Winter Is Coming in Brockville – Is Your Plumbing Ready for The Cold?
No season of the year causes as many plumbing problems as winter. The cold weather, and particularly a cycle of freezes and thaws, can be extremely hard on a home’s pipes – and lead to a lot of calls for plumbing services in Brockville and Kingston if those pipes leak or burst.
Fortunately, there are things you can do to reduce the chance you’ll have plumbing issues. Winterizing your plumbing and pipes can save you a lot of hassle while ensuring you’ve got running water all winter.
Four Important Ways to Prepare Your Plumbing for Winter in Kingston & Brockville
- Drain any exterior water systems
Do you have an installed lawn sprinkler system, water features, or other permanent outdoor water systems? It’s vitally important that you turn off and completely drain these systems before temperatures drop below zero. Otherwise, the remaining water in those pipes will freeze, most likely causing the pipes to burst – turning your lawn into a swamp whenever it thaws.
- Keep your home heated, even if you’re away
If you’re planning on going on vacation this winter, you want to keep the heat running in your house. Sufficiently cold temperatures can cause your home to drop below freezing and, again, that leads to burst pipes and emergency calls for plumbing services. No one wants to return home from a vacation to discover their house is flooded!
- Insulate your exposed pipes
Do you have any exposed pipes outdoors, or in unheated areas of your home such as an unfinished basement? Those pipes need to be protected from the cold and should be insulated in some way. Spray-on insulating foam (available from any home hardware store) is usually best, but other solutions can also work.
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