Emergency Plumber Dublin: 24/7 Call-Outs, At Your Door Within the Hour

What counts as a plumbing emergency?

Call immediately — any hour — for: a burst pipe or any leak you can't stop, water coming through a ceiling or near electrics, no water supply at all, a blocked toilet in a home with only one, sewage backing up into the house, a cylinder or tank leaking from above, or no heating or hot water when someone vulnerable is in the house.

Some jobs feel urgent but can safely wait for a daytime visit, which is usually cheaper across the trade: a dripping tap, one cold radiator, a slow-draining sink. If you're not sure which side of the line you're on, ring anyway — we'll tell you honestly on the phone rather than sell you a night call-out you don't need.

The first five minutes: what to do before we arrive

Water: find your stopcock and shut it. In most Dublin homes it's under the kitchen sink; in many terraces and newer estates there's also an outdoor valve at the property boundary, under a small metal or plastic cover near the footpath. Then open the cold taps to drain the pipes — the leak slows fast once the water has somewhere better to go.

Electrics: if water is anywhere near sockets, lights or the fuse board, switch off the affected circuits at the board. Don't touch anything electrical with wet hands.

Gas: a suspected gas leak is not a plumbing call first — it's a Gas Networks Ireland call. Get everyone outside, don't flick switches, and ring their 24-hour emergency line on 1800 20 50 50. Once the supply is made safe, an RGI-registered engineer (every one of ours is) handles the repair.

How our 24-hour call-out works

You call, a real person answers, and a local plumber rings you straight back — usually within minutes. We'll ask a few questions, tell you what to switch off, and give you an honest arrival window. Across Dublin city and county — D1 to D24, Fingal, South Dublin and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown — that's typically within the hour.

The van arrives stocked for the common emergencies: pipe repair fittings, stopcocks, ballcocks, flexible hoses, drain rods and spares for the usual cylinder and toilet failures. Most emergency jobs are made safe and fixed in a single visit; if a part has to be ordered, we make everything watertight first and return with the part — you're never left with an open pipe and a promise.

What an emergency plumber costs in Dublin

Straight numbers: across the Dublin market, emergency and out-of-hours call-outs typically cost €120–€180 for the first hour, and many firms add a separate call-out fee of €40–€95 on top — sometimes payable even if no work happens.

We keep it simpler: no call-out fee at any hour, a clear price quoted once we've seen the problem and before any work starts, and a 12-month guarantee on the repair. An emergency is stressful enough without discovering the price afterwards — request a callback or ring us and you'll know where you stand before anyone lifts a tool.