Burst pipe or a leak in Boston
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Area served: Boston, MA and ZIP codes 02127, 02210, 02128, 02205, 02110, 02111, 02125, 02109.
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What Boston requests usually start with
- 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.
Boston facts that shape the job
- Under BWSC's Leak Up To Owner (LUTO) program, a water service pipe leak on private property is the owner's responsibility to repair; BWSC also runs a Sewer Lateral Financial Assistance Program to help owners repair or replace sewer laterals.Source: www.bwsc.org, checked 2026-10
- Expect around 92 days a year when Boston drops to 32 F or below, going by NOAA normals.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00014739, checked 2026-10
- The cold wave risk for Suffolk County, MA is rated relatively high in FEMA's National Risk Index. A cold wave is when an unheated crawl space or garage pipe is most likely to burst.Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), Suffolk County, MA, checked 2026-10
- NOAA's 30 year normals give Boston roughly 5,545 heating degree days annually. Measured at the Boston Logan Intl Ap (MA) station. Heating load like that also means long stretches where pipes in outside walls and crawl spaces sit near freezing.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00014739, checked 2026-10
- Boston's Inspectional Services Department (ISD) issues building permits from 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02118.Source: www.boston.gov, checked 2026-10
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ZIP codes we take requests from: 02127, 02210, 02128, 02205, 02110, 02111, 02125, 02109.
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