Emergency plumbers are 24 hour plumbers working for companies run by master plumbers. If an emergency occurs, emergency plumbers will come out to the home or business to repair the problem. A plumbing company that has emergency services should have an on call service so the potential client can speak to a person when he or she calls and who will get in touch with the plumbing contractor.

When an emergency plumber arrives identification should be shown by the plumber in the form of an identification card. Most plumbing problems can be repaired on the spot and include repair of different plumbing problems having to do with toilets and other bathroom appliances, flooding due to leaky or broken piping, burst pipes, blocked pipes, drains and backups of those drains, water heater tanks, and boilers just to name a few.