Types of Pipe Bursts

2/1/2023 (Permalink)

At SERVPRO we've seen all types of these situations.

<h21">Frozen pipes

If you have a frozen pipe:

• put hot water bottles or a thick cloth soaked in hot water over the frozen pipe - when thawing, start at the end of the pipe nearest the tap and work away from it
• don't use a naked flame

<h22">Burst pipes

If a pipe bursts:

• turn off the main stopcock
• open all the cold taps to drain the system if the flow of water cannot be stopped
• if the burst is on a pipe from the storage tank, turn off the stop valve in the storage tank, turn on all hot taps to drain the system, allow the fire to burn out or turn the heating off until the burst pipe has been attended to by a plumber