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Ultimate Guide to Dealing with a Water Pipe Burst In Your House

Feb 14, 2024Facilitate Administratorhome, likely, looking, puddle, reading, this, water, what, wondering, your

If you are reading this, you likely are looking at a big puddle of water in your home and wondering what to do when a pipe bursts. While some residential flooding is caused by leaking water heaters, clogged sewer lines, or heavy rainfall, the most common cause is a burst pipe in your home due to freezing temperatures, aging and deterioration of pipes and/or high water pressure. Freezing temperatures or other malfunctions can cause cracks to form in water pipes, connections, or valves, and within minutes, you may have water pouring down your walls and ceilings or pooling in your basement.

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