The First 15 Minutes Matter More Than You Think A burst pipe or sudden flood doesn't give you time to research or second-guess. The damage that happens in the first fifteen minutes after water starts flowing where it shouldn't is often worse than what happens in the hour after that. Knowing...
Water is spreading across the kitchen floor faster than you can grab towels, and somewhere in the back of your mind you're wondering if this actually counts as an emergency or if you're overreacting. That hesitation costs time, and time is exactly what you don't have with certain plumbing...