Emergency Plumber in Slough
No water pressure in a shared house in Chalvey, a blocked stack in a Cippenham semi, or a leak in a flat near the station? Ring 07861 933265. We answer at any hour, there is no call-out fee, and we usually reach SL1, SL2 and SL3 within 60 minutes.
Shut it off: Close the stopcock, usually under the kitchen sink or below the boards inside the front door. In a flat, check the kitchen and hall cupboards; the building valve is in a riser. Keep away from wet electrics. Gas smell: 0800 111 999 first.
Busy houses
Slough has many homes let to several tenants. A house built for one family, with one supply pipe, one cylinder and one soil stack, now runs several showers every morning. Pressure drops, hot water runs out and stacks block with wipes and fat. If you rent, your landlord should arrange repairs.
Terraces and estates
Near the town centre and in Chalvey the houses are Victorian and Edwardian terraces with clay drains, and Thames Water says homes built before 1970 may have lead supply pipes. Cippenham, Langley and Britwell are large interwar and post-war estates where original pipework and cylinders are reaching the end of their lives at the same time along whole streets.
Town centre flats
Newer blocks around the station and the High Street have shared risers and stopcocks outside the flats, so a leak from upstairs needs the managing agent as well as a plumber.
Very hard water
Most water in the south-east is hard, and Slough’s is very hard. Combi heat exchangers, cylinders, immersion heaters and shower valves all scale up, which is why hot water flow often falls long before a boiler or cylinder is worn out.
Rate and nearby
£110 for the first hour, then £45 for each half hour, plus parts, with no call-out fee. We also cover Cippenham, Langley and Chalvey, and nearby Uxbridge and Staines.
Slough at a glance
- Postcodes we cover
- SL1
- SL2
- SL3
- Streets we often visit
- High Street
- Farnham Road
- Bath Road
- Stoke Road
- Wellington Street
- William Street
- Windsor Road
- Chalvey Road East
- Herschel Street
- Upton Road
- Albert Street
- Stoke Poges Lane
- Elliman Avenue
- Ledgers Road
- Langley Road
- Local landmarks
- Slough High Street
- Cippenham
- Langley
- Chalvey
- Herschel Park
- Slough Trading Estate
Questions people ask
Our water pressure drops to almost nothing in the morning. Why?
In a busy house, several taps, showers and a washing machine running at once can exceed what an old, narrow supply pipe can deliver. Lead or old iron supply pipes, a partly closed stopcock and scale in valves all make it worse. Checking the stopcock and the size of the incoming pipe is the first step.
I am a tenant in a shared house and the toilet keeps blocking. Who should fix it?
Report it to your landlord or letting agent, as repairs are normally their responsibility. If sewage is backing up and you cannot reach them, stop using the toilets and sinks and call us.
Does my Slough house have a lead supply pipe?
It may if it was built before 1970, the age Thames Water advises checking. Lead is dull grey and soft, usually coming up through the floor near the stopcock.
How much is an emergency plumber in Slough?
No call-out fee. £110 covers the first hour and £45 each half hour after, plus parts, day and night.
Sources
- Hard water, Thames Water
- Lead pipe replacement, Thames Water