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

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   Experts recommend insulating outdoor faucets to prevent damage to pipes from freezing temperatures. A burst spigot can lead to water flowing against the side of the house or even making its way ...

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

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   When temperatures drop below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, water has the potential to freeze and expand in pipes. Once the expansion puts pressure on the pipes, cracks and leaks can occur.

4. Water damage - Wikipedia

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   A tiny, 1/8-inch crack in a pipe can release up to 250 gallons of water a day. [3] According to Claims Magazine in August 2000, broken water pipes ranked second to hurricanes in terms of both the number of homes damaged and the amount of claims (on average $50,000 per insurance claim [citation needed]) costs in the US. [4]

5. Jump in burst pipe claims as people try to reduce energy ...

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   Where possible, shut off the water supply to outside taps and then open the taps to drain off any excess water, so it cannot freeze inside the pipes. – Repair dripping taps Leaky taps can block ...

6. Basement waterproofing - Wikipedia

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   Weeping tile is a porous plastic drain pipe installed around the perimeter of the house. The main purpose of external weeping tile is preventing water from getting into a basement. However, these pipes can become clogged or damaged, which causes excess water to put pressure on internal walls and basement floors.

7. Leak detection - Wikipedia

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   A leak appearing within an analytic region (a rule added to the camera) is immediately analyzed for its attributes, including thermal temperature, size, and behaviour (e.g. spraying, pooling, spilling). When a leak is determined to be valid based on set parameters, an alarm notification with leak video is generated and sent to a monitoring station.