OCTOBER 19, 2021 AT 1 PM VIA CONFERENCE CALL

How to Prevent and Deal with Frozen Pipes

• Disconnect and drain garden hoses.

• Cover outside faucets with insulating foam covers.

• Turn off water to outside faucets, if available, and open valves on faucets to allow them to drain.

• Turn off sprinkler system and blow compressed air through the lines to drain them.

• Close or cover foundation vents under house and windows to basements.

• Close garage doors.

• Insulate exposed pipes (both hot and cold) under house with foam pipe insulation.

• Open cabinet doors under sinks.

• Drip hot and cold faucets in kitchen and bath. Drip single control faucets with lever set in middle.

• Set icemaker to make ice if the water line to it runs under the house.

• Don’t forget to check on pipes to your washing machine in the laundry room

• Locate water main cut-off valve, and have a cut-off key handy.

• Use a hairdryer, heat lamp, electric heat tape, or a portable space heater to thaw frozen pipes that have not burst.

• Keep the faucet open when thawing frozen pipes to allow water to begin flowing through it.
• After the weather has warmed above freezing and any frozen pipes have thawed, turn off dripping faucets and monitor your water meter to check for unseen leaks.