Emergency Plumbing in Tulsa, OK

Who to call in Tulsa

Leaks on the street side of the water meter, a broken main or no water on the whole street are for the water utility: in Tulsa that is City of Tulsa. Check its website or your water bill for its emergency line.

Leaks, backups and failures on your side of the meter, inside the house or in your sewer lateral, are a plumber's job. Call us and we connect you with an independent, licensed plumbing company that handles emergency calls in Tulsa; when they can arrive depends on that company and the time of day.

Reporting a water emergency in Tulsa

• If a pipe bursts, the City of Tulsa says to shut off the water if your home has an independent/private shut-off valve. If it does not, call the after-hours water emergency line at (918) 596-9488, then call a plumber to fix the pipes inside the home. [3]
• For water line breaks, City of Tulsa Utility Services directs residents to call (918) 596-9488. Under the City's Service Line Warranty Program description, the line between the exterior of the home and the public utility connection is the homeowner's responsibility, while City-owned lines are not included in that program. [4]
• The City of Tulsa's frozen-pipe guidance tells residents whose pipes have burst to shut off water at their home's independent or private shut-off valve if they have one. If the home has no private shut-off, residents should call the city's after-hours water emergency line at (918) 596-9488, where staff can advise them. [5]
• Tulsa's Waterline Break Board explains that a main break is when a city water pipe fails and water surfaces, bubbles or flows from the ground, while a service line break is a failure on the line between the water main and the water meter. The City of Tulsa asks residents to report leaks or outages to Water Dispatch at (918) 596-9488. [6]

Other common plumbing calls in Tulsa

• Sewer Line Repair: about 64% of homes predate 1980, and older clay laterals crack and let roots in.
• Water Heater Repair: homes served from Lake Oologah water see more sediment and scale in tank heaters.

Tulsa facts behind this page

• Tulsa's A.B. Jewell plant (Lake Oologah) averages about 8.2 grains per gallon of hardness, while the Mohawk plant (Lakes Spavinaw and Eucha) averages about 5.2 grains per gallon. [1]
• The median home in Tulsa was built in 1973. [2]
• About 64% of Tulsa's housing units were built before 1980, the era of galvanized steel supply pipe, cast iron drains and clay sewer laterals. [2]
• If a pipe bursts, the City of Tulsa says to shut off the water if your home has an independent/private shut-off valve. If it does not, call the after-hours water emergency line at (918) 596-9488, then call a plumber to fix the pipes inside the home. [3]
• For water line breaks, City of Tulsa Utility Services directs residents to call (918) 596-9488. Under the City's Service Line Warranty Program description, the line between the exterior of the home and the public utility connection is the homeowner's responsibility, while City-owned lines are not included in that program. [4]
• The City of Tulsa's frozen-pipe guidance tells residents whose pipes have burst to shut off water at their home's independent or private shut-off valve if they have one. If the home has no private shut-off, residents should call the city's after-hours water emergency line at (918) 596-9488, where staff can advise them. [5]
• Tulsa's Waterline Break Board explains that a main break is when a city water pipe fails and water surfaces, bubbles or flows from the ground, while a service line break is a failure on the line between the water main and the water meter. The City of Tulsa asks residents to report leaks or outages to Water Dispatch at (918) 596-9488. [6]