What To Do When You Need An Emergency Plumber In Sydney

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If you live in metropolitan New South Wales and experience a sudden crisis with your waterworks (such as an overflowing toilet or burst pipe) then it is probably a good idea for you to solicit the services of an experienced emergency plumber in Sydney. However, before, during, and after you make the call, there are some steps you can take to help minimise the damage to your home as well as assist the technician when they arrive so that the problem can be solved more quickly and easily.

Let’s take a look at the steps you should take when engaging an emergency plumber in Sydney.

 

1.   Shutting off the water valve

The first step you should take before you even dial for an emergency plumber in Sydney is to find the control valve for your water flow and close it. This will prevent any more water flowing through your pipes and spilling out of a leak point or causing an overflow to get worse.

The longer water continues to pour out where it shouldn’t, the longer and more expensive the clean-up and repair will be. Sometimes the structural integrity of the home can be totally jeopardised if load bearing sections are compromised by water damage. This can potentially make you homer unsafe to live in since it could collapse at any time.

If you don’t know where your shut-off valve is, find out! Even if you are renting with other people, make sure you and everyone else knows so that if one or more of you isn’t home, someone at home will know what to do before calling an emergency plumber in Sydney.

 

2.   Drain the taps

Once you have successfully shut off the water, turn on all the taps in your house and let the water inside them drain out. This will also serve as proof that the water shut off was successfully completed. These two steps that you have completed will make things easier when your emergency plumber in Sydney arrives at your premises and commences work.

 

3.   Call the technician

Now is the time to actually make the phone call to the emergency plumber in Sydney and explain to them clearly and calmly what your issue is. Explain to them that you have turned off the water valve and drained the taps as this will allow them to get to work faster once they arrive. Hopefully you already have a fridge magnet or number in your phonebook for a reliable and affordable emergency plumber in Sydney.

If you don’t already have a reliable technician on standby, put some effort into doing some research into people you can call when disaster strikes. You can use the internet or a phonebook to find one.

 

4.   Mopping/cleaning

While you wait for the technician to arrive at your home, you can spend the time mopping up water and drying parts of your home that have been soaked. Remove items that have been drenched or splashed out of the way of where the technician will need to work. Use paper towels to soak up as much water as you can on surfaces, especially on wood where the longer it is left the more will soak in and cause rotting/mould.

There you have it, 4 steps you can take before you call an emergency plumber in Sydney and while you wait for them to arrive at your premises.