Emergency Plumber in Bromley
A cylinder dripping in a Bickley villa, a toilet backing up in a converted flat near the Glades, or a garden pipe split in the frost in Hayes? Call 07861 933265. We answer around the clock, there is no call-out fee, and BR1 and BR2 are usually reached within 60 minutes.
Stop the flow: Close the stopcock, usually under the kitchen sink, in a utility room or in the garage. In a flat, try the kitchen and hall cupboards. Larger plots may have separate valves for outbuildings. Keep clear of wet electrics. Smell gas? 0800 111 999 first.
Bigger plots than inner London
Bromley is mostly interwar semis and larger Victorian and Edwardian villas around Bickley, Shortlands and Sundridge Park, on bigger plots than inner London. Long buried supply pipes, garden taps and outbuildings mean more outside pipework to freeze and leak in winter than in a terraced street.
Several bathrooms, one cylinder
The larger houses often run several bathrooms from an unvented cylinder. Thames Water says all the water in its region is hard, and scale builds up on the coil and in the valves faster than most owners expect, so falling hot water flow is often scale rather than the boiler. Safety valves on those cylinders need checking too.
Flats near the High Street
Large houses near Bromley High Street and the Glades have been converted into flats sharing one stack, so slow drains and toilets backing up into the lowest flat are common.
Gardens and roots
Mature gardens towards Hayes bring roots into old clay drains, and a drain that keeps blocking is often cracked.
Price and nearby
£110 for the first hour, then £45 per half hour, plus parts. No call-out fee. We also cover Bickley, Shortlands and Hayes, and nearby Orpington, Lewisham and Croydon.
Bromley at a glance
- Postcodes we cover
- BR1
- BR2
- Streets we often visit
- High Street
- Widmore Road
- Tweedy Road
- London Road
- Elmfield Road
- Masons Hill
- Westmoreland Road
- Bickley Road
- Plaistow Lane
- Sundridge Avenue
- Hayes Lane
- Shortlands Road
- Beckenham Lane
- College Road
- Burnt Ash Lane
- Local landmarks
- Bromley High Street
- Shortlands
- Bickley
- Sundridge Park
- The Glades
- Hayes
Questions people ask
Our hot water flow has dropped but the boiler seems fine. What is it?
In a house with an unvented cylinder, scale on the coil or in the valves and strainers is the usual cause, and hard water builds it up over a few years. A blocked strainer or a failing pressure-reducing valve can also cut flow. These are repairs, not a new system.
Our flat is in a converted house near the High Street and the toilet backs up. Whose problem is it?
The stack and drain inside the building are usually the freeholder's or shared under the leases. Once the drain joins neighbouring properties' pipes, Thames Water says that shared section is its responsibility.
How do I stop the pipe to the garden office freezing?
Lag it, put a frost thermostat on any heater out there, and fit an indoor isolating valve so you can shut and drain it during a cold spell.
What is the cost of an emergency plumber in Bromley?
You pay nothing for us to come out. Labour is £110 for the first hour and then £45 every half hour, with parts on top.
Sources
- Hard water, Thames Water
- Sewer pipe responsibility, Thames Water