By the looks of the weather forecast, the next several nights and days are going to be cold! This prompted me to post a few things you can do to help prevent your water pipes from freezing and causing you some possible severe damage to your home.
- Make sure your water hose is disconnected form the hose bibs (outside spigots) and water hose accessories.
- If you don't have freeze proof hose bibs, wrap a cloth around your hose bib and place a can or something over the cloth for wind protection
- Do you have automatic foundation vents (used mainly in crawl spaces) and are they working properly? If you don't have the automatic vents, close their doors, if the door is broken cut a piece of cardboard or something to cover the opening. This is very important especially if there are water pipes close to the vent.
- If you have water pipes close to foundation openings or vents, purchase pipe insulation form the local plumbing supply house or hardware store and place around the pipes.
- If you had any plumbing work completed in your attic, surely your plumber insulated the pipes properly, this one is definitely worth checking on.
Just a few simple things you can check, and take care of yourself during these colder days and nights.
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