Burst Pipes
A burst flexi-hose behind a basin mixer or a rusted-through supply line needs the water stopped fast, and we bring the gear to do both on arrival. See burst pipes.
Emergency Plumbing Kedron
Plumbing Kedron answers the calls that can't wait, from burst flexi-hoses to gas smells, right across Kedron and the streets off Gympie Road. We're available 24/7, 7 days a week.
If we're late, $100 comes off your bill
- $0 Call-Out FeesNo extra charge for nights, weekends or public holidays
- Available 24/77 days a week, and same-day where we can
- Lifetime Labour WarrantyBacked by our Fix-It-or-It's-Free guarantee (T&Cs apply)
- Licensed and InsuredEvery job done by a licensed plumber. QBCC No: 15024607
Every job is done by a licensed plumber under QBCC No: 15024607, with $0 call-out fees and no extra charge for nights, weekends or public holidays. A midnight call costs no more than a midday one.
When to Call Us Now
Something going wrong right now? Do this first:
- Water you can't stop: turn the water off at the meter, then call (07) 3522 5623.
- A smell of gas: leave the property and call from outside. Don't flick switches or light flames.
- A drip or a slow drain: it can usually wait for a booked visit. Call (07) 3522 5623 and we'll set a time.
- Late at night or on a public holiday: we're available 24/7, 7 days a week, and there's no extra charge for nights, weekends or public holidays.
Each of those four situations has its own page under this one, with the steps and the likely causes for it.
Why Kedron Pipes Fail
Emergency calls here usually trace back to what the houses were built with. Three things dominate:
Galvanised supply lines
Houses plumbed when reticulated water first arrived still carry galvanised steel pipe, which narrows with scale and delivers rusty water at the morning's first draw.
Earthenware drains
A 1925 estate sale notice advertised water mains and electric light with no sewer, so house drains went in as earthenware in short lengths, jointed by hand.
Tanks of every vintage
Hot water units here range from a cylinder under an original raised house to bulk-fitted units in the recent apartment blocks, and the tired ones give out on the first sharp morning of winter.
None of that changes the urgency. It just changes what we bring on the first visit.
Emergency Jobs We Attend in Kedron
Four calls make up nearly every after-hours visit we do here:
Toilet Overflowing
When a pan rises above its brim, a blockage lies downstream, and the earthenware joints found throughout these older streets give fat and wipes plenty to snag on. Start with toilet overflowing.
No Hot Water
Cold showers get urgent in the cool weeks, when tired cylinders quit, and because tank ages vary street to street we always test before quoting. Details at no hot water.
Gas Leaks
A gas smell means leaving the property and calling from outside; our licence carries the gasfitting classes, so we isolate and repair instead of handing it off. Via gas leaks.
Need a plumber in Kedron?
$0 call-out fees, available 24/7, and same-day where we can.
What Counts as an Emergency
Not every fault is one. The test we use is simple: is water or gas moving where it shouldn't, or is a fixture out of action in a way that makes the house unsafe or unliveable?
While a Kedron plumber is on the way, three stops matter, and you can make all of them yourself:
At the Water Meter
The meter sits at the street end of the front yard, under a plastic or concrete lid. Shutting it there stops a burst at the tap, the hose or pipe.
If You Smell Gas
Leave first and call from outside, and don't flick switches or light anything on your way out. Keep everyone well clear of the house and just wait there for us.
Isolating Hot Water
Every tank has an isolating tap or valve on its cold inlet. Shut that if the unit is leaking, and power an electric one down at its own isolating switch.
While You Wait
Move what you can off the wet floor, keep kids and pets clear, bucket ceiling drips, note closed taps, and if it becomes booked work, general plumbing handles the repairs.
When Kedron Brook Rises
The emergencies here aren't only about pipes. Weather adds a second kind:
Storm surcharge
The brook fills from far upstream, so rain that falls up-country arrives here as rising water, and the low stormwater drains beside it stop clearing while it climbs.
Flood-edge checks
The February 2022 creek flood extent Council mapped touches ground near Mercer Park, and the low laundries on that edge are the first we pump out and test once water recedes.
A suburb used to sirens
Queensland's fire and emergency services keep their state head office here, on land that was once the racecourse, so urgent calls are something of a local theme.
Our Emergency Steps
From your first ring to the receipt, four steps:
- 1
Tell us what's wrong
Phone (07) 3522 5623 with what's happening in Kedron. A few questions on the call mean the right parts come with us.
- 2
Your price before we start
Flat-rate pricing and no hidden fees, set before the job starts. Give the go-ahead and we begin.
- 3
Make safe, then repair
We stop the water or isolate the gas first, then fix the burst, the leak or the fault in one visit wherever parts allow, and tidy up the wet mess after.
- 4
Pay on site or later
Settle by card or EFTPOS when the work is done, or ask us about Fix now, pay later.
Why People Choose Us
No Call-Out Fee, Any Hour
You pay zero call-out fees in Kedron, and there's no extra charge for nights, weekends or public holidays.
Fix It or It's Free
Our Fix-It-or-It's-Free guarantee covers the job (T&Cs apply), and if we're late, $100 comes off your bill.
Lifetime Labour Warranty
Every job is handled by a licensed plumber under QBCC No: 15024607, and the labour has a lifetime labour warranty.
Licensed and Insured
Locally owned and operated, licensed and insured, with flat-rate pricing on every job.
That's the deal whether the call comes at teatime or the middle of the night.
Get an Emergency Plumber in Kedron Now
Ring (07) 3522 5623 and tell us what's happening. We're available 24/7, jobs in Kedron come with zero call-out fees and flat-rate pricing, and every job is done under QBCC No: 15024607, same-day when we can.
Current offers:
- $80 off a tap replacement. T&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
- $60 off your first service. T&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
- $99 off blocked drains. T&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
- $220 cashback on hot water installs. T&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
Emergency Plumbing Questions
Call (07) 3522 5623Is a burst pipe behind a toilet an emergency?
Yes, and in the newer apartment blocks a split braided hose under a basin can drip through the ceiling below, so shut the water at the meter and ring us.
Do nights and weekends cost more?
No, there's no extra charge for nights, weekends or public holidays and every job carries $0 call-out fees, so a 2am call costs exactly what a lunchtime call would cost.
My yard gully is backing up while the brook runs high. Is that urgent?
It can wait unless water is entering the house, because the low stormwater drains near Mercer Park have nowhere to flow while the brook sits above their outlets, so give the level time to drop.
Who do I call about a burst water main, you or Urban Utilities?
Urban Utilities manages the street mains, so a burst out there is their call to take, whereas anything beyond the connection is yours, and that is where we come in.
I can't find my water meter. Can you shut the water off?
Yes, our plumbers can find and shut yours on arrival, since most sit just inside the front boundary near the street, and once the water's off the repair starts straight after.
How do I book an emergency plumber?
Call (07) 3522 5623 any hour, say what's going wrong and where in Kedron it's happening, and we'll talk the make-safe steps through as the job is dispatched, working same-day where we can.
