What to do in a Plumbing Emergency
Let’s face it, a plumbing emergency can send us into a panic pretty quickly, especially if you don’t know how to react when it happens. Taking these first steps are essential when time is of the essence, since the longer you delay, the more damage will be done to your home. Fortunately, knowing what to do you can limit the damage to your home until a plumber arrives. Here are the initial steps you can take during a plumbing emergency.
Let’s face it, a plumbing emergency can send us into a panic pretty quickly, especially if you don’t know how to react when it happens. Taking these first steps are essential when time is of the essence, since the longer you delay, the more damage will be done to your home. Fortunately, knowing what to do you can limit the damage to your home until a plumber arrives. Here are the initial steps you can take during a plumbing emergency.
Turn off the Water!
Water can cause serious damage and is often the biggest threat when it comes to plumbing emergencies. So the very first thing you need to do when a plumbing emergency occurs is to shut off the water. Make sure you know where the water shutoff valve is in your home beforehand, so you don’t have to run around looking for it while water pours out of a cracked pipe or overflowing toilet. The sooner you can shut off the flow of water to the problem area, the better off your home will be.
Clean up the water quickly
Failure to act quickly in a plumbing emergency can lead to expensive repairs. Once the water is turned off and the flow of water is stopped, you should get the area around the problem cleaned up as quickly as possible. This prevents further damage to furniture or other objects in the area, and makes it easier for your plumber to reach the problem once they arrive. Make sure to mop up any water that’s already spilled, so as to prevent it soaking into the walls or floor.
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Tips:
Water can cause serious damage and is often the biggest threat when it comes to plumbing emergencies. So the very first thing you need to do when a plumbing emergency occurs is to shut off the water. Make sure you know where the water shutoff valve is in your home beforehand, so you don’t have to run around looking for it while water pours out of a cracked pipe or overflowing toilet. The sooner you can shut off the flow of water to the problem area, the better off your home will be.
Clean up the water quickly
Failure to act quickly in a plumbing emergency can lead to expensive repairs. Once the water is turned off and the flow of water is stopped, you should get the area around the problem cleaned up as quickly as possible. This prevents further damage to furniture or other objects in the area, and makes it easier for your plumber to reach the problem once they arrive. Make sure to mop up any water that’s already spilled, so as to prevent it soaking into the walls or floor.
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Tips:
- The main shut off valve to your house is usually located next to your water meter or where the main water line comes into your house.
- For a leaking faucet, locate the shut off valve under the faucet and shut it off, but do not use a wrench to force it. If the valve won’t turn or shut off completely you may have to shut off the main shut off valve to the house.
- For a leaking or running toilet remove the lid and inspect the chain and flapper to make sure it hasn’t hung up and the flapper is seating properly. If the flapper seams okay, the pull up on the float and see if the toilet stops running.
- If your disposal is not running at all, find the reset button on the bottom and reset it.
- For a leaking water heater turn off the cold water line that feeds your water heater, located directly above the water heater. If it won’t shut off completely, turn off the main shut-off valve to the house. Then turn off the gas or electricity to the water heater.
