Fort Myers
Emergency Plumber
24/7 Emergency Plumbing Response by McGrath Plumbing
Serving Fort Myers Homeowners & Businesses Across Southwest Florida — Since 2004!
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Fort Myers’s Trusted Emergency Service Pros
Water where it shouldn’t be doesn’t keep business hours. When you need an emergency plumber in Fort Myers — a burst pipe at 2 AM, a sewer backing up on a holiday, a water heater flooding the garage on Sunday — McGrath Plumbing answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (239) 842-1591.
A live person answers, we tell you honestly when we’ll arrive, and the pricing at midnight is the same as at noon. Fort Myers spans century-old downtown homes, riverfront neighborhoods, and new sprawl — and after Hurricane Ian, this city knows plumbing emergencies. We handle all of them.
Emergency Service Services We Provide in Fort Myers
Burst Pipes & Supply Lines
The real emergency: pressurized water going full-flow into your home. We shut it down, stop the damage, and repair — and we’ll talk you through finding your shutoff while we’re en route.
Storm & Flood Response
Fort Myers took Ian hard, and storm season brings pressure loss, contaminated lines, and post-flood failures. We handle pre-storm shutoffs and post-storm plumbing recovery across the city.
Water Heater Failures
A ruptured tank can put 50 gallons on the floor and keep feeding itself. We isolate it fast and usually have a replacement in within a day — see our Fort Myers water heater page.
Sewer Backups
Sewage coming up a drain is a health emergency, not an inconvenience. Backups jump our queue, day or night — cleared, diagnosed, and the cause found with a camera.
Emergency Plumbing in Fort Myers Has Its Own Rules
A city that knows storm emergencies. Hurricane Ian pushed river and storm surge deep into Fort Myers — the River District, riverfront neighborhoods, and low-lying areas flooded hard — and the plumbing aftermath is still shaking out. We handle pre-storm shutoffs before a system approaches, and post-storm recovery after: checking for contaminated lines, pressure loss, failed water heaters, and hidden damage. When the next storm comes, know your main shutoff and consider shutting water off if you evacuate.
Old homes, old valves. In the historic River District and McGregor homes, a decades-old shutoff can seize exactly when you need it — spinning uselessly while the house floods. Test yours on a calm day; if it fails, replacing it with a quarter-turn ball valve is cheap peace of mind and one less disaster multiplier at 2 AM.
The empty-home flood. Fort Myers has a heavy seasonal population, and a supply line that lets go in July can run for days in a closed-up home before anyone notices. If a property manager or neighbor calls us while you’re away, we can meet them, shut it down, document everything for insurance, and coordinate the fix by phone.
Downtown businesses can’t wait. A plumbing emergency in a River District restaurant or shop means lost revenue by the hour. We prioritize commercial emergencies and can be your after-hours plumber — see our commercial plumbing services.
What Counts as a Plumbing Emergency — and What Should You Do First?
Call immediately for: water you can’t stop, sewage backing up, no water at all, a gas water heater smelling of gas (leave first, call from outside), or a leak reaching electrical fixtures. First move almost always: shut off the water — at the fixture valve if it’s local, at the main if it isn’t. Your main shutoff is usually where the supply enters the home, near the water heater, or at the meter box by the street.
Then call (239) 842-1591. A live person answers, we tell you honestly when we’ll arrive, and pricing works the same at midnight as at noon: firm quote before work, $68 service call applied toward the job.
Also see our full Fort Myers plumbing services, emergency plumbing for all of SWFL, and 24/7 emergency plumbing in Fort Myers.
Fort Myers Emergency Service FAQs
How fast can an emergency plumber reach me in Fort Myers?
For genuine emergencies we move fast across Fort Myers, any hour. Call (239) 842-1591; a live person answers 24/7 and will tell you honestly when we’ll be there.
Do you charge extra for nights, weekends, or holidays?
Our pricing is transparent around the clock: a firm quote before any work begins, and the $68 service call applies toward the job. No mystery multipliers invented at your kitchen table at midnight.
Do you handle post-hurricane plumbing problems?
Yes — Fort Myers took Ian hard, and we handle storm recovery: contaminated-line checks, pressure issues, flood-damaged water heaters, and hidden damage that surfaces after a storm. We also do pre-storm shutoffs when a system approaches.
A pipe just burst — what do I do while I wait?
Shut off the main, open a couple of faucets to drain pressure, kill power to affected areas if water is near outlets, and move what you can. Then photograph everything for insurance. We’re moving as soon as you call.
My Fort Myers home is vacant for the season and a neighbor reported water. Can you handle it?
Yes — a necessity in a seasonal city. We can meet your neighbor or property manager, shut down the water, stop the damage, document for your insurer, and plan the repair with you by phone.
Is a water heater leak an emergency?
A drip from a valve can wait for morning; a leak from the tank itself can’t — tanks fail forward. Shut off the heater’s cold inlet and its power or gas, then call. We’ll tell you honestly which situation you have.
PLUMBING EMERGENCY IN FORT MYERS?
Burst Pipes • Storm Damage • Backups • Water Heater Failures — Live Answer 24/7
McGrath Plumbing, Drains & Water Heaters of Bonita Springs • Serving Fort Myers, FL • FL Lic. CFC1432700
Or email: dave@mcgrathplumbingnaples.com