{"id":4701,"date":"2020-06-29T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/?p=4701"},"modified":"2020-06-26T12:03:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T16:03:52","slug":"you-do-in-emergency-plumbing-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/plumbing-service\/you-do-in-emergency-plumbing-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Can Do in an Emergency Plumbing Situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4534 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/iStock-464616221_758x600-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"woman-screaming-in-shower\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/iStock-464616221_758x600-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/iStock-464616221_758x600.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Something has gone terribly wrong with your plumbing system and you\u2019re scrambling\u2026 it seems like your home is bursting at the seams and you just don\u2019t know what to do. First things first\u2014don\u2019t panic! Panicking is what\u2019s going to make a situation that\u2019s already heading south downright catastrophic. The first thing that you want to do is call an <a href=\"\/plumbing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">emergency plumber in Orlando, FL<\/a>. After this, there are a few things that you can do the ensure that your plumbing system doesn\u2019t ruin your home while you wait for the aid of a plumbing professional.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What You Can Do<\/h2>\n<p>Here are a few things you can do if you find yourself in the midst of a plumbing emergency. We want to make this clear\u2014although we are suggesting that you do a couple of things to mitigate the situation while you wait for a professional to come to the rescue, we\u2019re <em>never <\/em>suggesting that you take it to the point of a DIY effort. Here are a few things you can do:<\/p>\n<h3>Turn It Off<\/h3>\n<p>If things are really bad and your home is spurting out water where it definitely shouldn\u2019t, you\u2019re going to need to turn off your water system at its source. The water source that you need to run to depends on what\u2019s going wrong in your home. If something is going wrong with your toilet, you can shut off the valve at the base of the unit. If things are a little more intense and affecting multiple parts of your home, you can shut off the main water valve to eliminate the issues that are happening.<\/p>\n<h3>Do What You Can with the Leaks<\/h3>\n<p>Let\u2019s say things are a little less intense but you know they\u2019re going to get worse if you let things continue on unmitigated. You can do a little something to patch up the leaks that you have going on. If you have some tape or some paste sitting around, then it might be a great idea for you to grab these items and patch up the spots being affected. This isn\u2019t a long-term solution. Even if you do a great job and you think that you\u2019ve solved the problem, still make sure that you come to a professional to finish up the job and give you a great plumbing system long-term.<\/p>\n<h3>Phone a Friend(ly Plumbing Technician)<\/h3>\n<p>When in doubt, call a plumber. This should be the first thing you do as soon as you notice a plumbing problem, but let\u2019s say that the specific problem that you\u2019re having increases in severity while you\u2019re waiting for help to arrive\u2026 what can you do? Call again!<\/p>\n<p>One of our helpful plumbers can talk you through the process. Remember, we\u2019re professionals so we\u2019ve seen it all. We know how to handle high-stress situations because we\u2019ve been in them so many times. We\u2019ll help you stop the problem and make sure that your problems never get too severe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Contact Modern Plumbing Industries, Inc. to <a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">schedule an appointment<\/a> with our professionals. Proudly Serving Central Florida Since 1975.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t panic! Here are a few things you can do when the going gets tough and you encounter a plumbing problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[176],"tags":[254,80,372],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4701"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4701"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4703,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4701\/revisions\/4703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.modernpi.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}