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

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    But then you come home from work, and all of your home's pipes are frozen. And, because water expands when it freezes, this can cause pipes to burst, leading to further problems in your home. Here ...

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

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    Call your home insurance provider to work through a frozen pipe issue. Water damage or burst pipes may be covered through your home insurance. Water damage or burst pipes may be covered through ...

  4. Water damage - Wikipedia

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    According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 13.7% of all water used in the home today can be attributed to plumbing leaks. [2] On average that is approximately 10,000 gallons of water per year wasted by leaks for each US home. A tiny, 1/8-inch crack in a pipe can release up to 250 gallons of water a day. [3]

  5. Chemical drain cleaners - Wikipedia

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    The pressure buildup by gas generation can cause weaker pipes to burst, [11] and the heat generation can also soften plastic PVC pipes. Plumbers must take special care to avoid injury when working on pipes which may contain corrosive drain cleaners, and may charge extra for such hazardous work.

  6. 10 Tricks to Thaw Frozen Pipes So They Don’t Burst ... - AOL

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    The real disaster often occurs as the ice thaws and water flows freely into your home, causing thousands of dollars in damage. ... The post 10 Tricks to Thaw Frozen Pipes So They Don’t Burst and ...

  7. Pipe bursting - Wikipedia

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    Pipe bursting is a trenchless method of replacing buried pipelines (such as sewer, water, or natural gas pipes) without the need for a traditional construction trench. "Launching and receiving pits" replace the trench needed by conventional pipe-laying.

  8. Plumber's snake - Wikipedia

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    A man clears a sanitary sewer pipe with a motorized snake. Plant roots and other material being removed from a drain. A plumber's snake or drain snake or drain auger is a slender, flexible auger used to dislodge clogs in plumbing. The plumber's snake is often reserved for difficult clogs that cannot be loosened with a plunger.

  9. Pipes freeze or burst in your Bellingham rental? Your ... - AOL

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    Freezing temperatures over the last week have damaged hundreds of buildings in Bellingham, many as a result of frozen or burst pipes. Reports across social media and directly sent to The ...