How to avoid water pipes from freezing???
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Suzuka Master
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How to avoid water pipes from freezing???
It is 20-25 here and even though my neighbor and I have the faucet covers on, her pipes bust this morning. I have the bathroom sink at a drip now. Is that good enough?
Both outside faucets have double cotton socks wrapped around the faucet and then the styrofoam covers over that.
Both outside faucets have double cotton socks wrapped around the faucet and then the styrofoam covers over that.
#2
Team Owner
You should turn off the water supply to the outside faucet from inside the house and open the value on the facet.
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So what causes pipes inside a house to freeze and burst? I was always under the impression that as long as you had heat in the house it couldn't happen
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Suzuka Master
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OK. Will keep the sink at a very slow drip.
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Are your pipes insulated?
#14
It depends on where your bathroom or sink is located. If it is located next to an outside wall then the pipes will be likely to freeze since there may not be much insulation. For example my kitchen sink is located next to the outside wall and my bathroom is not. So my kitchen sink is the one I need to worry about.
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you really shouldnt have problems inside the house if its heated. Insulate the sill area in the basement where the pipes come thru into the house. make sure there are no hoses attached to the faucet outside, and like stated above you should have turnoffs on them further down the line. Shut them off and open the faucet outside to drain. Ive never had issues at my house.
#20
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damn you guys and this thread, now I need to get up of my lazy sunday morning ass and go shut off the outside faucets that I forgot about. Luckily I have a drain at the main feed source for all the outside supply lines that I can just open and drain into a bucket
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