Emergency Plumber Redhead

Redhead Plumbing Co answers plumbing emergencies in Redhead, Available 24/7 for burst pipes, flooded laundries, failed hot water and overflowing sewers. You get a fixed price before any repair starts, and the van carries the camera, jetter and fittings to deal with it. Ring (02) 4093 0558 to book.

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Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C

Last updated September 2026

Available 24/7
No call-out fee (excluding after-hours)
Fixed, up-front quotes
365-day warranty on all work

What Counts as a Call-Right-Now Job?

Some faults can wait until morning. These ones should not:

A burst pipe or flexi hose

Water spreading across a floor or down through a ceiling does more damage every minute.

A leaking hot water tank

A rusted cylinder emptying itself can soak a subfloor.

Sewage in the yard

Raw waste rising from a gully is a hygiene risk.

Stormwater with nowhere to go

Storm swell holding back beach outlets can flood low yards.

Gas you can smell indoors

Get out, phone the distributor from outside, and call us after they give the all-clear.

Ring about any of these as soon as it happens.

Plumbing ute parked on a residential street

Water Going Everywhere? Do These Things First

Two kinds of burst turn up on this coast. Salt air makes the braided hoses under sinks brittle until one splits, and old galvanised water pipe corrodes through underground in damp sand.

Shut off the water

Find the stopcock beside your water meter, which is near the street on most blocks, and close it fully.

Keep clear of power

Water near power points or switches is dangerous. Keep everyone out of that room.

Lift things clear

Rugs, boxes and low furniture should come up off the wet floor.

Ring and describe it

Tell us what burst, where the water is going and what you can see outside, so the plumber brings the right fittings.

Booking an Emergency Visit

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Ring or send the form
Call (02) 4093 0558 or use the form to explain the fault. We ask enough to bring the right equipment the first time.
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A fixed price first
A plumber inspects the job and names a fixed figure up front. Nothing gets started until you give the go-ahead.
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Make it safe, then fix it
The plumber isolates and drains the damaged pipe, makes the area safe, then prices the repair for your approval.
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Covered for a year
Every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work. If something we did isn't right, ring the same number.

What Can Wait Until Morning?

Waiting for business hours can save you the after-hours rate. A leaking tap, a sluggish basin or a toilet cistern that keeps running can all wait for a daytime booking.

How to decide. Spreading water, sewage coming up or no working water in the house means ring now. If it is contained and the taps work, book a morning visit instead.

Pricing an Emergency Visit

We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.

That is true at 3am as much as at noon. Emergency pricing starts with the clock:

The hour After dark or on a weekend the rate is higher, and we state it on the call.
The pipe Rusted galvanised steel may need a length replaced, not a clamp.
Access A pipe under a deck, in a low subfloor or in sand takes longer to reach.
Parts Common fittings are carried on the van; anything unusual is priced in.

Emergencies Particular to Redhead

Burst flexi hose

Salt air embrittles the braided covering on flexible tap connectors, and one that splits can flood a weatherboard or fibro cottage. A hose that looks frayed or rusty under the sink is due for replacing.

Old steel pipe in wet sand

Water services laid in the 1927 sales era are corroding, and they can give way outside in soaked sandy ground.

Rusted-out tanks

An outdoor cylinder near Redhead Beach can rust through and empty itself with little warning. A tank that is staining or weeping needs replacing soon.

Storm surcharge

Big seas plus heavy rain can stop the outlets on the ocean side draining, and water then rises out of yard gullies in the streets nearest the beach.

"I commend them for their very fast and efficient service when we had a burst pipe." Joan

When We're Not the Right Call

A burst Hunter Water main in the street, or a leak on their side of your water meter, is theirs to repair, so report it to them. A gas leak at the meter belongs to the gas distributor. For anything inside your boundary, we are the call.

Emergency Questions From Redhead Homes

My pipe has burst in Redhead. What do I do first?

Shut the main stopcock beside the water meter, keep people away from anything electrical that is wet, then phone us with a picture of what is happening. A split braided hose under a sink and a corroded galvanised pipe both happen here, so say which one it is if you can tell.

Do you come out in the middle of the night?

Yes, we are Available 24/7. A night visit costs more than a daytime one, and you get that price on the phone before a plumber drives over, so a 2am call holds no surprises.

I can smell gas in my home. Is that a job for you?

If you can do it safely, shut the gas valve at the meter and open the windows, leave switches alone, and phone the gas emergency number before anyone else. When they have declared it safe, we find and repair the leak in your own pipes and appliances.

The yard is flooding but it is not raining hard. Is that an emergency?

It can be. Outlets near the beach can back up into low gullies when a storm swell is running, and if it smells of sewage it is the sewer, not stormwater. Call and tell us what is coming up, and we work out on the phone how urgent it is.

Need a plumber? Call or send the form

Call (02) 4093 0558 or send the form below. Available 24/7, you see a fixed figure ahead of any work, and every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work.

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