Instant Plumbing, Drainage & Gas is a Christchurch plumbing company based at 5/150 Cavendish Road in Casebrook, providing high-end domestic plumbing solutions for homeowners and businesses. One team covers plumbers, drainlayers and gasfitters, so a single call can handle hot water cylinders, leak finding, bathroom, kitchen and toilet plumbing, blocked drains and gas work — and if it is an emergency, they can be there 24/7.
Credentials are front and centre. The crew are certified Master Plumbers NZ — insured, licensed and fully registered — as well as Master Gasfitters, with SiteWise Gold accreditation. Gas work spans everything from assessing an existing system to a complete installation of a gas boiler, gas fire or gas hot water system, and they use top brands such as Rinnai, Rheem and Dux while serving as official service agents for Voda Plumbingware.
Commercial clients are well catered for too: restroom installations, professional project management, commercial-grade systems built from copper, brass, cast iron and stainless steel, ongoing maintenance plans, and commercial gasfitting for boilers, hot water systems and factory furnaces. Electrical services are offered through Instant Electrical.
Customer reviews tell the story in their own words: a midnight mains leak answered when other plumbers weren't, a flooded workshop attended within the hour, punctual arrivals, tidy workmanship and invoices described as very fair. Based in Casebrook and servicing Canterbury wide, the promise under the logo is simple — there in an instant.
“There in an instant” is a bold promise for a plumbing firm, but it is the promise Instant Plumbing has built its Christchurch reputation on. Based at 5/150 Cavendish Road in Casebrook, this crew of plumbers, drainlayers and certified gasfitters looks after homeowners and businesses across Christchurch and wider Canterbury — from a dripping tap to a burst pipe at midnight.
The 24/7 emergency callout is the service Instant Plumbing is best known for, and customer reviews back it up. One reviewer recounts a water mains leak in her kitchen at midnight: of all the emergency plumbers she rang, Instant was the only one to answer the phone, and the plumber who arrived was “friendly and efficient and calm”. Another customer came in to a flooded workshop from a burst sink pipe and reports the team on site within the hour.
That responsiveness sits alongside genuinely regional coverage. From the Casebrook base the team services Canterbury wide, with the website naming everything from Addington to Yaldhurst — Belfast, Fendalton, Riccarton and Sumner among the Christchurch suburbs, plus outlying towns such as Kaiapoi, Lincoln, Rolleston, Prebbleton and Rangiora.
The bread-and-butter work is high-end domestic plumbing: bathroom, kitchen and toilet plumbing, tap and sink repairs, finding leaks and clearing blocked drains and toilets. Hot water is a specialty in itself — the team installs and repairs hot water cylinders and water heaters, working with brands like Rinnai, Rheem and Dux, and serving as official service agents for Voda Plumbingware.
Gas is the other string to the bow. As Master Gasfitters they assess existing systems and advise on repair, replacement or a complete new installation — gas boilers, gas fires, gas hobs and gas hot water systems — and they carry out gas leak detection. One reviewer had faulty kitchen gas hobs fixed the same day he phoned. An associated company, Instant Electrical, handles electrical services.
Credentials matter in this trade, and Instant Plumbing carries them: certified Master Plumbers NZ, plumbers and gas fitters who are licensed, insured and fully registered, and SiteWise Gold accreditation.
Businesses get a dedicated stream of services. Instant Plumbing installs new pipes and drains, repairs tap leaks and fits toilets for commercial clients, and builds commercial-grade plumbing systems from copper pipes, brass fittings, cast iron valves and stainless steel — designed for higher temperatures and pressures than residential gear.
For bigger projects they offer professional project management, taking a job from start to finish, alongside plumbing design, preventative maintenance and annual maintenance checks covering everything from roof gutters and downpipes to restroom taps. Their commercial gasfitting covers gas-fired heating such as boilers, hot water systems and factory furnaces, with gasfitters who can read blueprints and specifications to plan the best outcome. The listed commercial service set runs from project management and emergency repairs to garbage disposal installation, water heater work and onsite drain unblocks.
The review pattern is consistent: punctual arrivals, tidy workspaces and plumbers who explain what they have done. One customer notes the plumber walked her through the warranty on the part he installed, with the invoice arriving within days at what she calls a very fair price. Another praises Paul and Tom for taking a toilet repair and installation from initial enquiry to completion in six hours.
Getting in touch is straightforward: the 24/7 line is 027 244 7752, with a second line on 03 741 4775 for general enquiries, and email at [email protected]. Quotes can be requested through the website. Whether it is a cylinder that has given up, a drain that will not clear or a gas fire waiting to be installed, the pitch is the one printed under the logo: there in an instant.