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2. How homeowners can prevent pipes from freezing during winter

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   "Both hot and cold water pipes in these areas should be insulated. A hot water supply line can freeze just as a cold water supply line can freeze if water is not running through the pipe and the ...

3. Prepare for the coldest Arctic blast: How to keep your pipes ...

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   Check the weather forecast daily. Freeze and cold weather warnings are issued by the National Weather Service. To find out when temperatures are likely to dip below freezing, visit the weather ...

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

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   Examine where your pipes are kept and use expanding foam, spackle, or caulk in order to seal cracks in the floors, walls, and even ceilings that might let in any excess cold air. Tips for ...

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

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   This will ensure your home maintains a warm temperature and will decrease the likelihood of pipes freezing at night. How to thaw frozen pipes. If you find that the pipes in your home did freeze ...

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. Weatherization - Wikipedia

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   Sealing air ducts, which can account for 20% of heat loss, using fiber-reinforced mastic (not duck/duct tape, which is not suitable for this purpose) Installing/replacing dampers in exhaust ducts, to prevent outside air from entering the house when the exhaust fan or clothes dryer is not in use. Protecting pipes from corrosion and freezing.

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

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   In addition to keeping your home nice and warm, Gholson recommends keeping garage doors closed, letting cold water drip from faucets – particularly if you've had prior issues with freezing pipes ...