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2. How homeowners can prevent pipes from freezing during winter

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   "Running water through the pipe - even at a trickle - helps prevent pipes from freezing," the Red Cross said. Keep thermostat at set temperature. While some might turn down the thermostat at night ...

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

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   When temperatures drop below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, water has the potential to freeze and expand in pipes. Once the expansion puts pressure on the pipes, cracks and leaks can occur.

5. Trace heating - Wikipedia

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   Heat generated by the element then maintains the temperature of the pipe. Trace heating may be used to protect pipes from freezing, to maintain a constant flow temperature in hot water systems, or to maintain process temperatures for piping that must transport substances that solidify at ambient temperatures.

6. Backflow prevention device - Wikipedia

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   Backflow prevention device. The simplest, most reliable way to provide backflow prevention is to provide an air gap.An air gap is simply an open vertical space between any device that connects to a plumbing system (like a valve or faucet) and any place where contaminated water can collect or pool.

7. Antifreeze - Wikipedia

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   An antifreeze is an additive which lowers the freezing point of a water-based liquid. An antifreeze mixture is used to achieve freezing-point depression for cold environments. Common antifreezes also increase the boiling point of the liquid, allowing higher coolant temperature. [ 1 ]

8. How to prevent your pipes from freezing in winter - AOL

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   NJ American Water says property owners are responsible for maintenance of the water service line from the curb to their house, as well as home piping. How to prevent your pipes from freezing in winter

9. Pipe insulation - Wikipedia

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   Since some water pipes are located either outside or in unheated areas where the ambient temperature may occasionally drop below the freezing point of water, any water in the pipework may potentially freeze. When water freezes it expands and this expansion can cause failure of a pipe system in any one of a number of ways. Pipe insulation cannot ...