Hiring a Local Plumber for Frozen and Burst Pipes

There are many reasons why a pipe can burst. Apart from physical damage, the second more frequent cause is freezing. When a pipe freezes, it expands and bursts causing heavy leakages. Hiring a local plumber is the safest way to deal with the problem. In the meantime, here are some things you should do when dealing with frozen or burst pipes:

Burst Pipes: Your top objective until the emergency plumber arrives on the scene is stop water flowing out of the hole. Locate the main shutoff valve to your house and close it. Turning off the shutoff valve will close the water supply to the fixtures and therefore stop the flood. Next turn on cold water taps to drain quickly pipes from trapped water and steam. After damage controlling the emergency call in your plumber to repair or replace the burst section of the pipe.

Frozen Pipes: When water in pipes freeze they expand and may even burst the pipe. Close the main shutoff valve. If the pipe has not split yet, thaw it with hot water bottles from the end of the pipe nearest to the tap. Thawing must be gentle, never with a naked flame, to avoid thermal water expansion that too can split the pipe. As a preventive maintenance make sure your pipes are appropriately insulated against the cold months.

It is recommended that you call an emergency plumber, to do so, just click on the button on the right to post a job and you will be contacted shortly.