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

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   What to do when water pipes freeze. Here are tips from The Red Cross. If you turn on a faucet and only a trickle comes out, suspect a frozen pipe. Likely places for frozen pipes include against ...

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

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   Water expands when it freezes, Sperlich said, so people should drip indoor facets when temps dip below 32 degrees. Just make sure you drip the farthest faucet from your main valve. "You don't have ...

4. Frost line - Wikipedia

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   The frost line—also known as frost depth or freezing depth—is most commonly the depth to which the groundwater in soil is expected to freeze. The frost depth depends on the climatic conditions of an area, the heat transfer properties of the soil and adjacent materials, and on nearby heat sources.

5. Air gap (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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   Under the right conditions (if the water supply loses pressure and the sink is higher than the point at which the water supply enters the house, for instance), the dirty water in the sink could be siphoned backwards into the water pipes through the hose and faucet. The dirty water could then be dispersed throughout the drinking water system.

6. Lead service line - Wikipedia

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   The amount of required flushing may be longer if the house is far back from the curb, which would have a longer lead service line. In order to conserve water, showering and flushing the toilet can also be used. [35] However, those alternative activities will not flush the line at the kitchen, where it is the main tap for water consumption.

7. Major water main break in Edison, New Jersey leaves ... - AOL

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   Joshi, in a 7:45 p.m. update, said an insertion valve was being put into the broken water main line to "curtail more of the water flow and will allow crews to begin repairing."