24/7 Emergency Plumber in Santa Monica, CA The Best Plumber in Santa Monica.

Ratings and credentials say it best. 24/7 Rooter Service is rated 5.0 on Google (170+ reviews) and Yelp, is BBB accredited with an A rating, holds California contractor License #845109 and is recommended by Best Plumbers as the Best Plumber in Los Angeles. For Santa Monica homes and businesses we are on call around the clock.

Yes. Plumbing emergencies in Santa Monica do not wait for business hours and neither do we. Call (213) 281-4751 at 3 a.m. on a Sunday or on a holiday and you reach a real person who gets a licensed plumber moving. See our emergency plumbing service.

Santa Monica is about 13 miles west of our dispatch base at 211 S Lafayette Park Pl, as the crow flies, and we dispatch around the clock, often the same day. Arrival time depends on the hour, traffic and how many emergencies are open, so we give you a real arrival window when you call (213) 281-4751. If water is spreading, shut off the main valve while we are on the way.

We price by the job, not by surprise. You get a free estimate before any work begins in Santa Monica, you approve it, and that is what you pay for that scope. First-time customers save 10% on a first plumbing or drain service, and financing is available for bigger projects such as repipes and sewer replacements.

Yes. California requires a state contractor license for plumbing work of any real size, and ours is License #845109, active, bonded and insured. Check it yourself on the Contractors State License Board site. We are also BBB accredited with an A rating.

We serve all of the City of Santa Monica, including ZIP codes 90401, 90402, 90403, 90404, and 90405 and areas such as Montana Avenue, Ocean Park, Sunset Park, and the Pico neighborhood. We also cover nearby Venice, Brentwood, West Los Angeles, and Marina del Rey; see all of our service areas.

Yes. We serve restaurants, retail, offices, apartment buildings, landlords and property managers in Santa Monica with commercial plumbing, grease line cleaning, commercial hydro jetting, backflow testing, water heaters and after-hours emergency repairs.

Cash, credit and debit cards, checks, Venmo and Zelle all work, and larger repairs can be financed. And yes, se habla español: we can walk you through everything in Spanish.

Shut off the water at the main valve, usually near the front hose bib, in the garage or where the line enters the house. Turn off power to any area where water is near outlets or appliances if it is safe, stop using drains and toilets if sewage is backing up, and move valuables out of the way. Then call (213) 281-4751; for a burst pipe see our burst pipe repair service.

Most backups in Santa Monica come from tree roots, grease, wipes or a cracked or sagging sewer lateral. Stop using water, keep people away from the sewage and call (213) 281-4751. We clear the line through a cleanout and camera-inspect it. Clearing gets the sewer backup flowing again, but roots grow back and a damaged pipe keeps catching debris, so another blockage is likely until the defective section is repaired. The footage shows you which it is.

Leave the building immediately, do not use light switches, phones or flames inside, and call 911 or the gas company from outside. Once the utility says it is safe, call us for gas leak repair and gas line repair.

Close the cold water valve above the tank and shut off the gas (set the control to off) or the breaker for an electric heater. Drain the tank through a hose if water is spreading. A tank that leaks from the body cannot be repaired, so we will quote a water heater replacement and can usually install the same or next day.

Yes. When a drain in Santa Monica keeps clogging, snaking usually just pokes a hole through the buildup. Hydro jetting scours the pipe wall to wall with high-pressure water, removing grease, scale and roots. We inspect with a camera first and set the pressure for the pipe material.

Yes. A video pipe inspection, also called a CCTV sewer camera inspection, sends a waterproof camera through your drain or sewer line and streams live video. It shows cracks, roots, bellies, offset joints and buildup, and a locator marks the exact spot and depth from the surface so repairs target only the damaged section.

Yes, especially for an older home. A standard home inspection usually does not include the sewer lateral, and the private part of that line is generally the owner's responsibility. A pre-purchase sewer camera inspection in Santa Monica shows its condition before you close, when repairs can still be negotiated.

Based on the age and type of housing in Santa Monica, the most common issues we find are root intrusion through clay pipe joints and cast iron that has scaled, cracked or rotted through at the bottom, cracked and bellied cast iron or clay laterals and, in some tracts, deformed Orangeburg fiber pipe, and corroded cast iron in older beach-area homes. Mature trees make root intrusion a leading cause of backups in Santa Monica. A camera inspection tells us which one you have before we recommend a repair.

Yes, when the line qualifies. Trenchless sewer repair either lines the old pipe from the inside or bursts it and pulls new pipe through, using one or two small pits. It saves Santa Monica driveways, gardens and hardscape, and a camera inspection tells us first whether it will work for your line.

In most of Los Angeles County the property owner is responsible for the private sewer lateral that runs from the house toward the public main, while the city or sewer district maintains the main. Exactly where that responsibility ends (the property line, the curb or the connection) varies by agency, so confirm the rule for Santa Monica with the City of Santa Monica. A camera inspection shows the condition of the part that is yours.

Yes. Whether you want a like-for-like tank replacement or an upgrade to a tankless water heater, we size it for your Santa Monica household, handle gas, venting and water connections and strap it for earthquakes. The estimate is free.

Yes. State law requires every water heater in California to be strapped or braced for earthquakes, because a tank that tips can break its gas line. We install code-compliant straps on every heater we put in in Santa Monica and check them on every service call.

Common signs are a water bill that jumps for no reason, the sound of running water with everything off, warm or damp spots on the floor, mold or musty odors and cracks in flooring. Turn off every fixture and watch the water meter; if it still moves, you likely have a leak. Our leak detection pinpoints it without tearing out floors or walls.

If one faucet is weak, it is usually a clogged aerator or cartridge. If the whole Santa Monica home is weak, look at the pressure regulator, the main valve, a hidden leak or galvanized pipe narrowed by rust. We test pressure at the hose bib and tell you exactly which it is.

Yes, Santa Monica water is moderately hard to hard, as it is across most of Southern California. Scale builds up inside water heaters, tankless heat exchangers, valves and fixtures. An annual flush, tankless descaling and a softener or filtration system protect your plumbing.

When leaks keep coming back, the water runs rusty or pressure keeps dropping, patching stops making sense. Homes in Santa Monica with original galvanized lines are prime candidates for repiping with copper or PEX. We keep wall openings small and quote it free up front.

Larger jobs such as water heater replacements, repiping, new gas lines and sewer line replacement generally need a permit. Santa Monica permits are handled by the City of Santa Monica's building and safety office (or the Los Angeles County office it contracts with). As a licensed contractor, we pull the required permits and arrange inspections for you.