24/7 Emergency Plumber in Moncton

Call and we answer, take the details and book your appointment, day or night. You get the price before any work starts. Call +1 (506) 306-2963.

What an emergency call covers

Some plumbing problems cannot wait for office hours. These are the ones we are set up for at any hour.

• Burst pipes, from a pinhole spray to a split pipe in a wall or ceiling
• Frozen pipes, with or without a leak yet
• Leaks at supply lines, fittings, tanks and fixtures
• Sewer line problems and drains that back up into the house
• Failed faucets, shower valves and toilets that are flooding

Do this first while you wait

The first few minutes decide how much water gets into the house. This is general advice, and it helps whoever you call.

• Find the main water shut-off and turn it off
• Open a cold tap on the lowest floor so the pipes drain
• Switch off the breaker to an electric water heater if the tank is losing water
• Move valuables and keep people away from water near outlets or the panel
• Never use a flame to thaw a pipe

Options compared plainly

Once the water is under control, you usually have a choice, and the plumber should lay it out without pressure.

Whichever you pick, the water comes off first. A plumber who starts cutting before the main is closed is a plumber to send home. We shut off, assess, and then talk through the choices with you.

• Stop the water and repair tonight: the right call when the pipe is accessible and the repair is straightforward
• Stop the water and repair in the morning: sometimes the safest answer is a controlled shut-off and a booked repair, rather than cutting into a wall at 3 a.m.
• Thaw a frozen pipe: can work when the pipe has not split. We check for a break before the water comes back on, because a split pipe can look fine until it thaws.
• Replace a section: when a pipe has split once, the weak section is often better replaced than patched.

What drives the cost

We do not publish a price for emergency work, because it depends on what is behind the wall. A pinhole in an exposed pipe and a split in a finished ceiling are different jobs.

What does not change is how we handle it. We find the cause first, explain your options, and you get the price before any work starts.

Winter conditions in Greater Moncton

Environment Canada's Moncton A normals count about 170 days a year with a minimum temperature at or below 0 C, and about 139 days a year below -2 C (Canadian Climate Normals, Moncton A). The same normals show about 120 days a year with at least 1 cm of snow on the ground (same normals). Pipes along cold outside walls, in crawl spaces and in unheated garages are the usual trouble spots.

The rules reflect that. Dieppe's By-law 78-5, s. 7 says water mains and water service pipes shall be placed deep enough, or otherwise secured, to be protected from frost under ordinary conditions (Dieppe by-law 78-5). Section 18 of the same by-law says no person is entitled to damages or a refund for a water supply stoppage caused by accident or frost (same by-law). Our emergency pages for Dieppe and Riverview add the local detail.

What to expect and care afterwards

You call, we answer and the appointment is booked. The plumber finds the cause, tells you what happened and gives you the price before work begins. We also do sewer line repair, faucets, showers and leaks, so one call can cover the whole problem.

Afterwards, know where your main shut-off is and make sure every adult in the house does too. Keep heat on in cold weather, even in rooms you do not use, and open cabinet doors under sinks on outside walls in a cold snap.

If water has already reached ceilings, floors or the electrical panel, tell us when you call. It changes what the plumber brings and what we check first. We fix the plumbing, and your insurer is the next call for the damage itself.