When temperatures dip below freezing, it’s important to take proactive steps to protect your home from costly damage. Frozen pipes can burst, causing significant water damage and expensive repairs. Follow these simple tips to keep your home — and your plumbing — safe all winter long. Pipes begin to freeze when temperatures drop to around 20°F or lower for several hours, especially in uninsulated or unheated spaces like basements, attics, or garages.
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Preventing Frozen Pipes
Protect Your Home! During below-freezing temperatures, take preventative measures in your home to keep your pipes from freezing.
- Maintain a steady, warm temperature on your thermostat. Do not change the temperature on your thermostat from day to night like you may in warmer temperatures.
- Open bathroom and kitchen cabinets. Often, the pipes that freeze are located near an outside wall or a window and are in an area of the home that does not receive direct sunlight. This directs warm air to cold areas in your home.
- Let cold water from exposed pipes drip. A small amount of water running through your interior pipes can prevent them from freezing.
Protect Your Home from Frozen Pipes
Take preventative measures in your home during below-freezing temperatures to keep your pipes from freezing!
- Let cold water from exposed pipes drip. A small amount of water running through your interior pipes can prevent them from freezing.
- Open bathroom and kitchen cabinets. This directs warm air to cold areas in your home. Often, the pipes that freeze are located near an outside wall or a window and are in an area of the home that does not receive direct sunlight.
- Install a safe space heater in your garage. Place the space heater by your tankless water heater in the garage.
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