Emergency plumber
in Bishop's Stortford.

While you're waiting

Turn off the water at the stop tap, usually under the kitchen sink. In terraced Victorian houses near the centre it's sometimes by the front door or under the stairs. Where to find your stop tap.

If water is near electrics, switch them off at the fuse box if it's safe to reach. Turn off the immersion heater and the boiler as well.

Open the cold taps to drain the system and move valuables out of the way. In a flat, warn the people below.

If you smell gas, leave the property and call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999.

Stortford homes and common problems

Older houses around the centre and Hockerill often still have gravity hot water with a tank in the loft. Overflowing tanks and leaking cylinders are typical call-outs there, especially when a float valve sticks.

Estates from the 1980s and 1990s, and the newer homes at Bishop's Park and St Michael's Mead, mostly have combi boilers and mains-pressure systems. Leaks there usually come from push-fit joints, valves or appliance connections.

Stortford's water is very hard, which wears out valves and tap parts and scales up immersion heaters.

For landlords and letting agents

Stortford has a large rental market. We can deal with your tenant directly to arrange access, keep you informed and invoice clearly for your records. More for landlords.

What it costs

Our visit prices are published for daytime, evenings, weekends and late nights. We agree the price with you before any work starts. See our prices.

Not an emergency?

For new showers, cylinders, radiators and water softeners, see plumbing and heating in Bishop's Stortford. Installations get a fixed quote before any work starts.