Emergency Plumber in Uxbridge
A shared house in Cowley with no hot water, a loft tank overflowing in Hillingdon, or a leak through a ceiling near the High Street? Call 07861 933265. There is no call-out fee, someone answers at any hour, and we usually reach UB8 and UB10 within 60 minutes.
Do this now: Close the stopcock, usually under the kitchen sink or the stairs in a semi. In a flat, look in the kitchen or a utility cupboard. If the water is coming from a loft tank, an isolating valve on the pipe into the tank stops it refilling. Keep away from electrics near the water. Gas smell: 0800 111 999 first.
Shared houses
With Brunel University on its doorstep, Uxbridge has many houses let to students and sharers. A semi built for one family may now have five or six people showering every morning, on a cylinder, a supply pipe and a soil stack sized for far fewer. That shows up as hot water running out, toilets blocking with wipes and leaks from shower trays that see heavy use. If you are a tenant, your landlord is responsible for repairs, so report problems early.
Interwar semis
Away from the centre, Cowley, Hillingdon and Ickenham are largely 1930s and post-war semis. Many still have a tank in the loft and a copper cylinder in the airing cupboard. A float valve sticking open, a cylinder weeping at a joint and an immersion heater failing are the classic calls, all made more likely by hard water.
Flats in the town centre
Newer flats around the High Street and the Chimes have shared risers and managing agents. If the leak is coming from another flat or a communal pipe, let the managing agent know too.
Rate and nearby
£110 for the first hour, then £45 per half hour, plus parts, with no call-out fee. We also cover Cowley, Hillingdon and Ickenham, and nearby Harrow, Ealing and Rickmansworth.
Uxbridge at a glance
- Postcodes we cover
- UB8
- UB10
- Streets we often visit
- High Street
- Belmont Road
- Harefield Road
- Park Road
- Cowley Road
- Vine Street
- Windsor Street
- Lancaster Road
- Kingston Lane
- Royal Lane
- Whitehall Road
- Hillingdon Road
- Long Lane
- Honeycroft Hill
- Swakeleys Road
- Local landmarks
- Uxbridge High Street
- Cowley
- Hillingdon
- Grand Union Canal
- Brunel University
- The Chimes
Questions people ask
I rent a room in a shared house in Uxbridge and there is a leak. Who should I call?
Tell your landlord or letting agent straight away, as fixing leaks is normally their responsibility. If water is pouring and you cannot reach them, turn off the stopcock, keep away from electrics, and call us so the damage stops spreading.
Why does our shared house run out of hot water every morning?
A cylinder sized for one family cannot keep up with five or six showers in a row, and hard water makes it worse by coating the heating coil and immersion element with scale. Descaling or replacing the element helps; a larger cylinder or a better recovery time may be needed for a busy house.
Water is running from a pipe under the eaves of our semi. What is it?
The overflow from the loft tank or a toilet cistern. A float valve is not shutting off, so the tank keeps filling. Turn off the supply to the tank or the stopcock and call us; it is usually a quick part.
How much is an emergency plumber in Uxbridge?
No call-out fee. The first hour is £110, and each half hour after is £45, plus parts, at any hour.
Sources
- Hard water, Thames Water