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Great Neck, NY
Strong winds off the Sound and sudden cold snaps can push freezing air into garages, crawl spaces, and exterior walls, where pipes are most likely to crack. JPR Plumbing repairs burst and frozen pipes in Great Neck homes, including supply lines to outdoor faucets and irrigation connections.
What to know
A pipe bursts when it splits, cracks, or separates at a joint and can no longer hold water under pressure. Freezing is the most common cause in winter, because water expands as it turns to ice. Corrosion and accidental damage can lead to the same result.
The repair usually involves cutting out the damaged section and replacing it with new pipe and fittings. The plumber also checks the pipe on either side of the break and other lines in the same cold area, since a freeze often weakens more than one spot. The line is then tested under pressure before any finishes are closed up.
If you find a frozen pipe that has not burst yet, warming the space gradually can help it thaw. If you cannot tell whether it has cracked, keep the water off at that section and call.
If a pipe has burst: close the main shut-off, open a faucet on the lowest floor to relieve pressure, and keep clear of wet outlets and light fixtures. Do not thaw a frozen pipe with an open flame.
In very cold weather, a faucet with little or no flow may be fed by a frozen pipe.
Stains, drips, or a sagging ceiling can mean a pipe has split out of sight.
Pipes that look frosted or bulged may be frozen and close to cracking.
Cold air forced through gaps around sills and walls can freeze nearby pipes.
Lines to outdoor faucets and irrigation can freeze if they are not drained before winter.
Corroded pipe can weaken at joints and fail under pressure.
The water is confirmed off and the damaged section is drained.
New pipe and fittings replace the split or cracked length.
The line is refilled and checked for leaks before closing up.
When to call
What the repair involves comes down to the pipe’s material and size, the location of the break, how easy it is to get to, and the length of pipe affected. A break in an exposed garage line is usually simpler than one inside a finished ceiling. Wet walls or floors should be dried out quickly to keep the damage from spreading. The plumber can also point out other pipes in the same area that may be at risk, so the problem is less likely to repeat next winter.
Great Neck homes
Homes near the Sound can face strong winds and cold snaps, and pipes in garages, crawl spaces, and along exterior walls feel it first. The state’s guide to winterizing your home lists insulating exposed water pipes as a basic step before winter. The peninsula includes several separate villages, so if a burst pipe leads to larger repair work, permit questions go to the village where your home is located.
Have irrigation systems shut down and drained before freezing weather arrives, so water is not left sitting in outdoor lines.
Close the indoor valve to each outdoor spigot, open it outside to drain, and disconnect hoses for the winter.
Gaps around sills, vents, and pipe penetrations let cold air reach pipes. Sealing them helps keep nearby lines warmer. A garage door left open in very cold weather has the same effect.
Water from a broken pipe can spread farther than it looks, and if it keeps appearing after the repair, tracing where the water is still coming from is the next step. For other household plumbing concerns, see the wider set of plumbing problems we handle across the peninsula.
We help homeowners across the peninsula, from Great Neck Plaza and Great Neck Estates to Kings Point, Kensington, Thomaston, Russell Gardens, Lake Success, and Saddle Rock.
Questions
Close the main shut-off, open a low faucet to drain pressure, and move belongings away from the water. Then call for a repair.
Pipes in exterior walls, garages, and crawl spaces can be much colder than the rooms around them, especially when wind pushes cold air through gaps.
Yes, before freezing weather. Water left in the lines can freeze and crack pipes and fittings.
That is only needed when the break is hidden inside a wall or ceiling. The location is narrowed down first so only the necessary area is opened.
Often, yes. Insulating the pipe, sealing nearby drafts, or rerouting a line in a very cold spot can help.
Call (833) 603-1840, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Let us know whether the break is indoors, in the garage, or on an outdoor or irrigation line.
