
A burst pipe or no hot water in Bolton? Nelson responds fast, with Gas Safe registered engineers.

Plumbing emergencies do not wait for office hours. Nelson Plumbing & Heating covers emergency call outs across Bolton for burst pipes, uncontrolled leaks, no hot water and boiler breakdowns. If water is actively escaping, shut it off at the stopcock and call us on 0161 515 9977 so an engineer can advise you straight away.

For a genuine emergency, phone. We will talk you through making it safe while we are on the way.
We will tell you what to isolate: water at the stopcock, gas at the meter, electrics if water is near them.
First job is stopping the damage. Then we diagnose.
Once it is stable, you get a price before the repair goes ahead.
Not everything needs an out of hours call out, and we would rather tell you that than charge you for it. Here is how we assess it:
I would highly recommend this company, have used them on three separate occasions in the last two weeks. Each time they have been quick to respond and get the job done. Quality workmanship throughout.
Central Heating, verified Checkatrade reviewThank you Nelson Plumbing for sorting my plumbing job out today. The plumber arrived on time, explained everything and did a very good job. I would most certainly use your company again without hesitation.
Efficient and professional, verified Checkatrade review





Bolton mixes stone terraces with newer estates, and the boiler needs sizing to the house rather than guessed at. We cover Horwich, Farnworth, Westhoughton, Little Lever and the wider BL1 to BL7 postcodes.
Bolton runs from solid stone terraces through to modern estates in Horwich and Westhoughton. The older stone properties are typically harder to heat, with more radiators and higher heat loss, so boiler sizing matters more here than it does on a new build. Fitting an undersized combi into a big old terrace is a common and expensive mistake.
Yes. Nelson Plumbing & Heating Ltd covers Bolton and the surrounding areas, including Horwich, Farnworth, Westhoughton, for emergency plumber and all other plumbing, heating and gas work. We are a Salford based company (M3 6GB) with Gas Safe registered engineers working right across Greater Manchester. Bolton mixes stone terraces with newer estates, and the boiler needs sizing to the house rather than guessed at. If you are not sure whether your postcode (BL1 to BL7) is covered, call the team on 0161 515 9977 or email admin@nelsonplumbing.co.uk and we will confirm straight away.
Yes. Every gas job Nelson Plumbing & Heating carries out in Bolton is completed by a Gas Safe registered engineer. Gas Safe registration is a legal requirement for anyone working on gas appliances in the UK, and it means the engineer has been assessed as competent on the specific type of work they are doing. You are welcome to ask to see the engineer's Gas Safe ID card when they arrive, and you should ask that of any engineer who comes to your home. The card shows a licence number and the exact categories of work they are qualified for.
The honest answer is that it depends on the job, and any company that gives you a firm price over the phone without seeing it is guessing. What changes the price for emergency plumber is mainly: time of day and day of the week; how much water damage has already occurred; whether parts need to be sourced out of hours. What we do instead is give you a fixed price before any work starts, so the figure you agree is the figure you pay. As one customer put it: "the job was exactly how much they quoted for, no scary surprises." For a free, no obligation quote in Bolton, call 0161 515 9977 or email admin@nelsonplumbing.co.uk.
We prioritise genuine emergencies and aim to get an engineer to you as quickly as we can. Making the property safe comes first, the permanent repair may be booked in after. Every job is different, so when we quote for emergency plumber in Bolton we will also tell you realistically how long we will be, and whether we need more than one visit. We would rather tell you honestly up front than turn up and disappear halfway through.
Nelson Plumbing & Heating works out of Salford, so most of Bolton is a short run for our engineers. For genuine emergencies, a burst pipe, no hot water, a boiler lockout, we prioritise the call and aim to get someone out as fast as we can, and we will talk you through making the property safe while we are on the way. For planned work such as an installation or an annual service in Bolton, we will book a slot that suits you. Call 0161 515 9977 and the team will tell you honestly when they can be with you rather than promise something they cannot keep.
For emergency plumber in Bolton, the fixed price we quote includes: immediate phone advice to limit the damage; making the property safe on arrival; a fixed price for the repair before it starts; gas safe registered engineers for any gas work. If we find something during the job that genuinely changes the scope, we stop and tell you before we carry on, we do not simply add it to the bill at the end. Nelson Plumbing & Heating is a limited company (number 13649684) and we are members of Checkatrade and TrustATrader.
Yes. We carry out landlord gas safety checks (CP12 certificates), servicing and repairs for landlords and letting agents across Bolton and Greater Manchester. If you let a property with gas appliances you are legally required to have every gas appliance and flue checked by a Gas Safe registered engineer every 12 months, to give the tenant a copy of the record within 28 days, and to keep copies for at least 2 years. We can handle single properties or a portfolio. Call 0161 515 9977 or email admin@nelsonplumbing.co.uk.
From our base in Salford we cover Bolton and the wider Greater Manchester area, including Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Sale, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale and Warrington. Within Bolton itself we regularly work in Horwich, Farnworth, Westhoughton, Little Lever and across the BL1 to BL7 postcodes. If your postcode sits just outside that, it is still worth calling on 0161 515 9977, we will tell you straight away whether we can get to you rather than take the booking and let you down.
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Need emergency plumber in Bolton? Give us a call today. Based in Salford, covering Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas.