Burst pipe or a leak in Birmingham
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Area served: Birmingham, AL and ZIP codes 35203, 35234, 35233, 35249, 35222, 35205, 35204, 35212.
Water near outlets or the panel? Stay clear and call the utility or 911 first.
For a gas smell, flooding or sparks, call 911 or your utility first.
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- Water on the floor or ceiling
- Drain backs up
- Toilet keeps running
- Pressure dropped
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- Find the main shutoff valve and turn it off if water is spreading.
- Turn off power to any outlets or appliances that are getting wet.
- Take a photo of where the water shows up and note when it started.
Birmingham facts that shape the job
- Birmingham's water utility (Birmingham Water Works, now Central Alabama Water) tells customers to shut off every faucet and measure the water pressure, since pressure that reads lower than normal can be a sign of a hidden leak.Source: www.bwwb.org, checked 2026-10
- Master plumbers and gas fitters registered with the Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Board may pull Birmingham permits only after getting a city business license and posting the bond the Technical Code requires.Source: s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com, checked 2026-10
- If a Birmingham building has a backflow or back-siphonage danger to the water supply, the Building Official can have the water supplier disconnect the premises until the condition is fixed.Source: s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com, checked 2026-10
- Near Birmingham the low drops to freezing on about 47 days in a normal year.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00013876, checked 2026-10
- The cold wave risk for Jefferson County, AL is rated relatively high in FEMA's National Risk Index. Before a cold wave, find your main shutoff so you can close it fast if a pipe splits.Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), Jefferson County, AL, checked 2026-10
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ZIP codes we take requests from: 35203, 35234, 35233, 35249, 35222, 35205, 35204, 35212.
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