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Water related plumbing emergencies such as burst pipes, slab leaks and running toilets waste gallons of water. Leaking water ruins floors, ceilings, walls and can also initiate hazardous mold growth. Preventive maintenance can help reduce emergency plumbing scenarios but unfortunately cannot stave them off completely. When a water plumbing emergency strikes out in your home, follow the 3 golden rules to damage control the stressful situation until your emergency plumber arrives to the rescue.

Facing an overflowing toilet or a leaky pipe can be extremely daunting when we lack the proper knowledge on how to mitigate the emergency plumbing at hand until the plumber arrives to the rescue. With increasing water conservation awareness more and more people are inclined to learn the do’s and don’ts of plumbing emergencies to be able to cut down water wastage in times of flooding and leaky fixtures.

Follow the do’s and don’ts of emergency plumbing to save on water and money:

DO’s

1. With leaky fixtures and burst pipes the first and sometimes only effective action to take is close off the water shut off valve.