Plumbers will be busy this week.
Lots of frozen pipes.
Make sure your outside hose fixtures are covered, some 2" styrofoam at least.
If you have the frost free fixtures, make sure the hoses are disconnected so the fixture tube drains. (this type has
the valve located inside the the house at the end of a tube, but if the hose is left on the external tube is full of water & will freeze & rupture) You won't
know it ruptured until you turn on the valve & water runs inside the wall or into the crawls space (I learned that one the hard way)
Uninsulated/ unheated crawl spaces, cover the vents & screens to help hold in some heat. Heater/fan to blow some heat in if possible.
Attics, let some water slowly run thru these pipes all night. Open the ceiling access door to let some heat in.
Know where your water main valve is? It can save a big mess if a pipe breaks.
Keep the house warm, add some extra wood & use fans to move air around into spaces where plumbing be exposed to unusually cold air.
Some homes aren't plumbed for this kind of big cold snap. Plumbing running "inside" of an outside wall, is not insulated as well.
Fire dangers to. Check extension cords. if they get warm/hot to the touch, get a better, larger wire gage one. Electric heater use lots of current (power) & cause
damaged or small cords to over heat & catch fire.
Fire / CO detector batteries. Many folks use oil heaters to warm the house, CO detectors save lives.
Hope no one has issues.
Stay warm
Lots of frozen pipes.
Make sure your outside hose fixtures are covered, some 2" styrofoam at least.
If you have the frost free fixtures, make sure the hoses are disconnected so the fixture tube drains. (this type has
the valve located inside the the house at the end of a tube, but if the hose is left on the external tube is full of water & will freeze & rupture) You won't
know it ruptured until you turn on the valve & water runs inside the wall or into the crawls space (I learned that one the hard way)
Uninsulated/ unheated crawl spaces, cover the vents & screens to help hold in some heat. Heater/fan to blow some heat in if possible.
Attics, let some water slowly run thru these pipes all night. Open the ceiling access door to let some heat in.
Know where your water main valve is? It can save a big mess if a pipe breaks.
Keep the house warm, add some extra wood & use fans to move air around into spaces where plumbing be exposed to unusually cold air.
Some homes aren't plumbed for this kind of big cold snap. Plumbing running "inside" of an outside wall, is not insulated as well.
Fire dangers to. Check extension cords. if they get warm/hot to the touch, get a better, larger wire gage one. Electric heater use lots of current (power) & cause
damaged or small cords to over heat & catch fire.
Fire / CO detector batteries. Many folks use oil heaters to warm the house, CO detectors save lives.
Hope no one has issues.
Stay warm
