-in procedures, infection control, resident safety considerations, and communication with facility management.
O'Brien delivers TMV testing, Legionella control, backflow prevention, general plumbing maintenance, roofing and emergency response under one licensed contractor and one maintenance plan. One schedule. One set of records. One point of contact. One invoice.
When obligations are split across multiple contractors, gaps appear. We eliminate those gaps by owning the entire plumbing-side obligation for your facility.
AS 4032.3 requires testing at intervals not exceeding 12 months. We recommend 6-monthly testing for high-risk facilities.
We service aged care facilities across Hornsby, Wahroonga, Turramurra, Gordon, Pymble, Berowra, Pennant Hills, Cherrybrook and surrounding areas.
Yes. TMV testing, Legionella control, backflow prevention, general maintenance and emergency response — all under one plan.
Yes. All records are documented in audit-ready format and available to your quality assessors on request.
We replace it on the spot and re-test the new valve. The failed valve is recorded in the report.
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One licensed partner for your entire plumbing compliance obligation. Northern Sydney.