WASHINGTON — Plumbing companies are dealing with an incredible influx of business as arctic air wreaks havoc on pipes.

“Plumbing becomes immediately an emergency situation,” says Richard Nashwinter, owner of D.H. Stevens Company Plumbing and Heating.

“The call volume, it’s astronomical,” he explains.

After hours, Nashwinter’s company typically gets two or three calls.

In these temperatures, he is getting 50 to 100 customers calling for help during the overnight hours.

The grand majority of them have the same problems — broken pipes or frozen pipes with no water.

Nashwinter has been so busy he’s had to turn away business.