Burst pipe or a leak in Philadelphia
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Area served: Philadelphia, PA and ZIP codes 19140, 19133, 19120, 19134, 19141, 19124, 19132, 19122.
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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- 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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Philadelphia facts that shape the job
- Philadelphia issues its own plumbing licenses (Plumber Apprentice, Journeyman Plumber and Master Plumber), and trade workers must carry Philadelphia licenses specific to their work.Source: www.phila.gov, checked 2026-10
- PWD makes property owners responsible for the water service pipe from the main (ferrule, curb stop, meter and valves) and for the house drain, curb trap and sewer lateral to the public sewer; owners who get a notice of defect must make repairs within the stated period.Source: water.phila.gov, checked 2026-10
- Philadelphia logs roughly 62 freezing nights in an average year.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USC00366886, checked 2026-10
- Philadelphia averages about 4,212 heating degree days a year, the NOAA measure of winter heating load. Measured at the Phila Franklin Inst (PA) station. 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 USC00366886, checked 2026-10
- The cold wave risk for Philadelphia County, PA is rated very 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), Philadelphia County, PA, checked 2026-10
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ZIP codes we take requests from: 19140, 19133, 19120, 19134, 19141, 19124, 19132, 19122.
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