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  2. How homeowners can prevent pipes from freezing during winter

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    If a faucet or pipe ends up freezing inside the house, it can be thawed by using an electric hair dryer, wrapping an electric heat pad around the pipe or by soaking towels in hot water and ...

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

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    Even if you haven't run your faucet in days, there's still a small amount of sitting water in your pipes. Water expands when it's frozen, which poses a danger to your pipes (which don't fluctuate ...

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

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    Let just one faucet in your home drip. Allow the water to drip about the width of a spaghetti noodle. Allow the water to drip about the width of a spaghetti noodle.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Air gap (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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    This "air gap" is visible above the sink as a small cylindrical fixture mounted near the faucet. In the base cabinet under the sink, the drain hose from the dishwasher feeds the "top" of the air gap, and the "bottom" of the air gap is plumbed into the sink drain below the basket, or into a garbage disposal unit. When installed and maintained ...

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