1530 Payerne · canton of Vaud
Plumber in Payerne
In Payerne and the Broye, on the Vaud side as well as the Fribourg side, your plumber comes to your home quickly, in the time slot you choose: water heaters, taps, drains, leak detection, at a fixed price shown before you book. Payerne is 25 km by road from our base in the Gibloux: travel is included.
Farvagny-le-Grand our base, where the technician sets off from
28min 25 km by road
Payerne travel included
01On site
What you can book in Payerne
Choose what you can see: the booking opens on the right line. The journey is within the 40 km included: the price shown is the price you will pay, apart from any surcharge for an evening or night slot.
All services and their prices- The trap under the sink is leaking or dripping Sink trap replacement from CHF 149.00
- A tap or a mixer tap is leaking Tap or mixer tap replacement CHF 199.00
- A dishwasher that needs connecting Dishwasher installation CHF 249.00
- A drain is slow or backing up Drain camera inspection CHF 249.00
- Not enough hot water, a water heater full of limescale Water heater descaling up to 150 L from CHF 349.00
- My water use has gone up for no clear reason Plumbing system check up to 100 m² from CHF 349.00
- The pool filtration will not start Pool pump replacement from CHF 590.00
- The basement no longer drains, the pump is struggling Sump pump replacement CHF 790.00
- The pressure drops as soon as a second tap is turned on Booster pump replacement CHF 890.00
- A damp patch, a musty smell, a cold wall Standard leak detection from CHF 990.00
- A tank or water reservoir that needs cleaning Tank cleaning up to 3000 L from CHF 990.00
- My problem is not on the list Describe the situation to us and we will reply. price on request
02Travel
Payerne and the surrounding area
Driving time from our base in Farvagny-le-Grand. The first 40 kilometres are included. Beyond that, CHF 1.30 per kilometre, there and back, shown in the total before payment.
| Town | Journey | Travel |
|---|---|---|
| 1551 Vers-chez-Perrin | 24 min | included |
| 1552 Trey | 25 min | included |
| 1580 Avenches | 27 min | included |
| 1530 Payerne | 28 min | included |
| 1564 Domdidier | 29 min | included |
| 1563 Dompierre | 29 min | included |
| 1482 Cugy | 29 min | included |
| 1532 Fétigny | 29 min | included |
| 1525 Henniez | 29 min | included |
| 1524 Marnand | 30 min | included |
| 1523 Granges-près-Marnand | 32 min | included |
| 1522 Lucens | 32 min | included |
| 1541 Bussy | 32 min | included |
| 1562 Corcelles-près-Payerne | 33 min | included |
| 1470 Estavayer-le-Lac | 35 min | included |
Estimate for the centre of each town, without traffic: your exact address is what counts. Not on the list? Enter your address and the answer appears before you book anything. Travel times: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Payerne’s water is very hard
44.4 °fH at the last published test, in July 2025: very hard water.
Since 1990, the measurements published by the municipality have ranged from 35.6 to 45 °fH (French degrees of hardness): Payerne’s water has always been hard. Nearly three quarters of it comes from groundwater pumped at the La Vernaz well, in Corcelles, and the rest from spring catchments. Water this hard is perfectly safe to drink, but it leaves deposits quickly wherever it is heated and wherever it stands still.
In the Broye, the water heater is the first to suffer: the heating element scales up, the unit uses more electricity and gives less hot water. Next come clogged tap aerators and mixer tap cartridges that stiffen. Water heater descaling can be booked in Payerne at the same fixed price as in Fribourg, as can the replacement of a mixer tap.
Source: water department of the municipality of Payerne, information on drinking water, sample taken on 1 July 2025 from a public fountain. Swiss scale: above 42 °fH, very hard water.
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In Vaud, but within our local area
Payerne is in the canton of Vaud, our base in the canton of Fribourg: the cantonal border makes no difference. The area is measured in driving time, and the Broye is about half an hour away, from Avenches and Domdidier to Lucens and Estavayer-le-Lac. Every service can be booked there, travel included.
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Common questions in Payerne
How often should a water heater be descaled in Payerne?
There is no single rule: it all depends on the temperature setting, how much hot water you use and the age of the unit. With water above 40 °fH, a water heater scales up much faster than in Châtel-Saint-Denis or Romont. Hot water that runs out sooner than it used to, or a water heater that whistles, are the signs that it is time.
Is travel charged in the Broye?
No, for every place in the table: from Payerne to Estavayer-le-Lac, the journey stays within the kilometres included in the price. For an address off the beaten track, the answer and the full price appear as soon as you enter it, before any payment.
What if my problem is not on the list of services?
Write to us, with a photo if you can: we will tell you which job is right and what it costs, before you book anything.
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