Emergency Plumber Toronto
Toronto Plumbing Co answers emergency plumbing calls in Toronto day and night: burst pipes, sewage backing up indoors, a gas leak, or a tank that has died mid-week. Ring (02) 4093 0558, describe the fault, and the van is loaded for what you're facing. You hear the price before a tool comes out.
This page is for the faults that can't sit still. Water moving where it shouldn't, gas where it shouldn't be, and nothing hot from any tap. The everyday jobs, from bathroom installs to gutter guards, sit on the Toronto Plumbing Co page.
Every emergency call runs on the same four commitments:
- Available 24/7
- No call-out fee (excluding after-hours)
- Fixed, up-front quotes
- 365-day warranty on all work
Available 24/7. A pipe doesn't check the clock before it splits, and a late call gets the same crew and the same process as a Monday morning one.
"Had a water heater problem. Rang them at 730 at night. Came out when they said. Quick diagnostic check. Fixed the problem." Tim
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
Which Plumbing Faults Can't Wait Until Morning?
Some faults can hold until business hours. These ones can't, and each gets treated as an emergency the moment you ring:
- Water that keeps running after a pipe splits or a braided hose lets go
- A sewer or stormwater line surcharging into the yard or home, which the low foreshore streets see when heavy catchment rain loads the system
- Any gas smell, anywhere in the house
- Hot water dead across the whole house, with a cold night coming
If your fault isn't on the list, tell us what you're seeing and we'll agree between us whether it needs attention tonight or can be booked for later in the week.
Burst Pipe? What to Do While You Wait
A burst pipe is the one call where the first moves belong to you, and what you do before we arrive decides how much water ends up on the floor:
- Shut the water off at the main tap or meter, which stops most of the flow on its own.
- If water is reaching power points or appliances, stay clear of them and turn the power off at the main switch only if you can reach it dry.
- Lift rugs, boxes and cords clear of the water, and towel up the rest.
- Open whichever tap sits lowest on the property so the water left in the pipe empties there rather than through the split.
A burst in a brick-veneer home on Victory Parade and a split hose in a unit above a shop get the same sequence: water stopped, damage contained, then the repair quoted.
What Happens From the First Ring
The process is the same at 3pm and 3am:
- 01
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.
- 02
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.
- 03
Made safe on arrival
The main is shut off, the burst or leaking section is isolated, and the water is stopped before any repair talk starts.
- 04
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 Drives the Price of a Night Call?
We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.
On an emergency job, four things move the figure:
- The hour After-hours is the exclusion on the call-out offer, so a night or weekend job quotes differently to a weekday one.
- What let go A split braided hose under a vanity is a swap on the spot; a burst galvanised line inside a cottage wall means opening the wall first.
- Access A pipe buried in a cottage subfloor or a wall cavity needs boards or sheeting lifted first, and that time is in the price.
- Parts The van carries the common fittings, and anything that has to be ordered is priced before it's ordered.
The Faults Behind the Late Calls
The old supply lines are the big one
Storms do the rest
Hot water fails at the worst hour
Where These Calls Usually Lead
An emergency stops the damage, and the underlying job often needs its own page. Where the work usually goes next:
Hot water service
For units that have run their last, where a temporary tank keeps the showers running until the new one goes in
Blocked drains
When the overflow turns out to be earthenware joints or root intrusion rather than a one-off surge
Tracing a gas leak
For smells traced to the house side of the meter
Water leak detection
When the damage has stopped but the source is still hidden
When We're Not the Right Call
A burst out in the street main is the water authority's repair, so ring their faults line rather than a plumber. Power problems go to an electrician.
A network-side gas leak goes to the gas network's emergency line first. If you can't tell which side a fault sits on, describe it when you ring and the plumber sorts out whose job it is before anyone travels.
Questions We Get at Odd Hours
What counts as a plumbing emergency in Toronto?
Water that won't stop, a drain spilling into the home, a gas smell, or hot water gone from every tap. A dripping tap or a slow sink can wait for a weekday booking. If it's flooding, gushing or smelling, ring (02) 4093 0558 and treat it as tonight's problem.
Why do the older cottages burst so many pipes?
Because rust never stops. Galvanised supply pipe corrodes from the inside over decades, and the thinned section eventually splits, usually at a joint. Housing from the town's subdivision era carries plenty of it, and a burst from one rarely gives warning.
I can smell gas in my Toronto home. Is that a job for you?
Treat any gas smell as urgent. Get everyone outside, leave light switches and flames alone, and ring from a safe spot. Leaks on the network side of the meter go to the gas network's emergency line; leaks on the house side are ours to find and fix under licence.
Is there a charge for a 2am call-out?
It costs nothing to get us out to your door (excluding after-hours). A 2am visit falls inside that exclusion, so it carries a charge, and the figure is named before anyone starts. The invoice doesn't move off it.
Ring Before It Spreads
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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