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Made in NZ · For NZ plumbers & gasfittersPlumbing software for NZ plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers
Toolie turns an enquiry into a quote, a scheduled job, an invoice and the certificate you’re legally required to issue — without re-keying anything. Built for PGDB-registered plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers.
No credit card · Cancel anytime · Works offline on site · Flat NZD pricing
See how Toolie works for plumbers and gasfitters
From the job type to a priced quote, the gas certificates it needs, the sizing behind it and the registers you keep them in — in the order you’d actually use it.
Every screen here is the real Toolie app running a made-up demo business — the clients and addresses are invented, the screens are real.
- 01 Quote the jobQuote Job type, client and site, priced from your takeoff
- 02 Gas certificates on the jobGas certs Gas CoC and GSC filled in from the quote, deadlines tracked
- 03 Size it firstSizing Hot water, fixtures and gas pipe
- 04 RegistersRegisters Gas certificates, backflow devices, self-certified work
01
Quote the job
Pick from plumbing, gasfitting and drainage job types — hot-water systems, bathroom fit-outs and rough-ins, new-build plumbing, gas appliances, backflow, PLVs, drainage — and enter the quantities you’d price from.
- Job types for plumbing, gasfitting and drainlaying, each tied to its licensed discipline so the right certificates follow
- Gas appliance takeoff: appliance type, pipe run, and a new LPG regulator or a natural-gas network connection — never both
- Fixture takeoffs add a trap per fixture at its G13/AS1 Table 1 size and the tempering valve G12 needs for basins, showers and baths
- Hot-water cylinder kits with the relief valve for the cylinder’s pressure class and the TPR drain line
- Labour hours and rate, materials markup, GST and a deposit or staged payments, with the client scope drafted for you
02
Gas certificates on the job
Every gas job shows the certificates the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010 require, and Fill in + issue opens the record pre-filled from the quote.
- Gasfitting Certificate of Compliance (regulation 46), issued or sighted before connection (regulation 51(1)(c))
- Gas Safety Certificate (regulation 52B) with the 20-working-day deadline after connection (regulation 52E)
- Alterations to an existing installation flagged as high-risk, with the high-risk database lodgement due within 20 working days (regulation 52H)
- Appliances and tests table — tightness test, commissioning, readings, pass or fail — printed on the CoC and GSC
- Print or email each certificate to the customer; the record keeps the next deadline in front of you
03
Size it first
Size the hot water and schedule the fixtures before you commit to a price; the result fills the takeoff and keeps a printable calculation sheet with the job.
- Hot-water sizing: people × litres a day against Level’s 40–60 L band, the morning peak and recovery → the cylinder or heat pump, or simultaneous outlets → the continuous-flow unit
- Fixture schedule: fixtures per room, typed or counted off a sketch → trap sizes, the tempering flag, and discharge and loading units from your own table
- Gas load + pipe sizing: appliance MJ/h on runs from the meter → load per segment, sized from your own AS/NZS 5601.1 copy or the pipe maker’s table (Toolie ships none)
- Each tool explains its answer and saves a calc sheet to the job
04
Registers
Every gas certificate, every testable backflow device and every self-certified job in one place, with the next deadline on each.
- Gas certificates (CoC / GSC) with the GSC, customer-copy and high-risk lodgement deadlines
- Backflow devices with test history and the next annual test due (NZ Backflow Testing Standard 2019, council water-supply bylaw)
- Self-certified work (PGDB): the CoC and supporting documents to the Board, the owner and the BCA within 10 working days of completion
- Search, CSV export and printable records
Everything in the plumber & gasfitter pack
Gas Safety Certificates with the 20-working-day deadline tracked
A certifying gasfitter must issue a signed Gas Safety Certificate within 20 working days of connecting gasfitting work to the gas supply. Toolie fills in the certificate ready to print or save as PDF, and tracks the deadline, reminding you until it’s issued.
Self-certify plumbing and drainlaying — CoC, Record of Work and PS3
Auto-issue a Certificate of Compliance after each job, supply the Record of Work for restricted or notifiable work tied to the PGDB register, and auto-fill the council PS3 Producer Statement for consented plumbing certified to G12 (water supply) and G13 (foul water). The PS3 comes out as a PDF for the BCA; certificates print ready to sign.
Never miss an annual backflow test
Backflow-prevention devices need regular testing under your council’s water-supply bylaw and the NZ Backflow Testing Standard — and by an IQP where the device is on a building’s compliance schedule. Toolie keeps a backflow register with recurring test-due reminders and stores each test certificate.
Quote one-handed from under the house, invoice same day
Build and send a quote from your phone before you leave the job, then send the invoice same-day with a pay link. Auto-reconcile to Xero or MYOB with GST handled.
One flat price covers your whole crew
Many job apps charge per user — Tradify, for one — so four plumbers is a big monthly number. Toolie is one flat price for the crew, so every gasfitter, drainlayer and apprentice is included within your plan’s crew limit.
One flat price for your whole crew — and a demo before you sign up
Toolie is flat: Solo $49, Duo $89, Crew $129, Pro $249 (NZD ex-GST) — add the whole crew free, not per user. 14-day free trial, no credit card, no lock-in. And you can quote a real job on the demo before you ever create an account.
Related: PS3 & producer statements · Record of Work · invoicing · Fergus alternative · software for every trade · all features.
NZ compliance guide
Gas Safety Certificate NZ: GSC & Gas CoC Rules — What NZ gasfitters must issue: the Gas Safety Certificate (20 working days from connection), the gas CoC, high-risk database entry and who signs.
Common questions
Can I issue a gas safety certificate from the app?
Yes. Toolie fills in the Gas Safety Certificate ready to print or save as PDF, and tracks the 20-working-day deadline for issuing it after connecting gasfitting work to supply, so it’s signed and sent on time.
Does Toolie do the PS3 for consented plumbing?
Yes. Toolie auto-fills the council PS3 Producer Statement (Construction) for plumbing certified to Building Code G12 and G13, ready to hand to the BCA for your Code Compliance Certificate sign-off.
Can it track backflow test due dates?
Yes. Toolie keeps a backflow-prevention register with 12-monthly recurring reminders per device and stores each test certificate, so annual testing never slips.
Is there a Fergus or ServiceM8 alternative for plumbers in NZ?
Toolie is NZ-built, flat-priced for your whole crew instead of per user, issues NZ plumbing and gas certificates natively, and lets you quote a job before you sign up.
How much does plumbing software cost in NZ?
Flat NZD ex-GST: Solo $49, Duo $89, Crew $129, Pro $249 — one price for the crew. 14-day free trial, no credit card, no lock-in.
Quote, comply and get paid — in one place
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