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How much does a plumber — emergency call-out cost?

  • R600 – R1300/hour
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Below are the informative prices of plumbers — emergency call-out. We've also examined what the quoted prices usually include and which factors affect the final price.


Plumber — emergency call-out

  • R600 – R1300/hour

This is the plumber's call out fee and it's separate from any labour charges. The price depends on your issue and the day and time. Sometimes it includes the first hours' worth of labour. The average cost of a plumber's emergency call out fee is R900/hour, or typically between R600/hour and R1300/hour.

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Recent jobs for plumbers — emergency call-out

Installation of a 150-liter geyser with COC

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Swellendam
  • Type of repair: Other
  • Price estimate: R8500

Supply, installation of liter geyser and issue of COC at Rûensveld-East Treatment Works. Plant is situated about 40km outside Swellendam towards Riviersonderend.

Repair of a collapsed drain

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Randpark Ridge, Randburg
  • Type of repair: Drain repair
  • Price estimate: R4500

Collapsed Drain. No Damage to property

Repair a leaking geyser

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Worcester Central, Worcester
  • What kind of service do you need?: Geyser leak repair
  • Describe the problem you are experiencing in more detail: Geyser is leaking
  • Price estimate: R2500

Water leak detection for a geyser in a bathroom

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Pietermaritzburg
  • Where is the leak located?: Bathroom
  • Describe the problem you are experiencing in more detail: leaking geyser
  • Price estimate: R2800

Repair of a leaking geyser

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Pietermaritzburg
  • What kind of service do you need?: Geyser leak repair
  • Describe the problem you are experiencing in more detail: Leaking geyser
  • Price estimate: R2500

Complete bathroom plumbing replacement and pipe relocation

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Cullinan
  • Type of repair: Other
  • Price estimate: R25,000

complete replacement of bathroom, moving plumbing piles to new locations in the bathroom.

Repair leaking pipe on solar geyser

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Newlands, Randburg
  • What kind of service do you need?: Other
  • Describe the problem you are experiencing in more detail: One of the pipes connected to the solar panel is leaking
  • Price estimate: R2500

Plumbing repairs and replacement service

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Somerset West, Cape Town
  • Type of repair: Other
  • Price estimate: R2500

Leak detection for a complex water meter

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Waterval East, Rustenburg
  • Where is the leak located?: Other location
  • Describe the problem you are experiencing in more detail: Hello, they've installed new water reading meters at our complex, nyala rock that is our complex. So my meter is always running though we are not using water. Even when the toilets and basins valves are closed, I loose water. So I don't know where the leak is
  • Price estimate: R2500

Comprehensive plumbing repairs for multiple systems

  • City (or suburb) where you need the service: Northriding, Randburg, Johannesburg
  • Type of repair: Drain repair, Pipe repair, Toilet repair, Shower or bathtub repair, Sink or faucet repair, Geyser repair
  • Price estimate: R3500

Any plumbing problem