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Title
Repairing Your Flooded Home
Date
8/1/1992
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FEMA, American Red Cross
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<br /> <br />p <br /> <br />Restore the Utilities <br /> <br />The rest of your work will be <br />much easier if you have <br />heat, electricity, clean water, <br />and sewage disposal. However, <br />it may take some time for a <br />repair professional to come. if <br />so, you should go to Step 6 and <br />do all the cleaning you can do <br />while you wait for one or more <br />of these utility systems to be <br />restored. <br /> <br />Gas and 011 Systems <br />If your furnace, water heater, <br />stove, or other gas or oil appli- <br />ances were flooded to the level <br />of the burners, turn off the valve <br />on the pipe to the appliance. <br />If they were hot when flooded, <br />parts may have cracked. Flood <br />insurance and federal disaster <br />assistance programs will usually <br />help replace flooded gas and oil <br />appliances. If you want to keep <br />a gas or oil appliance, have it <br />cleaned professionally. <br />A cracked, clogged, or leaky <br />chimney can cause fires or car- <br />bon monoxide poisoning. Be <br />sure you check your chimney <br />for dirt, debris, and leaks before <br />lighting the furnace or a fire. <br /> <br />Gas System <br />If the gas has been turned off <br />at the main valve serving your <br />home, you need to have a pro- <br />fessional restore gas service to <br />your home, relight pilot lights, <br />and do a final check of the <br />system. <br />If the gas valve serving only <br /> <br />one appliance is turned off, then <br />you can relight that appliance. <br />First, make sure the room is well <br />ventilated and that there are no <br />open flames (or bare electric <br />wires) anywhere. Then turn on <br />the gas valve. Check for leaky <br />pipes. (See box.) Let the gas <br />run for a minute or two to clean <br />any air and impurities out of the <br />pipes. Then turn the gas off for <br />a minute to let the gas in the air <br />go away before you light the <br />appliance. <br /> <br />Oil System <br />Make sure your main oil valve <br />is turned off. Check your oil <br />pump. If it got wet, have the <br />pump professionally checked <br />and cleaned. If you want to <br />clean it yourself, see Step 6. <br />Look carefully for any signs <br />of leaking oil; if you see any, call <br />a professional. Look for signs <br />that the pipes or oil tank moved <br />during the flood. Oil tanks, even <br />buried ones, will float when <br />flooded. After you have turned <br />the electricity back on, open <br />the main valve and turn the <br />pump on. Check for teaky pipes. <br />(See box.) <br /> <br />Propane, L-p' and. Butane <br />Systems <br />These fuels are kept in pressur- <br />ized tanks, so there is no electric <br />pump to turn on. Check the <br />tanks for signs of movement or <br />floating. Then follow the instruc- <br />tions above for gas systems. <br /> <br />'i1$*f <br />t <br />S !JP <br />Restore the Utilities iF <br /> <br />c""o~ <br /> <br />Leaky Pipes <br /> <br />I. Check for leaky fuel pipes by <br />smelling for gas. A chemical that <br />has a disagreeable, distinctive <br />odor is added to natural gas and <br />propane to tell you if there is a <br />leak. If you have any doubts, have <br />a professional check for you. <br />Do not use open flames. <br />2. Make sure the valve that leads to <br />each appliance is closed. <br />3. If you find any pipes that moved <br />or any area that smells like gas, <br />brush soapy water on each pipe <br />connection. The pressure in the <br />pipes will make bubbles appear <br />where there is a leak. <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br />) <br /> <br />4. If you find a leak. turn off the gas. <br />Unscrew the pipe connection, <br />clean the joint, and apply pipe <br />joint compound or pipe tape <br />(available at hardware stores) on <br />the threads. Screw the pieces <br />back together tightly. <br />5. Turn on the gas and check the <br />connection again with soapy <br />water. If you have a leak, or if you <br />are not sure your system is safe, <br />turn off the gas and call a profes- <br />sional immediately. <br /> <br />21 <br />
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