Frozen Pipes & Emergency Plumbing in Palmyra, PA Area

Central Pennsylvania winters bring cold snaps hard enough to freeze pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces, garages and unheated porches. If a faucet gives no water on a cold morning, open it and warm the pipe slowly with a hair dryer or a space heater kept at a safe distance. Never use a torch or open flame. If you see a split or water starts spraying, close the main valve right away.

Prevention is simple: disconnect garden hoses in fall, shut and drain outside spigots if they have an inside valve, open cabinet doors under sinks on outside walls during a deep freeze, and keep the heat on if you travel.

When you call, say that water is actively leaking. After-hours and weekend availability is up to each provider, and emergency visits can cost more, so ask about the fee before they come out.