Burst pipe or a leak in Houston
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Area served: Houston, TX and ZIP codes 77009, 77007, 77008, 77002, 77019, 77010, 77006, 77022.
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.
Most requests start like this
- Water on the floor or ceiling
- Drain backs up
- Toilet keeps running
- Pressure dropped
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Houston facts that shape the job
- The City of Houston requires a plumbing permit to replace or install a water heater, and a plumbing permit is also needed for the point of connection to a fuel gas appliance.Source: www.houstonpermittingcenter.org, checked 2026-10
- Houston's construction code is built on the 2021 International Building, Residential, Existing Building, Fire and Energy Conservation Codes plus the 2021 Uniform Mechanical Code and 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code, all with Houston amendments, alongside the 2023 National Electrical Code; the city states these took effect January 1, 2024.Source: www.houstonpermittingcenter.org, checked 2026-10
- Houston Public Works' Plumbing Inspection section sits on the 4th floor of 1002 Washington Ave., Houston, TX 77002, and handles plumbing and irrigation permits, homeowner plumbing permits, inspections and natural-gas utility releases.Source: www.houstonpermittingcenter.org, checked 2026-10
- Winter heating load in Houston runs to roughly 1,222 heating degree days in a normal year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Measured at the Houston-Port (TX) station. Of the 56 other cities in this network, 5 have a lower heating load; the nearest figure is Los Angeles, CA's. Cold seasons of that length are why insulating exposed pipes is worth asking about.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00414326, checked 2026-10
- Harris County, TX carries a very high cold wave risk rating in FEMA's National Risk Index. 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), Harris County, TX, checked 2026-10
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ZIP codes we take requests from: 77009, 77007, 77008, 77002, 77019, 77010, 77006, 77022.
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