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

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   Experts share how to prevent your pipes from freezing this winter ahead of freezing temps and holiday travel plans, as well as what to do to thaw frozen pipes.

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. Water hammer - Wikipedia

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   Water flowing through a pipe has momentum. If the moving water is suddenly stopped, such as by closing a valve downstream of the flowing water, the pressure can rise suddenly with a resulting shock wave. In domestic plumbing this shock wave is experienced as a loud banging resembling a hammering noise. Water hammer can cause pipelines to break ...

6. Backflow prevention device - Wikipedia

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   Water pressure may fail or be reduced when a water main bursts, pipes freeze, or there is unexpectedly high demand on the water system (for example, when several fire hydrants are opened). Reduced pressure in the pipe may allow contaminated water from the soil , from storage, or from other sources to be drawn up into the system.

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 keep your pipes from freezing during cold temperatures ...

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   This will stop the chilly winds from coming into your home and freezing pipes. ... Call your home insurance provider to work through a frozen pipe issue. Water damage or burst pipes may be covered ...

9. Air gap (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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   Under the right conditions (if the water supply loses pressure and the sink is higher than the point at which the water supply enters the house, for instance), the dirty water in the sink could be siphoned backwards into the water pipes through the hose and faucet. The dirty water could then be dispersed throughout the drinking water system.