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Balch Springs Handles Pipe Bursts

Name: SERVPRO of Balch Springs
Telephone: (469) 998-6445

2/1/2023 (Permalink)

At SERVPRO we've seen many situations where the pipes were the cause of the problem.

Frozen pipes

If you have a frozen pipe:

put hot water bottles or a thick cloth soaked in hot water over the frozen pipe - when thawing, start at the end of the pipe nearest the tap and work away from it
don't use a naked flame

Burst pipes

If a pipe bursts:

turn off the main stopcock
open all the cold taps to drain the system if the flow of water cannot be stopped
if the burst is on a pipe from the storage tank, turn off the stop valve in the storage tank, turn on all hot taps to drain the system, allow the fire to burn out or turn the heating off until the burst pipe has been attended to by a plumber

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