Plumbing Emergencies and Your Shut Off Valve

Of course there’s no substitute for getting work done by a qualified Atlanta plumber when a crisis like a burst pipe puts you in an emergency situation, but there are a few things that you can do to lessen the damage running water will cause before these plumbing in Atlanta professionals arrive at your home.

First off you can find the house shut off value and use it. That will stop all the water to all the appliances in your home until help arrives. You can find this on the inside of the house where the main water supply leads in. Remember here that if the appliance where the problem is has a shutoff value, you should try to isolate the problem by turning that one off, but often there is only one of these in the home. 

If you find the house value is defective, your water utility can send someone to cut the supply off before it reaches the house.