Boilers & Heating Plumbing in East Hampton, NY

Heat it or drain it, and tell someone. Heated: leave the thermostat at 55°F or more — the insurance industry’s “reasonable care” standard for an unoccupied house, and the fact pattern a 2024 New York court case turned on — open the cabinet doors under the sinks, insulate the exposed runs, shut and drain the outdoor lines, and put a Wi-Fi freeze alarm (from about $25) on the boiler and a smart shutoff ($579.99 for the one we could price) on the main. Drained: a plumber shuts the main, drains the supply lines, water heater, traps and outdoor lines and adds antifreeze; no Long Island company publishes the price, so ask. The pipes will see 15.7°F at Islip’s design temperature, and a burst costs $200–3,000 to fix and $1,000–4,000 in damage.

Nobody local publishes a rate, so the honest answer is the national one plus the drive. Plumbers charge $45–200 an hour by experience — an apprentice $45–90, a journeyperson $60–110, a master $80–200, a residential average of $80 — with a service call of $100–250 that usually includes the first hour, a trip fee of $50–300 on its own, flat-rate simple calls of $100–400 and an average job of $340 ($182–500), per one national guide’s 2026 figures. After hours runs time-and-a-half to triple, or $300–400-plus flat. The three Hamptons companies we checked say call for a quote; one offers 18-month 0% financing and one ran a $0 diagnostic promotion in late summer 2026. Plumbers who work the far ends of the fork charge for the drive whether the line says so or not.

You tell us about the house once: where it is, what is wrong or what you want done, and when. We put you in touch with one licensed, insured plumber who works your town and does that kind of work, and they call you within one business day, sooner for an emergency. From there it is their quote, their schedule, their warranty. It is free for homeowners; participating plumbers pay us a referral fee for the introduction. We are not a plumbing company, and we do not sell your details; the one company we send you to is the only one that gets your number. If the job is really a septic installer’s, a well driller’s or a heating contractor’s, we say so first. We cover 9 South Fork towns and 6 kinds of plumbing work.