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2. How to Fix Your Frozen Pipes, According to Experts - AOL

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   If a pipe has burst, immediately turn off your main water shut-off valve and call a plumber. This will keep water from causing unnecessary damages in your home where the pipe has burst while you ...

3. Should I turn off water if pipes are frozen? How to keep ...

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   Keep the outside valve open so that any water remaining in the pipe can expand without causing the pipe to break. ... If one pipe freezes, others may freeze, too. How to protect pipes from freeze.

4. Prepare for the coldest Arctic blast: How to keep your pipes ...

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   According to The Red Cross, these pipes freeze most often at home: Pipes exposed to "severe cold" including outdoor hose bibs, swimming pool supply lines, and water sprinkler lines.

5. Ball valve - Wikipedia

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   Another option for cold climates is the "freeze tolerant ball valve". This style of ball valve incorporates a freeze plug in the side so in the event of a freeze-up, the freeze plug ruptures, acting as a 'sacrificial' fail point, allowing an easier repair. Instead of replacing the whole valve, all that is required is the fitting of a new freeze ...

6. Backflow prevention device - Wikipedia

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   Backflow prevention device. The simplest, most reliable way to provide backflow prevention is to provide an air gap.An air gap is simply an open vertical space between any device that connects to a plumbing system (like a valve or faucet) and any place where contaminated water can collect or pool.

7. Here's What To Do If Pipes Freeze In Your Home - AOL

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   Here's What To Do If Pipes Freeze In Your Home. Kait Hanson. February 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM. Getty Images.

8. List of valves - Wikipedia

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   Foot valve: a check valve on the foot of a suction line to prevent backflow; Four-way valve: was used to control the flow of steam to the cylinder of early double-acting steam engines; Freeze seal or Freeze plug: in which freezing and melting the fluid creates and removes a plug of frozen material acting as the valve

9. How to keep your pipes from freezing during cold temperatures ...

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   Avoid applying flames to thaw pipes. Do not try to thaw a pipe with a torch or other open flame because it could cause a fire hazard. Consider a hair dryer as a possible heat source (with caution).