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Community Prevent Frozen Pipes
Bob-House Fanatics... Preventing frozen pipes is
much easier than replacing pipes
Get Your Hands on
that freeze and burst. And that
is not considering paying for
the damage to your home and
This New Book! possessions that can result from
burst pipes.
Water pipes and meters can
freeze within hours of the onset
of sub-freezing weather—if
lated floor.
less you drain all the pipes and
they’re exposed to cold air or
toilets first. If you do this, be sure
Add insulation to exterior
drafts.
to turn off your water heater first,
walls wherever possible and
Fortunately, that’s relatively
wrap pipes with insulation.
and drain your heating system’s
easy to do. These steps will help
pipes and radiators, too.
Eliminate cold drafts near
you prevent the damage, ex-
water pipes and your water
If a Water Pipe or Meter Freezes
pense, and inconveniences of
Unique NH Bob-Houses
meter. Make sure all doors and
If you see or suspect damage
ISBN 979-8-218-84511-7
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By Jim Hall
having your pipes or water meter
windows to the outside are
to your water pipes:
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freeze.
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tightly closed, including those in
Call a licensed plumber for
Before Freezing Weather
basements and crawl spaces. Fill
assistance. If you see or suspect a
Find the main water shut-off
After wandering the state
book with over 130+ images of cracks in walls and around win-
frozen or damaged water meter:
valve to your home, typically you
every kind of bob-house from from Pittsburg to Portsmouth
dows, replace cracked glass, and
Please call your local Water
will find one located just before
NH over the last 20+ years.
with jig stick in hand, it sud-
install storm windows on base-
Department. You will need to
the water meter. Show all house-
denly dawned on me that I
With a list of 91 Water Bod- ment windows.
be home when we attempt to
hold members how to turn it off
ies Surveyed (Lakes, Ponds and ought to be carrying a camera.
If your kitchen or bathroom
thaw/repair the meter. This is
in case of a burst pipe or similar
Reseviors). To get your copy at It soon became apparent that
sink is located against an outside
to minimize any damage inside
emergency.
seldom did I observe any two
Newfound Impressions or call wall, insulate the wall and ex-
your house if any of your pipes
Disconnect and drain garden
and leave a message for Jim bob-houses with the same de-
posed pipes. Open cabinet doors
have burst.
hoses from outside faucets and
Hall, Certified State Biologist - sign. Which brought me to cre-
to allow warm air to circulate
Because the homeowner is
turn off the connection to those
ate this Unique NH Bob-Houses
Ret. at 1-603-536-5655.
around the pipes.
responsible for the water meter
faucets at the interior valve.
Keep the doors to rooms
and the pipes on either side, you
Drain any exposed pipes.
where the pipes and water meter
will be charged for any service
are located open so warm air
calls needed to thaw or repair
Winterize irrigation systems.
can keep temperatures above
your meter. Never use a torch or
The pipes most likely to freeze
freezing.
are those nearest an uninsulated
any other open flame to thaw a
wall, door, window, garage, attic,
When you’re away, never
pipe or meter.
basement, or along an uninsu-
completely shut off the heat un-
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