Your Pipes’ First Responders
When a plumbing emergency strikes, you need help yesterday. Every minute a burst pipe, backed-up sewer line, or busted sump pump in the middle of a summer squall goes unfixed drains cash from your pocket.
Service Minds Benjamin Franklin Plumbing can deploy an expert team at a moment’s notice, with crews on call around the clock, seven days a week. Call for our team to mitigate the immediate danger, restore normality, and advise you on the steps to start putting your life back together.
Benjamin Franklin Plumbing is known around Ocala for immediate, expert service, even when the situation is urgent. Our experienced emergency plumbers can tackle any pressing issue with aplomb and confidence, bringing a bit of calm to a stressful situation.
Emergencies Come in All Sizes
Like surgery, plumbing emergencies are only minor when they happen to someone else. When it’s your pipe, drain, garbage disposal, or toilet that’s acting up, it’s a bona fide disaster. Here are some problems that you may not want to wait until business hours to address:
- Desert Conditions: If the water doesn’t come when you turn on the tap, it may be nothing more than a simple clog. On the other hand, it could indicate a break in the main line spilling thousands of gallons of water under your foundation.
- Pool Party: Water that pools under the toilet tank, around the water softener, or near the garbage disposal can weaken floors and walls and encourage mold growth, leading to severe damage over time.
- Water Closet Woes: Overflowing toilets are unhygienic and disruptive. If you have a toilet clog that’s above the plunger’s pay grade, Call Service Minds Benjamin Franklin to check for an obstructed vent pipe. You’ll be back in the catbird seat in no time.
- Chill Out: Cold showers can be invigorating after a tough workout, but we can’t really survive without hot water. If yours takes a powder, you have a water heater or mixing valve that requires attention.
- Pain in the Pump: Water and sump pumps use a lot of components that sometimes stop working together. When they do, trust Service Minds Benjamin Franklin to get them back on the same page.
Plumbing Emergency Protocol
When your plumbing elbows its way to the top of your consciousness, take these steps to mitigate the damage:
- Protect what matters: If you smell gas, evacuate the home to a secure location.
- Shut off the main valve: Find and turn off the main water shutoff valve. It’s probably under an access panel in your yard or sidewalk. Immediately stopping the water is critical to prevent additional damage.
- Turn off the electricity: If water comes close to electrical outlets, appliances, or exposed wires, cut the power by throwing the circuit breaker.
- Call us: Tell us what happened and the current situation, so we can develop our plan of attack before we get there.
- Mitigate the damage: If it’s safe, try to keep water from spreading and causing additional damage to floors, furniture, and fixtures.