Wellington Plumbers — Open 24/7
Southern Plumbing has been Wellington’s trusted plumbing and gasfitting team since 1982 — that’s 40+ years and around 29,000 completed jobs. Whether it’s a leaking tap in Karori, a hot water failure in Johnsonville, or a burst pipe in Lower Hutt, we’ve got a van nearby and a real person answering the phone.
Call 0800 484 353 any time — 24/7 emergency service, every weekend, every public holiday. Your Job On Time, or It’s Free.
Fixed-Price Quotes, No Surprises
Most plumbing jobs in Wellington are quoted fixed-price before we start. Tell us you need 5m of spouting, a new hot water cylinder, or a replacement kitchen mixer — we’ll give you a price in writing. That price is what you pay. No hourly rate surprises, no “we found another problem, that’s another $400” halfway through.
Simple replacements are free to quote. Diagnostic investigations — hidden leaks or recurring drain blockages — get a paid service call that’s credited to the repair if you proceed.
Every Plumbing Service, One Phone Call
You don’t want to juggle three trades for one renovation. Southern does it all under one roof:
- General plumbing repairs, maintenance, installations
- Hot water cylinders, heat pump water heaters, solar systems
- Gasfitting — cookers, fires, water heaters
- Drain unblocking and drainlaying
- Spouting, roof maintenance, and leak repairs
- Bathroom, kitchen and laundry renovations
- Water filtration and rainwater tank installation
Same-Day Response, Every Day
For most jobs — a leaking tap, a blocked sink, a hot water cylinder failure — we’ll have a plumber at your door the same day. Call before 10am for same-day hot water cylinder replacement (stock permitting). Genuine emergencies like burst pipes or flooding get priority dispatch any hour.
Stocked vans across Wellington, the Hutt Valley, Porirua and Kapiti Coast mean most jobs are finished on the first visit — no “we’ll order the part and come back next week”.
Call 0800 484 353 — 24/7 emergency plumbers.
Hot Water & Gas Specialists
No hot water? Pilot light out? Ducted gas fire not firing? We do more hot water and gas work than any other residential category, and we stock every major system:
- Standard electric cylinders (low and high pressure)
- Rinnai Infinity and other continuous-flow gas water heaters
- Heat pump water heaters
- Solar hot water systems
- Gas cookers, hobs, fires and LPG installations
Our gasfitters are certified to self-certify their own work — no third-party inspections to wait for.
Leaks, Drains & Low Pressure
The bread-and-butter of any plumbing call — and where experience shows up fastest. Wellington’s older homes have their own personality: Dux QEST pipework from the 80s, galvanised steel that’s rusting from the inside, and hills that mean half of Brooklyn has ground-water issues.
- Blocked drains — CCTV inspection, rods, water-blast
- Hidden leak detection using thermal and acoustic tools
- Low shower pressure diagnosis and fixes
- Burst pipe repairs and emergency isolation
- Dripping tap and mixer repairs
Bathroom & Kitchen Renovations
From swapping a single mixer through to a full bathroom renovation, we handle the plumbing end-to-end and coordinate tiling, carpentry and electrical so you’re not chasing subcontractors.
- Full bathroom renovations — budget or luxury
- Kitchen renovations — sinks, taps, waste disposers, dishwasher plumbing
- Laundry renovations and modern tub units
- Toilet pan and cistern installation
- Shower enclosure and mixer upgrades
We work across Karori, Khandallah, Island Bay, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Paraparaumu and the full Wellington region.
Why 40 Years of Experience Shows Up in the Quote
A company quoting its first time on a 1970s Karori bungalow is going to hit surprises. A company that’s done 400 of them already knows the cistern will be non-standard, the hot water pipe runs under the floor through a cavity that’s too small to crawl, and the toilet flange has been replaced twice. We price with that knowledge built in.
That’s why our fixed-price quotes actually stay fixed. 40+ years, around 29,000 completed jobs, Master Plumbers members for 25+ years. The cheapest quote is often the most expensive — yes, get three quotes. We’ll be one of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We don’t charge by the hour for most jobs. Instead, we quote a fixed price in writing before we start — no hourly surprises. Simple jobs like a tap replacement or cylinder swap are free to quote. Complex diagnostics (hidden leaks, recurring blockages) get a paid service call that’s credited to the repair.