This guide covers 15 drainage service options in New York. Customers rate them 4.7 out of 5 on average. Most of them are spread across Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen, Lower East Side, so those are the areas to start with.

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Plumbing NYC

SameDay response
4.7

Plumbing NYC is a Hell's Kitchen plumbing company built for emergency response, advertising arrival windows as tight as 30 to 60 minutes across Manhattan. Its service range covers drain cleaning, sewer line repair, water heater repair and replacement, water cleanup and restoration, gas line work, fixture installation, and pipe replacement, with both residential and commercial coverage. A recurring theme in its positioning is expertise in pre-war buildings and cast-iron pipe systems, along with familiarity with co-op and condo logistics like insurance certificates and building management coordination. The review record centers on speed and candor: fast emergency turnouts, same-day water heater replacements, and pricing described as honest and upfront. Technicians are noted for explaining the work before starting and for handling the building-side paperwork that can stall jobs in Manhattan's larger managed buildings. The commercial capability gives it a second lane beyond residential emergencies, covering offices and retail spaces as well. This is a fit for Manhattan residents in older buildings dealing with the failures those buildings produce: cast-iron drain problems, aging supply lines, and water heater breakdowns. Co-op and condo owners who need a plumber comfortable with board and management requirements, and anyone who wants an emergency call answered within the hour, are the core audience.

Opening hours
  • SaturdayOpen 24 hours

Local Plumber 24 7 of Manhattan

SameDay response
5.0

Local Plumber 24 7 of Manhattan is an East Village plumbing shop organized around continuous emergency availability. Its listed trades run beyond basic repairs into contracting, drain work, excavation, HVAC repair, sewage disposal, and water damage restoration — a range that covers both the immediate fix and the follow-on damage a plumbing failure leaves behind. The 24/7 identity in the name signals dispatch built for middle-of-the-night and weekend calls. The business reads as a rapid-response generalist rather than a single-specialty shop: the category list spans drainage, excavation, and water damage, which points toward jobs that start as a burst pipe and end as a flooded apartment. Service information indicates extended hours covering evenings, and the East Village location positions it near downtown and lower Manhattan blocks where older plumbing fails under pressure. This is a fit for Manhattan tenants and property managers who want one emergency number for plumbing failures that may involve more than a fixture — backed-up drains, burst supply lines, sewage issues, and the water damage that follows. The combination of around-the-clock availability and contractor-grade trades suits urgent situations where waiting for business hours is not an option.

Opening hours
  • Saturday7 AM–10 PM

Boris Mechanical

SameDay response
4.6

Boris Mechanical is a plumbing, drainage, gas installation, and heating contractor on Grand Street in the Lower East Side, open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Reviews describe communicative, efficient technicians who arrive on time and have paperwork like certificates of insurance in hand — a practical necessity for co-op and rental buildings. Garbage disposal replacements, fixture repairs, and accurate diagnostics are the recurring residential jobs. The company stands out for Local Law 152 gas inspections, the periodic gas piping inspections New York City requires of most buildings — a compliance niche that few residential plumbers lead with. Emergency plumbing is also on the menu, with free initial consultations and detailed estimates before work begins. One reviewer balked at a high quote for a shower cartridge swap, suggesting prices can run steep on small jobs. This suits Lower East Side and East Village residents in co-ops, condos, and older rentals — especially boards and supers managing Local Law 152 deadlines. The combination of gas compliance expertise and insured, paperwork-ready technicians makes it a fit for regulated buildings. For minor one-off repairs, though, the quote-first habit suggests comparing prices first.

Opening hours
  • Saturday7 AM–7 PM

Local Plumbing Company – PlumbingBO

SameDay response
5.0

Local Plumbing Company - PlumbingBO is a Chelsea-based plumber on 7th Avenue operating around the clock. The published services cover the full residential core: 24/7 emergency plumbing, drain cleaning, water heater installation, repair and maintenance, sewer line inspection, repair and replacement, and pipe repair and replacement. The company presents itself as a licensed, insured, full-service local shop with transparent pricing. Reviews are notably consistent in theme: technicians arrive on time, explain the problem and the repair before starting, fix it efficiently, and leave the workspace clean. Reported jobs include toilet and shower repairs completed the same day and slow-drip kitchen leaks diagnosed in under an hour. Pricing is described as honest rather than cheap, and the office is responsive to urgent calls. This suits Chelsea and lower Manhattan renters and owners dealing with old-apartment plumbing headaches — slow drips, weak showers, finicky toilets. The pattern of clear explanations and no-pressure pricing makes it a reasonable first call. For anyone burned by opaque contractors before, the emphasis on being shown what's wrong before work starts is the draw.

Opening hours
  • SaturdayOpen 24 hours

NYC Drain Cleaning + Jersey Shore

SameDay response
4.4

NYC Drain Cleaning + Jersey Shore is a drain and sewer specialist based on East 28th Street in Murray Hill, Manhattan, with the name signaling coverage extending to the Jersey Shore. Listed offerings include high-pressure hydro jetting, grease line maintenance, drain pipe descaling, sewer line maintenance, and commercial and residential plumbing. The focus is squarely on keeping drains and sewers flowing rather than general fixture work. Reviews describe rapid, dependable clearing: a clogged toilet fixed with prevention guidance for avoiding repeat blockages, blockages sorted efficiently with the space left spotless, and on-time arrivals. The hydro jetting capability suits stubborn grease and scale buildup that basic snaking cannot shift, and the commercial-residential mix covers restaurants and apartment buildings as well as homes. This is built for Manhattan customers with drain and sewer problems — recurring clogs, slow drains, grease-blocked lines — who want a specialist rather than a generalist. Restaurant and building managers dealing with grease lines are a natural fit for the maintenance offerings. For Murray Hill and Midtown, where commercial kitchens strain old drain lines, a jetting-equipped drain shop is the practical call.

Opening hours
  • SaturdayOpen 24 hours

Nearest Emergency Plumber 24 7 Heating & AC of Manhattan

SameDay response
4.9

Nearest Emergency Plumber 24 7 Heating & AC of Manhattan is a Hell's Kitchen emergency plumbing operation that also covers heating and air conditioning work. Its listed trades include plumbing repair and contracting, drain work, excavation, HVAC repair, sewage disposal, and water damage restoration — a spread designed for emergencies that cross trade lines, such as a flooded mechanical room or a burst line affecting heating equipment. The name signals 24/7 emergency availability as the core promise. The business positions itself as the closest rapid-response option for urgent calls in and around midtown Manhattan, with categories that run from straightforward repairs to contractor-grade excavation and sewage system service. Extended service windows cover evenings and weekends, which matters for emergencies that rarely respect business hours, and the Hell's Kitchen base places dispatch within reach of the West Side and midtown corridors. This is a fit for Manhattan residents and building managers who want a single emergency contact for combined plumbing and HVAC failures. When a problem involves both water and heating — a failed boiler line, a leak inside an HVAC condensate drain, or flood damage tied to mechanical equipment — the dual-trade coverage means the response starts with one call rather than two separate trades.

Opening hours
  • Saturday7 AM–11 PM

ADV Mechanical Services

SameDay response
4.8

ADV Mechanical Services is a Midtown East plumbing and mechanical company covering plumbing, heating, and HVAC from its Park Avenue location. Its service list is extensive: plumbing repairs, drain cleaning, water heater installation and maintenance including tankless units, soldering, water treatment, heating, gas work, garbage disposals, bathtubs, dishwashers, toilets, showers, and hydro-jetting for drains. The company serves both residential and commercial customers across Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, with renovation and remodeling work alongside general repairs and emergency plumbing. Review themes center on responsiveness and fair pricing: quick turnouts, quotes provided before work begins, and emergency handling even on weekends. Customer accounts describe same-day water heater installations and main drain clogs resolved efficiently, with professional, trustworthy conduct through the job. The dual plumbing-and-HVAC identity means the company can move between a leaking pipe and a malfunctioning heating system without handing the job to a second contractor. This is a fit for property owners across the four boroughs who want one mechanical contractor for plumbing, heating, and cooling: landlords managing mixed systems, commercial spaces with combined needs, and homeowners planning renovations that touch plumbing, gas, and HVAC together.

Opening hours
  • SaturdayOpen 24 hours

RR Plumbing Roto-Rooter

SameDay response
4.8

RR Plumbing Roto-Rooter is the Chelsea branch of the national Roto-Rooter plumbing franchise, operating from 7th Avenue in Manhattan. Its service menu centers on drain cleaning and sewer work — hydro jetting, camera inspections, sewer line repair and replacement — alongside water heater repair and replacement and water cleanup and restoration after leaks or backups. Being part of a national network means standardized equipment and service processes rather than a one-truck operation, with dispatch available around the clock. The branch trades on the Roto-Rooter brand's drain-and-sewer identity: clogged drains, recurring backups, and deteriorating sewer lines are the jobs this location is built for, and the categories extend into excavation and water-quality services for deeper infrastructure problems. The 24-hour positioning covers the middle-of-the-night drain emergency as well as planned sewer line replacements, and the Chelsea base puts it within reach of lower and midtown Manhattan properties. This is a fit for property owners and tenants facing drain or sewer trouble rather than cosmetic fixture work: slow drains, sewer odors, main-line backups, or aging cast-iron lines in Manhattan's older buildings. Customers who value the predictability of a franchise process — scoped service, branded equipment, consistent service standards — may prefer this branch over an independent shop.

Opening hours
  • SaturdayOpen 24 hours

NYC Emergency Plumber & Sewer

SameDay response
4.6

NYC Emergency Plumber & Sewer is a SoHo plumbing company built around emergency response and sewer work. Its listed services cover emergency plumbing repairs, water heater installation and repair, leak detection and repair, and sewer line cleaning and repairs — a focused menu that pairs the immediate emergency fix with the two systems that fail most expensively: hot water and sewer lines. Dispatch is structured around the clock. The emergency-plus-sewer combination defines the company's role: it is positioned for the failures that cannot wait and the underground problems that require specialized equipment. Leak detection sits between the two as the diagnostic layer — finding the hidden leak before it becomes the flood — and the water heater coverage addresses the other most common urgent residential failure. The SoHo base places it within quick reach of lower Manhattan's dense residential and commercial blocks. This is a fit for lower Manhattan residents and property managers facing an urgent plumbing failure, a sewer line problem, or a dead water heater. Customers who want one emergency company covering both the immediate repair and the sewer-side work — rather than calling a second specialist for the underground line — are the natural audience.

Opening hours
  • SaturdayOpen 24 hours

Emergency Plumber 24 7 Heating & AC of Manhattan

SameDay response
4.8

Emergency Plumber 24 7 Heating & AC of Manhattan is a Murray Hill shop built around round-the-clock emergency plumbing with heating and air conditioning service under the same roof. Its listed trades cover plumbing repair and contracting, drain work, excavation, HVAC service, sewage disposal, water damage restoration, and water filtration and softening equipment. The dual plumbing-plus-HVAC positioning means one call can address a burst pipe and a failed furnace alike, which suits buildings where mechanical systems are intertwined. The emergency identity is the core of the listing: the name itself signals 24/7 dispatch, and the company's category spread runs from straightforward repairs to contractor-grade work like excavation and sewage system service. Service information points to extended daily windows covering evenings and weekends, and the Murray Hill location places it within quick reach of midtown Manhattan blocks on both the east side and beyond. This is a fit for Manhattan residents and small building managers dealing with failures that cross trade lines — a leaking radiator loop, a water-damaged boiler room, or a drain backup tied to heating equipment. Combining plumbing and HVAC in one emergency service reduces the risk of a job stalling while a second trade is found.

Opening hours
  • Saturday7 AM–10 PM