Burst Pipes
A split supply line can pour water across a driveway, and the older services laid for the 1960s subdivisions fail at joints under traffic. The burst pipes page starts at the meter.
Emergency Plumbing Petrie
Petrie Plumber handles emergency callouts throughout Petrie and its neighbouring suburbs: burst pipes, overflowing toilets, hot water failures and gas leaks.
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
Some jobs can wait a week and some cannot wait an hour, and this page sorts which one you are holding. Every page below opens with the make-safe steps, then walks through the likely causes and what we do.
Plumbing emergency happening now? Start here:
- Water that won't stop: shut the main tap at the water meter, then ring (07) 3067 4119.
- Gas you can smell: get everyone outside and call from there. Leave switches alone and keep flames away.
- A dripping tap or a sluggish drain: this can normally wait for a booked time. Ring (07) 3067 4119 to book one.
- After dark, on a weekend or a public holiday: we're available 24/7, 7 days a week, with no extra fee for nights, weekends or public holidays.
Which One Is Yours
The first safe step depends on which problem you have, so sort that before anything else:
Water pouring somewhere it has no business being
go to burst pipes for the meter, isolation and repair steps.
A toilet overflowing and refusing to stop
the toilet overflowing page starts with stopping the flow.
Taps running cold and a silent tank
no hot water covers what to check tonight.
A gas smell anywhere on the property
leave first, then read gas leaks from outside.
Where Trouble Finds This Suburb First
Two local patterns decide which emergencies turn up most here, and both are mapped.
Low ground takes the water
Council flood mapping puts Kirri Avenue, Washbrook Crescent, Inverpine Court, Moreton Parade and Paper Avenue inside the flood planning area, so a big summer storm can lift water up through the lowest gully traps and into garages on the flat mill land.
Late kitchens feed shared lines
The bakery, cafes, takeaways and hotel on the Dayboro Road and Anzac Avenue strip send kitchen grease into sewer runs the homes behind them share, so a choked line there turns into an overnight problem instead of a morning job.
The Four Emergency Pages
Each page runs one emergency end to end, opening with the first safe step and closing at the finished repair:
Toilet Overflowing
An overflowing pan is usually a downstream blockage rather than a cistern fault, and the first moves are on the page. Read the toilet overflowing steps for what to switch off.
No Hot Water
A house without hot water is miserable, and in the 1970s-to-1990s belt a split cylinder base or a failed element is a common culprit. The no hot water page covers what to check.
Gas Leaks
A gas smell is the emergency where the first step happens away from the house. Leave, call from outside, and never hunt for the leak. The gas leaks page explains licensed gas work.
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What Counts As an Emergency
One question sorts most cases: will it worsen, hurt somebody, or stop the house working before a planned visit could happen? These four clear that bar:
- Water rising where it should not be.
- A sewer backing up into living areas.
- A total loss of hot water.
- Any smell of gas, anywhere on the property.
A tap that weeps or a basin slow to empty can wait for a planned visit through our general plumbing or drainage pages.
If it does qualify, the make-safe steps are much the same every time:
Water escaping
turn the supply off at the meter and open an outside tap to drain pressure off the house lines.
Gas suspected
leave the property, leave the door shut behind you if you can, and call from the street. Do not operate switches, flames or appliances on the way out.
Hot water failing
isolate the unit at its valves, and if it is leaking, shut its cold inlet and open a hot tap to relieve the tank.
Sewer rising
keep everyone away from the water, keep the affected fixtures unused, and call rather than flushing to test it.
None of it needs a plumber to begin, and doing it before we arrive keeps the damage bill down. If you are not sure whether your situation counts, ring (07) 3067 4119 and describe it; we will say straight whether it can wait.
The Pipes That Fail Here
The supply pipes under this suburb carry a date stamp, and it is now an old one.
A 1961 scheme, ageing hard
Town water arrived in 1961, and the hill subdivisions that followed were connected with the fittings of their decade. Decades of traffic loading and reactive ground have worked on those joints ever since, which is why a burst here so often shows up as water surfacing at a driveway or running to the kerb rather than a dramatic indoor flood.
Old galvanised under the oldest floors
River Street and Connors Street cottages were built ahead of the district's town water supply, so any original supply pipe still beneath those floors dates from tank days, more likely galvanised steel than copper. That is the pipe that closes up, weeps at threads, and lets go without warning.
How the Process Runs
Four steps, the same on every emergency:
- 1
Give us a call
Ring (07) 3067 4119 and let us know what's going on in Petrie. A few questions up front mean we turn up with the right parts.
- 2
The price, before any work
You get flat-rate pricing and no hidden fees before anything is touched. Approve it and we get started.
- 3
Make safe, then fix
We shut down the failed line, drain the wet stretch, and confirm the real cause before touching anything, so the quote you approve covers the repair itself and not the damage still spreading.
- 4
Easy payment
Pay by card or EFTPOS on site at the end, or ask about Fix now, pay later.
Why Petrie Plumber for Emergencies
$0 Call-Out Fees, Any Hour
Every job in Petrie 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.
Those four cards prove their worth on an emergency callout, since a flooded laundry is no time for uncertainty about pricing or credentials. You get neither guess here.
Emergency Questions From Petrie
Call (07) 3067 4119A pipe has burst and water is everywhere. What do I do first?
Turn the water off at the meter, move what you can out of the wet, then ring (07) 3067 4119 and describe what is happening while a plumber heads out to you.
I can smell gas inside my Petrie home. Is that an emergency?
Yes, leave the property, call from outside, and do not flick switches or light flames, then ring (07) 3067 4119 once you are clear of the house, because gas work needs a licensed gasfitter.
Does Unitywater own the pipes in my yard?
The public side belongs to Unitywater, and everything from the connection onto your property is yours to maintain, so a burst in the yard is on you rather than the utility.
Are some Petrie streets more flood-prone than others?
The flat mill land around the station and the campus sits inside the council's flood planning area, so heavy rain can push water up through low gully traps and garage floors there.
The toilet is overflowing but the water has stopped rising. Can it wait until morning?
If the level holds and the water is going down, a booked visit usually suits, though a choked shared line behind the Dayboro Road shops is worth a call the moment you notice it.
How do I book an emergency plumber in Petrie?
Ring (07) 3067 4119, describe what is happening and your Petrie street, and we will make things safe and get a plumber out same-day where we can, with a fixed quote before work starts.
Call Petrie Plumber for Emergency PlumbingLet's sort it today.
Call (07) 3067 4119 with what's going on. We're available 24/7 across Petrie, with no call-out fees, flat-rate pricing and work done under QBCC No: 15024607, 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.
For the planned jobs, start with general plumbing.
To claim your $0 call-out fee, call (07) 3067 4119 today.