Short answer: Emergency plumbing covers situations where water is actively leaking, flooding, or backing up — burst pipes, active leaks, overflowing toilets, sudden drain backups, and water heater failures that leave a home without hot water.
Some plumbing problems can wait for a scheduled appointment. Others can't — a burst pipe spraying water into a wall, a toilet that won't stop overflowing, or a water leak that's spreading across a ceiling all call for faster action because every hour adds more water damage.
If you're dealing with one of these situations right now, the pages below go straight into what's happening, what to do immediately, and what a plumbing service visit typically involves.