Burst Pipe Repair
A burst pipe pours water fast. We stop it, repair the line around the clock and check the rest of the run for weak spots.
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24/7 plumbing service
Emergency Plumber in Philadelphia, Open 24 Hours
Water where it should not be does not wait for business hours. Call a 24 hour plumber who answers at 2 a.m., dispatches the nearest technician and gives you a price before work starts.
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Quick answer: Yes. Fullerton Plumbing answers calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including nights, weekends and holidays. We dispatch the nearest available technician to homes and businesses across Philadelphia and Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware and Chester counties, and we give you an upfront quote before any work starts. Call (518) 776-7838 and a real person will help you shut off the water while a technician heads your way.
A plumbing emergency is anything that is actively damaging your home or leaves you without a working toilet, water or drain. That means a burst supply line in a rowhome back addition, water raining through a ceiling, a water heater dumping onto the basement floor, sewage coming up a floor drain or a main shutoff that will not close. When you search for a plumber near me in the middle of the night, you need a real person on the phone and a truck on the way. Fullerton Plumbing runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays, and we dispatch the nearest available technician.
Our trucks carry pipe, fittings, valves, drain machines, a hydro jetter and a sewer camera, so most emergencies get stopped and repaired on the first visit. We start by stopping the water, then find the cause, then give you an upfront quote before the repair. If the emergency is really a drain or sewer problem, such as a main line clog backing up into the basement, we clear it the same visit and can show you the line on camera. We clean up the work area when we finish. No call center hands you off.
Know the warning signs
Signs You Need an Emergency Plumber
- Water is spraying or pouring from a pipe, fitting or fixture.
- Water is coming through a ceiling, wall or light fixture.
- Sewage or dirty water is backing up into a tub, toilet or floor drain.
- Your water heater is leaking heavily from the tank.
- You have no water to the house, or the main shutoff will not close.
- Every drain in the house is slow or stopped at the same time.
What is included
What Our Emergency Plumbing Service Covers
- 24 hour dispatch, nights, weekends and holidays
- Water shutoff and leak isolation
- Burst, frozen and leaking pipe repair
- Sewer and drain backup clearing with camera proof
- Water heater leak response
- Upfront quote before any repair and clean up after
How it works
Our Emergency Plumbing Process
Answer and Triage
A real person answers around the clock. We ask what is happening, walk you through closing the main shutoff or the fixture valve if it is safe to do, and dispatch the nearest available technician with the parts the problem most likely needs.
Stop the Damage
On arrival, the first job is control: shut off the water, isolate the broken line, or open a cleanout to relieve a sewer backup. Once the damage stops getting worse, we can look at the cause calmly instead of rushing.
Find the Cause
We trace the leak or blockage to its source. That might be a split copper line, a failed fitting, a rotted galvanized nipple, a clogged house trap or a root packed lateral. For drain backups we can run a sewer camera so you see it too.
Quote, Repair, Clean Up
You get an upfront quote before the repair starts. We make the fix, restore water, test for leaks and clear the drains, then clean the work area. If a bigger repair is needed later, we explain your options without pressure.
Philadelphia plumbing
Why Philadelphia Homes Have Plumbing Emergencies
Philadelphia has one of the oldest housing stocks in the country, and old plumbing fails on its own schedule. Brick rowhomes in South Philly, Kensington, Port Richmond and West Philly often still have galvanized steel supply lines that rust from the inside, cast iron stacks that crack, and house traps that clog and push sewage back into the basement. Back additions and kitchens built onto the rear of rowhomes put water lines on exterior walls, and January cold snaps freeze them. When they thaw, they split. Many of our late night calls trace back to one of these few weak points.
In the suburbs the emergencies look different. Basement homes in Delaware and Montgomery counties flood when a sump pump quits in a summer downpour, and Levittown slab homes can develop leaks under the floor. Heavy rain on the combined sewer in older city neighborhoods can push water toward low basement drains. Whatever the cause, we come equipped for both plumbing and drain work, so one call covers it. A basement flood in Mayfair, a burst line in a Center City condo and a backed up floor drain in Upper Darby all get the same careful response, with a clear explanation and an upfront quote before the repair.
Pricing
What Affects the Cost of Emergency Plumbing
Emergency plumbing cost depends on what failed, where it is and how much needs to be repaired. A single fixture shutoff valve is a small job, while a burst line inside a finished ceiling takes more time and access work. Pipe material matters: old galvanized or cast iron may need a transition to new material. A sewer backup may need a drain machine, hydro jetting or a camera inspection. Time of day can also be a factor. Whatever the situation, we give you an upfront quote before any work starts.
Call (518) 776-7838 for an upfront quote. We answer 24/7 and explain the price before any work starts.
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Emergency Plumbing Near You
We provide emergency plumbing across Philadelphia and Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware and Chester counties.
FAQ
Emergency Plumbing Questions, Answered
Yes. Fullerton Plumbing answers calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including nights, weekends and holidays. We dispatch the nearest available technician to homes and businesses across Philadelphia and Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware and Chester counties, and we give you an upfront quote before any work starts. Call (518) 776-7838 and a real person will help you shut off the water while a technician heads your way.
Shut off the water first. In most Philadelphia rowhomes the main shutoff is in the front of the basement, near where the service line comes through the front wall, next to the meter. Turn it clockwise until it stops. If water is near outlets or the electrical panel, stay out of it. Move valuables away, open a faucet on the lowest floor to drain pressure and take photos for insurance.
It is both, and we handle both on the same call. Sewage coming up a basement floor drain or toilet means the main line is blocked somewhere between the house and the city sewer. We clear the house trap or lateral with a drain machine or hydro jetter, then can run a sewer camera to show you whether roots, grease or a broken pipe caused it.
Yes. We work on restaurants, offices, stores and rental buildings around the clock, because a leak or backup at a business costs money every hour it runs. We stop the water, clear the drain or repair the line, and give the owner or property manager an upfront quote before work. Many commercial emergencies turn out to be grease or main line clogs, which our trucks are set up to clear.
A slow drain in one fixture, a dripping faucet, a running toilet or a small leak you can catch in a bucket can usually wait for a daytime visit. Shut the fixture valve if there is one. Anything that is spreading water, backing up sewage, leaving you without water or involving a leaking water heater tank should get a call right away, whatever the hour.
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