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When You Have Water Pouring out Where It Doesn’t Belong

Plumbing obstacles can have a disastrous outcome, putting not only your complete plumbing system but also your home and belongings at risk.

This can cause severe damage to your furniture and flooring. If you’ve got a plumbing disaster, contact Duncan Plumbing. We have the training and tools to manage all types of plumbing tragedies in a sensible and qualified style. Waiting to repair a plumbing problem, will lead to more sizable damages to your house and property. The fact is, dragging out the repair will probably even make a plumbing problem a whole lot worse by producing far more devastation to any and all of your pipes or drains. Duncan Plumbing has the experience needed to help us find and repair each predicament easily and proficiently.

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Clogged up Drains

Put in basic terms, a plugged up drain is a real inconvenience. But it’s a catastrophe in the case of the clog leading to wastewater to back up, simply because that can cause sewage to fill your home or business. Blockages can easily be a result of your sump pump failing, tree roots growing into the drainage system, and even overflowing or plugged downspouts.

Plugged Drains

Put in basic terms; a clogged drain is an annoyance. But it’s a dilemma in the event the blockage triggers wastewater to back up. This might cause sewage to fill your house or business if you don’t get plumbing assistance. Blocked drains can easily be caused by the failure of your sump pump, by tree roots that may have grown directly into the drainage system, and by overflowing or plugged downspouts. So if you have a plugged drain contact Duncan Plumbing today!

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Clogged Toilet

The toilet is one of the most under-rated, yet chief commodities that we simply all take for granted. It’s just always supposed to work. In the event you have a constantly running toilet, numerous toilet clogs, overflows, bursts, or low flushing power, then the chief difficulty could possibly be larger than you can manage. When a jammed up toilet is bringing about a plumbing emergency at your home or office building, call Duncan Plumbing.

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Plugged Toilet

Realistically, the toilet is probably the most under-rated, and yet most important commodities in our homes. And we all take it for granted. Until it stops working. Do you have a continuously running toilet? Frequent clogs, overflows, or leaks? If that’s the case than the situation could be too big to do alone. Anytime a congested toilet is causing a plumbing emergency at your house or workplace, call Duncan Plumbing.

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Blocked Drains

When it’s a minor one, a blocked drain is an annoyance. But, when it’s severe and can’t be undone a blocked drain can quickly escalate into an emergency situation. Especially if the clog is causing wastewater to back up and sewage to flood your yard or your home. A few reasons that a drain might get blocked up are overflowing downspouts, a failure in your sump pump, and tree roots that have grown directly into your drainage system.

Busted Water Pipes

A busted pipe is a plumbing emergency that could cause serious concerns for your home! Although a burst pipe is an infrequent happening, the situations that cause them are typical. A pipe can burst simply because of protruding tree roots. When trees get bigger, their roots get bigger also. The roots will merge into the pipes and the end result is the pipes cracking and eventually bursting open. Also, a burst pipe could stem from abnormal pressure building up due to jammed up pipes. Regardless of what is causing a burst pipe, once it arises you will definitely want immediate assistance.

When a water pipe bursts the amount of damage done can be overwhelming. Thankfully, this is a pretty rare occurrence, however, the events that cause pipes to burst are very common. These include: tree roots that have grown into underground pipes, unusual pressure on the pipe caused by an up line clog, and general wear and tear on already vintage pipes. In any case, when pipe bursts can water or sewage is flooding your home or yard, you want a plumber who can fix the problem quickly and accurately – you want Duncan Plumbing!

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Great Reasons to Hire Duncan Plumbing

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As local & licensed Santa Cruz, CA plumbers you can count on the experience & professionalism that Duncan Plumbing has built our name around. We feature highly-skilled and respectful plumbers who pride themselves on delivering tremendous customer satisfaction and optimum attention to detail.

Problem Solved in One Trip

We pride ourselves on providing our neighbors with the supreme level of residential and commercial plumbing products. Our community involvement and pride in our county make us a top-rated choice for all of your plumbing needs! Are you looking to re-pipe with copper or PEX? Do you have to have pipes located or video inspected? Or, maybe you just have a blocked drain? Our primary goal at Duncan Plumbing is to supply resolution to the irritations you have, however big or small.

Clean Home

The local residents and business owners have depended on us to manage all of their plumbing and drain needs. From very easy fixes to total re-piping, we have the expertise and skillful team members to service, repair & install any system.

Same-Day or Next-Day Service

Plumbing is one of those things that should only be carried out by a widely experienced professional, errors are not only incredibly expensive to correct but can also create harmful health hazards over time. Let the responsible plumbers at Duncan make your hassles a thing of your past.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, but not very effective towards clearing a blockage in a pipe.

Yes, qualified plumbers are best suited to the size and install sump pumps and related systems.

Usually, yes. You would need a 1.5" drain to connect 2 sinks together.

Depends on if you are talking about water sewer or gas pipes. If you need this information, consult your local plumber.

Yes, Plumbers are the only type of contractor that is licensed to install gas lines in your home or business.

Typically, tankless water heaters or radiant heating systems make homes more desirable than homes without those features.

Your Satisfaction Is Our Top Priority!

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So happy we did this rebuild/upgrade. Our original radiant heat system was 18 years old, not well installed in the first place and showing signs of imminent failure. So we did our due diligence, had three conversations with three companies and Duncan Plumbing was by far the best choice. Duncan Plumbing sent their technician, Jedidiah (Jed), and we got started with the preliminaries. Jed took plenty of time to assess, calculate and determine the best long-term solutions.
Here's what we ended up with:
Plan A - high end proposal
Plab B - medium end proposal
Plan C - lower end option
We chose the high end proposal as it made the most sense given the overall condition of many of the existing components.
Pros and cons:
Pros -
Always on time and in communication
Three proposals on the spot that day
Jed made the proposal and did the job
Stayed exactly on proposed cost
Stayed exactly on schedule (done early)
Perfection in craftsmanship
Pride in job
Clean up everything during/after job
Streamlined/more efficient results
Answered all questions at any time
Expert knowledge (hard to find)
Courteous and professional
Cons -
Really ... none
At the end of the day (or job) could not be happier! Strongly recommend!!
Wish I could share a before picture but don't have. Look at the after picture and judge for yourself.
Honest and quick to come up with plans that addressed our problems quickly and efficiently!
JC with Duncan was great. He communicated consistently, trouble-shot the problem, and offered us different options and pricing to solve the problem. Would definitely recommend and am planning to use again if we have future issues.
Duncan's crews are always professional and conduct excellent work in a timely manner and they are very respectful, even when dealing with our high maintenance dogs.
We have a house with 60+ year old plumbing. Over the 40+ years of our residence in the home, we've contacted Duncan Plumbing whenever there's been an issue, and Duncan has always sent capable crews out quickly to assess and deal with our various clogged drains. They have almost always recommended, at the end of their visits, that we consider a whole-house upgrade of the pipes and drains.

This April, when horrible black guck started bubbling up out of our bathtub drain, Nick, Frank, and Zack from Duncan responded quickly. They immediately and correctly ascertained that a plant root in the front yard was clogging the main sewage drain to the street. They used their camera snake to target and show us photos of the problem, then sent in their rotor machine to break down the root, which fixed the bathtub drain problem. Finally, they again strongly urged us to upgrade water and drain pipes. Duncan sent us an estimate. It was painfully expensive, but we finally agreed to go through with the project. It took about a week and required that the crew traipse through our bedroom to access the under house crawl space, but I can't imagine a more sensitive, considerate, knowledgeable, and professional team than Nick, Frank, and Zack.

When we saw the condition of the old drains and pipes they were removing, we were grateful we were getting new plumbing – apparently just in time!

Duncan Plumbing's office staff was also terrific to work with. We highly recommend Duncan plumbing.
Jed Kraft was professional, friendly and courteous. Effective with his work, humoured my questions and offered several insightful comments on things to watch out for in the future given our extensive home renovations. Highly recommend this plumber!
Regarding our Rinnai tankless water heater: on May 14, 2025, Frank and Matt fixed an error code (#63) and did an annual check-up. We are very satisfied with their work and how they communicated with my wife and me.
Duncan Plumbing office staff responded to my voicemail message quickly to get my failing water heater evaluated by their professional, Romero. Romero provided options for its replacement and was available to do so immediately, but I had questions regarding the best financial option for me, a recent widow. The office staff offered me an opportunity to speak with the owner, Scott Duncan. He educated me on water heaters, provided his professional advice, and backed up his recommendations by honoring a Yellow Page Voucher from 2012, and giving me a Widow Discount! Romero was scheduled to return to do the job at their first available time. Romero came back with Zach to help him with moving hot water tanks, and used his help to move other stuff around. They worked carefully and methodically together being careful not to damage the washer, dryer or freezer in the immediate vicinity. They followed my request and drilled the two new pipe holes that were required where I wanted them in a less visible area. I am very pleased with Romero’s expertise and excellent work in replacing an old water heater with a new one. It required a lot of extra work in installing it so it meets the code requirements!
Thank you Duncan Plumbing!
Cheryl
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