Licensed Plumber

What can Licensed Plumbers do?

From 1 April 2018, only PUB Licensed Plumbers (LPs) licensed under this revised scheme are allowed to carry out water service and sanitary works.

What can Non-Licensed Plumbers do?

Non Certified Plumbers can carry out the following simple plumbing works:

Water Service Works (Potable Water)

1.  Replacing or removing any tap or mixer.

2.  Replacing or removing any of the following accessories connected to a tap:
(a)   a shower hose or a showerhead;
(b)   a connecting hose with a spring-loaded self-closing nozzle;
(c)   a connecting hose to a washing machine or a dish washer; or
(d)   a flexible hose.

3.  Replacing or removing any pipe between a stop valve and an instantaneous water heater.

4.  Replacing or removing any of the following parts of a flushing cistern:
(a)   any flushing mechanism;
(b)   any flexible hose after the ball valve.

Sanitary Works (Used Water)

1. Installing, replacing or removing:
(a)   any washbasin or sink, including any bottle trap or fitting trap below the washbasin or sink;
(b)   any bathtub, shower tray, or shower enclosure;
(c)   any floor waste outlet; or
(d)   any pipe conveying sullage water into a floor trap.

2.  Replacing:
(a)   any floor trap grating or cover; or
(b)   any floor waste grating or cover.

3. Installing, replacing or removing any urinal, including any fitting trap or any pipe connecting the urinal to a urinal trap.

4.  Installing, altering, replacing or removing any pipe for or appurtenance related to the conveyance of industrial effluent within an industrial premises.

5.  Clearing any blockage in any floor trap, water closet or sanitary appliance.

6. Clearing and flushing any discharge pipe, ventilating pipe, drain-line, fitting, floor trap, inspection chamber, grease trap, pump or any other appurtenance related to the conveyance of sewage or sullage water from any sanitary appliance or sanitary facility to a sewerage system.