{"id":418,"date":"2012-03-12T08:09:21","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T12:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bayonet-inc.com\/blog\/?p=418"},"modified":"2012-02-26T19:12:49","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T00:12:49","slug":"what-do-you-do-when-a-plumbing-emergency-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bayonet-inc.com\/blog\/plumbing\/what-do-you-do-when-a-plumbing-emergency-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do You Do When a Plumbing Emergency Strikes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things You Should Know Before a Plumbing Emergency Strikes<\/p>\n

When a plumbing emergency strikes, everyone–from a novice to the most experienced do-it-yourselfer–should call a professional (for best results, call Bayonet!)\u2026but what do you do while you\u2019re waiting for the doorbell to ring? There are steps you should take to minimize the damage that can occur before the plumber arrives.<\/p>\n

There are tools that every home needs. None are expensive, but they can save a lot of money in repairs.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. A pipe wrench. <\/strong>This is a long-handled adjustable wrench designed specifically to loosen and tighten plumbing. It has teeth to grip round pipe, but they leave marks, so if you use a pipe wrench on anything visible, wrap duct tape around the teeth to minimize the damage.<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  2. Ball or flange plunger<\/strong>.\u00a0 This plunger is designed to seal the hole at the bottom of a toilet and use suction to clear the clog.\u00a0 Do not confuse a ball plunger with a cup plunger, which is for sinks or tubs.<\/li>\n
  3. Cup plunger<\/strong>. This plunger is for use in sinks, tubs, and showers. It doesn\u2019t do a good job on a toilet, so leave toilets to flange plungers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    When your plumbing emergency strikes:<\/p>\n

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    • Shut off the water immediately. Locate your water shutoff valves for every sink, shower, tub, toilet, and appliance. When a pipe bursts or water overflows, you can stop it at the source.\u00a0 At a minimum find the main shutoff valve for the house, but this isn\u2019t ideal.<\/li>\n
    • Never go into an area if there is electricity near the flood. Shut down the electricity to the entire area immediately.\u00a0 Let the plumber know that electricity may be involved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • For a leaking water heater, turn off the power source \u2013 via a shutoff valve if it\u2019s gas or an emergency switch if it\u2019s electric. \u00a0Be sure to turn off the water as well.<\/li>\n
      • Don\u2019t use chemicals on a clog; they aren\u2019t as effective as a good plunger or auger and can be dangerous if they get on skin, fabric, or bathroom surfaces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Remember, any serious clog or leak should be looked at by a plumber; just because you\u2019ve used your tools to temporarily fix your problem doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t have a bigger one.<\/p>\n

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        Things You Should Know Before a Plumbing Emergency Strikes When a plumbing emergency strikes, everyone–from a novice to the most experienced do-it-yourselfer–should call a professional (for best results, call Bayonet!)\u2026but what do you do while you\u2019re waiting for the doorbell to ring? There are steps you should take to minimize the damage that can occur […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plumbing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bayonet-inc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bayonet-inc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bayonet-inc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bayonet-inc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bayonet-inc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bayonet-inc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":421,"href":"https:\/\/www.bayonet-inc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418\/revisions\/421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bayonet-inc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bayonet-inc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bayonet-inc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}