Commercial plumbing problems stop sales. A restaurant that cannot drain its prep sinks, a retail unit with a ceiling leak or an office with no hot water needs help outside normal hours as much as a home does. The 24/7 line is answered at night, on weekends and on holidays, and a licensed plumber can often be booked for the same day when availability allows.
While you wait, close the nearest shutoff, stop using the affected fixtures and move stock off the floor. Then call (805) 249-7135 and tell us the type of business, the fixtures involved and whether the building is leased, because the landlord may need to be notified.
After-hours emergencies we handle for businesses
- Floor drain, grease line or main sewer backups in kitchens and restrooms.
- Burst or leaking supply lines in storerooms, ceilings and mechanical rooms.
- Water heater failures in restaurants, salons and offices.
- Overflowing toilets and urinals in public restrooms.
- Leaking roof drains, hose bibs and exterior lines that flood loading areas.
We schedule planned work, like fixture swaps or backflow tests, during quiet hours so your doors stay open. Repeated drain trouble in a plaza building often points to a shared line, and a camera shows whose side the failure is on.
Restaurants, grease and the City of Lompoc rules
The City of Lompoc wastewater FAQ says new food service establishments must install a grease trap or interceptor that meets the most recent California Plumbing Code, and that all food service establishments will eventually be required to have one. It sets the local oil and grease discharge limit at 100 mg/L as an instantaneous maximum, subject to change.
The practical meaning is that a restaurant kitchen should know the size and location of its trap or interceptor and keep a pumping schedule. Skipped service is the common cause of overnight backups. The city also warns that some deodorizers emulsify grease and move the blockage downstream, so contact the wastewater division before using one. It offers best management practice training for restaurants, wineries and automotive businesses.
Business down because of a plumbing failure?
Call the 24/7 line. We dispatch the same day when available.
Grease trap cleaning, backflow testing and storm drains
These three services are routine for commercial properties and rarely urgent, so we cover them here as parts of one account.
| Service | Why it matters | How often it comes up |
|---|---|---|
| Grease trap or interceptor cleaning | Prevents kitchen and sewer backups and keeps the discharge within city limits | On a schedule set by trap size and kitchen volume |
| Backflow preventer testing | Protects the public water supply from contamination | Annually where the water provider requires it. Ask the Lompoc water division about your account |
| Storm drain and catch basin cleaning | Keeps lots and loading areas from flooding in rain | Before the wet season and after heavy storms |
| Hose bib and roof drain checks | Stops slow leaks and overflow damage | During regular walkthroughs |
Lompoc receives about 15 inches of rain in a normal year, mostly in winter, so storm drain cleaning is easiest before the wet season.
Commercial leak detection, honestly
Leak detection in a commercial building is harder than in a house. Several tenants, shared risers and long lines under slabs make a mystery meter reading hard to trace. We start with pressure isolation by zone and then use acoustic and thermal methods, just as on our leak detection page.
Be ready for a measured answer. Some commercial leaks are the landlord's, some the tenant's, and a lease decides which. We tell you where the leak is, and the responsible party fixes it.
Water heaters, fixtures and planned work
Restaurants and salons have heavy hot water demand, and a tank sized for a home will not keep up. Lompoc water is hard, with average hardness near 293 ppm in the city's 2025 report, so commercial heaters and dishwashers scale quickly without a softener or regular flushing. See water softener and filtration if scale is shortening equipment life.
For fixture swaps, tenant improvements and new lines, planned jobs are covered under plumbing installation. Permits matter on commercial work. The Lompoc building division says a permit is required before work on plumbing systems, so confirm requirements with the counter.
Where we work and what affects the price
Our commercial dispatch covers Lompoc's North H Street corridor, West Ocean Avenue downtown, plaza retail centers such as Flower Valley Plaza and the airport area at the north end of town. We also serve Santa Maria businesses.
You get a clear price before work starts. Call (805) 249-7135 and say what kind of business you run.
Shops and restaurants near downtown often call us first, and the Old Town Lompoc page covers what blocks with homes and businesses side by side need.
Commercial work follows the California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5, 2025 edition, effective January 1, 2026). According to the City of Lompoc, new food service establishments must install a grease trap or interceptor under the most recent code, with an oil and grease limit of 100 mg/L.
Commercial Plumbing questions, answered
Yes. The 24/7 line takes commercial calls any hour, with same-day visits when availability allows.
We handle trap and interceptor cleaning and drain work. The City of Lompoc requires new food service establishments to install a trap or interceptor that meets the current California Plumbing Code.
Requirements depend on the device and the water provider. Ask the City of Lompoc water division about your account.
The lease decides. We find and document the leak, and the party named in the lease arranges the repair.
Yes. Planned jobs can be scheduled before opening or after closing.
Yes. We serve Vandenberg Village, Mission Hills and Santa Maria.