Burst Pipes
Water pouring from a wall, under a slab or out of the ground needs the supply closed at the meter, and this page shows you where that tap typically hides.
Emergency Plumbing Caboolture
The team at Caboolture Plumber answers the calls that cannot wait: burst pipes, an overflowing toilet, a house with no hot water and gas leaks, throughout Caboolture plus its surrounding suburbs. We make the place safe first, then fix what failed, and you see the price in writing before any of it starts.
If we're late, $100 comes off your bill
- $0 Call-Out FeesNo extra charge for nights, weekends or public holidays
- Available 24/77 days a week, and same-day where we can
- Lifetime Labour WarrantyBacked by our Fix-It-or-It's-Free guarantee (T&Cs apply)
- Licensed and InsuredEvery job done by a licensed plumber. QBCC No: 15024607
What Needs a Plumber Now
Not every wet floor is an emergency, but some jobs cannot sit until a booked visit. This band sorts the urgent from the ordinary so you know where your problem lands.
Water you cannot shut off
a burst pipe or a split line under the house. Start with burst pipes.
Wastewater rising inside
a toilet spilling over or a gully trap pushing back. Read toilet overflowing.
Cold showers across the whole house
a tank or element that has given up. Go to no hot water.
Any smell of gas
get out first, ring second. See gas leaks.
A tap that drips or a drain that runs slow
real problems, but ones that can wait for a regular booking through general plumbing or drainage.
When the River Runs High
Caboolture's emergency workload has a pattern, and the weather writes most of it. Bureau of Meteorology records show the river reaching major flood heights in 2011, 2013, 2022 and 2024, and those events land on the same streets each time.
The flats cop it first
The flood planning area takes in the Lower King Street flats plus Smiths Road and McKean Street, so river and creek rises reach those blocks before anywhere else in town.
The old mains leak in storms
Clay and asbestos-cement sewer lines with decades-old joints let stormwater in, and dozens of pump stations across the network give it somewhere to push back from.
Gully traps sit low
When the system comes under pressure, sewage pushes back through the lowest fitting on your property, which for homes on the flat is usually the laundry floor waste.
If your home sits on that low ground, knowing where your isolation points are is worth ten minutes before the summer storms arrive.
The Four Calls We Take After Dark
Each of these pages starts with what you can do yourself in the first minutes, then covers what our plumbers do once we arrive.
Toilet Overflowing
A pan spilling across the floor usually traces to a blockage close by or a surcharged sewer line, and this page covers what to check before anything else gets flushed.
No Hot Water
A whole house running cold points at the tank, element, thermostat or relief valve, and this page sorts the faults you can safely reset from the ones that need us.
Gas Leaks
Smelling gas means everyone out of the house before anything happens, and this page explains the steps to take from the street and what not to touch on the way.
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What Counts as an Emergency
The rule is simple: anything that risks people, water damage or the house itself comes first, and everything else books in. Gas always outranks water, and wastewater inside the home outranks a damp patch on a ceiling.
There are three make-safe steps worth knowing before any plumber arrives, because you can do all of them yourself in under a minute:
The emergency pages above repeat these steps for each situation, along with what you can safely check and what to leave alone until we get there.
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Water off at the meter
The meter tap hides under a lid at the front boundary, and a quarter turn closes the supply to the whole property.
- 2
Gas off at the bottle or meter
If you smell gas, do not touch switches on your way out; get clear of the house first, then ring from the street.
- 3
Hot water isolated
With a leaking tank, switch the power off at the meter box and close the cold inlet valve at the unit so a small problem stays small.
Septic Blocks and Third Tanks
Two local realities shape the after-hours calls we take here, and neither looks like a city job.
The edge blocks run on tanks
The semi-rural roads on the fringe, from Old Toorbul Point Road out along Hume Road, carry no public sewer main in Unitywater's mapping, so those lots run septic systems, and a failed absorption trench or an overfull tank is an emergency with nowhere else to go.
Most hot water tanks are on their third life
The 1970s-to-1990s building boom put storage tanks beside slabs across town, and a unit that leaks at the base often takes the laundry wall with it, which is how one cold morning turns into two trades' worth of work.
Both are jobs we handle under the same licence, with the same written price before anything is touched.
Our Process From Your Call to the Invoice
- 1
Call and tell us
Ring (07) 3523 6428 and tell us what's happening in Caboolture. A few quick questions up front means the right parts come on the first visit.
- 2
A flat-rate quote first
You get flat-rate pricing with no hidden fees before any work starts. Approve it and we get going.
- 3
We make it safe, then fix it
Your plumber isolates the water, gas or power at its source, fixes or swaps out whatever has failed, and gives the entire system a final check before leaving.
- 4
Pay on the day or later
Pay by card or EFTPOS on site when the job's done, or ask us about Fix now, pay later.
Why Choose Caboolture Plumber for Emergencies
That final card counts on a late Sunday: whoever answers your call lives and works locally all week, from the streets branching off King Street through to the acreage blocks, and a bigger emergency brings in our hot water and drainage crews.
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- Available, 7 Days
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$0 Call-Out Fees, Any Hour
Every job in Caboolture comes with $0 call-out fees, and there's no extra charge for nights, weekends or public holidays.
Fix It or It's Free
Our Fix-It-or-It's-Free guarantee stands behind the work (T&Cs apply), and if we're late, $100 comes off your bill.
Lifetime Labour Warranty
Every job is done by a licensed plumber under QBCC No: 15024607, and our labour carries a lifetime labour warranty.
Licensed and Insured
A locally owned and operated business, licensed and insured, with flat-rate pricing.
Emergency Plumbing Questions Answered
Call (07) 3523 6428What counts as a plumbing emergency in Caboolture?
Water pouring unchecked, wastewater rising inside, a gas smell or a total loss of hot water all count; a dripping tap or a slow drain can wait for a booked visit.
Should I turn the water off at the meter?
Yes; shut the meter tap before you ring if water is pouring inside, because every minute it runs adds to the damage, and the tap hides under a small lid near your front fence.
Who looks after the sewer main in Caboolture?
Unitywater owns the public sewer and water mains in the street; any pipework past the connection point on your property is yours, so surcharge from your own line is yours to fix.
Can a gas smell wait until morning?
Never; get everyone out and ring from the street, and do not touch switches or strike a flame on the way through, because no repair job is worth that risk tonight.
Why does storm rain push sewage up through my drains?
Stormwater seeps into aged joints in the old clay and asbestos-cement mains near the town grid, and when the river runs high the pressure can send sewage up through the lowest gully traps.
How do I book an emergency plumber in Caboolture?
Ring (07) 3523 6428, describe what you can see and where in town it is, and a plumber heads your way while we stay on the line and talk you through the make-safe steps.
Call for Emergency Plumbing in CabooltureLet's sort it today.
Call (07) 3523 6428 and tell us what's going on. We're available 24/7, every job in Caboolture comes with $0 call-out fees and flat-rate pricing, and the work is done under QBCC No: 15024607, with same-day where we can.
Current offers:
- $80 off a tap replacement. T&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
- $60 off your first service. T&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
- $99 off blocked drains. T&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
- $220 cashback on hot water installs. T&Cs apply. Mention this offer when booking.
If you are not sure it counts as an emergency, ring anyway and describe what you see; we would rather talk you through the meter tap tonight than quote a flooded laundry tomorrow.
To claim your $0 call-out fee, call (07) 3523 6428 today.