# Editorial Policy | KL Plumbing Handbook

> How KL Plumbing Handbook guides are written and checked: one problem per guide, safe checks only, dated prices from a named source, and corrections from readers.

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# Editorial policy

Last updated 15 Nov 2026 / By KL Plumbing Handbook editors

This page explains how KL Plumbing Handbook guides are written, where the facts and figures come from, and how we fix mistakes.

## One problem per guide

Each guide covers one problem. It explains what causes it, what you can check yourself, what a repair involves, and when to call a plumber. Guide sections group related guides so you can find the right one quickly.

## Safe checks only

We only suggest checks that an ordinary homeowner can do safely, such as reading a water meter, cleaning a floor trap or closing a valve. We do not tell readers to open wiring, work on roofs, or touch the supply side of the water meter. Where a job needs a plumber, an electrician or another qualified person, we say so.

## Landed houses and condo units kept apart

The rules and responsibilities in a landed house and a condo unit are different. Where both apply, guides give separate advice under their own headings.

## Costs and prices

The handbook has no prices of its own. A price in a guide is either:

-   a published price from our partner plumber, stated as their price, with the source and the date we read it (currently 15 November 2026, from kl1plumber.com/price), or
-   a description of what changes the cost of a job.

We do not publish market averages, invented price ranges or survey figures. When the partner's published list changes, we update the guides and the date.

## No invented evidence

We do not invent reviews, ratings, statistics, customer counts, job examples, photos, author names, credentials or years of experience. If the site owner supplies a real job example from our partner, it will be shown in the matching guide and labelled "Job example supplied by KL1 Plumber".

## Legal and safety topics

Some guides touch on strata leak rules, plumber permits and water heater safety. These are general information, not legal or professional advice. They tell you to confirm details with building management, SPAN (the National Water Services Commission), Air Selangor, the Commissioner of Buildings or a qualified person, as appropriate.

## Local sources

Guides are written for homes in Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley. We refer to the bodies that set the rules here, including Air Selangor for water supply, SPAN for plumber permits, the Strata Management Act 2013 and its 2015 regulations for condo leaks, and Indah Water Konsortium for public sewerage.

## Our partner

The handbook names one partner plumber on guides where a reader may need one. The partner box appears after the part of the guide that explains when to call a plumber, never at the top, and it always says that the partner is a partner of this handbook. It does not appear on rules and responsibility guides or utility pages. Read the 

partner disclosure

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 for the full relationship.

## Byline

Guides are written and checked by the KL Plumbing Handbook editors. We use this shared byline rather than individual names.

## Corrections

If you find something wrong, out of date or unclear, please tell us through the 

contact form

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. Include the guide's address and what you think should change. We review every correction and update the guide and its date where needed.

## Language

Guides are written in English with Malaysian usage and British spelling. Prices are in ringgit (RM).