Northern, Utah
Emergency Plumber in Ogden, Utah
Real plumbers answering real calls — 24 hours a day, 365 days a year since 1915
When a pipe bursts at 2 a.m. in January or sewage backs up into your basement on a Sunday afternoon, you don’t have time to leave a voicemail and hope someone calls back. Mike Bachman Plumbing has been answering emergency calls in Ogden and Northern Utah since 1915 — and when you call (801) 627-5953, you reach a live person who can dispatch a plumber, not a recording that routes you to an answering service.
Northern Utah winters are hard on plumbing. Temperatures regularly drop below 10°F across Weber and Davis Counties, and the older housing stock in Ogden — thousands of homes built between 1900 and 1960 — has pipes running through exterior walls and uninsulated crawl spaces that freeze faster than you’d expect. We’ve seen every variation of plumbing emergency this climate produces, and our trucks are stocked to handle the most common ones on the first visit.
When you call at midnight, a real person at Mike Bachman Plumbing answers. We don’t forward to a third-party call center that pages an on-call tech. Our dispatcher knows our plumbers and can tell you who’s coming and when.
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Kasper Bachman founded this company in 1915. We’ve been repairing plumbing in Ogden, Roy, Layton, and the surrounding valley for over a century. We know the pipe materials used in homes built in each era, and we know what fails first.
How quickly can you respond to an emergency call in Ogden?
Response times vary by time of day and current call volume, but for true emergencies — active flooding, sewage overflow, or a gas smell — we dispatch as fast as possible. Call (801) 627-5953 and our dispatcher will give you an honest ETA based on where our nearest available plumber is.
Do you really answer calls 24/7, or does it go to voicemail at night?
We answer calls around the clock, every day of the year including holidays. You will speak to a live person at Mike Bachman Plumbing, not a voicemail system or a third-party answering service.
What counts as a plumbing emergency?
Anything that’s actively causing water damage, is a health hazard, or leaves your household without water or functioning toilets. Burst pipes, sewage backups, major leaks, no hot water in winter, and gas line issues all qualify. If you’re unsure, call us — we’d rather you call and have it turn out to be minor than wait and have a small problem become a large one.
What should I do while waiting for the plumber to arrive?
For water emergencies: shut off the main water supply to your house. The main shutoff is usually near the water meter, which in older Ogden homes is often in the basement or utility room. For a localized leak, shut off the angle stop under the fixture. For sewage backup: stop using all drains and toilets. For gas: leave the house, don’t flip any switches, and call 911 before calling us.
Is there an extra charge for nights, weekends, or holidays?
Call us for current pricing — we’ll be upfront about any after-hours rates before we dispatch so there are no surprises on your invoice.
My pipes freeze every winter. Is there a permanent fix?
Yes. The most common culprits in Ogden homes are pipes in exterior walls that were built before modern insulation standards, and pipes running through unheated crawl spaces or garages. We can add foam pipe insulation, install self-regulating heat tape, or in some cases reroute a vulnerable line to a heated space. A few hundred dollars now is far cheaper than a burst pipe every January.
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Don’t wait on a plumbing emergency. Call Mike Bachman Plumbing right now — a real plumber answers every call, any time of day or night.