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Living Safe with the heater running full blast, the lines need to be pulled and the pipes repaired. In
Frozen still froze on the coldest morning, rendering many cases, this is something that can be
the heater out of service on of all things, a
handled with your homeowner’s insurance.
take all the precautions in the world and
event. This does not happen all the time
By Pete Hypes Sunday morning. The point is that you can This past week was an extreme weather
your pipes may still freeze. in our area, but they do happen. We must
n this article, I am not talking about one from freezing? Normal PVC pipe or copper What do I do if my pipes have burst? take preventative measures, or we must be
of my grandchildren’s favorite movies, pipes are no match for extreme cold. There The first thing will be to cut the water off willing to deal with the aftermath. Again,
Ibut the state that we have just come is a pipe that is more resistant to bursting to that pipe. You hope that there is a valve you may do all the right things and still
out of for the past week and a half. High because it is a bit more flexible, expanding that can be shut off to that portion, which have your pipes freeze. Minimizing the
temperatures in the low to mid-twenties as the freezing process is occurring. You prevents from having to shut the main possibilities will hopefully minimize the
and lows at or below zero have caused can either insulate all your pipes or at water valve off. We had our plumber put a chance of freezing or at least minimize
many to experience frozen water lines, and least insulate the problem areas. Another main shutoff in our utility room. If water the impact from busted pipes. You may
now that temperatures are above freezing, thing that you might think about is about is flowing out of outlets or light fixtures, want to add a valve to your problem
pipes are bursting. My experience with this utilizing a portable heat source in your then you need to cut the breaker off for the areas. I am ready for spring and
is from the perspective of a homeowner problem areas. We have always been told affected areas. Many times, pipes burst in summer, as I am sure that most of you
who has had it happen, to a firefighter who to allow your faucets to drip in extremely walls. Once this occurs, the drywall will are. Take care.
had to deal with the aftermath of pipes that cold weather. The point is that moving
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