Burst pipe or a leak in Detroit
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Area served: Detroit, MI and ZIP codes 48206, 48202, 48238, 48204, 48208, 48203, 48211, 48212.
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 Detroit requests usually start with
- Water on the floor or ceiling
- Drain backs up
- Toilet keeps running
- Pressure dropped
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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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Detroit facts that shape the job
- Expect around 125 days a year when Detroit drops to 32 F or below, going by NOAA normals. The number of freezing days here is higher than in 45 of the 52 other cities we cover; Albuquerque, NM comes closest.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00202016, checked 2026-10
- FEMA's National Risk Index lists Wayne County, MI as very high for cold wave risk. During a cold wave, let a faucet on an outside wall drip and open the cabinet doors under sinks.Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), Wayne County, MI, checked 2026-10
- BSEED reviews building, mechanical and plumbing permits against the current State of Michigan Building, Mechanical and Plumbing Codes rather than a separate city code.Source: detroitmi.gov, checked 2026-10
- Winter heating load in Detroit runs to roughly 6,138 heating degree days in a normal year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Measured at the Dearborn station 2 (MI) station. Of the 56 other cities in this network, 50 have a lower heating load; the nearest figure is Des Moines, IA's. That much winter is the main reason plumbers here see split pipes after a cold night.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00202016, checked 2026-10
- DTE offers instant discounts on ENERGY STAR heat pump water heaters (minimum 2.2 UEF) for electric water-heating customers and on high-efficiency gas tank or tankless units (minimum 0.81 UEF) for gas customers, while first-come, first-served funds last.Source: www.dteenergy.com, checked 2026-10
Requests from across Detroit
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ZIP codes we take requests from: 48206, 48202, 48238, 48204, 48208, 48203, 48211, 48212.
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