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2. How homeowners can prevent pipes from freezing during winter

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   Prevent clogged drains. Regularly pour boiling water down drains to help break down soap scum and grease buildup. Making a simple mixture with common household items and using them in sinks and ...

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

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   The best way to prevent frozen pipes is to leave a steady trickle (not a full blast) running in at least one of your faucets overnight. The constant stream of running water will prevent the pipes ...

4. How to prevent pipes from freezing in your home (and how to ...

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   The best way to deal with frozen pipes in the winter is to prevent your pipes from freezing at all. So, take the proper precautions to ensure you don't end up in that situation. Drain all water ...

5. 18 Secrets To Turning Your Home Into A Winter Fortress - AOL

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   #15 Insulate Your Pipes To Prevent Freezing. Exposed pipes in unheated areas like the garage, basement, or crawl space can be vulnerable to freezing temperatures, which can lead to costly repairs ...

6. Pipe insulation - Wikipedia

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   Pipe insulation cannot prevent the freezing of standing water in pipework, but it can increase the time required for freezing to occur—thereby reducing the risk of the water in the pipes freezing. For this reason, it is recommended to insulate pipework at risk of freezing, and local water-supply regulations may require pipe insulation be ...

7. Trace heating - Wikipedia

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   This protects the pipe from freezing. [1] Electric heat tracing, heat tape or surface heating, is a system used to maintain or raise the temperature of pipes and vessels using heat tracing cables. Trace heating takes the form of an electrical heating element run in physical contact along the length of

8. Experts explain how to keep your pipes from freezing and the ...

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   To help with warming up the pipes, Gholson said that people can use a space heater or even wrap hot towels around the pipes. However, one absolute no-no is using an open flame to warm things up.

9. 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 ...