# Emergency Plumbing in Denver, CO Emergency plumbing in Denver means a licensed plumber on the phone right now and a truck routed to your address, any hour of any day. Afford-A-Rooter has run Denver emergency calls since 2006. Call (720) 296-7972 and we will coach you to the shutoff valve while the plumber is on the way. - A live person answers 24 hours a day, every day of the year - Colorado Master Plumber license MP-18927 on every emergency call - Denver, Westminster, Arvada, Aurora, Lakewood, and the whole metro - Price quoted before the repair starts, including nights and weekends ## What emergency plumbing covers in Denver Emergency plumbing is any failure that is flooding the building, pushing sewage into living space, or cutting off water entirely. Those three get a same-hour dispatch. Anything contained gets an honest answer about whether it can safely wait until morning, because a call you did not need is money you should keep. - Flooding you cannot stop at a valve - Sewage coming up through a drain, tub, or toilet - No water at any fixture, especially in freezing weather - Gas smell near a water heater, which is a call to the utility first ## Denver emergency calls we run most - Freeze breaks in crawlspaces and exterior walls from December through March - Kitchen line backups on holidays when grease meets a cold cast iron stack - Main sewer backups in older Denver neighborhoods with clay laterals - Water heater tanks that split and empty across a basement floor - Main shutoff valves that will not close when they are finally needed - Hose bib and sprinkler line breaks during the first hard freeze ## What an emergency plumbing call includes - Phone triage that gets the water off before anyone arrives - Arrival window given on the call, not a vague all-day promise - Isolation of the failure so the damage stops spreading - Camera or line locating when the source is not visible - A make-safe repair when a permanent fix needs daylight or a part - Written scope and price before permanent repair begins ## What to do during a plumbing emergency in Denver 1. **Close the main water valve.** It is usually where the service line enters the basement or crawlspace at the front of the house. Turn it clockwise until it stops. 2. **Open the lowest faucet.** That drains pressure out of the system and slows whatever is still leaking upstairs. 3. **Cut power near standing water.** Kill the breaker for any circuit feeding outlets or equipment in the wet area. 4. **Call (720) 296-7972.** Give the address first. We dispatch while we are still talking you through the rest. 5. **Photograph everything.** Pictures before cleanup start your insurance claim in a much better place. ## Why Denver homeowners call us first - **Since 2006.** Two decades of Denver emergency work, not an out of state call center. - **License MP-18927.** Colorado Master Plumber and State Plumbing Contractor credentials. - **Family owned and operated.** The family that answers the phone is the family that does the repair. - **Metro wide coverage.** Denver plus Westminster, Arvada, Aurora, Lakewood, Thornton, and Boulder. ## What emergency plumbing costs in Denver You get the number before we start the work, after hours included. There is no surprise multiplier at the end of the night. Describe the symptom on the phone and we will give you an honest range for it. - Time of day and day of week the call comes in - Whether the failure is exposed or buried behind finished surfaces - How long water has been moving through the structure - Parts availability for the fixture or appliance involved - Whether tonight calls for a make-safe or the permanent repair ## Frequently asked questions **How fast can an emergency plumber get to my Denver home?** We route the nearest licensed plumber and give you an arrival window on the call. Central Denver addresses are usually fastest. Outer metro suburbs take longer during snow and rush hour, and we tell you that honestly instead of guessing low. **Is emergency plumbing more expensive at night?** After hours work carries a higher rate, and we quote it before starting. Waiting until morning with water running through a ceiling almost always costs more than the after hours rate does. **What is actually a plumbing emergency?** Active flooding, sewage in living space, and a house with no water are emergencies. A slow drip, a running toilet, or one slow drain is urgent but safe to schedule. Call anyway and we will tell you which one you have. **Do you handle emergency drain and sewer backups too?** Yes. Rooter and sewer backups are a large share of our after hours volume, and the trucks carry cable machines and cameras for exactly that. **Where is my main water shutoff valve?** In most Denver homes it sits on the incoming line in the basement or crawlspace near the front wall, close to the meter. Older homes may have it in a utility closet. 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Phone +1-720-296-7972.