Winter Weather Water Tips

12/27/2017 (Permalink)

Winter weather comes with a bunch potential water problems including frozen and then broken pipes.  Here are some helpful hints that can help in the winter.

• Before you turn on your furnace make sure I has been inspected and maintained.  Puffbacks from your furnace can send soot and smoke all through your house!
• Shut off outside faucets in your crawl space or basement and keep the faucets open to allow them to drain after being turned off.
• Clear out gutters to ensure proper flow of water away from house.
• Be aware pipes that run through unheated or non-insulated parts of your house and keep a slow trickle of water flowing through these faucets.
• Keep cabinet doors open during extra cold spells to allow warm air to circulate around pipes.
• Make sure your attic is properly insulated and ventilated to prevent ice dams from forming.
• If pipes do freeze do not attempt to thaw water without turning main shut-off valve first