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What counts as a plumbing emergency?

It is an emergency if it is causing damage, cutting off your water, or creating a health risk — uncontrolled leaks, sewage backups, no water at all, or a gas smell near the heater. Anything else can usually wait for morning and skip the after-hours fee.

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Uncontrolled leaks, sewage, no water, and gas near a heater get dispatched tonight. Everything else we will book for morning.

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Active leak / flooding

Emergency — shut the main, open a low faucet, then call.

Sewage backup

Emergency — stop using drains and call dispatch.

No water to the house

Emergency if the city supply is fine — often a failed main valve or break.

No hot water only

Usually next-morning unless the tank itself is leaking.

Slow drain

Scheduled — not an overnight call unless sewage is coming up.

Running toilet

Scheduled — shut the fixture stop if you can; otherwise book morning.

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What people ask before they call at night.

Waiting saves the after-hours dispatch fee, and it is the right call only if the water is shut off and nothing is getting wet.

Yes — an adult needs to authorize the flat price and give access to the shut-off and work area.

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