Picture a ceiling stain spreading in the hallway or a toilet bowl rising toward the rim. Plumbers of Little Rock takes the call for burst pipes, overflows, sewage backups and leaking tanks, and starts by helping you cut the water off.
Whether a plumber can reach your door today turns on the hour, the day and where you live, and we say so honestly on the phone. The steps below are worth knowing before you ever need them.
Water spraying from a pipe calls for the main shutoff, closed right away. After that, run the lowest tap in the house until the lines are empty and ring us. Repair means cutting out the split piece, joining new pipe in its place and holding the line under test pressure before the water comes back.
Take the lid off the tank and lift the float arm, then turn the little valve behind the bowl clockwise. If the water rose while a different fixture was draining, the blockage sits past the toilet.
Stop running water, keep everyone out of the room and call. The plumber works from the cleanout, the capped pipe in the yard that opens onto the main line.
Water gathering under the heater means closing the cold-water valve above it and cutting its gas or breaker. A loose fitting is a small repair. A tank that is seeping through its own wall is finished and must be replaced.
A tap that gives nothing on a freezing morning may have ice in its line. Leave the tap open, warm the pipe gently with a hair dryer or towels soaked in warm water, and keep an eye out for a crack as it thaws.
Walk the house and look where the supply pipe enters. A split-level may keep it in a lower utility room, and a ranch may keep it in the garage or a hall closet. A round handle turns clockwise to close, a lever turns a quarter turn. A valve that is stuck needs replacing, so tell us.
Pick up anything that can soak up water, such as rugs, cardboard boxes and extension cords, once the flow has stopped. Do not touch a wet outlet or switch.
Across 2015 to 2024 the Little Rock readings show about 53 days a year with lows at or under 32°F. That is enough cold to split an exposed pipe, and the split may stay hidden until the thaw, then show up as a ceiling stain or a wet cabinet floor. The pipe freeze risk checker scores your own pipes.
Yes when it is the leak, and also when the house has been out of water for a while. Turn off the gas valve or the breaker, because a tank that heats while empty can burn out its elements.
Say so when you call. We can help you work out where it should be, and a valve that will not turn is something a plumber can replace.
See also water heater repair and installation, drain cleaning and the home page.
We begin by asking whether water is still flowing and where from. After that we go through the repair with you, hand you a free quote and leave the answer to you.
Call (855) 321-3426