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Tips For Your Home During Freezing Weather

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with THE TEMPLE TEAM

 

HELPFUL TIPS FOR YOUR HOME DURING FREEZING WEATHER!

 

• Keep your home heated to a minimum of 65 degrees to keep the inside walls from freezing. 

• Know where your main water shutoff is located within your home in case a pipe would burst due to freezing.  

• Turn on Hot AND Cold faucets to a "slow drip" AND open cabinet doors below sink if there are any ... this will help to prevent freezing pipes. 

• Make sure all hoses are disconnected from outside spigots. 

• If you should happen to discover that pipes ARE frozen ... don't wait for them to burst. Take measures to safely thaw them immediately, or call a plumber for assistance.

• After all precautions ... if your pipes should still burst from freezing, first thing to do is turn off the main water line.  Then mop up water as quickly as possible to prevent any further damage.

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Beth Bromund
Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel - Rochester, MI
REALTOR (248) 651-3500

My daughter has some sort of electrical heating wrap on her home's pipes to keep them from freezing.  They still need to keep the water running to keep the pipes from freezing when it's really cold... and it gets really cold often in Michigan!

Jan 09, 2017 06:20 PM
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

The good old days in Buffalo as a kid. Great reminders for people that live those areas

Jan 09, 2017 06:42 PM
Nathan Gesner
American West Realty and Management - Cody, WY
Broker / Property Manager

If you do disover frozen pipes, I recommend getting the plumber to defrost them. If a pipe is split and starts to leak, the plumber is on site to make the repair. The plumber can also give you advice on where to improve insulation or ways to prevent future freezes.

Jan 09, 2017 08:03 PM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Those pictures show something no one wants to see in their home!

Jan 10, 2017 03:42 AM
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