As a homeowner, you likely have a checklist of things you do around the house to ensure you can get through the winter without major issues. But sometimes despite your best efforts, Mother Nature still manages to land a punch. If you are now experiencing serious plumbing issues, you are going to want to reach out to one or more local emergency plumbers to see who can get to your house in a timely fashion to fix your problem. Specifically, here are some of the different scenarios where having the number of a local emergency plumber could prove quite handy this winter.

Frozen or Burst Pipes

You turned on every faucet and let out a pencil-width stream of water and it was going fine for a while, but now your pipes are indeed frozen over. Maybe you actually didn't do anything to try and combat the problem and now that frozen pipe has turned into a burst pipe. Either way, this is a code-red situation for any homeowner and should be left to a professional to sort out. Turn off your water supply and call for help immediately.

Your Hot Water is Out

There's nothing like a hot shower or a hot bowl of soup on a cold winter day. Or at least that's what you used to think before you turned the knob and no hot water came out of your shower head or sink faucet. If your hot water has seemingly disappeared, a local plumber can help figure out what is going on and restore your supply so you can use it to keep you and your family warm and comfortable.

Any Kind of Leak

Emergency plumbers can, of course, respond to a standard leak any time of year. It's important to track down even the smallest leak as soon as possible in order to avoid a bigger problem like water damage in the future. There's another type of leak though that should be treated with even more care and that's any kind of gas leak. If you smell gas, get your family out of the house immediately and contact an emergency plumber to assess the situation. With quick action, you can identify and fix the problem and avoid a much more serious issue like an explosion.

Clogged Drains or Backed Up Sewers

Some parts of the winter season might see you inviting family and friends over to celebrate an occasion or perhaps you are just trying to stay warm by huddling up with other people. When multiple people start using the plumbing within the same time frame, you are going to be at higher risk of having all of that extra wastewater back up a sewer line or possibly clog a drain. An emergency plumber can fix the problem quickly and let everyone get back to what they were doing. 

For more information, contact a local plumber.