Burst Pipe in Jamesville
A burst in Jamesville is stopped the same way as anywhere OCWA supplies: the valve inside the foundation wall.
Burst and Frozen Pipes quote in Jamesville
Tell us what the water is doing, whether it has stopped and whose home it is. A person reads every request and matches it to a licensed, insured plumber for the part that cannot wait. We cannot promise how soon a request sent at night is read, so close the main shutoff first.
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Jamesville: a burst in a power cut
If the power is out as well, do not bring a generator or any fuel burning device into the house, basement or garage to run a pump. The CDC's warning is absolute.
The OCWA rules behind a Jamesville burst

Section 4.4 of the OCWA Customer Rules states that the curb stop valve may not be used by the customer to turn the water on or off and is to be operated exclusively by an Authority employee. Section 4.5 requires the customer to install two shutoff valves, the first inside the building wall no further than 12 inches from that wall, and the second adjacent to the meter.
Source: Onondaga County Water Authority, accessed 2026-09-24
The CDC warns never to use generators, pressure washers or other gasoline, propane, natural gas or charcoal burning devices inside a home, basement or garage, or outside near an open window, door or vent.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accessed 2026-09-24
What burst and frozen pipes involves in Jamesville


First steps at a Jamesville burst
A pipe has split in a Jamesville house. Close the valve where the service comes through the foundation wall, or the one beside the meter; the valve at the road is for OCWA staff only. With the water off, a licensed plumber makes a temporary repair and the permanent one follows in daylight.

Jamesville pipe burst and the water off?
Send what failed and we connect you with a licensed, insured plumber.
Jamesville burst pipe question
The inside valve will not close. Who stops the water?
OCWA will shut it off at the road so a repair can be made. Neither you nor a plumber may use that valve.
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