Clearing a choked toilet bowl is the single most common plumbing job in Singapore, and the published price for it ranges from S$70 to S$150 across the eight companies below. That is more than double, for the same fault, in the same flat. We read every rate off each company's own website on 27 August 2026 rather than from any directory, and the gaps that matter are not in the headline numbers. Get Plumber lists the lowest rate at S$70, but the same page separately publishes a S$30 transport charge, a from-S$50 minimum plumbing fee and S$20 for each hardware-store run. FixMove advertises no call-out or inspection fee at all, then adds a S$10 fuel surcharge to every visit and S$30 if you want a specific time slot. AOT is the only firm here that publishes its after-hours surcharge as a table, and it is steep: plus S$50 on a weekday evening, plus S$80 to S$100 after 10pm, plus S$100 to S$150 on a public holiday. Only three of the eight publish a PUB licence number you can actually check on PUB's own register (AOT WS16882018, Mr Plumber WS17962021, Nile WS18142021). And two names that most roundups list as separate companies are not: Mr Plumber Singapore and Everyworks give the same WhatsApp number, 8241 0032, and the same address at 1090 Lower Delta Road, while Mr Plumber's own site carries an Everyworks network graphic listing both brands alongside DW Aircon, Daylight Electrician and A1 Handyman. Their price lists still differ, so which of the two you should message depends entirely on the job.
A choked toilet is the most-called-out plumbing job in Singapore, and the published price for it runs from S$70 to S$150 depending purely on whose number you have saved.
> Quick view: lowest published rate is Get Plumber, from S$70, though its own page adds S$30 transport and a from-S$50 minimum; most firms sit at S$80 to S$150, and only three of the eight publish a PUB licence number.
Every company on this list will tell you a plumber costs more at night. AOT is the only one that writes down how much more, as a table: plus S$50 for a weekday evening call between 5pm and 10pm, plus S$80 to S$100 between 10pm and 8am, plus S$50 to S$80 on a Saturday daytime, plus S$80 to S$150 from Saturday evening through all of Sunday, and plus S$100 to S$150 on a public holiday at any hour. The main price list is just as complete, and it is quoted twice, once standard and once emergency: tap or faucet work S$80 to S$180 (S$130 to S$280 emergency), toilet cistern repair S$80 to S$200, toilet bowl replacement S$200 to S$450, exposed pipe leak S$80 to S$200, concealed leak needing hacking S$300 to S$800, choke clearing S$120 to S$350, drain CCTV inspection S$250 to S$500, storage water heater install S$350 to S$600, instant heater S$280 to S$500, burst pipe S$200 to S$600, water pump S$300 to S$800, and a full bathroom re-pipe S$800 to S$2,500. PUB-notifiable work is quoted from S$500 including the submission fee. There is no separate call-out charge on jobs it carries out, but note that labour rates exclude parts, that concealed work adds S$200 to S$600 for hacking and reinstatement, and that 9% GST applies (the company is Alpha & Omega Trinity Pte Ltd, UEN 201215586K). Office hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm with 24/7 emergency response, and it asks you to WhatsApp a photo to +65 8151 8857 for a remote estimate. Best for: anyone who wants to know the shape of the bill, including the night surcharge, before they pick up the phone.
Free remote estimate: WhatsApp a photo or short video of the problem to +65 8151 8857, often answered within 30 minutes during business hours
The biggest name here and the one with the clearest renovation offering. Its at-a-glance list runs: exposed pipe leak repair from S$140, toilet bowl choke from S$130, drainage or floor trap choke from S$130, flush system replacement from S$150, shower set replacement from S$150, basin supply and install from S$250, new toilet bowl supply and install from S$420, and an urgent after-hours call at S$150 to S$350. It states those rates already include transport, labour and basic materials, which is why they read higher than some rivals here that bill transport separately. The genuinely useful part is the fixed renovation packages: Package A1 is installation only with an instant heater at S$400, B1 is installation only with a storage heater tank at S$550, A2 adds supply of the fittings with an instant heater at S$880, and B2 supplies everything with a 30-litre Ariston AN30R storage tank at S$1,180. Each covers one heater, one wash basin, one toilet bowl, one basin tap, one bidet spray and two accessories, with extra accessories at S$10 each. Both storage-heater packages include the PUB submission, which matters because a storage water heater is regulated work. Read the terms though: on A1 and B1 you supply the bottle trap, mini valve and flexible hose, or pay S$20 each. The company publishes PUB licence WS17962021 and BCA ME12 registration, operates 24 hours daily, and its office at 1090 Lower Delta Road #03-07A takes no walk-ins. Best for: a BTO handover, a bathroom refresh, or a 3am burst pipe.
Renovation and HDB BTO plumbing packages at direct contractor pricing, S$400 to S$1,180, with PUB submission included on both storage-heater packages
The most expensive choke on this list at from S$150, and the reason to pay it is written on the invoice rather than the price list. Nile guarantees its repairs leak-free for 90 days, returns free of charge if the same leak or choke comes back inside that window, and issues a digital warranty certificate on completion. It says the trade norm sits between 7 and 30 days, and the reviews on its own page bear that out, with one customer thanking them for a 30-day warranty. The published rates: inspection for leakage or water hammering from S$60, clearing a sink or basin choke from S$150, floor trap choke from S$150, toilet bowl choke from S$150, uPVC pipe replacement from S$150, replace a sink or basin tap from S$120, replace a bottle trap from S$120, replace a flexible hose from S$120, install a kitchen sink from S$180, install an instant water heater from S$160, replace a shower set from S$150, and toilet bowl or basin installation on quote. It is a family firm running since 2019, led by Vincent Tay, open 24 hours, and it publishes PUB licence WS18142021 alongside BCA certification. Its process is worth copying whoever you call: send a photo on WhatsApp, get an estimated range before anyone is dispatched. Best for: a leak you have already paid someone else to fix once.
90-day leak-free warranty on workmanship, with a digital warranty certificate issued on the spot; free return visit if the same leak or choke recurs
Founded in 1988 and specialised almost entirely in chokes, which shows in the way it prices them. Its rate card has two columns rather than one: manual unclogging for regular chokes, and machine unclogging for complex ones. A basin is S$10 to S$60 by hand or S$120 to S$150 by machine; a floor trap is S$120 to S$150; a sink is S$120 to S$150; a drain is S$150; a floor waste is S$150; a toilet is S$120 to S$400; and an inspection chamber, sanitary branch or stack pipe is S$100 to S$280. That two-column layout is the honest bit, and it is also the catch. The S$10 to S$60 figure the homepage leads with is the hand-cleared basin rate only, and there is no manual price listed for a toilet at all, so a blocked toilet bowl starts at S$120 and can reach S$400. The firm quotes a 30-minute islandwide response, with at least an hour flagged for Sentosa Island and Tuas, runs 24/7, gives a 3-month post-repair guarantee, and says it has served more than 13,000 customers. It describes its team as PUB licensed but does not publish a licence number on the site, so ask for it. Best for: a choke at 2am, and the cheapest possible answer to a slow basin.
3-month post-repair guarantee on choke work, about 30 minutes islandwide (allow an hour for Sentosa and Tuas); hand-cleared basin chokes from S$10
Clears a toilet bowl choke from S$80 and a bathroom or kitchen floor trap choke from S$80, which is the lowest 24-hour rate here and half of what Nile charges for the same job. The rest of the list is competitive too: replace a toilet bowl valve from S$90, rectify water discharging into the bowl by replacing the siphon from S$90, replace a kitchen sink or basin trap from S$90, supply and replace a bottle trap from S$50, replace a sink, basin or cistern flexible hose at S$40 to S$60, supply and install a shower head set at S$40 to S$80, supply and install a basin from S$180, and dismantle and replace a full toilet bowl set from S$400. Leak detection is priced by property type rather than by fault, which is unusual and useful: labour and equipment to trace a concealed pipe leak is S$120 and above in an HDB flat or condominium, S$250 and above in landed property including underground pipes, and S$500 and above for commercial or industrial premises. The firm offers a free consultation, operates 24 hours, and quotes a 1 to 3 hour arrival window islandwide. It publishes no PUB licence number, so ask for one before any work touching the water supply. Best for: a straightforward choke or a dripping tap when you do not want to pay a premium for the hour.
Free consultation and quote, 24-hour islandwide service with a stated 1 to 3 hour arrival window; chokes from S$80
Worth reading closely, because it is the clearest example on this list of why "no call-out fee" is not the same as "no fee for coming". FixMove states plainly that no standard call-out or inspection fee applies, and in the same paragraph that a S$10 fuel surcharge applies to every visit, and that urgent service or a customer-requested appointment time adds one S$30 fee subject to technician availability. Both are separate from the repair itself, which is quoted after approval. Its planning bands are scope-based rather than per-item: minor tap, basin trap or visible leak S$60 to S$120; toilet or drain choke S$80 to S$180; tap or mixer replacement labour S$80 to S$200; basin or sanitary fixture connection S$150 to S$280; water-heater plumbing scope S$120 to S$450; and concealed leak investigation or partial repair S$250 to S$600. The company is candid that these are its own internal quote-book planning bands rather than market averages, and that fixtures, difficult access, hacking and reinstatement are stated separately. One important structural point: FixMove is registered as a business (UEN 53505530K) that arranges regulated work, and its own licences page says PUB-regulated water service and sanitary work is assigned to an appropriately licensed person where required. It publishes no PUB licence number of its own. Best for: a small job where you want the fee structure spelled out, and you are comfortable asking who the assigned licensed plumber is.
No standard call-out or inspection fee, though a S$10 fuel surcharge applies per visit and urgent or time-specific slots add S$30; written quote before work starts
Most roundups list Everyworks and Mr Plumber Singapore as two companies to compare. They are two brands run by one operator, and both sites say so if you read the footers. Everyworks gives its address as 1090 Lower Delta Road #03-07 and Mr Plumber gives #03-07A of the same building; both publish the identical WhatsApp number, +65 8241 0032; and Mr Plumber's own site hosts a graphic headed "Everyworks' Network of Services" that lists Everyworks, Mr Plumber.SG, DW Aircon, Daylight Electrician and A1 Handyman side by side. Putting the two in a bake-off is not a real second quote. What is real is that the price lists differ, so the brand you message should depend on the job. Everyworks is dearer on chokes (toilet bowl or floor trap from S$140 against Mr Plumber's S$130) and on the flush-system siphon fix (from S$180 against S$150), but meaningfully cheaper on fixtures: supply and install a toilet bowl set from S$320 against S$420, and supply and install a basin from S$250 against Mr Plumber's S$250 as well. It also replaces a shower set from S$120 and a bottle trap or flexible hose from S$120, and quotes exposed pipe leak repair from S$140. Water heater replacement is enquire-for-price on both. All rates are stated to include material, labour and transport. Hours are 8am to 10pm daily, not 24 hours, which is the practical reason to call Mr Plumber instead after 10pm. Best for: a planned fixture swap during the day.
Published flat-rate price list with material, labour and transport included; new toilet bowl set from S$320, which undercuts its own sister brand by S$100
Lists the cheapest choke on this comparison at from S$70 for a clogged toilet bowl and from S$70 for a floor trap or drainage pipe, under a table header stating that all prices are inclusive of material, labour and transport. Scroll the same page, though, and a separate block titled "Onsite Plumbing Service Per Trip" prices transportation at S$30, plumbing fees from S$50, and buying products at a local hardware store at S$20; the footer repeats a minimum call-out charge of S$50 and a transport fee of S$30. Those two statements sit on one page and are not reconciled anywhere on the site, so treat the S$70 as a starting point and confirm on the phone which set applies to your job before you book on price alone. The rest of the list: rectify water discharge into the bowl by replacing the siphon from S$100, exposed copper or uPVC pipe leak repair from S$130, supply and replace a toilet or WC flush system from S$140, replace a shower set from S$140, replace a kitchen sink or bathroom tap from S$110, supply and replace a bottle trap from S$70, replace a sink, basin or cistern flexible hose from S$100, supply and install a toilet bowl set from S$350, and supply and install a basin from S$200. Water heater replacement is price-on-ask. Two limits to know: the company states plainly that it is not open 24 hours, and it publishes no PUB licence number, describing its plumbers only as carrying certifications from the government. Best for: a daytime job you can schedule, where you have already asked what the trip charge will be.
Free onsite quotes on larger projects and no charge if the job cannot be taken up; chokes listed from S$70, but confirm the S$30 transport and S$50 minimum first
| Company | Toilet-bowl choke, published | New toilet bowl, supply + install | Extra fees they publish | Hours | PUB licence no. on site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Plumber | From S$70 | From S$350 | S$30 transport, from S$50 plumbing fee, S$20 per hardware-store trip | Not 24 hours | No |
| Home Plumbers | From S$80 | From S$400 | None published | 24 hours, 1 to 3 hr arrival | No |
| FixMove | S$80 to S$180 band | Not published | S$10 fuel surcharge every visit, S$30 for urgent or a requested time | Not stated as 24 hours | No |
| AOT (Alpha & Omega Trinity) | S$120 to S$350 standard, S$180 to S$450 emergency | S$200 to S$450 | After-hours +S$50 to S$150, PUB submission +S$50 to S$150, 9% GST | Mon to Fri 8am to 5pm, 24/7 emergency | Yes, WS16882018 |
| Family Plumber | S$120 to S$400 by machine | Not published | None published | 24/7, about 30 min islandwide | No |
| Mr Plumber Singapore | From S$130 | From S$420 | Rates stated to include transport, labour and basic materials; after-hours call S$150 to S$350 | 24 hours daily | Yes, WS17962021 |
| Everyworks | From S$140 | From S$320 | Rates stated to include material, labour and transport | 8am to 10pm daily | No |
| Nile Plumbing | From S$150 | Call for quote | Inspection or leak check from S$60 | 24 hours daily | Yes, WS18142021 |
Nothing above is a discount war. The spread from S$70 to S$150 on one toilet choke comes from three things, and all three are decided before anyone opens a toolbox.
The first is what the quoted rate is supposed to cover. Mr Plumber and Everyworks state their rates already include transport, labour and basic materials, which is why they read higher. Get Plumber's table says the same, but the same page also prices transport at S$30 separately. AOT quotes labour only and says so, with parts, hacking and reinstatement priced on top.
The second is the hour. AOT is the only firm here that publishes the surcharge grid, and it is worth reading even if you call someone else, because it is a fair map of the trade: roughly plus S$50 for a weekday evening, plus S$80 to S$100 overnight, plus S$100 to S$150 on a public holiday. Mr Plumber's after-hours call is S$150 to S$350. FixMove charges S$30 simply for a slot you choose. If the leak can wait until Monday morning, waiting is the biggest single saving available.
The third is scope, which is where headline numbers mislead most. Family Plumber's S$10 to S$60 is a basin cleared by hand; the same page prices a toilet at S$120 to S$400. Read the row, not the banner.
Regulated water service and sanitary plumbing work in Singapore has to be carried out by, or under, a PUB Licensed Plumber. That covers new pipe runs, work on the water supply, wall-embedded pipes and storage water heater installation, which is why Mr Plumber's storage-heater packages include a PUB submission and its instant-heater packages do not.
Three of the eight companies here publish a licence number on their own site: AOT (WS16882018), Mr Plumber Singapore (WS17962021) and Nile Plumbing (WS18142021). The other five describe their people as licensed without giving a number. That is not proof of anything either way, but it does mean you have to ask.
PUB runs a public register at eservices.pub.gov.sg called Find a Licensed Plumber, searchable by name or licence number and filterable by the type of sanitary or water service work you need. It sits behind a CAPTCHA, so it is a two-minute job rather than an instant one. PUB's own advice on that page is the best line in this guide: it is good practice to get three quotations before confirming your engagement with a Licensed Plumber.
Choose AOT if you want the fullest picture of the bill in advance, including the night surcharge. Choose Mr Plumber for anything tied to a renovation or a storage water heater, or for a genuine emergency at an antisocial hour. Choose Nile when the fix has to hold, and take the 90 days in writing. Choose Home Plumbers or Family Plumber when it is a plain choke and you want it cleared cheaply and fast.
Whoever you call, do the same three things: send a photo on WhatsApp and get a range before dispatch, ask whether the figure includes transport and GST, and ask for the licence number if the work touches a pipe in a wall.
For the most common job, clearing a choked toilet bowl, the published rates across the eight companies in this guide run from S$70 to S$150. Get Plumber lists from S$70, Home Plumbers from S$80, FixMove quotes a S$80 to S$180 band, AOT S$120 to S$350 standard, Family Plumber S$120 to S$400 by machine, Mr Plumber from S$130, Everyworks from S$140 and Nile from S$150. Bigger jobs scale accordingly: an exposed pipe leak repair runs about S$130 to S$200, a new toilet bowl supplied and installed is S$320 to S$450, a storage water heater installation is S$350 to S$600, and a full bathroom re-pipe is S$800 to S$2,500 at AOT. What moves the final bill most is not the rate but the add-ons, so ask three questions before booking: does this include transport, does it include 9% GST, and what is the surcharge outside office hours.
Yes for regulated work. Water service and sanitary plumbing work connected to the PUB supply must be carried out by or under a PUB Licensed Plumber, which covers new pipe runs, work on the water supply, wall-embedded pipes and storage water heater installation. That is why Mr Plumber's storage-heater renovation packages include a PUB submission while its instant-heater packages do not, and why AOT prices PUB-notifiable works from S$500 including the submission fee and lists a separate administrative fee of S$50 to S$150. To check, go to PUB's Find a Licensed Plumber register at eservices.pub.gov.sg and search by the plumber's name or licence number; you can also filter by the type of sanitary or water service work you need. The page is behind a CAPTCHA so you have to do it manually. Of the eight companies here, only AOT (WS16882018), Mr Plumber Singapore (WS17962021) and Nile Plumbing (WS18142021) publish a number on their own site. PUB's own tip on that register page is to get three quotations before confirming an engagement.
Four of the eight here genuinely are. Mr Plumber Singapore, Home Plumbers, Nile Plumbing and Family Plumber all state 24-hour, 7-day operation. Home Plumbers quotes a 1 to 3 hour arrival window islandwide and Family Plumber quotes about 30 minutes, with at least an hour flagged for Sentosa Island and Tuas. AOT is a hybrid: its office hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, with 24/7 emergency response available at a published surcharge. The other three are not round the clock. Everyworks runs 8am to 10pm daily, Get Plumber states plainly on its own site that it is not open 24 hours, and FixMove does not present itself as a 24-hour service. Expect to pay for the hour whoever you call: AOT publishes plus S$80 to S$100 for a 10pm to 8am call and plus S$100 to S$150 on a public holiday, Mr Plumber prices an urgent after-hours call at S$150 to S$350, and FixMove adds S$30 for an urgent or customer-requested time slot.
They are two consumer brands run by one operator, and both sites say so once you read past the homepage. Everyworks gives its address as 1090 Lower Delta Road #03-07 and Mr Plumber gives #03-07A in the same building, both listed as no-walk-in offices. Both publish the same WhatsApp number, +65 8241 0032, although their phone lines differ (Mr Plumber +65 6980 0909, Everyworks +65 6909 0990). And Mr Plumber's own website carries a graphic headed "Everyworks' Network of Services" listing Everyworks, Mr Plumber.SG, DW Aircon, Daylight Electrician and A1 Handyman together. So getting a quote from both is not a second opinion. The price lists are genuinely different though, and not in one direction: Mr Plumber is cheaper on chokes (from S$130 against S$140) and on the flush siphon fix (from S$150 against S$180), while Everyworks is S$100 cheaper on a supplied and installed toilet bowl set (from S$320 against S$420). Mr Plumber is also the one open 24 hours. If you want a genuine second quote, get it from a different operator entirely.
There is no standard one, and the honest answer is that the phrase itself is unreliable. Among the companies here, AOT states there is no separate call-out charge on jobs it carries out but notes that most plumbing companies charge S$60 to S$100 for a callout or assessment, and that an emergency response outside Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm typically carries S$50 to S$100 on top of the service rate. FixMove advertises no standard call-out or inspection fee at all, then publishes a S$10 fuel surcharge on every visit and a S$30 fee for urgent service or a customer-requested appointment time. Get Plumber's price table says its rates include transport, while a separate block on the same page lists transportation at S$30, plumbing fees from S$50 and hardware-store purchases at S$20 per trip. Home Plumbers, Family Plumber, Nile, Mr Plumber and Everyworks publish no call-out fee. The practical move is to ask for the all-in figure for your specific job rather than asking whether there is a call-out fee, because the fee can be renamed and the total cannot.
