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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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   Wrap the pipe with a hot towel: Soak it in hot water and wrap it around the frozen section. Apply a salt solution : Mix salt with warm water and apply it to the frozen area. Salt lowers the ...

4. Here are steps to take to keep your water pipes safe during ...

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   Insulate pipes and outside faucets: Wrap pipes in unheated areas, such as garages or crawl spaces, with insulation to prevent freezing. Disconnect, drain and store garden hoses: Remove garden ...

5. 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

6. Thread seal tape - Wikipedia

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   Thread seal tape lubricates, allowing for a deeper seating of the threads, and it helps prevent the threads from seizing when being unscrewed. [1] The tape also works as a deformable filler and thread lubricant, helping to seal the joint without hardening or making it more difficult to tighten, [ 2 ] and instead making it easier to tighten. [ 1 ]

7. 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 ...

8. 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 ...

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

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   Apply heat to the section of pipe using an electric heating pad wrapped around the pipe, an electric hair dryer, a portable space heater (kept away from flammable materials), or by wrapping pipes ...