Burst pipe or a leak in Charlotte
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Area served: Charlotte, NC and ZIP codes 28204, 28207, 28244, 28282, 28280, 28274, 28202, 28203.
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.
Representative photoTwo minutes before you send it
- 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.
What Charlotte requests usually start with
- Water on the floor or ceiling
- Drain backs up
- Toilet keeps running
- Pressure dropped
Send it as is. You can add the details right after, and they go straight into your request.
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- Where the water is and when you first saw it
- Whether you closed a shutoff valve
- A photo of the leak, the drain or the fixture
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Charlotte facts that shape the job
- FEMA's National Risk Index lists Mecklenburg County, NC as relatively moderate for cold wave risk. The same cold wave rating applies in just 5 of the 53 other cities in this network. A cold wave is when an unheated crawl space or garage pipe is most likely to burst.Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), Mecklenburg County, NC, checked 2026-10
- A normal year brings about 58 nights at or below freezing near Charlotte (NOAA normals).Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00013881, checked 2026-10
- Winter heating load in Charlotte runs to roughly 3,058 heating degree days in a normal year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Measured at the Charlotte Douglas Ap (NC) station. Cold seasons of that length are why insulating exposed pipes is worth asking about.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00013881, checked 2026-10
- On riverine flooding risk, FEMA's National Risk Index puts Mecklenburg County, NC at relatively high.Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), Mecklenburg County, NC, checked 2026-10
- Charlotte-area homeowners can pull their own permits for smaller projects through Homeowner Internet Permitting, but must personally install any electrical, mechanical or plumbing work and must own and live in the home.Source: code.mecknc.gov, checked 2026-10
Requests from across Charlotte
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ZIP codes we take requests from: 28204, 28207, 28244, 28282, 28280, 28274, 28202, 28203.
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