Burst pipe or a leak in Madison

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Area served: Madison, WI and ZIP codes 53792, 53726, 53706, 53705, 53703, 53715, 53713, 53719.

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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Two 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

Send it as is. You can add the details right after, and they go straight into your request.

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What helps a pro most

  • 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

How it works

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    Tell us about your job

    Pick the service and enter your ZIP code.

  2. 2

    Get connected

    We send your request to a local pro in your area.

  3. 3

    You decide

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Madison facts that shape the job

  • Madison's permit chart lists all plumbing work and any water heater installation as requiring a permit through Building Inspection.Source: www.cityofmadison.com, checked 2026-10
  • Madison logs roughly 157 freezing nights in an average year. Of the 52 other cities in this network, 51 have a lower number of freezing days; the nearest figure is Denver, CO's.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00470273, checked 2026-10
  • Madison handles HVAC, plumbing and electrical upgrade-and-replacement permits online through its Accela portal at aca-prod.accela.com/madison, while new 1- and 2-family work uses PDF datasheets.Source: www.cityofmadison.com, checked 2026-10
  • On cold wave risk, FEMA's National Risk Index puts Dane County, WI at very high. 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), Dane County, WI, checked 2026-10
  • NOAA's 30 year normals give Madison roughly 7,096 heating degree days annually. Measured at the Uw Arboretum, Madison (WI) station. The heating load here is higher than in 54 of the 56 other cities we cover; Milwaukee, WI comes closest. Cold seasons of that length are why insulating exposed pipes is worth asking about.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00470273, checked 2026-10

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ZIP codes we take requests from: 53792, 53726, 53706, 53705, 53703, 53715, 53713, 53719.

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