Emergency Plumber in Croydon
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A leak in a converted office block by East Croydon, a burst in an Addiscombe terrace or a tank overflowing in a Shirley semi? Call 07861 933265. We answer at any hour, there is no call-out fee, and we usually reach CR0 and CR2 within 60 minutes.
Turn it off: Houses usually have the stopcock under the kitchen sink or the stairs. In a converted block, look in the kitchen units or a utility cupboard, and if you cannot find yours, the building’s managing agent will know where the riser valves are. Switch off electrics near the water if it is safe. Gas smell: 0800 111 999 first.
Offices turned into flats
The centre of Croydon has many former office buildings converted into flats. Bathrooms and kitchens were fitted into floors built for desks, so waste pipes often run a long way at shallow falls, toilets may rely on a macerator or pump, and supply pipes are shared through risers. Leaks can travel along a floor slab before showing up in someone else’s flat, and pumped toilets fail when wipes go down them.
Victorian and Edwardian Croydon
Around Addiscombe and South Croydon the streets are older terraces and villas. Thames Water says homes built before 1970 may have lead supply pipes, and many here still have clay drains under the front path. Conversions into flats add bathrooms to a single stack, so blockages and leaks between flats are common.
Interwar suburbs
Shirley, Sanderstead and Selsdon are mostly 1920s and 1930s semis and detached houses, with loft tanks, airing-cupboard cylinders and longer gardens. A float valve sticking in the loft tank, a cylinder losing its hot water early and an outside tap freezing are the usual calls.
Rate and nearby
£110 for the first hour, £45 for each half hour after, plus parts, with no call-out fee. We also cover Addiscombe, Shirley and South Croydon, and nearby Sutton, Bromley and Balham.
Croydon at a glance
- Postcodes we cover
- CR0
- CR2
- Streets we often visit
- North End
- George Street
- Wellesley Road
- Park Lane
- South End
- Addiscombe Road
- Lower Addiscombe Road
- Lansdowne Road
- Shirley Road
- Wickham Road
- Brighton Road
- Selsdon Road
- Croham Road
- Birdhurst Road
- Limpsfield Road
- Local landmarks
- East Croydon
- Addiscombe
- South Croydon
- Shirley
- Sanderstead
- Purley Way
Questions people ask
The toilet in my converted office flat makes a whirring noise and will not flush away. What is wrong?
Toilets in buildings that were not designed as homes often have a macerator or small pump behind them to push waste through a narrow pipe. A whirring that does not stop, or a toilet that will not empty, usually means the macerator is blocked, often by wipes, or its motor has failed. Stop using that toilet and switch the unit off at its spur until it is checked.
The leak is coming from the flat above in a Croydon tower. Who do I call?
Try the flat above first. If nobody is in, call the building's managing agent or concierge, as the riser valves are usually in locked cupboards. Then call us with the block, floor and flat number.
Why is the hot water in my Shirley semi running out early?
In an interwar house with a cylinder, scale on the immersion element and heating coil is the usual cause. Most water in the south-east is hard, and the scale reduces both how fast and how much water heats. A failing immersion thermostat has the same effect.
How much is an emergency plumber in Croydon?
No call-out fee. The first hour costs £110, then £45 for each half hour, plus parts, at any hour.
Sources
- Hard water, Thames Water
- Lead pipe replacement, Thames Water