Emergency Plumber in Brooklyn, NY

Call straight away for

• Water coming through a ceiling or out of a wall
• A burst or split pipe you cannot isolate
• Sewage coming up through a floor drain, tub or toilet
• No water anywhere in the building
• A water heater leaking from the tank itself

For a smell of gas, leave the building and call 911 first. That is a job for the emergency services before it is a job for a plumber.

Problems that can usually wait

A dripping faucet, a toilet that runs, a slow sink, or a single fixture with low pressure are worth fixing soon, but rarely at night. If you are unsure which group your problem is in, call and describe it. Sometimes the honest answer is that the valve under the sink will hold it until tomorrow.

Find your shutoffs before you need them

The single most useful thing to know in a plumbing emergency is where the water can be turned off. In a Brooklyn house, the main valve is normally in the cellar on the front wall near the meter. Toilets and sinks usually have small valves underneath them. In an apartment building, the super can close the riser feeding your unit.

If your house has only the one main valve, or the valves are seized solid, that is worth fixing before anything goes wrong. A seized main that will not close is one of the most stressful situations in a flood.

What happens when we arrive

The first priority is stopping the water and making the area safe. Next comes a temporary or permanent repair, depending on what parts are needed and what can be done safely at that hour. Before any work beyond stopping the water, you get a price, emergency or not.