When the forecast suddenly drops into the teens, the old advice to “leave the faucets dripping” comes roaring back. It sounds ...
Frozen water expands and builds pressure that will cause pipes to burst. Moving water is less likely to freeze and relieves ...
Guidelines to protect your pipes from freezing include: Set home thermostats above 55 degrees during cold weather. Drip cold ...
Both indoor and outdoor plumbing can freeze in winter. Find out if you should drip outside and inside faucets during a deep freeze, and which faucets you should drip first.
The simple answer to frozen pipes: Should you keep them dripping day and night?
You should keep your faucets dripping as long as temperatures remain at or below 20°F, or if your power goes out. When temperatures rise above freezing, you can stop dripping to avoid wasting water, ...
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” ...
Some are wondering if they should keep their faucets dripping and if so, for how long. Whether your power is out or not, the short answer is: yes!
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A broken water pipe can be a messy – and potentially costly- situation. And now, with much of the U.S. and Alabama gripped by sub-freezing temperatures, concern about home safety has grown. Pipes ...
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