Business flooded, homes without water after pipe bursts at Payneham Business owner Rob Vanderhoeven inspects water damage at Climat head office at Payneham Road. WATER has been cut to about 30 homes in Payneham after a cast iron water main burst early this morning. The pipe, near the intersection of Battams Rd and Payneham Rd, burst and flooded business Climat Air Conditioning. Managing Director Rob van der Hoeven said he received a call at 5am notifying him that all his alarm sensors had gone off. "I didn't expect this," he said. There was a huge amount of water through the building. Mr van der Hoeven said the water came down through the roof and caused parts of the building's ceiling to collapse. There probably would have been water nearly a foot high though the building. An All Water spokesman said crews were on site repairing the pipe and that water should be restored to the homes by midday. Motorists should avoid the area if possible.