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2. Should You Cover Your Outdoor Faucets In The Winter? An ... - AOL

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   Even if your home or structure is equipped with frost-proof outdoor faucets, Paul Abrams, company spokesperson for Roto-Rooter, says that it’s still a good idea to cover the faucets with an ...

3. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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   Faucet is the most common term in the US, similar in use to "tap" in British English, e.g. "water faucet" (although the term "tap" is also used in the US). Spigot is used by professionals in the trade (such as plumbers), and typically refers to an outdoor fixture.

4. 10 Tricks to Thaw Frozen Pipes So They Don’t Burst ... - AOL

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   The real disaster often occurs as the ice thaws and water flows freely into your home, causing thousands of dollars in damage. Here’s how to thaw frozen pipes to protect your house. The post 10 ...

5. Drinking fountain - Wikipedia

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   An outdoor fountain at the Barbara Chapel above the Bielerhöhe mountain pass, Vorarlberg, Austria. Frost-resistant drinking fountains are used outdoors in cold climates and keep the control mechanisms below the frostline resulting in a delay for when water comes out.

6. 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 ...

7. Bears WR Keenan Allen on issues with ousted OC Shane ... - AOL

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   Bears receiver Keenan Allen said that issues ran deeper than that and went back to the offseason. “Too nice of a guy," Allen said, according to Kalyn Kahler of ESPN, via Dan Wiederer of the ...

8. Vapor barrier - Wikipedia

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   A heating degree day is a unit that measures how often outdoor daily dry-bulb temperatures fall below an assumed base, normally 18 °C (65 °F). [4] For building in most parts of North America, where winter heating conditions predominate, vapor barrier are placed toward the interior, heated side of insulation in the assembly.

9. Moral Injury: Healing - The Huffington Post

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   Some troops leave the battlefield injured. Others return from war with mental wounds. Yet many of the 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffer from a condition the Defense Department refuses to acknowledge: Moral injury.