Starter
3 sourcesabout 48–58 leads a month
The sources we would pick first
- "boiler" plumber recommend
- "boiler" quote fair
- r/askaplumber
Plumbers
Plumbing leads: people asking for a plumber right now
Hodorak finds plumbing leads in public posts: homeowners and landlords asking who to call about a leak, a clog, a dead water heater or a cold boiler, or whether a quote is fair. They ask in plumbing and city subreddits, in Reddit searches, in a contractors-for-hire group on Facebook and on X, and Hodorak shows you the post itself, not a list of contacts you buy.
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All four platforms
530 requests a month
from 500 people
- Facebook30
- Reddit480
- X20
- LinkedIn0On LinkedIn the searches for a plumber or a plumbing subcontractor returned plumbers' own posts, recruiters and industry news in the measurement window, with too few requests among them to count as a source, and the one contractor group we tried is private, so we could not read it.
Measured Nov 8, 2026 over 3 days per source, scaled to a month. Updated monthly.
What you would see on each plan
What a business following these sources would see on each plan, estimated from our read: more sources, more requests. Your sources, area and season change it.
Pro
10 sourcesabout 160–190 leads a month
The sources we would pick first
- "boiler" plumber recommend
- "boiler" quote fair
- r/askaplumber
- r/Plumbing
- DFW - Contractors For Hire
plus 5 sources from the table below
Max
30 sourcesabout 400–480 leads a month
The sources we would pick first
- "boiler" plumber recommend
- "boiler" quote fair
- r/askaplumber
- r/Plumbing
- DFW - Contractors For Hire
plus 20 sources from the table below
We measured the leads Hodorak would have shown from every valid source in a month, and a post seen in two sources is counted once. Max is that whole read; Starter and Pro are an average source times the sources each plan follows, so more sources bring more requests. Each range is 90 to 110 percent of that. Estimates, not promises.
Max follows up to 30 sources; this read found 25 valid ones, so its range uses all 25 of them. Your own city subreddits, town groups and searches add to it.
These numbers cover every place we read; one area alone sees less: see Where we found leads.
How to get plumbing leads from people asking for a plumber now
Most paid plumbing lead generation means paying for every lead, whether or not it turns into a job: a shared lead that other plumbers also call, or an exclusive call that costs more. Every day someone finds a wet ceiling under the bathroom, a water heater that has gone cold or a boiler that will not light, and asks their city subreddit or a plumbing subreddit who to call. The plumber who answers first with something useful has the best chance.
Here is the short version of our three-day read: most requests came through Reddit searches and plumbing subreddits, a few through city subreddits and one contractors-for-hire group on Facebook, and the town groups we tried carried none.
Where we found leads
Three examples of areas where people asked. Hodorak works in any area where people post: add the groups, subreddits and searches of the towns you serve, and you may see more there than here.
| Area | Our estimate | Sources that carry them |
|---|---|---|
| Texas US-TX | We estimate about 36–44 a month in Texas |
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| Any other area | Hodorak searches by keyword, so add the groups of the towns you serve; the area filter hides what is clearly outside. | |
These areas came up in our sources. They are examples, not a ranking of the country: we did not test every area.
Plumbing leads near me: where people in your towns ask
The areas above are only where our sources happened to reach. People ask for a plumber wherever they live, so the leads near you are in the places your own customers already talk:
- The city subreddit of the area you serve. In our read that meant r/Boise, r/Chesapeake, r/dayton, r/anchorage and r/Brampton, and in the UK r/swansea and r/Gloucestershire. Big city subreddits such as r/Austin and r/AskChicago had just one request each in a long feed of posts, so the searches found those posts faster than following the subreddit.
- r/askaplumber and r/Plumbing, where homeowners describe a job and ask whether to call a plumber or a water heater specialist, or whether the quote they hold is fair.
- Contractors-for-hire groups on Facebook. One Dallas-Fort Worth group carried a rental clog, a water heater quote and a sewer line estimate in three days. The four town groups we tried had no plumbing request in the same days, so test a town group before you count on it.
- Short searches on X such as "need a plumber" and "looking for a plumber".
To find your own, look for your city's subreddit and search Facebook for a contractors-for-hire or town group with your town or county name. Read a week of posts before you add one. A small group where someone asks for a plumber every week beats a big one full of plumbers' ads.
The sources that produced these requests
Ranked by requests a month, all four platforms in one list. Copy a source and add it in Hodorak on your first day.
| # | Source | Kind | Members | Requests a month | People | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "boiler" plumber recommend | Search | — | 280 | 250 | |
| 2 | "boiler" quote fair | Search | — | 126 | 105 | |
| 3 | r/askaplumber | Subreddit | — | 80 | 80 | |
| 4 | r/Plumbing | Subreddit | — | 50 | 50 | |
| 5 | r/askplumbing | Subreddit | — | 50 | 50 | |
| 6 | DFW - Contractors For Hire | Group | 92,300 | 30 | 30 | |
| 7 | ("need a plumber" OR "looking for a plumber" OR "plumber needed") -filter:retweets lang:en | Search | — | 20 | 20 | |
| 8 | r/anchorage | Subreddit | — | 10 | 10 | |
| 9 | r/beaverton | Subreddit | — | 10 | 10 | |
| 10 | r/Boise | Subreddit | — | 10 | 10 | |
| 11 | r/Brampton | Subreddit | — | 10 | 10 | |
| 12 | r/Chesapeake | Subreddit | — | 10 | 10 | |
| 13 | r/columbiasc | Subreddit | — | 10 | 10 | |
| 14 | r/ColumbiYEAH | Subreddit | — | 10 | 10 | |
| 15 | r/dayton | Subreddit | — | 10 | 10 |
The estimate above also uses 10 sources not shown here.
Search phrases that found requests
The phrases people used, per platform, with the requests each found in our read. Only phrases with 3 or more.
- "boiler" plumber recommend28 requests
- "water heater" plumber recommend24 requests
- "boiler" quote fair6 requests
Search phrases for plumbing lead generation
People rarely write "plumbing leads". They write the thing that broke and the ask. These are the phrases that found requests in our read:
- Asking for a plumber: "boiler" plumber recommend and "water heater" plumber recommend on Reddit.
- Holding a quote: "boiler" quote fair.
- Looking now: "looking for a plumber", "need a plumber", "plumber needed".
- UK words: "heating engineer" recommend found a couple of requests; "gas safe" recommend and the Australian "hot water system" searches found none in our three days.
The two Reddit recommend searches found the most requests, and most of them were not about boilers or water heaters: Reddit also returned people asking for any plumber, such as a ceiling leak in Austin or a blocked toilet in Chicago. Combi boiler requests, like the one in Swansea, came in through the same search. So keep the "boiler" search even if you do not do boilers. The searches for emergency plumber and burst pipe found none in the three days.
We did not test searches with a town's name in this read. Add one for your own town, and keep it if it brings requests within a week.
Real posts, as Hodorak shows them
Real public posts we collected when we measured this page, as Hodorak shows them. They are old by now, but people post requests like these every day. Phone numbers, e-mails, handles and full names are hidden, as in the app. Open a card to read the whole post.
DFW - Contractors For Hire
Need plumber for rental property in Garland. Toilet/drain clog issue. Please DM if available.
Why it fits: needs a plumber now for a toilet/drain clog at a rental in Garland
DFW - Contractors For Hire
Need a quote on a new 50 gallon gas water heater install in Mesquite. Quote is to remove and replace shutoff valve, flex lines, expansion tank, 50 gal water heater, drain pan, gas flex, labor, permit. Comments without a quote will be ignored.
Why it fits: wants quotes for a 50 gallon gas water heater replacement in Mesquite
"boiler" plumber recommend
Oil boiler (emergency?) repair recommendations Hi all, anyone know of a company that does oil boiler repairs at this hour of the day or over the weekend? Ours has sprung an oil leak. Many thanks if you know anyone!
Why it fits: oil boiler leaking, needs emergency repair tonight or this weekend
"boiler" plumber recommend
Leak from ceiling - Need plumber/contractor Need someone to diagnose this and fix this. The master bath is above this ceiling and it could be the toilet but not sure. Looking for an affordable and honest plumber/contractor with expertise in leaks. Any advice/recommendations?
Why it fits: ceiling leak below bathroom, asks for an honest plumber recommendation in Austin
"boiler" plumber recommend
I need a plumber to help remove a piece of plastic that got flushed down the toilet, any recommendations on the North Side? The plastic cover thing on the bidet fell off at some time during the past week and got flushed down the toilet. It's not completely clogged but you can tell there's an obstruction blocking the pipe somewhere. I've not been able to free it myself, and I think I need to completely remove the toilet in order to unclog it. I live in a condo building and don't want to risk flooding my downstairs neighbors due to my inexperience repairing this kind of thing myself. So I am wondering if anyone has experience hiring a plumber for this kind of problem and if you can recommend anyone who is fair and won't try to rip me off. I'm willing to pay for the convenience of not having to do it myself but don't want to pay more than $800 if at all possible. We have access to a backup toilet so we have the ability to wait until a weekday when the price is likely cheaper. Specifically, when searching for options the following North Side businesses came up as highly recommended in the past. I'm curious if anyone has experience with these, or if there's another one I should look into instead? Goode Plumbing Rocket Plumbing Vanguard Plumbing Kuhn Plumbing Grayson Sewer & Drain I appreciate any advice you can provide!
Why it fits: needs a plumber to clear a toilet obstruction, asks for North Side recommendations
r/Chesapeake
New water heater Hey guys, looks like I'm gonna have to replace my water heater. Any recommendations on a company that could take care of that? Tank, electric. Thanks!
Why it fits: needs a water heater replaced and asks for a company recommendation
"boiler" plumber recommend
Boiler repair My combi boiler (alpha e-tech 33) won't ignite. Can anyone recommend someone to repair it? Thanks in advance for any help!
Why it fits: combi boiler won't ignite, asks for a repair recommendation in Swansea
"boiler" plumber recommend
Local plumber recommendations (Dayton/kettering) Looking for local plumber recommendations. Scope of work: replace waste drainage stack in basement (has some pin hole leakage), looking to replace with PVC piping. Had a company come out but apparently they lost my quote and need to come back out to redo? Also had an independent plumber give me a quote but seems very backed up with other jobs. Hoping to not waste more time.
Why it fits: wants a local plumber to replace a leaking basement waste stack
DFW - Contractors For Hire
Looking for an estimate: Tunneling beneath the home. Excavate and expose approximately 15 feet of deteriorated and shifted Orangeburg sewer piping.
Why it fits: wants an estimate to excavate and replace deteriorated Orangeburg sewer pipe
Which plumbing leads to answer first
Not every request is worth the same. Answer in this order:
- A problem with a place and a time: a toilet and drain clogged at a rental in Garland, an oil boiler leaking at night. A fast, useful answer has the best chance.
- A water heater or boiler at the end of its life, asking which company to use. One answer can be a replacement job, and often the person is comparing two or three bids.
- Someone holding a quote and asking if it is fair, or choosing between a plumber and a water heater specialist. They have not hired yet; a plain explanation wins them.
- A contractor, landlord or property manager with a defined scope: a sewer line to excavate, fixtures to install across a remodel. One good job can bring the next ones.
- A short "plumber recommendations?" with no detail. Ask what broke and which town.
Skip plumbers advertising, DIY questions about which part to buy, and air conditioning or electrical posts with no plumbing ask. Hodorak leaves those out and marks each request with its level, so the first ones on your board are the ones to open.
One lead, worked through
One of the posts above, opened: why it fits, its level and the reply Hodorak drafted for it.
"boiler" plumber recommendAsks another businessLead levelHigh
The post
Leak from ceiling - Need plumber/contractor Need someone to diagnose this and fix this. The master bath is above this ceiling and it could be the toilet but not sure. Looking for an affordable and honest plumber/contractor with expertise in leaks. Any advice/recommendations?
Why it fits
ceiling leak below bathroom, asks for an honest plumber recommendation in Austin
Suggested reply, written by Hodorak; you edit and send it from your own account
A ceiling leak under a master bath is usually one of three things: the toilet's wax ring, the shower or tub drain, or a supply line, and you can narrow it down before anyone cuts the ceiling. Flush the toilet a few times and wait, then run the shower for ten minutes, and see which one makes the spot wetter. If it drips with no water running at all, it is a supply line: shut the stop valve behind the toilet until someone looks at it. We do leak diagnosis and repair around Austin, and once you know which test set it off, the repair usually needs only a small hole in the ceiling.
What happens next
- Open the original post.
- Reply in the thread from your own account.
- Mark the lead in Hodorak: in progress, then done.
Three steps to your first reply
- 1
Add the places your customers ask
Start with the Reddit searches above, such as "boiler" plumber recommend and "boiler" quote fair, then r/askaplumber and r/Plumbing, the city subreddits of the areas you serve, and a contractors-for-hire group on Facebook.
- 2
Open the requests that fit
Hodorak shows each post with its lead type, its level, why it fits and a link to the original. Answer the ones that name a problem and a place first: a water heater to replace in Chesapeake, a combi boiler that will not light in Swansea.
- 3
Reply from your own account
Open the original post and answer under it yourself, from your own account. Hodorak's suggested reply is a start: change it to your words and your town before you send it.
How to turn plumber leads into booked jobs
The reply above shows the pattern. A good reply reads like a plumber who has seen that leak before, not like an ad:
- Answer within the hour if you can: a wet ceiling or a cold house does not wait, and the person reads the early answers first.
- Answer the problem first: what you would check, and what to do until you get there, such as closing the stop valve.
- Ask the one thing you need: when it happens, the age of the unit, the town.
- Mention your company once, at the end, and say where you work.
- Follow the subreddit's or group's rules on self-promotion, and move to a direct message only when the person asks.
Avoid a pasted ad, a link as the whole reply, or a price before you have seen the job. Those get skipped, and in many groups they get removed.
Buying leads vs Hodorak
Shared leads from lead vendors against public requests nobody sold. Vendor prices are as published on the day we read them.
| Where the lead comes from | Price | Exclusive? | Who else got it | When you learn about it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Direct (pay per call)read Nov 8, 2026 | $60–$255 per plumbing lead (their published range; you set the price inside it) | Sold as exclusive calls | Not named; the page calls them exclusive calls to the client | When the customer calls you; you pay only for calls they count as valid |
| 99 Callsread Nov 8, 2026 | $54.99 per organic lead on the Growth package | Yes, 100% exclusive, the page says | Each lead is sent to one company | In real time: calls ring through to your phone and forms arrive when the homeowner sends them |
| 33 Mile Radiusread Nov 8, 2026 | Not published | Exclusive live calls, the page says | Each call goes to one plumber | When the call rings; valid leads are billed weekly, and the price per lead varies by area and is not published |
| Worklanded (UK)read Nov 8, 2026 | £8 per lead (8 credits at £1 each) | Offered to one firm at a time | If you pass, the enquiry moves on to another firm | As it arrives, in your account and by email; the name, phone and email open once you pay the credits |
| Hodorak | $20 to $100 a month, not per leadEGP 1,000 to EGP 5,000 a month, not per lead | Nobody sells it: it is a public post | Anyone who reads the post; you answer in the same thread | When Hodorak reads the post in a source you follow and judges that it fits: it shows on your board and comes to you by Telegram or email. |
Exclusive plumbing leads or public requests: what you pay for
The table above shows what lead companies publish today. The difference is not only the price:
- Shared leads: the same homeowner reaches several plumbers at once.
- Exclusive plumbing leads: nobody else gets that call, and you pay more for it.
- Free plumbing leads in public posts: nobody sells them. Anyone in the group can read them too, but you answer in the same conversation where the person asked.
Bought leads and public posts can work side by side. Bought leads fill a slow week; public posts add a few requests a month from each town you serve, and more from the plumbing subreddits and searches, including landlords and contractors. Searching the subreddits and groups by hand is free and works, but it takes time every day; Hodorak does the reading and shows you only the requests that fit.
Choose the plan that fits your business
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How to get plumbing customers from public posts every day
Plumbing has its seasons, and so do the posts: frozen and burst pipes when it turns cold, water heaters and boilers in autumn, drains all year. A short routine keeps you in front of them:
- Morning: open the requests from the night and answer the urgent ones first: a leak, a clog, a cold house, a request with a town and "asap".
- Midday: answer the slower ones, the people comparing water heater or boiler quotes or asking who to call for a remodel.
- Once a week: look at which subreddits, groups and searches brought jobs. Drop a source that brings only plumbers' ads, and add the next town or the next kind of work you take.
Honestly, if most of your work comes from builders, new construction or service contracts, public posts will be a small part of it. For homes, rentals and small shops, the people asking today are worth a look every morning.
Questions about this use case
Short answers about the requests, the sources and how you reply.
Is Hodorak a list of plumber leads I buy?
No. Hodorak does not sell contacts or charge per lead. It shows you public posts from people asking now for a plumber, with a link to the original post, so you answer in the same conversation. Nobody sold that lead to you or to another company, but anyone in the group can read it too, so a quick, useful reply matters.
How do I get plumbing leads without paying per lead?
Follow the places where people ask who to call. In our read, the Reddit searches "boiler" plumber recommend and "boiler" quote fair, r/askaplumber, r/Plumbing and r/askplumbing carried the most requests, followed by the DFW - Contractors For Hire group on Facebook and smaller city subreddits such as r/Boise, r/Chesapeake, r/Brampton and r/swansea. Answer the problem first, mention your company once, and follow each group's rules.
How many plumbing leads would I see?
We estimate about 48 to 58 leads a month on Starter with 3 sources, about 160 to 190 on Pro with 10, and about 400 to 480 on Max with the 25 valid sources we found: estimates, not promises. The subreddits and groups of your own towns, the work you take and the season change it.
Can I find plumbing leads near me?
Yes, if people in your towns ask in public. Add your city subreddit, a contractors-for-hire or town group, and a search with your town's name, and read a week of posts before you keep one. Hodorak reads them and the area filter hides posts that are clearly outside the places you serve.
Are there free plumbing leads?
The posts are public, so you can search for them by hand every day for free. Hodorak does the reading and shows only the posts that fit your company, with the reason. Free leads by hand cost hours; Starter and Pro start with a free trial.
Are these exclusive plumbing leads?
No. A public post can be answered by anyone who reads it, so other plumbers may reply too. What you get is the person's own words, where they asked, and the chance to answer while they are still deciding.
Do emergency, water heater and boiler jobs show up too?
Yes. In our read people asked for a plumber for a clogged toilet at a rental, a ceiling leak under a bathroom, a water heater on its last legs, a combi boiler that would not light and an oil boiler leaking at night, and someone asked for an estimate to dig up a sewer line. Add the searches for the work you take, so those requests reach your board.
Does Hodorak reply or post for me?
No. Hodorak never posts, comments or messages for you. It finds the request and suggests a reply; you open the original post and answer from your own account.
How we measured
- Window
- Nov 5, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026 (UTC), up to 3 days per source
- Posts read
- 4,580
- Sources
- 80 probed, 25 valid
- Per platform
- Facebook 1 source, 740 posts
- Reddit 23 sources, 3,467 posts
- X 1 source, 112 posts
- LinkedIn 0 sources, 413 posts
- What counts as a request
- A homeowner, renter, landlord, property manager or business that needs plumbing work and asks who to use: a recommendation for a plumber or plumbing company, a plumber now for a leak, a burst pipe, a blocked drain, a toilet, a tap, a sewer line, a sump pump, a repipe, a gas line, a boiler, a water heater or a hot water system, quotes or bids on a defined job, or a choice between plumbers while holding a quote. A general contractor or property manager seeking a plumbing subcontractor for a defined job counts, and so does someone unhappy with their plumber who asks for another.
- Left out
- Plumbers and plumbing companies advertising or offering their services, promo and meet-the-team posts, finished-job showcases, reviews and thank-yous for a plumber already hired, DIY questions with no ask for a pro or a quote, product-only questions with no hiring signal, trade and code talk between plumbers, jobs and apprenticeships, selling tools and fixtures, industry news, and look-alike needs of another trade, such as air conditioning only, electrical only, water damage or mould alone, septic pumping alone, wells or pools.
- How posts were judged
- By hand, against the written definition above, with a sample of the posts the cue filter left out checked for missed requests. Sample: 250 posts outside the filter, with 0 requests among them.
- Coverage
- Most valid subreddits, groups and searches were read back to the start of the window; the Reddit search "boiler" quote fair reached only part of it, so its month is scaled from the days it covered. Reddit search returns only part of the posts, two small subreddits had gaps in their feed, and Facebook search returned few posts in the window, so those numbers are a floor. A few requests came from outside the six countries this page covers (India, Trinidad and Tobago, and the country of Georgia); they count in the totals, not in any area. The same request often appears in a city subreddit and in a search; each copy counts in its own row, and once in the totals.
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