Protecting your outdoor pipes now can help you avoid costly water damage and big winter emergencies later. Freezing water can crack pipes and flood your home, so experts say insulation is one of the ...

As temperatures drop, it's important to insulate exposed pipes and faucets. If you didn't make it to the hardware store, no ...

If you know anything at all about pipe insulation, you know that it goes a long way toward preventing frozen pipes. That's true: Pipe insulation keeps the water in your plumbing system from turning to ...

When temperatures plunge, frozen pipes can quickly turn into cracked lines, leaks and major water damage. Even brief stretches of below-freezing air can be enough to cause problems in homes that ...

Both indoor and outdoor plumbing can freeze in winter. Find out if you should drip outside and inside faucets during a deep freeze, and which faucets you should drip first.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While many homeowners have already prepared their outdoor plumbing for winter, unseasonably low temperatures and heavy storms are rolling ...

Ashley is your community reporter covering news and sports in northern San Luis Obispo County, including San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero and Santa Margarita. Frigid temperatures in ...

Instead of waiting for the cold weather to arrive, plan ahead to winterize your outdoor plumbing, including both outdoor water faucets and pipes, in order to prevent frozen pipes and water damage.

You don’t necessarily need to live in an area where it snows to encounter frozen pipes. When temperatures drop below 20 degrees, outdoor pipes and pipes that are underinsulated or not insulated at all ...

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The key to avoiding frozen outdoor pipes is turning off the indoor water valve and draining the line before cold hits. Cover faucets after your last fall use or before a freeze, using either ...

"Removable insulation blankets, by their nature, are not permanently sealed, and therefore they are not impervious to water," said Brett Herman, Firwin’s V.P. of Sales & Customer Service. "So, the ...