Tips for Handling Unexpected Plumbing Issues

Know where your main water shutoff is, and turn it once a year so it does not seize. In an active leak, that valve is the whole ballgame.

For an overflowing toilet, close the angle stop behind it. For a leaking water heater, shut the cold inlet valve and kill the gas or breaker before anything else.

Move belongings out of the water, get airflow moving, and photograph everything for insurance before you clean up.

Then call 209.838.1000. We handle emergency plumbing repairs across the 209 and 350, and we will walk you through damage control while we are on the way.