Best emergency plumbers in Kingsford

Best emergency plumbers in Kingsford, ranked

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   #1Emergency Hot Water Repairs for failed hot water units, with an office in Kingsford

   24/7Licence published

   Emergency Hot Water Repairs has its office in Kingsford and works on hot water units at any hour. Gas, electric, solar and heat pump systems all sit on its list, with Rheem, Rinnai and Dux named. Hot water work is done under licence 284905C. Night and weekend urgent work reaches across the Eastern Suburbs. Crews usually finish a fault in one trip, and no return visit is billed. Weekday hours run 7am to 4pm, with Saturdays 8am to 2pm. No call-out fee is posted, so ask for the total when you ring.

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   #2Norton Plumbing for burst pipes at any hour, based in Coogee

   24/7Licence publishedBased in Coogee

   Norton Plumbing operates out of Coogee and keeps a crew on call day and night. Burst pipes, leak tracing and blocked drains all sit on its service list. Drains are scoped with a camera, and sewer lines can be relined without trenching, using a liner with a 50-year design life. Norton holds licence 397768C, which it publishes. After-hours attendance costs extra, and the phone team sets that out before a visit. Customers find the crew explains the fault in plain terms.

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   #3All Australian Plumbing and Maintenance for jet-blasted drains and sewer lines

   24/7Based in Eastlakes

   All Australian Plumbing and Maintenance comes out of Eastlakes and covers Sydney and the suburbs around it. Its jet blasters clear drains, and its camera crews check sewer lines. Thermal imaging and line locating for drains, water and gas are on the list too. Its online listing shows no licence, so check before booking. Dispatch runs round the clock, covering late nights and weekends. Bathroom waterproofing is a separate listed job from its emergency work. Customers note the plumber keeps them posted on his arrival.

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   #4McElroy Plumbing for drains cleared and filmed, and strata buildings, based in Randwick

   24/7Licence publishedBased in Randwick

   A single family has run McElroy Plumbing from Randwick since 1930. Overflowing drains, gas smells, no hot water and burst pipes all count as emergencies, and crews turn up the same day. McElroy's listed licence is 494711C. Each drain job ends with a camera check, and sewer relining needs no trench. Strata managers can ask about written reports and insurance support. No price list is posted, so the request form is the route to a figure.

5. #5Purified Plumbing and Drains for blocked sewers, with a $55 service fee

   24/7Based in Thornleigh

   Purified Plumbing & Drains works from Thornleigh but reaches the eastern beaches, Kingsford, Randwick, and as far as Cherrybrook and Wahroonga. Travel and a first assessment cost $55, the fee the business names. Blocked drains, relining and camera inspections make up the drain side of the work. The business targets an hour's arrival for emergencies, round the clock. Its site lists no licence number. Booking windows are 7am to 10am, 10am to 1pm or 1pm to 4pm.

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   #6GRH Plumbing Group for major leaks, burst pipes and excavation work

   24/7Licence publishedBased in Schofields

   GRH Plumbing Group runs from Schofields and reaches Kingsford, Randwick and Bondi. GRH takes burst pipe and major leak calls round the clock, weekends included. GRH quotes licence 347933C in its listing. Excavation with machinery is offered here and by no other business on this list. Urgent jobs go to 1300 643 850, because the web form answers within a business day.

Compare emergency plumbers in Kingsford

The table sets each business's base, emergency cover and licence side by side.

24/7* : listed as open 24 hours, but the business doesn't say 24/7 itself. Ratings show from 5 Google reviews.

How we picked emergency plumbers in Kingsford

Customer feedback counts for more when it comes from more people, so a long run of comments outweighs a short one. Credit goes to after-hours work a business admits to on its own listing, to a licence shown there, and to a base in Kingsford. Emergency and drain pages for every business were checked too. No pick rests on a single comment.