How can you protect your pipes from freezing in the winters?
During winters, freezing of the pipes is bound to happen especially when you have them in the open.
The
issue can even take a disastrous turn if they burst up.
Whether you have copper pipes or...
More
How can you protect your pipes from freezing in the winters?
During winters, freezing of the pipes is bound to happen especially when you have them in the open.
The
issue can even take a disastrous turn if they burst up.
Whether you have copper pipes or the regular plastic
ones bursting cannot be avoided if the season gets an extreme shift.
Moreover, you know that fixing a
burst hose is not as easy as calling a plumber as it can affect the interiors of your house.
So what can be
done in such situations?
Here are some tips that can help you out.
• A trick could be to keep the water trickling through the taps as movement in water inhibits its
formation to ice.
It is an easy to apply logical solution that could ease you most of the times.
If
it’s possible then you can also insulate the open pipes through blankets or portable heaters around
them.
• If you are expecting freeze to happen overnight than the best tip could be to drain all the water
from the pipes.
For this you need to
Less
