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Get the main closed and the power cut to any flooded area first, and if you smell gas, get everyone outside before making the call.

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When this becomes an emergency

What a pro does

The first minutes of an emergency call are spent on the phone, working out what can be stopped before anyone arrives. A closed main turns a disaster into a repair. New York winters generate a particular version of this that plumbers here know well. A house loses water entirely during a deep freeze, which usually means a line has frozen rather than failed, and the right response is careful warming and preparation for the leak that may appear on the thaw, not a rush to open walls. Thawing gets done with heat that doesn't set the house alight, and the plumber stays for the refill because that's when a split shows itself. The other overnight regulars are sewer backups and failed water heaters. Backups get isolated before a cleanout is opened, and everyone stays out of the water. A heater leaking from the shell gets shut at the cold inlet and the fuel supply, and often the tank simply has to be drained and left until it can be replaced properly. Roads matter here too, so a call from a snowed-in road in the hills gets a realistic answer about timing rather than an optimistic one.

Frequently asked questions

That's usually a frozen line rather than a failure of the supply, especially if the neighbours still have water. Leave the taps open so you'll hear it when flow returns, keep the house warm, and be ready to shut the main quickly, because a split shows up the moment the ice lets go.
Raising the heat in the room and opening cabinet doors is reasonable and safe. What causes real trouble is an open flame near old framing or a heat source left unattended, and every winter that starts fires in houses that would otherwise just have had a plumbing bill.
It does, and it's fairer to say so. When a band parks over Oswego or the hills south of Buffalo, travel slows for everyone, which is exactly when knowing your own main shutoff earns its keep. Stopping the water yourself buys the hours that the weather takes away.
Treat it as one. Waste water in living space is a health matter before it's a plumbing matter, and the line will keep backing up with every load of laundry or flush until it's opened. Keep people and pets out of the affected area and stop using the fixtures.

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