Crews are working to repair a water main break near a busy section of Queen Street in Southington Monday.
The break is located near the intersection of Queen and Spring streets, according to a notice from the Southington Water Department. Multiple homes and businesses are affected.
An estimated time of restoration was not immediately available. When water is restored, customers are encouraged to flush cold water lines. The water department offered the following tips for that process:
- Turn the cold water on at the highest faucet in your home or business.
- Open other faucets one at a time moving from the highest to the lowest.
- If your home or business is one floor, open the fixture closest to where the water service enters.
- Run the water for five to 15 minutes or until water is clear and air is depleted.
- Once completed, turn faucets off in the reverse order
- Of the water has not cleared or pair is still trapped, repeat after waiting 30 minutes.
